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IOL News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Buckle up for thrills: Ajith Kumar's road trip takes a hair-raising turn in 'Vidaamuyarchi'
That's why I thoroughly recommend 'Vidaamuyarchi', which is written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. The Tamil film with English subtitles on Netflix also boasts the star pairing of Ajith Kumar as Arjun M and Trisha Krishnan as Kayal Arjun. Seriously, it has all the hallmarks of leaving viewers on tenterhooks, especially when underpinned by a solid script with plenty of red herrings and a fabulous cast. Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. After twelve years of marriage, Kayal wants a divorce as she has fallen in love with someone else. For a while, they were happily married until Kayal's miscarriage, which left her infertile. The strain of the loss left the couple living very emotionally distant lives. However, Arjun hasn't stopped loving his wife despite the communication breakdown and her infidelity. So when she says she wants out and that she's moving to her parents' home in Tbilisi, Georgia, Arjun asks to drive her from Baku, Azerbaijan, as their final farewell. While all starts well with the road trip, a road rage encounter with three young men takes a dark turn close to a gas station. Shortly thereafter, Arjun's car breaks down. Fortunately, Rakshith, a truck driver, and his wife Deepika, a couple Kayal befriended at a fuel stop, stop to assist him. They offer to drop Kayal at a nearby cafe to call for a tow truck as there is no cellphone signal in the area. However, what starts as a kind gesture turns into a nightmare when Arjun is unable to locate Kayal. After managing to restart his car, he goes on a cat-and-mouse chase trying to track his wife.


The Hindu
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
The Tamil play Kaanal Neero's gripping storyline makes it worth watching
For a suspense story to work, nothing should be obvious. It is the ambiguity that sustains interest in such stories. Dummies Drama's Kaanal Neero (story and dialogues by Sridhar Ramaswamy and direction by V. Sreevathson) is one such story, where you are left wondering not who the murderer is, but whether the murder took place or not. Shiva is a rich estate owner. His wife Kayal is an attention seeker, and torments Shiva. One day the quarrel between them takes a serious turn, and she tries to slash her wrist. Shiva wrenches the knife from her hands and pushes her down. She suffers an injury and dies. Moving the stage LED display (LED support - TN Now), to show Shiva dragging Kayal's body out of the house and burying it, was a very clever way of portraying the scene. You see Shiva (Sridhar Ramaswamy) murdering his wife and burying her. But subsequent events leave you wondering whether Kayal is actually dead. Shiva gets phone calls from unknown numbers and when he answers the phone, it is Kayal at the other end, asking him why he has abandoned her. Should you believe the evidence of your eyes? Or should you not? You keep asking yourself this, throughout. Shiva goes to pieces, and finally confesses to the crime and tells the police where he buried the body. But when the police dig up the spot, there is no corpse in the pit. The way the plot was handled and the performance of the actors kept the story gripping till the end. V. Sridhar as lawyer Sviggy, Sridhar Ramaswamy as Shiva and Satish as Kadir were particularly good in their roles. The conclusion, however, was unconvincing and left one with many questions. There were some logical loopholes too in the play. However, to raise these questions in this review would act as a spoiler. Suffice it to say that the play was on the whole entertaining, and with a willing suspension of disbelief, you might be able to overlook the far-fetched conclusion.

1News
06-05-2025
- Sport
- 1News
NRL: Sharks centre Iro wants to be known by new name
The Cronulla player formerly known as Kayal Iro has explained his decision to change his first name midway through the NRL season. Iro made a tryscoring return from a hamstring injury in the Sharks' Magic Round win over Parramatta last Friday sporting a new name on Cronulla's team list. The 25-year-old has now requested he be referred to as 'KL Iro'. The centre is named after his father Kevin Leslie Iro, who enjoyed a decorated career in England and represented New Zealand with distinction. The left centre's official documents will still read "Kayal", but the Sharks flyer said he made the switch to 'KL' to avoid any doubt as to how his name should be pronounced. "Mum didn't want it to be a two-letter name when I was a kid," Iro said. "She's the one that changed it to 'Kayal', I think it was just foreign back then to have a two-letter name. "But my dad always wanted it to be 'KL' and I like it that way too because it's easier to pronounce and there's no confusion. "When I first moved to Australia, my dad wanted me to change it, but I've always been a shy guy. I was too scared to step on anyone's toes. "I guess I've built a bit of a relationship with these fellas now, so I asked the question and got it done pretty quick." Iro said the same applied to his surname, which was often mispronounced by commentators when his father and uncle Tony were playing. "Even my dad and uncle when they were playing, the Pommies would pronounce it 'aye-ro', rather than 'ear-ro'," Iro added. "He didn't care, he loved it but it's pretty cool to hear a commentator saying our family name." Iro was born in England while his father was playing for Leeds but spent most of his childhood growing up in the Cook Islands. While he hinted he would be open to facing the Kangaroos in the end-of-season Ashes series, he has other ambitions on his horizon. "I wouldn't say no but my first thing is getting the Cook Islands qualified for the World Cup next year," he said. "After my career, I want to move back there, relax, and live off the land." Iro and the sixth-placed Sharks (5-4) will face one of the most daunting challenges of their season to date when they travel to take on Manly (4-4) at Brookvale Oval on Sunday. "They've got a strong right edge and also [Tom] Trbojevic at the back," Iro said. "[Trboejvic] is a strike weapon in attack and things happen around him we've got to be aware of him."


West Australian
06-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
‘I was too scared to step on anyone's toes': KL Iro explains why he decided to change his name
Sharks star KL Iro has opened up on last week's decision to change his first name from Kayal, with the strike centre hoping it clears up any confusion about how to pronounce his name. Fans would have noticed last Tuesday that his name had changed on the Cronulla team sheet, with the 25-year-old wanting to recognise his father's initials, with Kevin Leslie Iro dominating wherever he played. The name change was something KL had always considered, with some commentators struggling to pronounce both his given name and surname. 'It was more for the pronunciation because it's actually how my name's pronounced,' the Cook Islands representative said. 'When I was a kid my dad used to always write anything that was mine 'KL'. 'I think he was just stubborn because my mum wouldn't want it to be a two-letter name when I was a kid. 'She's the one that changed it to Kayal. I think it was just foreign back then to have a two-letter name. But my dad always wanted it to be 'KL' and I like it that way too because it's easier to pronounce and there's no confusion. 'When I first moved to Australia, my dad always wanted me to change it, but I've always been a shy guy. I was too scared to step on anyone's toes. 'I guess I've built a bit of a relationship with these fellas now, so I asked the question and got it done pretty quickly. 'It's pretty cool for our family actually because even my dad and uncle when they were playing, the Pommies would pronounce it 'aye-ro', rather than 'ear-ro'. He obviously didn't care, he loved it.' Iro is just happy to be back on the field after he missed a month with a hamstring injury that put the brakes on a very promising start to the season. He made a strong return at Magic Round and extended his try-scoring streak to five matches to start the season, with Iro set to come up against Manly's powerful right edge on Sunday. 'I missed it,' he said. 'I felt I was ready to go two weeks ago but they were nervous to get me out there too quickly and possibly do it again. I'm happy to be back because I missed it.'

News.com.au
06-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘I was too scared to step on anyone's toes': KL Iro explains why he decided to change his name
Sharks star KL Iro has opened up on last week's decision to change his first name from Kayal, with the strike centre hoping it clears up any confusion about how to pronounce his name. Fans would have noticed last Tuesday that his name had changed on the Cronulla team sheet, with the 25-year-old wanting to recognise his father's initials, with Kevin Leslie Iro dominating wherever he played. The name change was something KL had always considered, with some commentators struggling to pronounce both his given name and surname. 'It was more for the pronunciation because it's actually how my name's pronounced,' the Cook Islands representative said. 'When I was a kid my dad used to always write anything that was mine 'KL'. 'I think he was just stubborn because my mum wouldn't want it to be a two-letter name when I was a kid. 'She's the one that changed it to Kayal. I think it was just foreign back then to have a two-letter name. But my dad always wanted it to be 'KL' and I like it that way too because it's easier to pronounce and there's no confusion. 'When I first moved to Australia, my dad always wanted me to change it, but I've always been a shy guy. I was too scared to step on anyone's toes. 'I guess I've built a bit of a relationship with these fellas now, so I asked the question and got it done pretty quickly. 'It's pretty cool for our family actually because even my dad and uncle when they were playing, the Pommies would pronounce it 'aye-ro', rather than 'ear-ro'. He obviously didn't care, he loved it.' Iro is just happy to be back on the field after he missed a month with a hamstring injury that put the brakes on a very promising start to the season. He made a strong return at Magic Round and extended his try-scoring streak to five matches to start the season, with Iro set to come up against Manly's powerful right edge on Sunday. 'I missed it,' he said.