Tag: dhanush
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NEEK: A Low-Key, Contemporary Love Story
Dhanush’s NEEK (Nilavuku Enmel Ennadi Kobam) is, as the tagline suggests, a very usual love story. Which is to say, it’s about young people falling in love, misunderstanding each other, and learning something about themselves in the process. The question is not whether we’ve seen this before. We have, many times. The real question is…
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Raayan: Intense, Violent, and Claustrophobic Fast Food
Remember how Vetrimaran’s Aadukalam begins? A frantic crowd tries to breach a brick house from every direction, and a piece of wood splinters as someone smashes it against the door, revealing a man inside watching with eerie detachment. Picture Dhanush in that moment—his face twisted with rage, a bloodied sickle in hand, anger bubbling beneath…