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Some films take years to find their audience. Sandakari took even longer to find a release date. Shot in 2019, the Vimal and Shriya Saran-starrer sat on the shelf for more than six years before finally reaching audiences — a gap long…

The Story: An Honest Man, A Costly Discovery Set against the coastline of Rameswaram, the film follows Thavasi, who makes his living the hard way — diving into the sea to collect coins tossed in by pilgrims and tourists. One dive changes…

The cover-up thriller has quietly become Malayalam cinema's favourite genre export. Since Drishyam rewrote the rules for how an ordinary family could outsmart the law, filmmakers across languages have chased that same high — a body to hide,…

There's a sport being played on Tamil Nadu's southern coastline that most of the country has never heard of. Mandaadi bets its entire runtime on that unfamiliarity — and for the most part, that bet pays off. Directed by Mathimaran…

The dedicated hub on Netflix brings stories from southern India together in one place, helping members more easily discover their next favourite across genres, moods and stars Netflix launched Into the Southverse, a new collection page…

Suriya has spent the last few years taking on roles that demanded intensity, scale or a certain dramatic weight. Vishwanath And Sons takes a different route. Here, he is relaxed. Stylish. Occasionally playful. And clearly comfortable.…

Some real-life stories arrive on screen with all the ingredients of a conventional crowd-pleaser. G.D. Naidu's life certainly has enough of them: invention, ambition, setbacks, controversy and an unusual determination to keep moving when…

Arun Matheswaran has never been a filmmaker who believes action needs to be polished or comfortable. After Rocky, Saani Kaayidham and Captain Miller, he returns with DC, another hard-hitting action drama that carries his familiar taste for…

There is a strange feeling that arrives before Jana Nayagan even begins. You know this is a Vijay film. You also know it is supposed to be the last one. That changes the way you watch almost everything. The title card lands differently.…

Sometimes a film knows exactly what it wants to say. Arulvaan is one such film. Directed by Ganesh Vinayakan, the movie returns him to a familiar creative partnership with Arulnithi after Thagaraaru, but the approach this time is quieter…