Category: Malayalam

By the time Rajesh Nair’s Escape from Uganda reached its final quarter, the disappointment kind of increased for me as I felt they had a great chance to make a good prison break thriller. The shallow characters and swift narrative that fails to root the characters makes the larger portion of Escape from Uganda uninteresting… Continue reading Escape From Uganda

Every movie made by Ranjith Sanker is a reaction to something we don’t wish to see in society. If North 24 kaatham from Anil Radhakrishna Menon used the theme of harthal to depict another story, Punyalan Agarbathis is a reaction and a slightly cheesy solution to this social nuisance. With more than enough humor enriched… Continue reading Punyalan Agarbathis

After making an impressive tribute to the father of Malayalam film industry, director Kamal once again goes after the back story of the artist world with his new movie Nadan. This time the attempt is to relive the glorious days of stage drama. I doubt Kamal’s success in making people think about a new beginning… Continue reading Nadan

When you look at the filmography of director Vyshakh, the latest film Vishudhan will surely surprise you for the considerable decrease in the inclusion of typical humor, melodrama, romance etc. But the overall execution and concept doesn’t have anything which is that appealing or sensitive to make you feel for the tortured character or which… Continue reading Vishudhan

The makers have claimed that Geethaanjali is not the sequel of Manichithrathazhu. They are right and personally I wish to call it as the lamest remake of the classic psychological thriller. Geethaanjali from director Priyadarshan has all the elements of Manichithrathazhu happening at the same time zone (in terms of scripting) and to see Dr… Continue reading Geethaanjali

Recently we have seen a whole lot of films based upon the contemporary theme of female security. Even though it has similarities with latest thrillers like Kahaani, Thira manages to succeed in making its audience happy with some freshness in making and also with the brisk speed. A thriller that can engage its audience without… Continue reading Thira

Jayaram in the past has successfully enacted these cursed characters that are good at heart but are always in trouble. Shaji Kailas and Rajesh Jairaman’s latest cinema Ginger is that patience tester which simply repeats the flavors of films like “Pattabhishekam” in a very irritating way. Watching the whole film is like sitting in a… Continue reading Ginger

We have seen these kinds of experimental narratives from V K Prakash. The latest film Kadhaveedu directed by Sohanlal is that experiment film that tries to depict various colors of marriage with cinema as its backdrop. Too much of intellectual outbreak from characters and a making that can’t plant the stories firmly make Kadhaveedu a… Continue reading Kadhaveedu