Mura, Muhammad Musthafa’s new movie after his impressive directorial debut, Kappela, is almost like watching Pani from the perspective of the villains. It is somewhat like what if Joju George was the bad guy and the boys were on the right side? Written by Suresh Babu, the script of this bloodshed-rich action thriller has the… Continue reading Mura Review | This Inverted “Pani” Features Solid Action Sequences but Falls Short of Emotional Intensity
Author: Aswin Bharadwaj
Founder and editor of Lensmen Reviews.
I Am Kathalan Review | An Engaging and Relatable Techno-Thriller That Misses Out on the Final Punch
So the history of I am Kathalan, the first movie of Naslen as a hero, is that it was shot before Premalu, and due to production delays, the release got pushed. So, coming to the content of this cyber-thriller, the on-screen authenticity that stages this film in a very simplistic way makes the movie pretty… Continue reading I Am Kathalan Review | An Engaging and Relatable Techno-Thriller That Misses Out on the Final Punch
Brother Review | Dated Packaging Combined With Serial-Level Messaging
In his prime, director M Rajesh used to get it right in cracking that irreverent kind of humor through his movies. It was the signature humor that made him unique. But of late, he has been overdoing it, and the sheer lack of a proper story or the presence of a shitty story was making… Continue reading Brother Review | Dated Packaging Combined With Serial-Level Messaging
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Review | The Trauma of Watching Manichitrathazhu Devolve Into a Blend of Welcome and Aranmanai
As a Malayali whose childhood memories are closely connected to Manichitrathazhu, the atrocious horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, a sequel to Manichitrathazhu’s Hindi remake Bhool Bhulaiyaa, released in 2022, was a very traumatic experience. So, having to sit through another version of it in 2024 as Bollywood murders a fantastic original thought into something that… Continue reading Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Review | The Trauma of Watching Manichitrathazhu Devolve Into a Blend of Welcome and Aranmanai
Singham Again Review | Valmiki Might Reincarnate Just to Renew His IP and Stop More Ramayana Adaptations
Physics has always stayed away from Rohit Shetty’s movies, and so I was very cautious to put my thinking cap in the dustbin before entering the theater. Now, the problem is, since he is making movies about terrorism, India’s history, etc., in his cop universe movies, you can’t really part ways with rationality and logic… Continue reading Singham Again Review | Valmiki Might Reincarnate Just to Renew His IP and Stop More Ramayana Adaptations
Bloody Beggar Review | An Overdone, Wacky Comedy That Fails to Utilize Its Premise
The latest Kavin starrer Bloody Beggar, directed by Sivabalan Muthukumar and produced by director Nelson, is a wacky black comedy that fails to utilize its unique premise due to all these contrasting themes and treatments one gets to see in it. The film sort of dangles between being a black comedy to being a sentimental… Continue reading Bloody Beggar Review | An Overdone, Wacky Comedy That Fails to Utilize Its Premise
Amaran Review | A Biopic That Documents the Journey in a Fairly Engaging Way
The one thing that makes the audience root for the characters in the latest Sivakarthikeyan starrer Amaran is the love story of Major Mukund Varadarajan and his wife, Rebecca Varghese. The army part of the story, which may have consumed the bulkier chunk of the budget, is largely a documentation of the soldier’s life. Even… Continue reading Amaran Review | A Biopic That Documents the Journey in a Fairly Engaging Way
Do Patti Review | Ekta Kapoor Serial-Like Sensibilities but on a Bigger Budget
Kanika Dhillon, the writer and co-producer of the new Netflix film Do Patti, is someone who has written some of the interesting female characters in the last decade or so in movies like Manmarziyan and Judgemental Hai Kya. But of late, I have felt that her fascination with making liberated and raw female characters has… Continue reading Do Patti Review | Ekta Kapoor Serial-Like Sensibilities but on a Bigger Budget