Nila Review | Indu Lakshmi’s Movie Is Fairly Engaging and Non-preachy

The new movie produced by KSFDC, Nila, directed by Indu Lakshmi, is trying to take us close to the mindset of a gynecologist who succumbed to bed rest after living a very active social life. Even though the structure of the story isn’t that appealing, by using the medical condition of the character and by… Continue reading Nila Review | Indu Lakshmi’s Movie Is Fairly Engaging and Non-preachy

Pappachan Olivilanu Review | An Overdone Wannabe Vellimoonga With a Clueless Script

The initial moments of most movies, especially if the genre is a comedy, will give you an idea about whether the makers have clarity about how to pull it off. Pappachan Olivilanu from Sinto Sunny is that muddled comedy that pretty much exposes its unsure nature from the beginning. The KSRTC bus joke where a… Continue reading Pappachan Olivilanu Review | An Overdone Wannabe Vellimoonga With a Clueless Script

Article 21 Review | A Cinematic Extension of a Lame ‘Right-To-Education’ Government Ad

In the last half an hour of the movie Article 21, we see the introduction of a character named Lenin, played by Bineesh Kodiyeri. He explains a law that assures education for kids under the age of 15. It started off as a bland explanation of basic law, but that scene eventually ended up being… Continue reading Article 21 Review | A Cinematic Extension of a Lame ‘Right-To-Education’ Government Ad

Voice of Sathyanathan Review | A Typical Raffi Flick With Glimpses of Vintage Dileep

I must admit that the teaser and trailer of the movie Voice of Sathyanathan were extremely underwhelming as they had the notions of the movie being outdated. But thanks to those promo materials that kept the expectations low, this Raffi film starring Dileep as the central character Sathyanathan felt much better than it made us… Continue reading Voice of Sathyanathan Review | A Typical Raffi Flick With Glimpses of Vintage Dileep

Kurukkan Review | A Flimsy Comedy Saved by Its Slap-Sticky Humor

During the promotional interviews for the film Kurukkan, Vineeth Sreenivasan did say that the initial drafts of the script had a very serious tone around a particular murder investigation. But they later decided to make it this loud caricature like a comedy film. Well, thank God they didn’t go with the initial plan, as the… Continue reading Kurukkan Review | A Flimsy Comedy Saved by Its Slap-Sticky Humor

Bhagavan Dasante Ramarajyam Review | A Satire With Great Relevance but No Sharpness

Bhagavan Dasante Ramarajyam, directed by Rasheed Parambil, is a political satire that wants to talk about the communal tension that has got developed in our country. While the narrative establishes the points on which it wishes to develop the plot, the development part isn’t strong. The final output thus lacks the political and satiric impact… Continue reading Bhagavan Dasante Ramarajyam Review | A Satire With Great Relevance but No Sharpness

Valatty Review | A Safe Bet Sweet Kids’ Film That Capitalizes on the Adorability

Directed by Devan, the new Friday Film House production Valatty is that safe and simple generic kids’ film that engages you with its humor. With the inherent cuteness of the dogs making it pleasing for the eyes, Valatty manages to be that nonboring entertainer with nothing particularly spectacular about it. As the name suggests, the… Continue reading Valatty Review | A Safe Bet Sweet Kids’ Film That Capitalizes on the Adorability

Padmini Review | The Consistency in Humor Makes It an Enjoyable, Light-Hearted Comedy

Padmini, the new Malayalam film from Senna Hegde, works very well as this light-hearted comedy because of the way the writing places conflicts and characters in the screenplay. Constructed as the efforts of a 36-year-old man to get married, this Kunchako Boban starrer is consistently humorous, and the situations they have created in the narration… Continue reading Padmini Review | The Consistency in Humor Makes It an Enjoyable, Light-Hearted Comedy