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Rocky

23 Dec 2021 | 2 hrs 9 mins

| Tamil | Action, Drama | A

Vasanth Ravi, P. Bharathiraja, Raveena Ravi, Rohini Molleti

Critic's Rating: 4.0

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Synopsis:A gangster who is released from prison goes in search of his sister only to find his violent past tagging along and threatening to derail his attempt to lead a normal life.

Maanaadu

25 Nov 2021 | 2 hrs 28 mins

| Tamil | Drama | UA

Silambarasan TR, Kalyani Priyadarshan, S. A. Chandrasekhar, Surya S.J, Premgi Amaren, Karunakaran

Critic's Rating: 4.0

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Synopsis:A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.

Karnan

09 Apr 2021 | 2 hrs 32 mins

| Tamil | Drama

Dhanush, Rajisha Vijayan, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Yogi Babu, Lal, Gouri G Kishan, Natarajan Subramaniam

Critic's Rating: 4.0

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Synopsis:Karnan might seem like a familiar tale of struggle between the oppressed and oppressor, but Mari Selvaraj's detailing makes the film feel both unique and universal at the same time.

Doctor

26 Mar 2021

| Tamil | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Sivakarthikeyan, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Yogi Babu, Vinay Rai

Critic's Rating: 4.0

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Synopsis:And all along, the writing remains solid, giving us situations that might have felt implausible in a serious film but work brilliantly because of the black comedy.

Kayamai Kadakka

03 Dec 2021

| Tamil | Action, Drama, Thriller

Vatsan M Natarajan, Masanth Natarajan, Nagarajan Kannan, Pranav Kiruthik, V S Gurunath, Viswa Bharath, Naveen K Bala

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:Two Facebook friends who share an ideology meet up, but both are surprised by the extent to which their real selves differ from their virtual ones.

Jai Bhim

02 Nov 2021

| Tamil | Drama

Suriya, Lijo Mol Jose, Prakash Raj, Rajisha Vijayan

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:A tribal woman and a righteous lawyer battle in court to unravel the mystery around the disappearance of her husband, who was picked up the police on a false case

Oh Manapenne!

22 Oct 2021

| Tamil | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Harish Kalyan, Priya Bhavanishankar, Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Anish Kuruvilla

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:A case of mistaken identity results in a carefree young man 'seeing' an independent young woman for his bride. They end up becoming partners in business, but will they realise that they could also be partners in life as well?

Kadaseela Biriyani

15 Oct 2021 | 1 hr 55 mins

| Tamil | Comedy, Crime, Drama | A

Vijay Ram, Vasanth Selvam, Hakkim Shah

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:Three brothers embark on a mission to kill the man who had murdered their father, but end up crossing paths with their target's psychopathic son.

Thalaivii

10 Sep 2021 | 2 hrs 34 mins

| Tamil | Biography | U

Kangana Ranaut, Arvind Swami, Bhagyashree, Samuthirakani, Raj Arjun, Jisshu Sengupta

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:Smitten by a star-politician, a young actress gets into a relationship with him, and embarks on a roller coaster journey that takes her from the screens to the corridors of power.

Sarpatta Parambarai

22 Jul 2021 | 2 hrs 53 mins

| Tamil | Drama

Arya, Santhosh Prathap, John Kokken, Kalaiyarasan, Muthukumar

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Mandela

04 Apr 2021 | 2 hrs 23 mins

| Tamil | Comedy | U

Yogi Babu, Sheela Rajkumar, Sangili Murugan, G.M. Sundar, Kanna Ravi

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:An underprivileged hairdresser becomes the gamechanger in a local body election in a village where caste politics rules the roost. Will he be able to bring some changes to people's lives?

Sulthan

02 Apr 2021 | 2 hrs 2 mins

| Tamil | Action, Drama | UA

Karthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Yogi Babu, Lal

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:The Mahabharata meets Seven Samurai in Sulthan, a solidly written, immensely satisfying masala movie

Kabadadaari

28 Jan 2021 | 2 hrs 26 mins

| Tamil | Drama, Thriller | UA

Sibi Sathyaraj, Nandita Swetha, Nasser, Suman Ranganathan, V. Jayaprakash

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:An ambitious traffic cop sets out to solve a murder which took place four decades ago with the help of a journalist and a retired cop

Master

13 Jan 2021 | 2 hrs 58 mins

| Tamil | Action, Thriller | UA

Vijay, vijay sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Arjun Das

Critic's Rating: 3.5

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Synopsis:It is the charismatic performances of Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi that keeps us rooting.

Writer

24 Dec 2021 | 2 hrs 30 mins

| Tamil | Crime, Drama | UA

P. Samuthirakani, Hari Krishnan

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:A writer at a police station gets trapped in an illegal custody case involving an innocent PHD student. With his guilt and regret looming large, can he save the young man?

Irudhi Pakkam

17 Dec 2021 | 1 hr 35 mins

| Tamil | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | UA

Amrutha Srinivasan, Rajesh Balachandiran, Vignesh Shanmugam, Shreeraj, Swayam Sidha

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:An independent young woman, who stays alone in her apartment, is murdered by a stranger. Who is the killer and what forced the person to take her life?

Oomai Sennaai

10 Dec 2021 | 2 hrs 0 mins

| Tamil | Action, Crime, Thriller | UA

Michael Thangadurai, Sanam Shetty, Aroul D Shankar

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:A man who works for a seedy private detective decides to turn over a new leaf, but ends up antagonising the men behind his last assignment, and gets entangled in a web spun by greedy politicians, corrupt cops and ruthless gangsters.

Bachelor

03 Dec 2021 | 2 hrs 45 mins

| Tamil | Drama, Romance | A

G. V. Prakash Kumar, Divya Bharathi, Bagavathi Perumal, Munishkanth

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:A carefree young man gets into a live-in relationship with his colleague, and gets her pregnant. What happens next?

Enemy

04 Nov 2021 | 2 hrs 39 mins

| Tamil | Action, Thriller | UA

Vishal, Arya, Mirnalini, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Mamta Mohandas, Karunakaran, Thambi Ramaiah

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:Two childhood friends end up on opposite extremes of morality, and face each other in a good vs evil war.

Aranmanai 3

14 Oct 2021 | 2 hrs 35 mins

| Tamil | Comedy, Horror | UA

Arya, Rashi Khanna, Sundar C, Sampath Raj, Yogi Babu, Andrea Jeremiah

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:Given that this is the third film in the franchise, Sundar C seems to have felt that more the merrier.

Mughizh

08 Oct 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins

| Tamil | Drama, Family | U

Vijay Sethupathi, Regina Cassandra

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:A girl who is scared of dogs gets a puppy, which helps her overcome her fear, and teaches her about life and loss.

Sivakumarin Sabadham

30 Sep 2021 | 2 hrs 19 mins

| Tamil | Drama | U

Hiphop Tamizha, Madhuri Jain

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:The film keeps giving us dramatic scenes that are then punctured by the time they end.

Choo Mandhira Kaali

24 Sep 2021 | 2 hrs 7 mins

| Tamil | Comedy, Fantasy | UA

Sanjana Burli, Kishore Dev, Karthikeyan Velu, Venkatesh Babu, Niranjana, Mythili

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:To reform his jealous cousins, a young man goes to a village of tantriks and tries to make the most powerful woman in the place fall in love with him. But with his relatives using his own friend to prevent this from happening, can he emerge victorious?

Jagame Thandhiram

18 Jun 2021 | 2 hrs 37 mins

| Tamil | Drama

Dhanush, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Kalaiyarasan, Joju George, Deepak Paramesh, Devan, Vadivukkarasi, James Cosmo

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:A local gangster is hired by a London gangster as a 'consultant dhadha' to take down his rival. What happens when this hireling grows a conscience?

99 Songs

16 Apr 2021 | 2 hrs 13 mins

| Hindi | Romance, Music | UA

Ehan Bhat, Edilsy Vargas, Lisa Ray, Manisha Koirala, Ranjit Barot

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:A budding musician takes up the challenge to compose one song that can change the world, to unite with his girlfriend.

Kaadan

26 Mar 2021 | 2 hrs 30 mins

| Tamil | Drama | UA

Rana Daggubati, Zoya Hussain, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Pulkit Samrat, Vishnu Vishal, Raghu Babu

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:An eco-warrior takes on a central minister who plots to turn his beloved forest into a luxury township.

Thaen

19 Mar 2021 | 2 hrs 1 min

| Tamil | Drama | U

Tharun Kumar, Abarnadhi

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:A naïve and uneducated youngster, who earns living by beekeeping in a forest, gets the shock of his life when his wife is diagnosed with a rare disease. The lack of documents to prove his identity makes things worse for him

Nenjam Marappathillai

05 Mar 2021 | 2 hrs 30 mins

| Tamil | Horror, Thriller | UA

S. J. Suryah, Regina Cassandra, Nandita Swetha

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:Nenjam Marappathillai is a Tamil movie released on 07 July, 2017. The movie is directed by Selva Raghavan and featured S. J. Suryah, Regina Cassandra and Nandita Swetha as lead characters.

Kamali From Nadukkaveri

19 Feb 2021 | 2 hrs 30 mins

| Tamil | Drama | UA

Anandhi, Pratap K. Pothen, Azhagam Perumal, Rohit Saraf

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Aelay

12 Feb 2021 | 2 hrs 33 mins

| Tamil | Comedy | U

Samuthirakani, Manikandan.K, Madhumathi

Critic's Rating: 3.0

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Synopsis:An embittered son returns to his native village to perform the final rites of his dead father.

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