R Kiran’s well-made ‘Kayamai Kadakka’ is a not-bad psychological thriller that could have used more variation in tone.Readers Write In #430: Battle of the Sexes – A note about the misnomer, Uyire.Sathish Selvakumar’s well-crafted ‘Bachelor’ (GV Prakash Kumar, Divyabharathi) has a solid premise about a live-in relationship, but the screenplay is all over the place.Interview: Vasanth Sai (About his heroine characters, from Radhika in ‘Keladi Kanmani’ to the women of ‘Sivaranjiniyum…’).Vasanthabalan’s underwhelming ‘Jail’ (GV Prakash Kumar) can’t make up its mind whether it’s a social drama or a commercial entertainer.‘Blue Sattai’ Maran makes a surprisingly watchable message movie with ‘Anti Indian’, which has humour and finesse.Arjunan Ekalaivan’s ‘Oomai Sennaai’ is an impressive debut that plays with form and narrative structure.Interview: PS Vinothraj (on ‘Pebbles’ being India’s Oscar entry).Interview: Mohanlal (on destiny, ‘Marakkar’ etc.).
Srinath Rajendran’s ‘Kurup’ (Dulquer Salmaan, Sobhita Dhulipala) is stylish but has little depth.Priyadarshan’s ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’ (Mohanlal, Manju Warrier) is a historical that needed far better writing.
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