‘Aranmanai 4’ movie review: Despite lacking in finesse, Tamannaah anchors the best entry in the franchise

‘Aranmanai 4’ movie review: Despite lacking in finesse, Tamannaah anchors the best entry in the franchise

A still from ‘Aranmanai 4’  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Horror-comedy franchises like Aranmanai and Kanchana deserve a detailed case study; despite getting critically panned almost always, they turn out to make a considerable mark at the box-office. Considering they are the franchises with the most films in Tamil cinema, it’s a no-brainer that they …

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A Fairly Sincere Meta Drama, Lost In Mass Movie Cliches

A Fairly Sincere Meta Drama, Lost In Mass Movie Cliches

But the tone is hardly that of a film like Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback (1983), the KG George classic that traced the life of a starlet that makes it big and then loses it all. The backstory of Tara Janaki (a real and affecting Tamannaah) is just one part of the movie with the majority …

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