Balti Movie Review : A Gritty Sports-Crime Drama With Pulsing Energy and Familiar Tropes

When Balti hit theaters on 26 September 2025, it did so with great expectations. It’s Shane Nigam’s 25th leading film as an actor, under rookie Unni Sivalingam’s direction, and the movie attempts a crossbreeding of kabaddi (sports) with gangster crime drama. The Malayalam & Tamil bilingual film weaves friendships, betrayal, street politics, and sports passion. … Read more

Coolie Movie Review

Directed by: Lokesh KanagarajCast Highlights: Rajinikanth as Deva, Nagarjuna as Simon (villain), Aamir Khan, Shruti Haasan, Upendra, Sathyaraj, Soubin ShahirMusic: Anirudh RavichanderCinematography: Girish GangadharanRelease Date: August 14, 2025 Story & Performance: A Fierce Battle of Legends Coolie opens with intense energy—introducing Rajinikanth’s Deva about 20 minutes in via a slick, memorable sequence. What follows is … Read more

Kingdom (2025) Review

Director: Gowtam TinnanuriCast: Vijay Deverakonda, Satyadev, Bhagyashri Borse, Venkitesh VP, Manish ChoudharyMusic: Anirudh RavichanderRelease Date: July 31, 2025Runtime: ~2h 40m Gowtam Tinnanuri’s Kingdom marks a bold shift from his emotional family dramas into large-scale spy territory. With Vijay Deverakonda in the lead as Suri, the film offers a mix of emotional intensity and stylized action. … Read more

Maareesan Review (2025)

Director: Sudheesh SankarGenre: Comedy ThrillerCast: Fahadh Faasil, Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala, Vivek Prasanna, SitharaMusic: Yuvan Shankar RajaRelease Date: July 25, 2025 Maareesan reunites Vadivelu and Fahadh Faasil following their successful Maamannan association and serves up a film that starts like a fun road-trip and morphs halfway to a socially conscientious thriller. Kamal Haasan has already declared … Read more

Thalaivan Thalaivii Review (2025)

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Director: PandirajCast: Vijay Sethupathi, Nithya Menen, Yogi Babu, Chemban Vinod Jose, R.K. SureshMusic: Santhosh NarayananRelease Date: July 25, 2025Runtime: ~2h 20m (UA certified) Thalaivan Thalaivii is a loud, familiar, rural rom-com with marriage, misunderstandings, and bedlam induced by in-laws’ entry its topic. Directed by Pandiraj with Vijay Sethupathi as a parotta specialist in the guise … Read more

Mrs & Mr Movie Review

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Director: Vanitha VijayakumarCast: Vanitha, Robert, Shakeela, Aarthi, Ganesh, Powerstar Srinivasan, SrimanMusic: Srikanth DevaRuntime: 2h 21minRelease Date: July 11, 2025 Story Overview Mrs & Mr sets its scene against the colorful cosmopolitan backdrop of Bangkok and centers on one happily married couple — 40-year-olds Vanitha and Robert — that fundamentally disagree on one particular life decision: … Read more

Desingu Raja 2 Movie Review

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Director: EzhilCast: Vimal, Pujaitha, Pugazh, Ravi Mariya, Janaa, Motta Rajendran, KingsleyMusic: VidyasagarRuntime: 2h 13minRelease Date: July 11, 2025 12 years since the creation of Desingu Raja (2013), director Ezhil attempts Desingu Raja 2, an attempt to reimagine a country comedy — this time, though, to no avail. The film, featuring an array of comedians and … Read more

Oho Enthan Baby Movie Review

Director: Krishnakumar RamakumarCast: Rudra, Mithila Palkar, Vishnu Vishal, Divya, Vijay Sarathy, Karunakaran, KasturiRelease Date: July 11, 2025 Oho Enthan Baby is Krishna Kumar Ramakumar‘s romantic drama that centers on real-life feeling and effervescent storytelling, and stars Vishnu Vishal, Rudra (brother of Vishnu Vishal) debut on screen, and Marathi Actress Mithila Palkar’s first film in Tamil … Read more

3BHK Tamil Movie Review (2025)

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“Sometimes a dream is not merely a goal; it’s the soul of a family.” This is 3BHK, Sri Ganesh’s latest Tamil thriller and a follow-up to his critically well-received 8 Thottakkal. Released on 4th July 2025, 3BHK brings together Siddharth, Sarathkumar, Devayani, and a sturdy cast of supporting players in a emotional portrayal of a … Read more

Thug Life (2025) – Movie Review

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The long-awaited reunion of cinema giants Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam finally releases and comes after a feeling of great expectation and bittersweet emotions. Starring in a stylized gangster scenario that covers Delhi and Tamil Nadu, Thug Life is a tale of a mighty don named Rangaraaya Sakthivel (Kamal Haasan) whose name is a byword … Read more