One, Kamal’s films are so unique, so ahead of their time, that they become the template for a certain kind of movie. Two, present-day filmmakers have grown up worshipping these films, and they think, “Okay, so this didn’t work then. Genre: Thriller Director: Anand Shankar Cast: Vikram, Nayanthara, Nitya Menen Storyline: A special agent sets out to stop a dangerous criminal. None of this can be said about Iru Mugan, which veers between just-about-watchable and inexplicably dull. Enter Karunakaran, whose sole function is exposition – he plays, essentially, a fat book in a science library.

Source: The Hindu September 08, 2016 14:15 UTC