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Baradwaj Rangan

Baradwaj Rangan's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Middle Class Melodies (2020) 88% EDIT “The film feels like a warm embrace.” – Film Companion Mar 27, 2024 Full Review Sreekaram (2021) EDIT “With a superman as the protagonist, the film has no drama or suspense.” – Film Companion Mar 26, 2024 Full Review Arishadvarga (2019) 83% EDIT “You could claim that the film exists more on an existential plane. Balaji Manohar's cinematography is a standout. The delicate framing (clearly, the work of the director, too) almost makes a case that this is the only pacing that makes sense.” – Film Companion Mar 26, 2024 Full Review Narappa (2021) 100% EDIT “Narappa works even if you’ve seen Asuran because the core is so powerful.” – Film Companion Jan 19, 2024 Full Review Halal Love Story (2020) 75% EDIT “This is a very funny film. And yet, the subtext is always serious, always linked to halal/haram, and what it means to be a Muslim.” – Film Companion Jan 17, 2024 Full Review Fidaa (2018) EDIT “This is the kind of film you watch when you're looking for something to comfort you — equivalent to a hot chocolate, or diving into a bowl of Maggi at 2 am.” – Film Companion Jan 16, 2024 Full Review Care of Kancharapalem (2017) 100% EDIT “This Venkatesh Maha film, starring Subba Rao and Praveena Paruchuri, is a slow-burn romance with a twist that’s not just clever but also deeply moving.” – Film Companion Jan 16, 2024 Full Review Pa.Paandi (2017) 100% EDIT “...the film blooms when Revathy appears. This section plays like an urban spin on MT Vasudevan Nair's story, Vanaprastham, and it's remarkably free of melodrama.” – Film Companion Jan 16, 2024 Full Review Sillu Karuppatti (2019) 100% EDIT “The episodes are interconnected through people and objects and even stray animals and birds. These connections don’t appear contrived, because the basic thread is...human connection.” – Film Companion Jan 16, 2024 Full Review Cinemabandi (2021) 100% EDIT “This is a pleasant film that has a low-key charm that is its own reward.” – Film Companion Jan 16, 2024 Full Review Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) EDIT “Directed by Elan and starring Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson, the film is a well-acted, well-made love story that goes far beyond rom-com clichés.” – Film Companion Jan 16, 2024 Full Review Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (2016) EDIT “A letdown, but not a lazy one...” – The Hindu Jan 16, 2024 Full Review Ka Pae Ranasingam (2020) 83% EDIT “Aishwarya Rajesh, after Kanaa, gets a role that gives her the gamut. Rangaraj Pandey is superb. And Vijay Sethupathi is in marvellous form. ” – Film Companion Jan 11, 2024 Full Review Andhaghaaram (2020) 67% EDIT “Taken as a whole, the film is underwhelming, and yet, scene for scene, it's some kind of spectacular. This is the arrival of a very real talent.” – Film Companion Jan 10, 2024 Full Review Bhoomi (2021) 0% EDIT “There’s a great idea, with echoes of the Swadeshi movement, that says farmers should be self-dependent. But if intentions were enough, every movie would be a masterpiece.” – Film Companion Jan 10, 2024 Full Review 99 Songs (2019) 86% EDIT “Walking away from 99 Songs, I felt I had watched an experimental film, a deep dive into the mind of a great creator. It didn't bother me that, taken as another feature film, I might have treated it differently.” – Film Companion Jan 10, 2024 Full Review Kaithi (2019) 100% EDIT “There's a fantastic "mass" scene, set around a swimming pool, where the protagonist stuffs himself with biriyani — it's a stunning few minutes of a purely physical performance.” – Film Companion Oct 9, 2023 Full Review Bigil (2019) 71% EDIT “The screenplay could have been tighter, but it's still a model of how we can get serious even in the overblown world of a "mass" movie, and yet not forget to have fun.” – Film Companion Oct 9, 2023 Full Review The Last Farmer (2021) 100% EDIT “It shows the confidence [Manikandan] has in himself as a director...” – Film Companion Dec 28, 2022 Full Review Valimai (2022) 40% EDIT “The amma sentiment and the crying baby sentiment, are things that would have been cliched in the Mohenjo Daro era.” – Film Companion Mar 2, 2022 Full Review Churuli (2021) 67% EDIT “Usually films come full-circle. But here, it's like a hypnotist's wheel. From the centre-point of the inciting incident, the narrative (and your head) spins further and further away into an unending whirlpool.” – Film Companion Nov 23, 2021 Full Review Pebbles (2021) 100% EDIT “Despite the many tragedies in the scenario (both natural and man-made), the film doesn't beg for our sympathies. Only at the very end do we feel a twinge.” – Film Companion Oct 25, 2021 Full Review Paka (River of Blood) (2021) 100% EDIT “This is a classic Romeo-Juliet story where two people from two warring families fall in love. But what's interesting is how the director takes the love story for granted and pushes it to the background.” – Film Companion Sep 20, 2021 Full Review Nayattu (2021) 100% EDIT “Unlike the usual, glossy thrillers, Nayattu is very rooted.” – Film Companion May 21, 2021 Full Review Love (2020) EDIT “The film has a brilliant twist that's not just a stunt but deeply rooted in psychology. It's like Thappad on acid.” – Film Companion Mar 2, 2021 Full Review
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