Halitha Shameem
Review Of Putham Pudhu Kaalai: Vidiyaadha, Amazon’s New Tamil Anthology Is Heartbreakingly Relatable
Directed by Balaji Mohan, Halitha Shameem, Madhumita, Richard Anthony and Surya Krishna Rating: *** ½ 5 stories, not all equally persuasive,about individuals connecting during the lockdown, you would have to be absolutely heartless to not fall in love with these characters and their attempts to reach out .A sequels of sobs gleaned from the first five stories that were released in 2021 , the current stories are, in many ways, far more credible and connectible than Season 1 which tended to get over-cute while showing couples locked away together and blessi | Click Here...
Sillu Karuppatti: A Winsome Anthology Of Good, Better & Blessed
Sillu Karuppatti(Netflix) Written & Directed by Halitha Shameem Rating: * ½ Anthologies generally don’t work because different directors are brought in for different segments. In Sillu Karuppatti the gifted Halitha Shameem is the helmer of all the stories, and she does an admirable job of keeping the faith alive all through the quartet. Every story speaks about fighting adversity with positivity.And the message is neither over-sweetened nor rubbed in with excessive melodrama and bravado. The tone is constantly moderate , if not pitch-perfect an | Click Here...
Review Of Aelay: Is An Exasperating Father-Son Story
Aelay(Tamil, Netflix) Starring Samuthirakani and Manikandan Written & Directed by Halitha Shameem Rating: ** More thn 24 hours after I finished watching this annoyingly selfconscious dramedy about a father who sells icecream and a son who screams and screams at his father’s juvenile antics, I am yet to figure out what exactly the tone of the narrative wants to convey. That it’s okay for a 40-year old man to behave like a pre-teen brat?Cycling all over the village with his home made ice cream creating a nuisance and embarrassing his littl | Click Here...