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ReviewStarring Udhayanidhi Stalin and directed by Mu Maran, this murder mystery manages to be acrobatically convoluted, but doesn’t offer a single plot-twist worth its term.Courtesy/SaregamaIf every conceivable coincidence happened in a story for two and a half hours, would it still merit being called a thriller film? That’s what I was left wondering while watching Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Kannai Nambathey directed by Mu Maran. This murder mystery manages to be acrobatically convoluted, but doesn’t offer a single plot-twist worth the term. After playing restrained characters in two of his latest movies, Nenjukku Needhi and Kalaga Thalaivan, Udhayanidhi attempts to bring back his boy-next-door affability and comic side from his earlier movies such as Oru Kal Oru Kannadi. But the actor-politician just looks lost in his own film, possibly confused, like we are, by the tortuous script. Arun (Udhayanidhi) finds himself framed for murders he has no part in,...

KollywoodFilmmakers Pa Ranjith, Venkat Prabhu and Chimbu Devan interacted with journalists in Chennai about their upcoming anthology ‘Victim - Who is next?’, ahead of its release on Sony Liv in August this year.Saradha UScreengrab/YouTubeAhead of the premiere of the upcoming Tamil anthology Victim - Who is next? on streaming platform Sony Liv on August 5, filmmakers Venkat Prabhu, Pa Ranjith, and Chimbu Devan, who have each directed a short in the anthology, along with filmmaker Rajesh M, spoke to the media about the making of the anthology, its Ott release, and more. The anthology features four shorts. The cast includes actors Nasser, Thambi Ramaiah, Natraj, Priya Bavani Shankar, Kalaiarasan, Guru Somasundaram, Prasanna, Amala Paul, Krish and others in prominent roles. Pa Ranjith’s Dhammam which features Kalaiarasan of Sarpatta fame and Minnal Murali actor Guru Somasundaram, among others in the lead, will explore ties between land ownership and caste politics.

Chennai, Feb 28: Juggling seven films has kept southern actress Hansika Motwani away from home for a while, but she is not complaining because she loves her job.

She is so busy that she has lost track of time.

"Can't believe it's already Feb 28 and March is here already. I guess 40 days out of home makes you forget days, dates and months. No complains though (love my job). Been in India at least. Just doing hop, skip and jump with seven flicks. Work is bliss," Hansika posted on her Twitter page.

Hansika had only two releases in 2012 - Tamil romantic-comedy "Oru Kal Oru Kannadi" and Telugu romantic-comedy "Denikaina.