Gopinath Rajendran

The Hindu

Gopinath Rajendran is an entertainment journalist and film critic from Chennai with nearly a decade of expertise in reviewing Tamil and English films and television shows. Currently contributing to The Hindu, he previously worked with The New Indian Express.

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Meiyazhagan

Family, Drama (Tamil)

Karthi and Arvind Swami shoulder this spirited bromance drama

Sat, October 5 2024

‘96’ filmmaker C. Prem Kumar gives us a thoughtful character study brought to life by some brilliant performances, and it’s a treat to watch the relationship between Arvind Swami and Karthi’s characters blossom into something gorgeous

While most filmmakers focus on the bigger aspects of their story to substantiate the so-called big-screen experience, C Prem Kumar belongs to a niche group of directors who like to concentrate on the finer, intimate moments of life. Probably because of his time spent behind the viewfinder as a cinematographer, Prem’s scenes look like animated still photographs, and just like his directorial debut 96, his sophomore outing Meiyazhagan is a series of moments in motion.

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Hitler

Action, Drama (Tamil)

Vijay Antony’s revenge drama is outdated and ordinary

Sat, October 5 2024

The haphazardly-written ‘Hitler’ lacks the gripping social narrative or the emotional beats of director Dana SA’s previous films, and ends up as an underwhelming vigilante saga

Vijay Antony is on a spree with his recent films. While his contemporaries rarely churn out a couple of releases each year, the music director-turned-actor starred in four films last year and his latest release Hitler marks his third outing of 2024. But given how almost all of them turned out to be underwhelming, it feels like he’s shooting for quantity over quality, and Hitler, unfortunately, is the latest addition to that list.

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