Quick Gun Rangan
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He has authored Conversations with Mani Ratnam and Dispatches From the Wall Corner. His long-form story on Vikram was featured in The Caravan Book of Profiles, as one of their “twelve definitive profiles.” He has written screenplays and works for theatre.
Quick Gun RanganMar 16, 2021
Thelivupaathaiyin Neesa Thooram (TNT) Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Aravind | Rohini
#ThelivupaathaiyinNeesaThooram #TNT is a Crowd funded film directed by #Aravind, starring #Kamalakannan, #Sarthar, #Rohini.
Thittam Irandu (Plan B) Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Vignesh Karthik | Aishwarya Rajesh
#ThittamIrandu aka #PlanB is a Tamil thriller movie, directed by #VigneshKarthik. The cast of Thittam Irandu includes #AishwaryaRajesh. The film is produced by mini-studio and sixer entertainment. The music for the film is composed by Sathish Raghunathan.
Kudi Yedamaithe Telugu Web Series Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Pawan Kumar | Amala Paul | Rahul Vijay
#KudiYedamaithe is a Telugu-language sci-fi thriller web series created and written by #RamVignesh and directed by #PawanKumar. It is produced by People Media Factory for #Aha.The eight-episode series features #AmalaPaul and #RahulVijay in lead roles.
Window Seat Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Bharathraj
WindowSeat is an Independent feature film directed by #Bharathraj.
Vaazhl Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Arun Prabnu | Sivakarthikeyan | Pradeep | Bhanu
#Vaazhl is a Tamil-language drama film directed by #ArunPrabhuPurushothaman and produced by #Sivakarthikeyan under his banner Sivakarthikeyan Productions. The film features a predominantly new cast and crew, which includes #PradeepAnthony, #TJBhanu, #DivaDhawan, #Aahrav and #SNBhatt in prominent roles. The film's music is composed by #PradeepKumar, with cinematography handled by #ShellyCalist and editing done by #RaymondDerrickCrasta.
Uppena Telugu Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Buchi Babu | Vaisshnav Tej | Vijay Sethupathi
#Uppena is a Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Bucchi Babu Sana. The film is produced by #Sukumar in collaboration with Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar, under their respective banners Sukumar Writings and Mythri Movie Makers. The film features debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty in the lead roles, with Vijay Sethupathi playing a prominent role. #VijaySethupathi #PanjaVasisshnavTej #KrithiShetty
Thirike Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | The BR Review | George | Sam | Gopi | Namita
#Thirike is a Malayalam movie directed by #GeorgeKora & #SamXavier. The film stars #GopiKrishnan, #GeorgeKora, #NamitaKrishnamurthy and #ShanthiKrishna.
Thimiram Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | The BR Review | Shivaram Mony
#Thimiram is a Malayalam movie starring #RachanaNarayanankutty and #VishakNair in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by #ShivaramMony.
The Mosquito Philosophy Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Jayaprakash
#TheMosquitoPhilosophy is a Tamil-language family drama film written and directed by #JayaprakashRadhakrishnan. The film tells the story about Suresh, the protagonist, who springs a surprise on his friends by announcing that he is to be wedded, where in fact it is Suresh himself who is in for a surprise. Filmed using the minimalist techniques, it is considered part of the Dogme 95 movement. The film was released on OTT platform #Mubi.
The Family Man S2 Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Raj | Krishna | Manoj Bajpayee | Samantha | Priyamani
#TheFamilyMan is an Indian espionage action thriller streaming television series on Amazon Prime Video created, directed, and produced by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. who also co-wrote the story and screenplay with Suman Kumar, with dialogue penned by Sumit Arora and Suman Kumar. The series features #ManojBajpayee as Srikant Tiwari, a middle-class man secretly working as an intelligence officer for the Threat Analysis and Surveillance Cell (TASC), a fictitious branch of the National Investigation Agency. It also stars Priyamani, Sharad Kelkar, Neeraj Madhav, Sharib Hashmi, Dalip Tahil, Sunny Hinduja and Shreya Dhanwanthary. #SamanthaAkkineni was hired for the second season of the series making her foray into the digital medium. #Priyamani #SharedKelkar #NeerajMadhav #SharibHashmi #DalipTahil #SunnyHinduja #ShreyaDhanwanthary #RajNidimoru #KrishnaDK
Teddy Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Arya | Sakthi | Sayyeshaa
#Teddy is a Tamil-language live-action/animated fantasy action film, written and directed by #ShaktiSoundarRajan. The film stars a teddy bear in the titular role as a special character, while #Arya along with #Sayyeshaa feature in the lead roles. Sathish, Sakshi Agarwal and Magizh Thirumeni play supporting roles in the film. The music is composed by D. Imman and film is produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under his production banner Studio Green.
Sulthan Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Bakkiyaraj | Karthi | Rashmika
#Sulthan is a Tamil-language action thriller film, written and directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, and produced by S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars #Karthi and #RashmikaMandanna, the latter's debut in Tamil cinema. Napoleon, Lal, Yogi Babu and Ramachandra Raju play supporting roles. The film is scored by #YuvanShankarRaja with the soundtrack composed by #Vivek-Mervin. The cinematography and editing are performed by #SathyanSooryan and Ruben respectively. #BakkiyarajKannan
Sreekaram Telugu Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Kishore | Sharwanand | Priyanka | The BR Review
#Sreekaaram is a Telugu-language drama film directed by Kishore B and produced by 14 Reels Plus studio. Kishore wrote the script with dialogues by Sai Madhav Burra. The film stars #Sharwanand and #PriyankaArulMohan with Sai Kumar in a pivotal role. It has music scored by Mickey J. Meyer with cinematography and editing by J. Yuvaraju and Marthand K. Venkatesh respectively.
Sarpatta Parambarai Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Pa. Ranjith | Arya | Pasupathy | Dushara
#SarpattaParambarai is a Tamil-language period sports drama film directed by #PaRanjith, who also co-produced the film under his banner Neelam Productions, along with Shanmugam Dhakshanaraj of K9 Studios. The film stars #Arya, #DusharaVijayan, #Pasupathy, #AnupamaKumar and #SanchanaNatarajan. Set during the 1980s, the film revolves around a clash between two clans namely Idiyappa Parambarai and Sarpatta Parambarai in North Chennai, which also showcases the boxing culture in the locality and also the politics being involved in it. The film's technical crew comprises of music director Santhosh Narayanan, cinematographer Murali G. and editor Selva R. K.
Richter Scale 7.6 Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Jeeva | Murukan Martin | Asok
#RichterScale7.6 is a Malayalam movie directed by JeevaKJ Starring #MurukanMartin, #AsokKumarPeringode, #ArunMicheal, #KripaDaniel and #Biny.
Operation Java Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | BR Review | Tharun | Balu | Binu | Tom
#OperationJava is a Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by #TharunMoorthy. It stars an ensemble cast including #BaluVarghese, #Lukman, #BinuPappu, #Irshad, #Shine #TomChacko, and #Vinayakan.
One Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | The BR Review | Santhosh Vishwanath | Mammootty
#One is a Malayalam-language political thriller film directed by Santhosh Vishwanath and written by Bobby & Sanjay. The film stars #Mammootty, #MuraliGopy, Joju George, Siddique, Mathew Thomas, Ishaani Krishna, Gayatri Arun and Nimisha Sajayan in lead roles.
Nizhal Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | BR Review | Appu | Kunchacko Boban | Nayanthara
#Nizhal is a Malayalam-language mystery thriller film directed by Appu N. Bhattathiri and written by S. Sanjeev. It stars #KunchackoBoban and #Nayanthara in the lead roles and features Izin Hash, Rony David, Saiju Kurup and Divya Prabha in supporting roles. Appu N. Bhattathiri with Arunlal S. P. edited the film while Deepak D. Menon handled the cinematography. Sooraj S. Kurup composed the original songs and background score.
Nayattu Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Martin Prakkat | Joju George
#Nayattu is a Malayalam-language survival thriller film directed and co-produced by #MartinPrakkat and written by Shahi Kabir. It stars #JojuGeorge, #KunchakoBoban and #NimishaSajayan in the lead roles and features Jaffar Idukki, Anil Nedumangad and Harikrishnan in supporting roles. #MaheshNarayanan edits the film while Shyju Khalid handles the cinematography. Vishnu Vijay composes the original songs and Akhil Alex composes the background score. Director Ranjith and P. M. Sasidharan produced the film under Gold Coin Motion Picture Company in association with Martin Prakkat Films.
Narappa Telugu Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Srikanth | Venkatesh | Priyamani | Kathik | Asuran
#Narappa is a Telugu-language action drama film directed by #SrikanthAddala. A remake of the Tamil-language film #Asuran (2019) which is itself based on the novel Vekkai by Poomani, the film stars #Venkatesh, #Priyamani and #KarthikRathnam. It is being jointly produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu and D. Suresh Babu under their respective banners V. Creations and Suresh Productions. #ManiSharma composed the film's music. The film is available on Amazon Prime Video.
Methagu Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Kittu | Kutti Mani | Lizzie Antony | Eshwar Basha
#Methagu is a Tamil film directed by #Kittu starring #KuttiMani, #LizzieAntony and #EshwarBasha. The Movie shows the true events that happened in Tamileelam to suppress Tamil ethnicity and it is talking about how and why Tamil leader #Prabhakaran emerged in the Tamil freedom struggle in the Indian Ocean Island nation Srilanka.
Mandela Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Yogi Babu | Madonne Ashwin
Malik Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Mahesh Narayanan | Fahadh Faasil | Joju | Nimisha
#Mālik is a Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed, written and edited by #MaheshNarayanan.The film is produced by Anto Joseph under the banner of Anto Joseph Film Company. #FahadhFaasil plays the titular character #SulaimanMalik, with #NimishaSajayan and #JojuGeorge in prominent roles, while Vinay Forrt, Dileesh Pothan and Indrans amongst others in supporting roles.
Malaysia To Amnesia Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Radha Mohan | Vaibhav | Vani Bhojan
#MayasiyaToAmnesia is a Tamil language comedy film directed by #RadhaMohan starring #Vaibhav, #VaniBhojan, #MSBhaskar & #Karunakaran. #MalaysiatoAmnesiaReview #MalaysiatoAmnesiaMovieReview #ZEE5
Maadathy Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Leena Manimekalai | Semmalar Annam | Ajmina Kasim
#Maadathy is a Tamil feature film directed by #LeenaManimekalai starring #SemmalarAnnam, #AjminaKasim & #PatrickRaj.
Love Life & Pakodi Telugu Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | The BR Review | Jayanth Gali | Bimal
#LoveLife&Pakodi is a Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by #JayanthGali. The film is produced by Jayanth Gali under the banner Color of My Ink Films and Madhura Sreedhar Reddy on the banner Madhura Entertainment, features #BimalKartheekRebba, #SanchithaPoonacha, #KrishnaHebbale, #Kalajyothi, #AnuradhaMallikarjun, #AkarshRajBagavatula in pivotal roles.
Kuthiraivaal Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan
#Kuthiraivaal is a Tamil-language psychological thriller drama film written by G. Rajesh and co-directed by Manoj Leonel Jahson and Shyam Sunder on their directorial debuts. The film stars #Kalaiyarasan, #AnjaliPatil and Chetan in the lead roles. The film consists of magical realism elements such as man with a horse tail, horse without a tail and a sky with both sun and moon appearing simultaneously at the same time.The film is deemed as one of only few Tamil films to have used the concept of magical realism besides Aalavandhan. It became the first Indian film to have been nominated for international premiere at the Berlin critics film festival. The film is loosely inspired from Franz Kafka's novel The Metamorphosis.
Kho-Kho Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Rahul Riji Nair | Rajisha
#Kho-Kho is a Malayalam sports drama film film written and directed by #RahulRijiNair starring #RajishaVijayan and produced by First Print Studios.
Karnan Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Mari Selvaraj | Dhanush | Rajisha
#Karnan is a Tamil-language action drama film directed by #MariSelvaraj, and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under his V Creations banner. The film stars #Dhanush, Lal, Yogi Babu, Natarajan Subramaniam, Rajisha Vijayan, Gouri G. Kishan and Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli. The film features music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Theni Eswar, and editing done by Selva R. K.
Kala Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | The BR Review | Rohit | Tovino | Sumesh | Divya
#Kala is a Malayalam-language psychological thriller film, directed by #Rohith V. S. and written by Yadhu Pushpakaran and Rohith V. S. It stars #TovinoThomas and #SumeshMoor in the lead roles and features Lal and #DivyaPillai in supporting roles. #ChamanChakko is the editor of the film while Akhil George handles the cinematography. Dawn Vincent composes the background score and did the audiography. The film is produced by Siju Mathew and Navis Xaviour under Juvis Productions and co-produced by Tovino Thomas, Rohith V. S. and Akhil George under Adventure Company and Tovino Thomas Productions.
Joji Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Dileesh Pothan | Fahadh Faasil
#Joji is a Malayalam language crime drama film directed by #DileeshPothan and written by Syam Pushkaran. Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the film is produced by Bhavana Studios, in association with Working Class Hero and #FahadhFaasil and Friends company. Fahadh Faasil plays the title character, while Baburaj, Shammi Thilakan, and Unnimaya Prasad play other pivotal roles.
Jagame Thandhiram Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Karthik Subbaraj | Dhanush | Aishwarya Lekshmi
#JagameThandhiram is aTamil action thriller film written and directed by #KarthikSubbaraj and produced by S. Sashikanth and Ramachandra of YNOT Studios, along with Reliance Entertainment. The film stars #Dhanush, #AishwaryaLekshmi and #JamesCosmo, while #JojuGeorge and #Kalaiyarasan portray supporting roles. It marks the Indian film debut of Cosmo. The soundtrack and background score is composed by #SanthoshNarayanan, with cinematography handled by #ShreyaasKrishna and editing by Vivek Harshan.
Irul Malayam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Naseef Yusuf | Fahadh Faasil
#Irul is an Malayalam-language mystery crime thriller film directed by Naseef Yusuf Izuddin in his directorial debut. The film is jointly produced by Anto Joseph Film Company and Plan J Studios, which stars #FahadhFaasil, #SoubinShahir and #DarshanaRajendran. #NaseefYusufIzuddin
Hasyam Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Navarasa | Jayaraj | Harisree Ashokan | Sabitha
#Hasyam (Humour) is the eighth film in writer-director #Jayaraj’s #Navarasa series that has so far yielded Shantham, Karunam, Bhibatsa, Adbutham, Veeram, Bhayanakam and Roudram, with one more to come. The cast of Hasyam includes #HarisreeAshokan & #SabithaJayaraj.
First Nights Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Jack Prabhu | Santoshh K K
#FirstNights is a Tamil movie directed by #JackPrabhu & Santoshh.
Ek Mini Katha Telugu Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Karthik Rapolu | Santosh | Kavya | Shraddha
#EkMiniKatha is a Telugu-language adult comedy film directed by debutant Karthik Rapolu and written by Merlapaka Gandhi. It is produced by UV Concepts, UV Creations, and Mango Mass Media with an ensemble cast of #SantoshShoban, #KavyaThapar and #ShraddhaDas.
Eeswaran Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | STR | Suseenthiran | Nidhhi Agerwal | Nandita
#Eeswaran is a Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by #Suseenthiran, and produced by Balaji Kapa under banners Madhav Media. It stars #Silambarsan, #Bharathiraja, #NidhhiAgerwal and #NanditaSwetha. The film has music scored by S. #Thaman, whereas cinematography and editing were handled by #Tirru and #Anthony respectively.
Dilemma Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | The BR Review | Pandian Sooravali | Fenny | Santhosh
#DILEMMA: SOME ADULTS STORY is a Tamil independent feature film written, produced and directed by #PandianSooravali alias Thana Kanjee Pandian. The film had its world premiere on 6th February 2021 at Independent Film Festival of Chennai ( IFFC - 2021 ) and now it will be streaming on OTT platforms from 4th June. #Fenny, #Manigandan, #SanthoshRaajKumar, #SaranyaSara, #Subramanian, #GunaSundhari, #Dhasthakir.
Cold Case Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Thanu Balak | Prithviraj Sukumaran | Aditi
Cold Case is a Malayalam-language supernatural thriller film directed by Thanu Balak and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Aditi Balan in the lead roles. #ColdCase #PrithvirajSukumaran #ColdCaseReview #AditiBalan #ThanuBalak
Cinema Bandi Telugu Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | The BR Review | Praveen Kandregula
#CinemaBandi is a Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by debutant #PraveenKandregula. Produced by #RajNidimoru and #Krishna D.K., the film stars various debutant actors.
Chathur Mukham Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Ranjeet Sankar | Manju Warrier | Salil
#ChathurMukham is a Malayalam-language techno-horror thriller film directed by Ranjeet Kamala Sankar and Salil.V. for the screenplay written by K. Abhayakumar and Anil Kurian. It stars #ManjuWarrier, #SunnyWayne and #AlencierLeyLopez in the lead roles and features Niranjana Anoop, Babu Annur, Shyamaprasad and Rony David in supporting roles. Manoj edits the film while Abinandhan Ramanujam handles the cinematography. Dawn Vincent composes the original songs and background score. The film is jointly produced by Jiss Toms and Justin Thomas under Jiss Toms Movies and Manju Warrier Productions.
Biriyaani Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Sajin Baabu | Kani Kusruti
#Biriyaani is a Malayalam-language film written and directed by #SajinBaabu. The film was produced by UAN Film House, it features #KaniKusruti, #Shailaja in the lead roles. The film won NETPAC award for best film in 20th Asiatica Film Festival in Rome.Jury price for Best Film at Banglore International Film Festival, best film at the Caleidoscope Indian Film festiva, Boston etc .Actress Kani Kusurti won the best actress at the BRICS competition section of the 42nd Moscow Film Festival, Best actress at the Caleidoscope Indian Film festiva, second-best actress award at the Imagine Film Festival in Madrid, Spain for the performance in this film. She has also won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress at Kerala State Film Awards in 2019 for her performance as Khadeeja.
Aarkkariyam Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | The BR Review | Sanu Varghese
#Aarkkariyam is a Malayalam drama film directed and co-written by #SanuJohnVarghese. Co-written by Arun Janardanan and Rajesh Ravi, the film stars #BijuMenon, #ParvathyThiruvothu, and Sharafudheen. The film is produced by Aashiq Abu and Santhosh T. Kuruvilla.
Aanum Pennum Malayalam Anthology Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Venu | Aashiq Abu | Jay
#AanumPennum is a Malayalam-language anthology film featuring three segments directed by #Venu, #AashiqAbu and #JayK. The film explores the stories of man-woman relationships in the backdrop of three different timelines with each segment telling a story on romance, betrayal and lust. The anthology features an ensemble cast of #ParvathyThiruvothu, #AsifAli, #JojuGeorge, #SamyukthaMenon, #RoshanMathew, #DarshanaRajendran, #IndrajithSukumaran, #NedumudiVenu, #KaviyoorPonnamma and #BasilJoseph. #Bijibal and #DawnVincent composes the original songs and background score. The film is presented by #RajeevRavi and produced by C. K. Padma Kumar and M. Dileep Kumar under Prime Production.
99 Songs Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | AR Rahman | Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy
#99Songs is a musical romance film directed by #VishweshKrishnamoorthy, and co-written and produced by #ARRahman. The film was shot simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The film co-produced by Ideal Entertainment and distributed by Jio Studios, stars debutants Ehan Bhat and Edilsy Vargas in lead roles, alongside Aditya Seal, Lisa Ray and Manisha Koirala among others portray supporting characters. The film is a sensual story about art and self-discovery of a struggling singer who wants to be a successful music composer.
The Great Indian Kitchen Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan
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#TheGreatIndianKitchen is a Malayalam comedy movie, directed by #JeoBaby. The movie stars #SurajVenjaramoodu and #NimishaSajayan in the lead roles.
Seththumaan Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan
#Seththumaan is a Tamil language film directed by #Thamizh starring Ashwin and Manickam. Seththumaan is prodcued by #PaRanjith.
Pulikuthi Pandi Tamil Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan
#PulikuthiPandi is a Tamil-language action drama television film produced, written and directed by M. Muthaiah. The film stars #VikramPrabhu, #LakshmiMenon and Singampuli in lead roles with Samuthrakani, R.K. Suresh, Vela Ramamoorthy and Sujatha Sivakumar in important roles. The music for the film is composed by N. R. Raghunanthan.
Pebbles (Koozhangal) Tamil Movie Review | Baradwaj Rangan | PS Vinothraj | Nayanthara
#Pebbles (Koozhangal) is a Tamil film directed by #PSVinothraj starring Karuththadaiyan and Chella Pandi produced by #Nayanthara and #VigneshShivn. Koozhangal had its world premiere at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam.
Paava Kadhaigal Anthology Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Vetri Maaran | GVM | Sudha
#PaavaKadhaigal is a Tamil-language anthology film, consisting of four short film segments, directed by Sudha Kongara, #GauthamMenon, #Vetrimaaran and #VigneshShivan. Through four unique stories, the film explores how pride, honour, and sin influence complex relationships of love.The anthology features an ensemble cast of Kalki Koechlin, Anjali, Sai Pallavi, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Simran, Kalidas Jayaram, Bhavani Sre and Shanthnu Bhagyaraj.