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In order of release date, here are the year’s most interesting and memorable films, from ‘Peranbu’ to ‘Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu’ (and excluding films releasing in the last weekend of December).
Was there a ‘trend’ this year? I can’t say for sure. Maybe we can point to heroines finally finding roles of substance in big-star vehicles. Maybe we can point to the mainstream-isation of high-concept films like ‘Super Deluxe’ and ‘Aadai’ and ‘Game Over’ and ‘Oththa Seruppu’! Or maybe the ‘trend’, this year, is simply that there’s no defining, overarching trend – and that the mix of movies below indicates that Tamil cinema found space for much inventiveness and variety, from the ultra-commercial to the offbeat.
1.Peranbu: Ram appears to have expended all his angst on his globalisation trilogy (Kattradhu Thamizh, Thanga Meengal, Taramani), and Peranbu is his quietest, gentlest, least angry film: a moving drama about a father (Mammootty) whose life revolves around a daughter (Sadhana) with cerebral palsy. The first half of Peranbu is set in the middle of nowhere, and in the midst of nature. In the second half, the film moves away from this Eden, to the city. Paradise is truly lost — and the filmmaking conveys this beautifully. Ram’s films have always displayed love for his protagonists. In Peranbu, we sense much love for the medium, too.
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Vishakha
December 24, 2019
Some problem with the FC link..Doesnt open..
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KS
December 24, 2019
Having religiously read all your reviews this year, there was no element of surprise in this list. What would be a little bit more interesting is if you were to rank them based on whatever criteria you set. (Evidently, box office isn’t one of them as Bigil hasn’t made it to this list)
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Srinivas R
December 24, 2019
I was expecting NKP in this list, but good to see you give space to movies like Satru and Suttu Pidika Utharavu
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shaviswa
December 26, 2019
Interesting list. I have not seen some of these films. Hoping to catch them whenever possible.
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Krishna Mohan
December 28, 2019
Ranked a bit early. Hope you watched Sillu Karupatti.
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