There isn’t a single boring moment in the film. When the father is murdered by an influential businessman, the sons seek revenge.ĭebutant filmmaker Nishanth’s writing and staging techniques consistently engage you. The narrative is centred on three brothers born to a bandit-like mother and a pacifist father. Nishanth Kalidindi’s Kadaseela Biriyani is yet another delightful offering that manages to find humour in the darkest of situations. Thyagaran Kumararaja’s Super Deluxe (2019) and Nelson’s Doctor (2021) are the recent great hits from the genre. Kadaseela Biryani (2021) Image Source: įrom Nalan Kumarasamy’s Soodhu Kaavum (2013) and Naveen’s Moodar Koodam (2013), Tamil cinema has started embracing dark comedies. Join us on YouTube for fresh movie recommendations every week.Ģ. Nevertheless, it’s fascinating to see wildly imaginative work in Tamil cinema. Of course, the film’s intellectual digressions and treatises don’t always work. It has a lot of interesting philosophies and themes packed in. Written by G.Rajesh, Kuthiraivaal is audacious, abstract as well as absurd. Naturally, Saravanan is perplexed, and he embarks on a journey to understand the reason for the growth of the tail. One morning he wakes up to find a horse tail grown on his back. The film revolves around Saravanan (Kalaiarasan), a lonely and depressed bank employee. Ranjith and directed by Jason & Shyam Sunder, Kuthiraivaal (Horse Tail) is a Kafka-esque tale that doesn’t follow any of the conventions of Tamil cinema. WATCH: 30 Most Beautiful Shots of Satyajit Rayġ. We pick the best Tamil movies on Netflix, streaming as of June 21, 2022. So here’s a look at all that’s actually worth your time. This includes the underappreciated Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Kadaseela Biryani (2021). At the same time, Netflix has acquired some great independent films from Tamil cinema. Vijay starrer Beast, Suriya starrer Etharkum Thunindhavan, and Sivakarthikeyan starrer Don, all streaming on Netflix are fine examples of such substandard star outings. In fact, recent projects involving big stars of Tamil cinema have been rather terrible. On the other hand, Netflix’s over-hyped Jagame Thandhiram (2021) turned out to be a massive disappointment. The few exceptions were the Prime Video releases of Soorarai Pottru (2020) and Jai Bhim (2021) – both featuring Tamil star-actor Suriya. Though there was immense hype behind the Tamil direct OTT releases, the overall content has been pretty underwhelming. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Malayalam cinema naturally did well with their direct OTT releases. Netflix India’s regional library of content is rather thin but if the recent spate of OTT releases and their reception is anything to go by, these are good times for both filmmakers and moviegoers to experiment and embrace all kinds of cinema. His favorite movie of all time is Heathers.From Kuthiraivaal (2022) to Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018), these are the best Tamil movies on Netflix as of June 21, 2022. On the airwaves, Josh reviews movies weekly in Las Vegas on KTNV Channel 13 and Highway Radio, and he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year with comedian Jason Harris. He's a member of the Critics Choice Association, the Television Critics Association, and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society. He reviews movies and TV series for CBR, The Inlander, and Crooked Marquee, and has archived 2,000-plus reviews at Rotten Tomatoes. He eventually worked as the film editor for Las Vegas Weekly from 2009-2018, while also working as the TV comedies guide for the pioneering (and now defunct) online outlet from 2008-2013.Īs a freelance writer, Josh has written about movies, TV and pop culture for Vulture, Polygon, Inverse, New Scientist, and more. He started his career as an intern at Las Vegas Weekly, where his first professional movie review was Reign of Fire, starring Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, and CGI dragons. Josh Bell is a freelance writer and movie/TV critic based in Las Vegas.
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