Category: Malayalam

There is a scene in the movie Karutha Joothan where we get to see a drama sequence that says the fact that the future world might only know about the Mattanchery based Jews in Kerala and nobody will know about the Jews who lived in the Malabar area. Well I belong to that ignorant future… Continue reading Karutha Joothan

Some of the recent mainstream Tamil movies like the GV Prakash films (as hero), recent Simbu films, Sundar C films etc. had these bizarre plot where the hero falls instantly for the heroine and the makers try to create a series of events over that fragile platform giving us a tough time to make sense… Continue reading Bobby

Honey Bee 2.5 is that hastily made movie which doesn’t have a credible depth to its credit. It is narrated as the story of an aspiring actor who wants to become a hero, but the struggle the movie shows us is more of a momentary struggle rather than an actor’s real struggle. With a disappointing… Continue reading Honey Bee 2.5

Kukku Surendran’s E is a horror film that isn’t devoid of the tactics one see in almost all the films in this genre. From the usual gimmicks we see in this genre to black magic and related things, the element of surprise is pretty much zero here and the only thing that could have saved… Continue reading E

No offense to the extremely talented Edmund Thomas Clint who astonished everyone with his talent, but the latest Harikumar biopic based on the life of Clint is a tedious test of patience that fails to look in to the aspects which the world wanted to know about. With cliches and over the top melodrama spoiling… Continue reading Clint

As a screen writer P S Rafeeq has always kept a quirky style in almost all his writings. His movies depended largely on the style of film makers in convincing the audience. Lijo Jose Pellissery was one such director who got the pulse perfectly and we have seen veterans like Kamal failing to cop up… Continue reading Thrissivaperoor Kliptham

Sarvopari Palakkaran’s pre-release posters had this caption saying “The Best Film of 2017” referring to the preview show response. Well, those who saw the preview show of this film have definitely not seen Angamaly Diaries, Take Off and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum. Sarvopari Palakkaran is that tacky preachy movie which is made by assembling a lot of… Continue reading Sarvopari Palakkaran

The third directorial venture of Sidharth Bharathan, Varnyathil Aashanka is an extremely engaging heist movie with abundant practical humor, interesting characterizations and a satiric tone. Written by Thrissur Gopalji this movie is a mixture of the conventional entertainment and modern day making style of keeping things natural and real. The theme here revolves around the… Continue reading Varnyathil Aashanka