Lili was one of the first to have undergone sex-change therapy in the early 19th century. A pseudo-biographical drama loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters, Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. (Nikkilcinema )ДЄnd, yes, if the audiences are not quite in the mood for Tamil fare, there is always The Danish Girl, screened at Venice last year.

BalaвЂ™s Tharai Thappattai stars M Sasikumar and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. His latest outing on Pongal Day may well be a pleasant departure from all this. Works like Sethu and Naan Kadavul are classic examples. Director Bala is credited with revolutionising Tamil cinema with his dark and forbidding take on the stateвЂ™s downtrodden working class. (Nikkilcinema)ДЇinally, we have Tharai Thappattai, a musical drama (probably most suited for the festive mood). ThirukumaranвЂ™s Gethu stars Udhayanidhi Stalin and Amy Jackson. ThirukumaranвЂ™s Gethu is also a thriller, a crime mystery, made by a man who wove a fantasy called Maan Karate in 2014. Kathakali stars Vishal and Catherine Tresa. Kathakali is a thriller with Catherine Tresa by Pandiraj - who has given us movies like Pasanga, about the steel and determination of a child who wants to be district collector. Rajini Murugan stars Sivakarthikeyan and Keerthi Suresh in lead roles with Soori Samuthirakani and Rajkiran as support cast. Rajini Murugan is a comedy by Ponram, who debuted with Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam in 2013 - also a witty take on life, albeit of a romantic kind.

Now, lets us take a look at what the cinema offers this week. Read: How Tamil cinema will fare in the era of Netflix And so, often press shows are held only on the day a film opens, which is normally a Friday afternoon or evening. They would prefer them to be published on a Sunday, when the movie has made its money. This is one important reason why producers, distributors, exhibitors and even directors/actors in Tamil Nadu are almost paranoid about film reviews appearing on a Friday. In fact, Tamil Nadu does not have too many screens - just about 1600-odd of which less 1000 are capable of handling fresh releases.ДЄlso, in the current scenario, almost 90 per cent of the revenue a movie makes come during the first weekend, which is Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Not many are willing to spend money and time watching multiple Tamil pictures in the course of the few days during Pongal, with the result that two or three of the four releases may disappear into the sunset. These films will also be battling not just for cinemas but also patronage. Not even one with Suriya.Дў015 in retrospect: Tamil films with unique storylines, formats Yes, of course, you do not have a Rajinikanth or Kamal Haasan movie. These happen to be some of the biggest names in Tamil cinema. The four Tamil films are SivakarthikeyanвЂ™s Ponram-directed Rajini Murugan, Pandiraj-helmed Vishal starrer Kathakali, Udhayanidhi StalinвЂ™s Gethu (directed by Thirukumaran) and BalaвЂ™s Tharai Thappattai. There are four Tamil releases that day, and as if this was not enough, the extensively written about English movies, Quentin TarantinoвЂ™s The Hateful Eight and Tom HooperвЂ™s The Danish Girl, will also be jostling for the very limited screen space available in the state. Much like the rice gruel in the earthen pot on fire that boils and brims over to the chant of вЂPongolo PongalвЂ™ on the morning of January 15, Tamil Nadu theatres will be overflowing with films.

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