Summer In Bethlehem was a movie produced by Siyad Kokker, and Marivillin Gopurangal was a beautiful song from that film. In fact, every song in that Vidyasagar musical is extremely beautiful. The new film from Siyad Koker’s production house is given the title Marivillin Gopurangal, and this movie also has music from legendary Vidyasagar. But as soon as the movie begins, we get to hear… Continue reading Marivillin Gopurangal Review | A Tiresome Comedy With a Bland and Scattered Script
Perumani Review | An Impressive Satire That Strikes a Pleasing Balance
Maju KB’s latest film Perumani, is an eccentric satire that mocks a range of things in the format of a comedy set against the backdrop of an imaginary village. The caricature-ish tone of characters is always putting the movie at risk of being an overdone comedy. But by keeping the verbal part minimal and emphasizing more… Continue reading Perumani Review | An Impressive Satire That Strikes a Pleasing Balance
Aaro Review | Proof That Actors and Technicians Have EMIs to Pay
The reason why I decided to watch the movie Aaro, directed by Kareem, was that it had some phenomenal names like Joju George, Anumol, Rafeeq Ahmed, Bijibal, Noufal Abdullah, etc. But by the end of the movie, I realized that no matter how phenomenal these people are, they too have EMIs to pay. Aaro is a movie that has time-traveled from the late… Continue reading Aaro Review | Proof That Actors and Technicians Have EMIs to Pay
Nadikar Review | A Showbiz Critique That Fumbles in the Second Half
We all have heard stories about the star tantrums on film sets, and even established filmmakers have talked about the delusional stars who ruin their own careers by overestimating their star value. The new Tovino Thomas starrer Nadikar is quite an honest attempt to expose this delusional phase of these stars. While the critiquing of that angle… Continue reading Nadikar Review | A Showbiz Critique That Fumbles in the Second Half
Malayalee From India Review | A Heavy-Handed Political Satire Rescued by Nivin Pauly’s Performance and Its Relevance
Malayalee From India is the third collaboration of director Dijo Jose Antony and writer Sharis Mohammed. In terms of how these two present the drama in their story, there is this slightly outdated gallery-pleasing staging. At a time when the courts in movies started to look authentic, Dijo and Sharis made Prithviraj do all those political… Continue reading Malayalee From India Review | A Heavy-Handed Political Satire Rescued by Nivin Pauly’s Performance and Its Relevance
Panchavalsara Padhathi Review | A Tiresome Political Satire Devoid of Craft
Looking at the state of the country, one can easily agree that the climate demands some political and religious satires to make people aware of what is happening around them. The new movie of PG Premlal, Panchavalsara Padhathi, written by Thondimuthalum Driksashiyum fame Sajeev Pazhoor, is an attempt to create a mockery of the social evils. Unfortunately, the craft… Continue reading Panchavalsara Padhathi Review | A Tiresome Political Satire Devoid of Craft
Pavi Caretaker Review | What if Lunchbox Got the Treatment of 2 Countries
The intimately vulnerable side of male loneliness is a topic that is rarely addressed in our movies. Around the one-hour mark in the film Pavi Caretaker, when the movie slides into this “Lunchbox” -ish love story of this middle-aged single man, I sort of hoped something better would happen in the latter part of the movie as the filmography… Continue reading Pavi Caretaker Review | What if Lunchbox Got the Treatment of 2 Countries
Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 Review | An Angry Social Satire in the Era of Big Boss
The 2010 Dibakar Banerjee film Love Sex aur Dhokha (LSD) was a highly captivating film, because of its found footage nature. Even though it had that layer of social satire with three interconnected stories, what made it so fresh was the treatment, which relied only on various types of cameras that were available during those days. When it comes to… Continue reading Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 Review | An Angry Social Satire in the Era of Big Boss