Category: Malayalam

The movie Ira is produced by Vysakh and Udayakrishna, but it feels like a film directed the former and written by the latter. Well if you are someone who has felt that the making of their movies were fair enough, chances of you calling Ira directed by Saiju SS as an okay one is pretty… Continue reading Ira

At a time when campus movies are becoming mere exaggeration of things that happen in campus life and also a bland exploitation of political bias, Poomaram from Abrid Shine offers a breath of fresh air with clarity on what it wants to communicate. For anyone who has been a small part of arts festivals during… Continue reading Poomaram

Last year we witnessed mainly 3 movies that had the main character being a hardcore communist. Prominent writer NS Madhavan called one of it as communist porn. Well I prefer to use that term to describe the quality of the new movie Kala Viplavam Pranayam starring Anson Paul in the main role. The movie is… Continue reading Kala Viplavam Pranayam

The tagline of the movie Kalyanam which marks the debut of veteran actor Mukesh’s son Shravan Mukesh is “a cliche love story”. That tagline sounds more like an excuse from a director who knows that he has made an extremely tacky film. Kalyanam has terrible writing and poor execution. The lead actor is struggling to… Continue reading Kalyanam

It might look preachy, message driven and dramatic from one perspective. But what I liked about the movie Kunju Daivam on a story telling level is the way it ended. It ended in a really unexpected way and that increases the impact it wanted to create. Powered by the charming performance of Adhish Praveen, Kunju… Continue reading Kunju Daivam

There is no denying in the fact that the earnestness Jayasurya brings in, in his portrayal of a struggling football player is commendable. But debutante director Prajesh Sen’s scripting of Captain, a biopic on Indian football team captain VP Sathyan is focusing too much on the setbacks this man faced, rather than giving equal space… Continue reading Captain

Kaly, the new thriller directed by Najeem Koya is a movie that looks exciting at many places. The second half is the key area of this movie and in that part the movie does manage to keep us speculating about the consequences. But the lack of conviction towards the end and the elaborate time they… Continue reading Kaly

Summarizing a person’s life into a movie is indeed a challenge and every story may not be a suitable one for cinematic interpretations. Madhavikutty aka Kamala Das was a fascinating character because of her unapologetic approach in writing her thoughts on romance. Kamal’s Aami, a biopic on Madhavikutty is more like a visual summary of… Continue reading Aami