Arun Kumar

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#JigarthandaDoubleX - brilliant writing, screenplay and execution. This is definitely one of Karthik Subbaraj's best movies❤️😍!! SJ Suryah is impressive as usual and pulls off his character with ease. Raghava Lawrence essayed his character with shades of villainy - has to be his best performance in his career. Santhosh Narayanan's score is terrific. Climax, twists and credits scene are excellent. Must watch in theatres !! Rating - 4/5

I seriously pity actor Vijay's fans who claim #Leo as an excellent movie. #SpoilersAhead !!! Vijay is one of the finest actors in Kollywood. However, in recent times he has found it very tough to find a good director who can give a good storyline which extracts Vijay's skills to the maximum. His last few movies, barring Master, like Sarkar, Varisu, Beast have been terrible with poor storylines.. Lokesh Kanagaraj is the hottest director in Kollywood and has a strong track record - still love his Maanagaram <3.. I also loved #Master - definitely one of Vijay's best movies (despite the terribly long climax where Andrea had to drive the car and Vijay starts shooting arrows !!!).. However, Master had a strong script and a superb antagonist in Vijay Sethupathi, who had a very good backstory.. For any good action movie, a strong antagonist and a good / decent storyline is an absolute must - Vijay should know this by now from Ghilli and Mersal.. Without a strong antagonist and a good storyline, not even Vijay can carry any movie.. Now compare Master against Leo and Leo falls flat in almost everything: 1. Terrible under-utilization of Arjun & Sanjay Dutt - why are they even feared.. There was nothing to showcase their terror & acting skills.. Lowest screen-space for an antagonist and one of the worst backstories I have ever seen.. You had Arjun and you didn't even bother to use him !!!! You just had to show Vijay in every screen / frame.. didn't you?? 2. Terrible 2nd half and poor script writing.. so Parthiban shot 5 men from point blank range and with deadly accuracy and no one in the judicial system was interested to know how he acquired these skills when he grew up in an orphanage.. He is suddenly a master at setting up traps around his house and his wife still believes that he is not Leo.. 3. Forced connect to LCU.. Vikram movie had Narain who acted in both movies and his storyline easily flew through both Kaithi and Vikram.. Here, the "high-ranking officer", Napoleon, connects Leo to LCU and also Kamal's voice can be heard in the last scene for "god only knows why" !!! Pluses: 1. Vijay, Vijay, Vijay - I seriously hope he gets a good director who can give a masterpiece for him.. he truly deserves it.. Master got released during Covid's partial lockdown and hence couldn't pick up the required collections.. However, I loved Vijay's drunkard characterization who reforms himself for the sake of saving the children.. Vijay Sethupathi is still hugely remembered from Master.. 2. The cafe shop fight and the guy who acted like a psychopath until the cafe shop fight were really good.. Wish that guy (truly sorry for not knowing your name) had received some more screen space.. Next time, for the sake of his "fans", make a Dasavaratharam where the director makes Vijay act in 10 roles !!! Protagonist, antagonist and 8 more roles.. shouldn't be hard.. Vijay's fans truly don't deserve him !! Rating -1.5 / 5 Please don't even bother watching this on OTT.. Not worth your time..

#Maamannan - what could have been a stellar comeback and great movie for Vadivelu, turned out to be a damp squib. #Karnan was a great movie which had strong characters and the tension between the protagonist and the antagonist felt personal. First half was good and the interval block was excellent. What should have been a personal vengeance story got muddled into a sociopolitical movie. How does Mari Selvaraj justify having such a good cast but deliver such a poor movie? What was the point of having Keerthy? Just to deliver some backstory to the audience? When many expected Vadivelu to shoot a few goons who were about to barge into his house, the scene turned out to be something else. Even Vadivelu's backstory is hardly explored - the trailer had quite a few shots and dialogues which were so strong; however, these got edited out of the final cut of the movie. Even the music felt out of place entirely. Santhosh Narayanan's music in Karnan was one of the major plus points. AR Rahman's music felt distant - it didn't lend any weight or trigger any emotions. The saving grace was Fahadh and Vadivelu. Fahadh was excellent (as usual). This again shows that story is key and the characters need to be fleshed out properly. Disappointing affair but I was personally happy to see Vadivelu as a serious character. Hope he keeps getting offers and takes on a variety of roles going forward.

#Mandela - Madonne Ashwin shines in his very first movie. A political satire which was released right around the elections will surely leave the audience musing about the current situation of several states. Several sensitive topics have been handled in this movie with a pinch of relatable humour. The movie also shows how one vote could change the situation of a particular locality. Yogi Babu delivers a stellar performance and has proved that he is capable of doing performance oriented roles. His comic timing is flawless and he steals the limelight in most of the scenes. Sheela Rajkumar's performance in #ToLet was wonderful and she again manages to deliver a nuanced performance in Mandela. Sangili Murugan, G. M. Sundar, Kanna Ravi and even the boy who appears as Yogi Babu's sidekick have performed their roles quite well. The movie is relatable and honest, which works in its favour. For a change, instead of the protagonist doing some mass scenes and saving the people, the people gather around to save a vulnerable protagonist. Excellent watch - 3.5/5

#Karnan - one of the best movies in Dhanush's already stellar career. He keeps delivering gems with each movie and doesn't seem to be slowing down. Mari Selvaraj delivers another excellent movie - although, deep down, I still love his debut movie, Pariyerum Perumal, more because it ended on a realistic note. There are several parallels between both movies and it's nice to note such details - Pariyerum Perumal shows a teenage boy who realises the extent of caste oriented discrimination & oppression when he joins a college. But he feels it to his bone only when his dog is killed in the name of caste. Similarly, Karnan shows the plight of a donkey beautifully. The entire storyline of the donkey can be compared with the storyline of the protagonist - how he is helpless in a caste oriented system and how he yearns for the freedom to chase his & his fellow people's dreams. He feels free only when he realises that he has to fight back to get basic rights & needs. Karnan shows how people in lower strata had to and have to still fight for basic necessities and rights. The oppression shown in the movie in the name of caste is gut wrenching. Mari also gives a parallel to the epic story Mahabharatha by naming several of his characters as Duryodhanan, Abhimanyu, Draupathi, etc. The supporting cast delivers their respective roles effortlessly - Lal, Rajisha Vijayan, Natarajan Subramaniam, Yogi Babu, Gouri G. Kishan, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli. Mari made sure that the rest of the supporting cast were actual villagers from that locality in order to retain the slang and flavour of that particular locality. However, I wish Rajisha and Gouri's characters were merged into a single role - Rajisha doesn't have too much scope to perform other than be the protagonist's eye candy. However, the show stealer, according to me, is definitely Natarajan Subramaniam. If people hated Ramya Krishnan in Padayappa, they will definitely hate Natarajan for delivering one of his best roles till date. The police station scene still gives me shivers. Hope he continues to choose good roles. Pariyerum Perumal had a realistic dialogue in the end - "Enaku theriyum sir. Neenga neengala irukura varaikum, naan naaiya thaan irukanum nu neenga ethir paarkara varaikum, inga ethumae maarathu. Appadiyae thaan irukum" (I know sir. Until you guys continue to be same, and until you guys continue to treat us like dogs, there won't be any change here. It will remain the same). Similarly Karnan had two hard hitting dialogues - 1) "Enga thirumbinaalum evanavadhu oruthan marachutu irukaan" (Wherever I turn, someone is there blocking my way / progress) 2) "Eppadiyavadhu pozhachu kedandha podhumnu irukku paaru namma nenappu, andha nenappu dhaan poora payaluvalum namma thala mela parangalla vekkuranuvo" (Loosely translated - The thought that it is okay to survive in any manner, invites others to oppress us) I couldn't think much after watching this movie. The sarcasm which I showed in my childhood when my dad mentioned that he had to walk around 20-30 kms just to attend primary school and had to study under street lights to complete daily school reading. Despite having all facilities in the city, we take everything for granted. There are bigger problems around us than our laughable whims and fancies. Overall a truly, memorable watch - 4.5/5

#JokerMovie - This movie gives a nerve-chilling origin story for the best villain in history - Joker. Although many have performed the role of the Joker in the past, including the iconic performance from Heath Ledger and a very good performance from Jack Nicholson, Phoenix gives an amazing performance in this movie. #DC may have unearthed one of the best Jokers in their universe. It's finally nice to DC get back to their way of story-telling and not try to match Marvel on every note. Forget the reviews from critics, who claim that this movie glorifies violence and portrays mental illness in a disturbing manner. It's just a movie - a brilliant, grounded movie. It doesn't glorify anything. It just portrays a story about the best villain ever. The biggest pluses are the realistic story line and Phoenix's amazing, dark performance. Another BIG moment is the meeting between Joker and Batman along with the iconic Joker smile. This movie definitely redefines the whole comic book movie genre. Do watch it in theatres.

#AsuranMovie - #Dhanush & #VetriMaaran deliver another gripping thriller; kudos to this combo for delivering another brilliant movie. Dhanush proves his mettle yet again - he is one of the best actors in recent times. #ManjuWarrier has also performed her role quite well. The story is a revenge drama mixed with social inequities. Good performances from the support cast. #GVPrakash’s background score is brilliant. Slightly violent movie but a definite must watch for Dhanush & Vetrimaaran fans 😊👍

The original was far, far better than this version. Scar is pathetically weak in this version and the CGI looks bad at lots of places - the expressions of Simba & Scar are bad in this version. People saying that animals do not show expressions have never watch National Geographic channel. Animals do show emotions like love, rage, anger, displeasure, etc. Not sure why the makers chose to show such bad expressions in the movie. Disney should stop massacring original movies - those were epic ones and are tough to recreate. Rating - 2.5/5

Pathetic flick from Prabhas after an epic movie like Bahubali. Didn't expect such a dampener from him immediately. The script is quite weak and I am not even sure why the heroine is there in this story - she is absolutely dumb. Also the protagonist manages to fall in love immediately after his father has been killed - RIP logic. Prabhas alone cannot carry the movie - he proves to be super cool and stylish. However, the story-line is very weak and illogical. Please do not watch this movie in theatres. Rating - 2/5