Ennalum Ente Aliya Review | Sidhique Gives His Best to Save a Fragile Comedy That Quickly Ran Out of Ideas

Bash Mohammed’s Lukka Chuppi is one movie that is a personal favorite for me. And there was genuine excitement around his new project, Ennalum Ente Aliya, as he has blended humor and emotions flawlessly in the past. Ennalum Ente Aliya starts off in a seemingly interesting way, but somewhere around the midway, we can sense… Continue reading Ennalum Ente Aliya Review | Sidhique Gives His Best to Save a Fragile Comedy That Quickly Ran Out of Ideas

Kakkipada Review | The Deadly Combination of Terrible Writing and Bad Acting

There was a time almost 10 years back when filmmakers used physical assault and crimes against women as an excuse to create gallery-pleasing customized instant justice thrillers. Some of them worked, while most of them were terribly written. Of late, that trend has witnessed some slowdown. But with his new movie Kakkipada, director Shebi Chowghat… Continue reading Kakkipada Review | The Deadly Combination of Terrible Writing and Bad Acting

Malikappuram Review | A Bland Attempt to Save Religion From Being Irrelevant

“A Malayalam Cinema to watch with family for all those believers of Jesus, Ayyappan, Allah and Human beings.” This was the caption of the poster that got released yesterday for Malikappuram. I will have to admit that the secularism they have brought in that poster somewhere is an admission of the fact that religion is… Continue reading Malikappuram Review | A Bland Attempt to Save Religion From Being Irrelevant

Aanandam Paramanandam Review | A Complacent Comedy That Has Zero Respect for Its Audience

Aanandam Paramanandam marks the comeback of director Shafi and scriptwriter M Sindhuraj after a small break of almost 3 years. Both of them were creative minds who faced set back due to their inability to update their craft according to the changes that happened to the audience. Unsurprisingly and sadly, this new outing of the… Continue reading Aanandam Paramanandam Review | A Complacent Comedy That Has Zero Respect for Its Audience

Naalam Mura Review | A Lame Thriller That Tests Your Patience With Its Lazy Writing

During the promotion of the film Naalam Mura, the makers claimed that it is called Naalam Mura because the movie explores the psychological side of an investigation. But by the time the movie reaches its climax and shows the audience what really happened, you would wonder why such a simple case was so much of… Continue reading Naalam Mura Review | A Lame Thriller That Tests Your Patience With Its Lazy Writing

Kaapa Review | A Gangster Drama Inclined Towards Style Over Substance

Kaapa ultimately wants to speak about the never-ending bloodshed in the gangster world. Poetic justice, fear, guilt, etc., are the ingredients that create the characters in that world who are very clear about their wrongdoing and what awaits them in the future. The plot is actually an excellent opportunity to explore that world from a… Continue reading Kaapa Review | A Gangster Drama Inclined Towards Style Over Substance

1001 Nunakal Review | Thamar’s Social Critique Is a Clever Mix of Human Emotions

1001 Nunakal, in a nutshell, has that “moral of the story” kind of vibe to its credit. But this film from Thamar K.V. has a very organic way of building a scenario that could have looked very forceful. I am someone who found 12th Man a little bit hard to be convincing as the script… Continue reading 1001 Nunakal Review | Thamar’s Social Critique Is a Clever Mix of Human Emotions

Vazhakk Review | A Metaphor-Rich Drama Narrated as a Thriller

Multiple theories are possible for the latest Sanal Kumar Sasidharan film Vazhakk which deals with self-introspection. Vazhakk shows one day in the life of a young man who is having a troubled married life. While the first and second act kind of has this exposition nature, in the third act Sanal gives the movie an… Continue reading Vazhakk Review | A Metaphor-Rich Drama Narrated as a Thriller