Mister Madras

Thodari is one of the most expected films of this year considering the fact that it’s Dhanush’s first film of 2016. With a stellar cast and talented crew list, the captain of the ship, Prabhu Solomon had a lot of expectations to match with this emotional thriller. Prabhu is known to bring out the natural best out of his artists and Dhanush is a director’s actor. Thereby this collaboration makes this a film, worth waiting for in-spite of delays in its release. The film’s trailer somewhat gives away the crux of the film. A panicked gang of passengers, running havoc, trying to save themselves from a train that’s running out of control was evident and the reason for it is the story of Thodari . Dhanush has taken the role of Poochiyappan, a meager pantry boy who’s life revolves around trains and in quest of a partner who’d be family for him, something that he didn’t have so long. On this journey towards Chennai in the bewitched DC Express, he s...

Restaurant Week has returned to Chennai and this thirteenth edition of RWI runs from Friday, 16th September to Sunday, 25th September, 2016, featuring 12 restaurants in our city. This year’s RWI is presented by Ola Prime, thereby giving food enthusiasts the opportunity to dine at some of India’s finest restaurants at a fraction of a la carte rates. As of this round, Restaurant Week will be featuring healthy and diet friendly options on the Restaurant Week menus. These menu items will include gluten free, vegan, low carb and low sugar options for health conscious diners. Diners in Chennai are offered, as usual, a three-course prix fixe menu  at Rs. 750 for lunch and Rs. 900 for dinner. All pricing stated are per diner, exclusive of applicable taxes, service charges as well as dishes ordered outside of the special Ola Prime presents Restaurant Week menu. This round of the largest culinary event in India will once again feature Restaurant Week Signature options over and above an exte...

Iru Mugan , the long awaited sci-fi thriller from Vikram is finally here and this film has many reasons to be a game changer. This is also the first time Vikram has done a dual role. Directed by Anand Shankar, the film is produced by Shibu Thameens under his Thameens Film banner. Apart from Chiyaan, the film stars Nayanthara, Nithya Menen, Thambi Ramiah, Karunakaran and Nasser in pivotal roles. RAW agents of the Indian Army Akilan (Vikram) and Meera (Nayanthara), go after Love (Vikram) who’s a mad scientist on loose. Post a battle, they assume they’ve taken down Love but in due process Akilan loses Meera to whom he would’ve gotten married to by then. Fast forward four years, Akilan, now an ex- agent, gets called back into service and that’s when he realizes that Love isn’t dead yet. RAW head Maliq (Nasser) sends Akilan and Aarushi (Nithya Menon) to Malaysia and Akilan takes the assignment only to get his hands on the one who killed his wife. Whether he succ...

Area:-  T – Nagar Cost for two:-  ₹2,000 for two people (approx.) Cuisine:-  North Indian, South Indian, Continental, Asian I recently had the opportunity to check out Grand by GRT Hotels   by staying there and using their facilities. Obviously food is something I wasn’t going to leave untouched. This property has two restaurants, one is the  Bazaar – All Day Diner  while the other is  J. Hind .  Apart from these two, they also have a pub called  Steam & Whistles.  This review will be about Bazaar . Location Grand by GRT Hotels   is a landmark in T Nagar thanks to the fact that it has stood here for quite a while. It’s located at Sir Thyagaraya Road in T. Nagar, pretty close to the Teynampet signal. It’s right next to the Adidas showroom and its beautiful facade makes it hard to miss. Considering it’s a star hotel, parking isn’t an issue. They’ve got valet parking service. They have parking space at the basement which is pretty spaciou...