Bhuvanesh Chandar reviews
20 reviews of Indian films, average rating 2.9/5.
‘Love Always’ series review: In turning back the clock on an ageing couple, ‘Love Always’ stumbles upon a potent exploration of regret, desire and second chances, but Madhumitha’s series is too caught up in its own melodrama to…
Read the full review‘Maharaja,’ starring Vijay Sethupathi, Nithilan Saminathan pronounces the style of filmmaking he wishes to follow, but convenience in the writing and a contrived third act mars this gripping thriller
Read the full reviewBarring S J Suryah’s delightful presence, this Vishal-starrer ends up as an unnecessarily loud and mindless film that is neither serious nor finds a wacky nerve; it also brings back the toxic trope of antagonising queer characters
Read the full reviewSivakarthikeyan the star becomes a director’s tool in Madonne Ashwin’s brilliantly written and executed action-comedy/political drama/superhero vehicle
Read the full review‘Raayan’ movie review: In his sophomore directorial, Dhanush attempts to turn an ordinary story into something more with a well-written setting and measured storytelling but falls disappointingly short
Read the full review‘Thug Life’ movie review: Despite an excellent Kamal Haasan, a restrained Silambarasan TR, great production design and superb cinematography, Mani Ratnam’s film is a generic gangster drama that makes you grope in the dark for its…
Read the full review‘Dragon’ movie review: Ashwath Marimuthu elevates Pradeep Ranganathan as the messiah of the middle-class youth, with a necessary story at a time when unemployment, social media-driven envy, and an existential sense of…
Read the full reviewLeo movie director Lokesh Kanagaraj loads this ‘A History of Violence’ re-telling with with several (action) genre treats as gunpowder, the performer in Vijay as ammunition, and shoots it with a lot of filmmaking fury...
Read the full reviewVettaiyan movie review: In this Rajinikanth-starrer, director TJ Gnanavel attempts to take a firm stand against fake encounter killings but falls prey to a risk common in the business of making a film for a superstar
Read the full review‘Coolie’ movie review: By the end of this sobering Rajinikanth film — with its dry writing and forgettable fan service — you’re left asking one pertinent question: where is the Rajini–Lokesh Kanagaraj film that was promised?
Read the full reviewIf only they thought of how to break the formula and write engaging scenes with logic, Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Veera Simha Reddy’ would have had more than just flying henchmen, computer-generated blood, and a template stuck on a…
Read the full review‘Youth’ movie review: Ken Karunaas’ ‘Youth’ turns the chaos and trivialities of teenage love and schoolyard swagger into a playful, well-meaning ode to growing up and learning better
Read the full review‘Thaai Kizhavi’ movie review: Radikaa Sarathkumar’s film, produced by Sivakarthikeyan, is a riotous rural comedy, which blends soul, style and subversion, and announces Sivakumar Murugesan as Tamil mainstream cinema’s most…
Read the full review‘Mandaadi’ movie review: Set against the competitive world of coastal sailboat racing, Mathimaran Pugazhendhi’s socio-political sports actioner ‘Mandaadi’ finds its strength in layered characters and assured performances from…
Read the full review‘Love Insurance Kompany’ movie review: In a neon-drenched Chennai of 2040, Vignesh Shivan crafts an imaginative rom-com that charms in parts but struggles to sustain its ideas, and the second-half blues of Tamil cinema sadly…
Read the full review‘DC’ movie review: A crafty paean to cinematic violence, DC, starring Lokesh Kanagaraj and Wamiqa Gabbi, is slick with some superbly staged action set pieces, but its emotional undercurrents rarely live up to Anirudh’s…
Read the full review‘Blast’ movie review: A potent premise and a riveting Preity Mukundhan power this martial arts actioner with explosive highs, though its convoluted villain saga and predictable writing blunt the impact
Read the full review‘Karuppu’ works best when RJ Balaji grounds Suriya’s supernatural mass entertainer in the emotional wreckage of a corrupt legal system, but the film struggles to balance its larger-than-life ambitions with its human core
Read the full review'Jana Nayagan' movie review: 'Thalapathy' Vijay’s farewell film is in equal parts a crowd-pleasing tribute and a political manifesto, wrapped within an uneven but engaging masala entertainer
Read the full review‘Jailer 2’ movie review: Nelson betters the ‘Jailer’ template with a well-calibrated sequel that knows when to let Rajini loose and fills the in-between stretches with riotous humour and deft narrative build-up
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