The ingrained casteism that has been normalized in our society is the focus of the film Neelamudi, which sort of takes the attire of vlogging to make its politics accessible to the next generation who think they have risen above the old school thinking and are setting an example to the past and future. The… Continue reading Neelamudi / Blue Hair Review | An Ingenious Indie Drama With a Unique Presentation of Its Politics
Category: Malayalam
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Paradise Review | Prasanna Vithanage’s Contemporary Ramayana Interpretation Is Pertinent and Political
What is peculiar and impressive about Prasanna Vithanage’s Paradise is its gaze that tries to interpret Ramayana differently. And he sort of uses his leading lady to achieve this, who advocates for the woman’s agency in a blunt yet polite way. The female gaze is backed by the current political scenario of Sri Lanka as… Continue reading Paradise Review | Prasanna Vithanage’s Contemporary Ramayana Interpretation Is Pertinent and Political
Dance Party Review | Sohan Seenulal’s Creative Atom Bomb Has the Potential to End Review Bombing
Sometimes, when I watch movies that can’t even be called trash, I am amused by how another human being was convinced to invest money in such a creation. I mean, if someone had secretly recorded the director convincing the producers of the movie that this had the potential to earn money and praise from the… Continue reading Dance Party Review | Sohan Seenulal’s Creative Atom Bomb Has the Potential to End Review Bombing
Philip’s Review | A Bitter-Sweet Feel-Good Family Drama That Needed a Bit More Fine-Tuning
Philip’s, directed by debutant Alfred Kurian Joseph, is a movie that comes from the same team that made the 2019 movie Helen. While Alfred served as a co-writer in that Mathukutty Xavier film, here, Mathukutty is in the role of the co-writer. Even though the roles have been swapped between the two, in terms of… Continue reading Philip’s Review | A Bitter-Sweet Feel-Good Family Drama That Needed a Bit More Fine-Tuning
Antony Review | A Passable Action Entertainer With Familiar Beats
At one point in the movie Antony, the priest played by Chemban Vinod Jose, talks about the peculiarity of the unlikeliest relationship between two individuals and gives the credit to the almighty for making such things happen. This Joshiy movie is trying to tap into the warmth and jovial side of one such relationship. With… Continue reading Antony Review | A Passable Action Entertainer With Familiar Beats
Maharani Review | An Unremarkable Comedy With a Bloated and Dragged Script
There is a scene in the second half of the movie, Maharani, where the hero Viji tries to find out where the leading lady Rani is, and the hilarious loop in that conversation actually cracked me up. Even the audience inside the theater, who weren’t responding till that point also laughed out loud for that… Continue reading Maharani Review | An Unremarkable Comedy With a Bloated and Dragged Script
Kaathal – The Core Review | Jeo Baby’s Mammootty Starrer Queer Drama Is Nothing Short of a Triumph
SPOILER ALERT! Something that wasn’t revealed in the promos of the film will be disclosed in this review. Reader discretion is advised. The immediate feeling I got after watching Jeo Baby’s latest film Kaathal was a sense of pride because the Malayalam movie industry came up with such a layered and rooted story about homosexuality… Continue reading Kaathal – The Core Review | Jeo Baby’s Mammootty Starrer Queer Drama Is Nothing Short of a Triumph
The Face of the Faceless Review | A Sincere Vincy Can’t Salvage This Preachy, Bland Biopic
Some movies are not really trying to be memorable or impactful through the cinematic craft. They have only one agenda, and that is to document an event or a person. The Face of the Faceless, directed by Shaison P. Ouseph and written by Jayapal Anandan, is one such attempt. Even though the sincerity in Vincy… Continue reading The Face of the Faceless Review | A Sincere Vincy Can’t Salvage This Preachy, Bland Biopic