Drones (2026): Dravid Selvam Anchors a Tamil Surrealist Fantasy That Refuses to Sit Still
A drone hovers over an old mansion, piloted by a suspended astrophysics student who has no idea he is about to fall…
Manithee: the fire bird (2026): MJ Nitharsan’s Ambitious Tamil Fantasy-Thriller Burns Bright But Flickers Out
MJ Nitharsan’s Manithee: The Fire Bird opens with a premise that sounds like two different films wrestling for the same runtime. A…
Kitti (2026): Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan Anchors a Confession Thriller That Forgets to Interrogate
The auto-rickshaw driver walks into the station and says he did it. Two bodies, he claims, are on him. No chase, no…
Selvi (2026): Anjali Patil Anchors a Caregiving Drama That Refuses to Look Away
Kavitha falls in the middle of a shift, and the camera does not rush to catch her. She simply drops, and the…
Baththa (2026): Vijay Sethupathi Anchors A High-Concept Premise That Tests Patience
Balaji Tharaneetharan has never been a filmmaker interested in the obvious. The director behind Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom and Seethakaathi has built…
Enna Vilai (2026): A Fisherman, a Gold Pendant, and the Quiet Machinery of Injustice
The first image that sells Enna Vilai is almost insultingly simple: a coin sinking through green water, caught between a devotee’s fingers…
Sardar 2 (2026): Karthi’s Dual-Role Spy Thriller Doubles Down on Espionage Chaos
Karthi’s Agent Sardar Chandra Bose locks eyes with his own reflection, and the mirror cracks between two identities. That fracture is the…
Poovellaam Kettuppaar (2026): The Malaysian Frame lands hard though the screenplay stays patchy
The title carries weight, but the canvas is unfamiliar. This 2026 Malaysian Tamil psychological thriller enters a crowded space where identity often…
Equal (2026): lead performance keeps the film tense but uneven overall
A title like Equal carries a promise, of balance, of symmetry, of a story that knows exactly what it wants to say.…
Magudam (2026): Vishal s Crown lifts key stretches, not the full runtime
The harbour air in Visakhapatnam carries salt, rust, and the memory of a 1965 child-trafficking escape that opens this 185-minute revenge saga.…
Hi! (2026): Nayanthara-Kavin’s Charm Carries A Familiar Courtship
The first meeting is built around nothing more than a greeting, and that restraint becomes the movie’s quietest strength. In that initial…
Sathyavan Savithiri: A Courtroom Drama That Rests on Keerthy Suresh’s Shoulders
The teaser places us inside a sterile courtroom, where the camera lingers on the polished wood of the benches before settling on…
G.D.N (2026): Madhavan Holds the lands hard though the screenplay stays patchy
There is a moment early on when R. Madhavan, as the self-taught inventor G.D. Naidu, demonstrates a piece of his own engineering…
Anbe Diana (2026): A Sweet Romance Held Up by Pari Elavazhagan’s Charm
There is a particular kind of Tamil romance that believes love can bulldoze every social barrier, and Pari Elavazhagan’s directorial debut leans…
Arjunan Per Paththu (2026): Yogi Babu’s Earnest Shift Anchors A Familiar Crime Drama
The theft happens fast, but the wound stays open. Arjunan, a working man played by Yogi Babu in a strikingly serious register,…
Lakshmikanthan Kolai Vazhakku (2026): Arivumathi s Burden lifts key stretches, not the full runtime
The courtroom is a battleground of words in Dayal Padmanabhan’s Lakshmikanthan Kolai Vazhakku, where a late twist involving Brigida Saga’s Mallika suddenly…
Once More (2026): Arjun Das Carries lifts key stretches, not the full runtime
Arjun Das, known for his intense turns, shifts gears as Raghu, a man still nursing a broken heart. His introduction establishes a…
Modha Rathri (2026): Wedding Night Farce With Sharp Writing But Familiar Beats
The camera finds Maruthanayagam frozen mid-gesture, a groom trapped between ritual expectation and rising panic. Rishikanth plays the entire wedding-night disaster as…
Ram and Leela (2026): A One-Note Hook Stretched Thin in Tamil Rom-Com
The local train rattles through Chennai’s suburbs, and Ram spots Leela for the first time. It’s a classic meet-cute, the kind Tamil…
Pyaar Prema Kalyanam (2026): A Fresh Premise That Settles for Familiar Comfort
The premise arrives with a confident swing: a bride named Pavi refuses to leave her family home, and the husband packs his…
Ananya’s Call (2026): A 33-Minute Tamil Thriller That Trusts Its Premise
The phone rings inside a quiet home, and Ananya Iris answers into a nightmare, an impossible event that demands she move before…
Vishwanath and Sons (2026): Suriya’s Warm Family Drama Carried by Charm, Not Script
The film opens on Sanjay Vishwanath, a celebrated professional shooter whose trophy cabinet is fuller than his emotional life. He resists his…
Vishwanath & Sons (2026): Suriya’s Tender Drama of Duty, Love, and Fatherhood
Sanjay Vishwanath is an international shooter whose world is measured in precise distances and controlled breathing, yet the film finds him helpless…
Photographer (2026): Ashraf A’s Forest Thriller Is a Promise Waiting to Develop
The trailer’s most telling moment isn’t a jump scare, it’s Veera standing at the edge of Mathikettan Solai, told that twelve people…
DC (2026): Arun Matheswaran’s Romantic Action Gamble Remains A Mystery
Arun Matheswaran is a director who doesn’t do small. After the brutal *Saani Kaayidham* and the sprawling *Captain Miller*, his next move…
Idhayam Murali (2026): Aakash Baskaran risks monotony in a romance of missed chances
It is a framing device that promises self-awareness, but the film soon settles into a rhythm of repetition that threatens to dull…
Jana Nayagan (2026): Vijay s Vetri stands out while the narrative loses grip
C. Joseph Vijay, credited here as Thalapathy, delivers a performance that holds a sprawling 183-minute runtime together. He plays Vetri Kondan, an…
Sweet Rogue Killer (2026): Karthick Ravichandran s lands hard though the screenplay stays patchy
A lone figure stands amidst the rubble of what was once the Forelli empire, his silhouette cutting against the smoke of a…
Arulvaan (2026): Arulnithi anchors a sincere but uneven rural drama
There is a scene early in Arulvaan where Arulnithi’s character watches his daughter (Krithika Balasubramanian) trace alphabets on a dusty slate, her…