Srivatsan S reviews
16 reviews of Indian films, average rating 3.1/5.
The film can be seen as a spiritual successor to 'Aaranya Kaandam'.
Read the full reviewA biopic on the Kargil War hero Captain Vikram Batra, ‘Shershaah’ is not entirely a bad film but is plagued by the ordinariness of the war films we have been accustomed to
Read the full reviewThe promos for Maaran reminded us all that a pen is mightier than the sword. It is about time Karthick Naren puts it to use
Read the full reviewLo and behold, this Karthi-Lokesh Kanagaraj joyride is by far the best action thriller in Tamil cinema since ‘Theeran Adhigaram Ondru’
Read the full reviewKV Anand’s latest collaboration with his favourite leading man is a painstakingly long thriller, that neither has soul nor brain
Read the full reviewMari Selvaraj’s follow-up to ‘Pariyerum Perumal’ is even more assertive, even more aggressive, and twice as painful to watch and introspect
Read the full reviewSimbu is as invisible as Gautham Menon in ‘Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu’ and this is a welcome departure for them. Yet, something feels incomplete
Read the full reviewWhile ‘Theeran Adhigaram Ondru’ may have announced that H. Vinoth could do action, ‘Valimai’ reaffirms our belief that he could perhaps be the best Indian filmmaker who knows how to write, choreograph and execute action sequences…
Read the full reviewMithran R Jawahar puts a delightful spin on the Velai Illa Pattadhari template. Yet, this is a film that has a charming innocence at its core
Read the full reviewPradeep Ranganathan’s ‘Love Today’, written and aimed at young adults and college cohorts, is mostly entertaining and achieves what it sets out to, even at the cost of flab in writing and plainness in performances
Read the full reviewThe problem with the film is that it offers very little for Ajith, the star
Read the full reviewDespite A.R. Murugadoss offering very little substance for him to work with, the superstar just about manages to carry this film on his aging shoulders
Read the full reviewWith ‘Master’, Lokesh Kanagaraj yet again pays a hat-tip to his vaathi (Kamal Haasan), in a film that, unlike his ‘Maanagaram’ or ‘Kaithi’, is a bit drag and flab
Read the full reviewFilmmaker Venkat Prabhu takes a mainstream Hollywood trope and converts it into a work of ‘masala’ cinema. The result? We get a thrilling film in ‘Maanaadu’
Read the full reviewThe new ‘Vikram’ disappoints the fans of the 1986 original and could have been a standalone film with Fahadh Faasil carrying on the legacy of the agent like in the James Bond films
Read the full reviewFilmmaker Prashanth Neel corrects some of the wrongs of the first part in this sequel, which is electrifying for sure — but also a bit of a drag in the middle portion
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