Saguni is a Tamil political satire film directed by Shankar Dayal. The film features Karthi and Pranitha in the lead roles, while Santhanam, Roja, Prakash Raj, Raadhika Sarathkumar and Nassar appear in supporting roles. The film along with its dubbed Telugu Version Sakuni released on June 22, 2012, It received mixed reviews.
A situational comedy with some sparkling lines, the film is about Pasupathy who is in dire need of a job, and of the lie he tells to land one. The lie helps him gain the confidence of his eccentric employer, and endear Pasupathy to him. To cover up the lie, Pasupathy has to spin many more yarns with his family and friends supporting his stories. At one point, he conjures up a twin, Kandhan, a karate master, and even a fake mother. But when Kandhan falls in love with the boss’s daughter Janani, matters spiral out of his control.
An extortion gang that murders businessmen kills a policeman working on the case. ACP Jayaseelan exterminates the gang by way of unofficial encounters, but the murders continue. What the cop doesn't realise is that the brain behind the crimes is lurking close to home.
Eswar and Bala are thieves who are stuck in a train trying to escape from two gangsters they stole from. Gomathi is a young girl next door from Aanamala who is running away from home to see her boyfriend and make him convince her parents by showing them an ancestral ring that their family has a soft corner towards. This train journey changes their life in unexpected ways.
The movie is about the relationship between parents and their grown children. Newcomers Sharan Kumar, Sanjeev, Nandhana, Preethi Das are playing the lead and Prabhu, Sri Ranjani, Marina Naagu, Marina Sathish play the other crucial characters. Aanand Kumar handles the camera and Santha Kumar sets the music.
Paagan is the regular fare of a small town guy wanting to make it big. Even though director Aslam peppers the script with comedy and suchlike the movie fails to impress. The movie released over the weekend to less than average houses. The going is not likely to get good given the bevy of releases every weekend from now.
In Nadodimannan, Padmanabhan plays a village youth who does not have a particular inclination towards any political party and joins any protest being held. He earns a living by participating in demonstrations for various political parties. He then reaches the city where he is strung to the upper levels of society and gets elected as the Mayor. His conflicts and attempts to cleanse the city form the rest of the story
Pulipaarvai, also called Puli Paarvai, is a Tamil film about Balachandran Prabhakaran directed by Praveen Gandhi. It is based on the real life of the 12 year old youngest son of the LTTE leader ,Velupillai Prabhakaran who disappeared after the destruction of the LTTE and the death of his father during the end of the Ealam war is widely believed to be executed after he surrendered to the Sri Lankan Army. Praveen Gandhi was inspired make the movie after seeing documentaries about Balachandran Prabhakaran's execution in Channel 4 and BBC.
