Killer Soup Review | An Engrossing Character-Rich Black Comedy With Some Memorable Performances

Killer Soup by Abhishek Chaubey is a fascinating black comedy that succeeded really well in establishing its absurdity. When your main theme has to do something with the existence of a doppelganger, it is quite possible to get dragged into the criticism of being illogical. But somewhere, I felt the sort of treatment the series… Continue reading Killer Soup Review | An Engrossing Character-Rich Black Comedy With Some Memorable Performances

Perilloor Premier League Review | A Breezy Comedy With a Flurry of Signature Deepu Pradeep Characters

Perilloor Premier League, the latest Malayalam original series on Hotstar, is a signature creation of its writer Deepu Pradeep, who has previously written movies like Kunjiramayanam and Padmini. The kind of quirky characterization we have seen in those movies can be seen here as well. And I would say the series format has given Deepu… Continue reading Perilloor Premier League Review | A Breezy Comedy With a Flurry of Signature Deepu Pradeep Characters

P I Meena Review | A Thematically Ambitious Series That Lacked the Wow Factor

P I Meena, the new Amazon Prime Video series, has 8 episodes, and the series was pretty engaging in the first 7 episodes as the curiosity behind the mystery was there till that point. But when it comes to the last moments of season 1, the narrative takes conventional turns and ends the season without… Continue reading P I Meena Review | A Thematically Ambitious Series That Lacked the Wow Factor

Aspirants Season 2 Review | This One Sets Things up Nicely for an Enticing Third Season

Blending that classic Indian texture of filmy drama with the series format is not an easy one to crack. Many shows that used the filmy approach to address the content have not really connected as they couldn’t find a striking balance between the content and the treatment. Aspirants Season 1, which I saw on YouTube… Continue reading Aspirants Season 2 Review | This One Sets Things up Nicely for an Enticing Third Season

Masterpeace Review | A Loud Woke Comedy That Works in Parts Because of the Relatability

The new Hotstar original Masterpeace, a comedy starring Nithya Menen and Sharaf U Dheen as the central characters, is an eccentric comedy that works to an extent primarily due to the relatability of the content on a thematic level. Set mainly in a single location, Sreejith N’s 5 episode series is deliberately loud, sometimes making… Continue reading Masterpeace Review | A Loud Woke Comedy That Works in Parts Because of the Relatability

Kaala Paani Review | Despite Writing Inconsistencies, This Survival Drama Remains Engrossing

Thematically, Kaala Paani has a very enticing premise that smartly uses the history of the unexplored Andaman and Nicobar Islands to create a compelling story about survival against an epidemic set in the near future. While the recurring placement of dilemma in making a decision keeps us hooked on to the content, there is a… Continue reading Kaala Paani Review | Despite Writing Inconsistencies, This Survival Drama Remains Engrossing

Mumbai Diaries Season 2 Review | A Survival Drama That Strikes a Chord Emotionally

The second season of Mumbai Diaries has Nikkhil Advani and the team shifting the timeline to tell us the dramatized version of the 2005 Mumbai floods. Just like the first season, even though the action mainly happens outside, Advani and his writers take the story and its angst to the Bombay General Hospital, making it… Continue reading Mumbai Diaries Season 2 Review | A Survival Drama That Strikes a Chord Emotionally

Choona Review | Mirzapur Meets Mission Impossible in This Bland and Scattered Heist Comedy

When you watch so many series on different OTT platforms with crime as its base layer, after a point, you might get a feeling that writing a compelling series is relatively easy as they don’t have the time restriction. I happened to watch Choona around the time my mind questioned the structure of most of… Continue reading Choona Review | Mirzapur Meets Mission Impossible in This Bland and Scattered Heist Comedy