Watch it, but fast-forward through some parts. Vettaiyan steers clear of unconditionally qualifying “encounter killings” as the only way out — a line many Tamil films have been only too happy to tout of late. There’s in fact an instructive passage at the film’s start that’s probably deliberate. Rajinikanth’s character says there is no personal …
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Bollywood, Kollywood, etc.
Tamil cinema has been able to touch upon societal ills more often and better than Bollywood has been able.
If Rajinikanth regrets some of the roles he played, and other questions
In most of Tamil cinema, “men act and women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at.”