Shanavas K Bavakkutty’s new film, Oru Kattil Oru Muri, is written by one of the finest writers in Malayalam cinema, Mr. Raghunath Paleri. In fact, more than the filmography of Shanavas, which has movies like Kismat and Thottappan, it was the Raghunath Paleri factor that gave me a feeling that something would be there in… Continue reading Oru Kattil Oru Muri Review | An Outdated Relationship Drama With a Deliberately Scattered Script
Author: Aswin Bharadwaj
Founder and editor of Lensmen Reviews.
Pushpaka Vimanam Review | A Spoon-Fed, Watered-Down Version of Run Lola Run
There was this movie named Overtake in Malayalam that was released in 2017. It was a spoon-fed ripoff of Steven Spielberg’s Duel. Duel was one intense thriller where Spielberg never bothered about giving backstories to the audience, and the chase was enough to captivate you. But when it became a Malayalam film, there was an… Continue reading Pushpaka Vimanam Review | A Spoon-Fed, Watered-Down Version of Run Lola Run
Thekku Vadakku Review | An Eccentric Satire That Falls Flat Due to Forced Humor
At one point in the second half of the latest Malayalam film, Thekku Vadaku, the character Shankunni faces the question of the relevance of someone’s win if the opponent does not know about it. Based on the story by S Hareesh, I think the soul of this whole drama is in that statement. Unfortunately, the… Continue reading Thekku Vadakku Review | An Eccentric Satire That Falls Flat Due to Forced Humor
Joker: Folie à Deux Review | A Character Study With Too Much Melancholy and Too Little Folie
The title of the second part of Todd Phillips’ Joker is Joker: Folie à Deux. Folie à Deux means a scenario where two people share the same mental illness. So, from the title itself, it is sort of evident that they are trying to pitch the second installment as a love story. While the first… Continue reading Joker: Folie à Deux Review | A Character Study With Too Much Melancholy and Too Little Folie
Gumasthan Review | A Mundane Revenge Thriller With a Mere Backdrop Change
Gumasthan, the latest Malayalam thriller that has Jaise Jose in the title role, is an exaggerated thriller that tries to amplify the usual beats. The script written by Riyaz Ismat has plans to surprise the viewer by planting a lot of decoys in the story. But because of the bloated heroism from the beginning, at… Continue reading Gumasthan Review | A Mundane Revenge Thriller With a Mere Backdrop Change
Chithini Review | A Carbon Dated Horror Drama That Craves for a Roast Rather Than a Review
Chithini is the latest movie from East Coast Vijayan that feels more like a facepalm fest from the word go. Remember that short film the social media trolled for the tough vocabulary? “Punyajanmangalkk labhikkunna poorvajanma saafallyamaanu…” I think East Coast Vijayan considered that movie as a worthy inspiration in dialogue writing, and in Chithini, we… Continue reading Chithini Review | A Carbon Dated Horror Drama That Craves for a Roast Rather Than a Review
Meiyazhagan Review | The Cinematic Equivalent of a Long, Warm Hug
Meiyazhagan, C Prem Kumar’s second movie after the magnificent “96”, has the same texture in terms of treatment. Even if you look at the core idea of the movie, Arulmozhi, the central character of this movie, and Ram of 96 has certain emotional similarities. The movie puts you in the space of a joyous onlooker,… Continue reading Meiyazhagan Review | The Cinematic Equivalent of a Long, Warm Hug
Cup Review | A Generic, Template Sports Drama That Lacks Intent
From the opening scene itself, Cup, the new Mathew Thomas starrer sports drama, has this on-your-face approach in terms of conveying its story. We have a voice-over of the hero who says winning the district cup is my aim. After that, every beat of the story is generic, and the efforts of Sanju V Samuel,… Continue reading Cup Review | A Generic, Template Sports Drama That Lacks Intent