Film critic

Bhuvanesh Chandar

Writes for The Hindu

10reviews 2024–25active
Dragon 2025 Dragon

in The Hindu

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "Ragavan's story is a modern take, an antidote, to the countless Tamil college dramas with heroes proclaiming the swag with which young men should carry themselves."
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Freedom 2025 Freedom

in The Hindu

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote, "Alternating between the plight of the prisoners and their family members at the camp, Freedom ends up becoming so tunnel-visioned on selling the sentimentality of the story that it removes any scope for pointed political commentary".
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Maaman 2025 Maaman

in The Hindu

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "Director Prasanth Pandiyaraj’s film fails to build on its intriguing central conflict, and the many regressive undertones only take away from its good intentions.
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Paranthu Po 2025 Paranthu Po

in The Hindu

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu stated, "Paranthu Po is a film about a child learning to climb down a mountain, literally and metaphorically, but it is also a story that urges us to fly away to the hills and to remember when we threw a tantrum every time life seemed unfair.
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Raayan 2024 Raayan

in The Hindu

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "In his sophomore directorial, Dhanush attempts to turn an ordinary story into something more with a well-written setting and measured storytelling, but falls disappointingly short."
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