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Jana Nayagan review: the goodbye outgrows the movie
Vijay's final film is half a sturdy family drama, half a robot-filled campaign rally. What survives the three-hour goodbye, and what doesn't. 2.5/5.
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Rao Bahadur review: a gloriously strange triumph
A dying aristocrat stays alive on pure suspicion. Venkatesh Maha's wildly original psychological drama, with Satya Dev at a career peak. 4.25/5.
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Idhayam Murali review: a breezy, self-aware charmer
Atharvaa plays a man who can never say I love you, across three decades of near-misses. Aakash Baskaran's nostalgia comedy wins on charm more than depth. 3.5/5.
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I, Nobody review: a taut everyman thriller that overreaches
A quiet clerk gets swallowed by a bank heist he didn't commit. Nissam Basheer's thriller grips hard before its busy second half loosens the knot. 3.3/5.
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Gatta Kusthi 2 review: The house husband holds his own
Vishnuu Vishal's house husband act powers a sequel that is funniest at home and shakiest in court. Aishwarya Lekshmi deserved a fairer fight. 3.5/5.
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Sing Geetham review: the village that can only sing
At 94, Singeetham Srinivasa Rao turns a mining village into a film where everyone sings. DSP soars, the first half drags, the second lands. 3/5.
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Mammatiyaan Stars review: a fan's road trip with heart
Savir Sudhakar's six-episode ZEE5 series sends a village's cricket diehards to Chennai for one last match. The journey beats the destination. 3/5.
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Ananthan Kaadu review: great frames, familiar fight
Jiyen Krishnakumar and Murali Gopy reunite for a 1990s Trivandrum gangster saga with striking early set pieces, but the revenge plot runs out of road. 3.25/5.
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Balan - The Boy review: Chidambaram's haunting swerve
Chidambaram follows Manjummel Boys with a stranger, lonelier film: a mother and son outrunning their past by becoming new people. Farzana Palathingal is superb.
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Engal Thangam review: Samantha is the gold here
Samantha takes the Baasha mass-hero template and flips it, fronting a saree-clad action drama that's fun when she's onscreen and slack when she isn't.
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Valluvan review: a sharp hook, a blunt thriller
A serial killer leaves Thirukkural verses on each victim, a sharp hook Shankar Sarathi never builds into a coherent thriller. The quiet scenes fare better.
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Charukesi review: a tender swansong that plays it safe
Y Gee Mahendra is extraordinary as a Carnatic singer losing his memory to Alzheimer's. Deva's score does the rest. The writing keeps playing it safe. 3/5.
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