Avinash Ramachandran

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Avinash Ramachandran

By Avinash Ramachandran In Ace, multiple things keep happening at the same time. There is so much chaos, and a lot more convenience. But it is that kind of film where we know everything will fall in place, simply because what's the point otherwise? When we watch Ocean's Eleven, we want the protagonists to steal and escape. Or closer home, when we watch Sadhuranga Vettai, we want the heist to be successful because it is cathartic to see a well-laid plan come into fruition despite all odds.

2 weeks ago | cinemaexpress.com | Avinash Ramachandran

In Ace, multiple things keep happening at the same time. There is so much chaos, and a lot more convenience. But it is that kind of film where we know everything will fall in place, simply because what’s the point otherwise? When we watch Ocean’s Eleven, we want the protagonists to steal and escape. Or closer home, when we watch Sadhuranga Vettai, we want the heist to be successful because it is cathartic to see a well-laid plan come into fruition despite all odds.

3 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Avinash Ramachandran

Family. Over the years, thanks to Tamil cinema's penchant for melodrama, this one word has resulted in or resolved many a conflict. If police stories are a sure-shot way for Tamil actors with starry aspirations to be considered seriously, then a family drama is the path taken by the same set of actors to become household names. Interestingly, Soori, who is already a household name, isn't content with just being the friendly neighbour, or the acquaintance with a heart of gold.

3 weeks ago | cinemaexpress.com | Avinash Ramachandran

Family. Over the years, thanks to Tamil cinema's penchant for melodrama, this one word has resulted in or resolved many a conflict. If police stories are a sure-shot way for Tamil actors with starry aspirations to be considered seriously, then a family drama is the path taken by the same set of actors to become household names. Interestingly, Soori, who is already a household name, isn't content with just being the friendly neighbour, or the acquaintance with a heart of gold.

1 month ago | indianexpress.com | Avinash Ramachandran

HIT 3 movie review: Why doesn’t John Wick die? Why doesn’t Ethan Hunt die? Why doesn’t any bullet even graze the shoulders of our heroes when they have insane precision with their shots? How do the henchmen die with a couple of slashes by a machete but the hero survives a thousand blows? Of course, there is no point asking these questions simply because we know the answer. He is the hero, and at the end of the day, he has to walk into the sunset with a girl in tow even if he is a bloodied mess.