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Annaatthe (2021)
During the ongoing pandemic, Annaatthe (அண்ணாத்த) was the most expected movie by Tamilians worldwide. Inconceivably, the film by Director ‘Siruthai’ Siva was disappointing at all levels, to say the least. It is available on Netflix and gets my ‘Rotten’ rating. The director delivers what he had promised in the trailer. It is about an elder brother from the villages revenging…
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Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam (2021)
Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam (என்னங்க சார் உங்க சட்டம்) is a duplex film, a movie with two stories. The first is a humorous take on the hero falling in love with girls from different backgrounds & religions, one after the other. The second story is a serious one, spotlighting the economically weaker sections in (all) castes that continue to suffer in…
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Life grows anywhere
Grass growing tall on the surface of an abandoned lorry (truck). Just like Artificial reefs are used to promote marine life, this too can be a technique for growing crops and moving them wherever water and sunlight are available! Location: Chennai-Bengaluru highway, near Sriperumbudur.
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Jungle Cruise (2021)
Jungle Cruise (2021) is a modern-day take of the films from the Indiana Jones series. It is about a young female scientist from Britain going on an expedition to the jungles of the Amazon in search of a tree whose petals possess the power to miraculously cure all illnesses. The film feels like a two-hour ride inside one of the…
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Squid Game (TV Series)
Squid Game, the South Korean TV Series has been one of the most widely watched shows worldwide, earning more than a billion dollars for Netflix. The nine-episode series is a fictitious tale about hundreds of players, most of them debt-ridden and desperate being invited to play survival games with lucrative rewards and bloody consequences. The series by Hwang Dong-hyuk can…
