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By Express News Service Vasanthabalan's Aneethi has a working-class hero, Arjun Das' Thirumeni aka Thiru. Carrying the scar of a crippled past, the fragile hero walks…

Express News Service Gifts always hold a special place in our hearts. They allow us to revisit some of our cherished memories, and it is one such gift that forms the…

Express News Service Set in the rural lands of Southern Tamil Nadu, we first meet Pasupathy’s Veerasubramanian, a cop who has just ten days left for retirement. A loose…

Have you seen those 90-minute Hollywood action flicks where a seemingly simple hero takes on an antagonist (mostly a mafia boss), the stakes are limited, there is enough budget for a few…

A still from ‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ Riding on the goodwill generated by Mimi (2021), director Laxman Utekar once again showcases his knack for impregnating a social issue with dollops of…

A still from ‘Raavana Kottam’  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement They often say that a new filmmaker has had an entire lifetime to come up with their first script, but just a small gap…

Chase Sui Wonders and Wyatt Oleff in a still from ‘City on Fire’ | Photo Credit: Apple TV+ I wish I was put in the same room as the reader with a paper and pen to illustrate the connections…

A still from ‘Rennervations’  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Hollywood actor Jeremy Renner plays cricket with schoolkids in a Rajasthani village in Rennervations, and that’s the least…

Express News Service Make no mistake, most of our heroes are invincible, and a majority of them are do-gooders to a fault. Even when they loot, maim, murder, and even…

Express News Service During a scene from Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi (PAPA), that we get right after its protagonists Sanjay (Naga Shaurya) and Anupama (Malavika…