2013 Tamil Movies - A Retrospect. Laurels and Loss.

Top 14 ~ 2013. Shalu's choice.

1. Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum ~ Mysskin
2. Neram ~ Alphonse Putheren
3. Maryan ~ Bharath Bala
4. Aarambam ~ Vishnuvardhan
5. Chennaiyil Oru Naal ~ Shaheed Kader
6. Ambikapathy ~ Anand L. Rai (Tamil dialogues by John Mahendran) 
7. Kadal ~ Maniratnam
8. Haridas ~ G.N.R. Kumaravelan
9. Gauravom ~ Radha Mohan
10. Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara ~ Gokul
11. Soodhu Kavvum ~ Nalan Kumarasamy
12. Kutti Pulli ~ Muthiah
13. Aadhalal Kathal Seiveer ~ Suseenthiran
14. Villa (Pizza 2) ~ Deepan Chakravarthy

The Good Awards.

1. "Wow ! What-A-Movie" Award. Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum. 
2. "Semma - Action, Wit & Intelligence" Award. Aarambam.
3. "This truly tugged my heart" Award. Haridas. 
4. "Semma Comedy. Loved it heaps" Award. Neram
5. "Semma Comedy. Loved it heaps. Part 2" Award. Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara.
6. "I love the sea. And, I love this movie" Award. Maryan.
7. "I love the sea. And, I love this movie. Part 2" Award. Kadal.
8. "You have got to watch the movie JUST for this song!" Award. Maryan. Innum Konjum Neram.
9. "You have got to watch the movie JUST for this song!. Part 2." Award. Kadal. Nenjukulle.
10. "A fun watch despite the slow pace" Award. Moodar Koodam.
11. "Wow-What-An-Ending" Award. Ambikapathy 2013.
12. "The-I-Am-A-Diehard-Naalaya-Iyakunar-Fan" Award. The Villa (Pizza 2).

The Not-So-Good Awards.

1. "The trailer was awesome. How come the movie was not?" Award. Irandam Ulagam ~ Selvaragavan
2. "The trailer was awesome. The songs were a blast. How come the movie fell short ?" Award. Thanga Meengal ~ Ram. For the moral of the story
3. "Anticipating Vasanth's movies. A let down." Award. Moondru Per Moondru Kaathal ~ Vasanth :- ONLY for the second part !!
4. "The Over Hyped Movie. So-So Watchable." Award. Raja Rani ~Atlee.
5. "A-Big-Banner, A-Big-Budget, and this what you give us?" Award. ~ Kiruthika Udayanidhi. "Osaka, Osaka" song being the only savior.

The Special Mention Awards.

1. "The-Sensitive-Topic, The Present Time Scenario & Awesome Chemistry" Award ~ Kalyana Samayal Saadham ~ RS Prasanna
2. "The-Oh-So-Present-Day-Song-Lyrics-Award" ~ "Yen Fuse Poche from Aarambam
3. "The-Eerie-Feeling" Award ~ Villa (Pizza 2) by Deepan Chakravarthy.

Looking forward to watch these. Atlantic Squid Style. FYI - The Atlantic Squid, is said to have the largest eyes. Like 50 cm in diameter. 

1. JK Ennum Nanbanin Vaazhkai ~ Cheran
2. Thalaimuraigal ~ Balu Mahendra
3. Taramani ~ Ram