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Mollywood Times Review | An Unapologetically Entertaining Film That Explores the Cynical Grey Zone

Aswin Bharadwaj — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:03:55 +0000

The director of the movie Mollywood Times, Abhinav Sunder Nayak, had said that this movie is part of the success trilogy he is planning, and Mukundan Unni Associates was the first in that. And he had also said that this one will not be as cynical as Mukundan Unni. If you were slightly disappointed by […]

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Karakkam Review | A Compact, Quirky Concept That Is Heavily Underwritten

Aswin Bharadwaj — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:34:54 +0000

The hostel horror comedies have been tasting success of late in Malayalam, and the new movie Karakkam by Subash Lalitha Subramanian is also trying to explore a similar space, with the premise being a lodge. While the core idea that adds the horror element to the story sounds very interesting, the film, co-written by the […]

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Kattalan Review | A Bland Action Thriller With a Pointless Parade of Characters

Aswin Bharadwaj — Thu, 28 May 2026 07:51:33 +0000

I wasn’t a huge fan of the first action film of Cubes Entertainment, Marco, as I found it a hollow revenge thriller that used extreme violence and stylization as a shield to cover up a flat story. A hero who couldn’t save his big family, taking a shower, spraying perfume, wearing sunglasses, and going to […]

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Dose Review | A Generic Thriller Filled With Obvious Distractions and Unsurprising Twists

Aswin Bharadwaj — Fri, 22 May 2026 11:18:03 +0000

Distraction and deception are essential ingredients in every suspense thriller, and it is the way these elements are incorporated into the screenplay that makes the viewing experience compelling. The new medical crime thriller, Dose, starring Siju Wilson in the lead role, is an idea that has been explored in many films before. The only way […]

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Drishyam 3 Review | A Commendable Sequel That Prioritizes Character Evolution Over Grand Twists

Aswin Bharadwaj — Thu, 21 May 2026 07:31:58 +0000

When Drishyam 2 was announced in the middle of all the uncertainties of the pandemic, there was a sense of skepticism because it felt like an attempt to bring people back to the theater, as everyone was hesitant to get the theater experience. Additionally, at multiple points, writer-director Jeethu Joseph had mentioned that he had […]

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Athiradi Review | A Mixed-Bag Comedy Entertainer That Peaks Smartly in the Climax

Aswin Bharadwaj — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:26 +0000

Just as its promotional materials hinted, the idea behind the latest Malayalam movie Athiradi is to create a festive vibe through a college story. And the central theme of this movie itself is a college fest. Arun Anirudhan, who previously co-wrote Basil Joseph’s Minnal Murali, is succeeding in creating these theatrical moments through humor and […]

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Revolver Rinko Review | The Writer’s Block in This Movie Infects the Reviews as Well

Aswin Bharadwaj — Sun, 10 May 2026 03:27:14 +0000

Revolver Rinko, the new movie from director Kiran Narayanan, starts off with these montages about the musical legacy of Kozhikode, and then it gradually goes towards the home cinema culture and the Mappila Paattu boom. But once the movie enters its core idea of creating an indie superhero movie, all this backdrop-building about the culture […]

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Ankam Attahasam Review | A Movie That Could Trigger the Trivandrum Underworld Through Sheer Humiliation

Aswin Bharadwaj — Sat, 09 May 2026 05:44:12 +0000

The director of the latest Malayalam film, Ankam Attahasam, Sujith S Nair, had said that this movie is the result of 15 years of his penance. Well, when you watch this movie, you can clearly know that he was in a penance for the last 15 years because the kind of stuff we see in […]

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Dridam Review | A Juicy Climax Ruined by a Labored, Spoon-Fed Buildup

Aswin Bharadwaj — Fri, 08 May 2026 09:11:45 +0000

There is no denying the fact that what happens in the last 15 or 20 minutes of the latest Shane Nigam starrer Dridam has something that we might not be anticipating. And what the hero does in that phase of the story justifies the title of this movie. Dridam is presented by Jeethu Joseph. And […]

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Patriot Review | A Familiar Data Privacy Theme Presented in a Grounded, Nuanced Manner

Aswin Bharadwaj — Fri, 01 May 2026 09:21:27 +0000

The theme of the movie Patriot from Mahesh Narayanan is not something we have not seen. Various movies internationally and regionally has addressed this issue of data privacy. And maybe because of that, Patriots’ trailer didn’t really hold back in revealing its plot. The issue we usually feel in big-budget Indian movies was the way […]

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