Remakes being as good as the original itself is a great achievement these days and the latest Drishyam remake Papanasam directed by Jeethu Joseph has kept the quality of its original. With a sensible replantation of the theme to the backdrop of a middle class Tamil Hindu family, this one has an extra edge of… Continue reading Papanasam
Lavender
In the beginning of the movie Lavender, the debutante director Altas T Ali has mentioned that this film is inspired from all his favorite movies. Well after watching Lavender I kind of feel that most of the director’s favorite movies were directed by Mohit Suri. Except for the beautiful heroine and some eye candy visuals… Continue reading Lavender
Kaaka Muttai
Even though it is set in the backdrop of a slum and the main reason for the developments in story is poverty, M Manikandan’s Kaaka Muttai has this amazing positivity in it. The movie within its under two hour long narrative explores many aspects of the situation and succeeds in presenting all those with depth… Continue reading Kaaka Muttai
32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam
Watching 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam is almost like watching some of the group dance performances in college arts festival. They will download a very successful dance video. Will use the exact same music track and then will reduce the complexity of tough dance moves to simpler ones. The Number 23 is a 2007 Hollywood flick… Continue reading 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam
ABCD 2
If you are considering ABCD 2 as a movie, then it is just an average drama that follows the usual formula of underdog victory. But as a two and half hour long dance piece, it has more than enough to keep you engrossed to the screen for the variety of styles and of course the… Continue reading ABCD 2
Spy
It will be better if you watch the movie Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy as a spoof on the super agent genre of Hollywood movies. It is a movie that doesn’t really try to be innovative with its theme and focuses basically on the fun of having an unconventional protagonist doing the same old stuff. With… Continue reading Spy
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
It seems like for writer director Mohit Suri, the only way to represent selfless love on screen is by killing one of the protagonist. Hamari Adhuri Kahani from Mohit Suri is one more tragedy filled with beautiful songs, unrealistically poetic dialogs that can be used in quotes pages in Facebook and also an ample dosage… Continue reading Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Romeo Juliet
The problem with the movie Romeo Juliet starring Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani is that it very much tests the sense of a common man’s idea of romance. In some way it is one of those movies where the hero wants to take revenge on the girl who ditched him. But writer director Lakshman has… Continue reading Romeo Juliet