Category: Malayalam

If any of you have plans to go for the movie An International Local Story even if you read this particular review, I have information for you. In the first 15 minutes of the movie, you will see a diamond episode set in Malaysia (shot in Kochi). That subplot has nothing to do with the… Continue reading An International Local Story

Recently I saw a post in social media about the movie Masters starring Prithviraj that it would have been a better film if it was directed by Jeethu Joseph. Well, after finishing the film Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam, I also had the feeling that this movie would have been a better thriller in the hands of someone… Continue reading Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam

The new Jeethu Joseph film Mr. & Ms. Rowdy actually had the scope to be a My Boss type entertainer because of the quirky premise of the movie. And to an extent, there are a lot of humor bits that made me laugh or giggle. But the issue with the movie is the climax and… Continue reading Mr. & Ms. Rowdy

In the movie Mr. Fraud, there is a scene where a bunch of goons verbally praise the entry of the hero before getting beaten up by him. B Unnikrishnan is someone who likes to glorify his heroes verbally and because of his grip over the language, he always manages to make it less like a… Continue reading Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel

June directed by Ahammed Kabeer is easily one feel good entertainer which isn’t entirely a typical one looking at the way it approaches many aspects. Rajisha Vijayan is at the center of the action and her endearing portrayal of June makes this movie an engaging coming of age drama despite its flaws in the slightly… Continue reading June

Last year there was a Vikram movie Sketch which was like clichéd heroism stuff with a tail end that says raise children properly or they might end up being criminals. It almost made me feel that the director knew that what he made was terrible and to cover up that he simply put a “message”… Continue reading Oru Adaar Love

The way Prithviraj has acted in the movie 9 exactly describes how the movie feels overall; stiff and forced. In a recent interview when asked about his dramatic style of acting, Prithviraj dodged the question by saying his directors were okay with that style. Well, from my point of view the directors should tell him… Continue reading 9

We saw the magic of humanity woven into realistic cinema last year in Sudani From Nigeria. And this year it’s the turn of Madhu C Narayanan’s Kumbalangi Nights to do the same magic with the audience. With a fabulously written screenplay making use of the subtlety to explore every possible political statement it wishes to… Continue reading Kumbalangi Nights