The trailer of the film Ennu Swantham Punyalan gives you a clear idea of the plot, and if you have enough movie-watching experience, you can kind of form a story in your head. When it comes to the movie, the story part will have most of the elements we could imagine from the trailer, but… Continue reading Ennu Swantham Punyalan Review | A Breezy Confusion Comedy With Forgivable Flaws
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Rekhachithram Review | Alternate History Trope Keeps This Generic Thriller Afloat
Rekhachithram, the latest movie from Jofin T Chacko, who previously made Mammootty starrer Priest, had a buzz around it largely because of the alternate history genre assigned to it. But when you look at the movie in its totality, you can see that this alternative history trope is used more as a tool to enhance… Continue reading Rekhachithram Review | Alternate History Trope Keeps This Generic Thriller Afloat
Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Review | A Breezy Marriage Comedy That Started off With a Blast and Ended With a Flare
When the trailer and teaser of Guruvayoor Amabalanadayil dropped, the only major concern in most people’s minds was whether the eccentricity one sees in the performance of Prithviraj would be in sync with the energy of the rest of the cast. Well, as soon as the movie begins and in the first 30 minutes itself, director Vipin… Continue reading Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Review | A Breezy Marriage Comedy That Started off With a Blast and Ended With a Flare
Malayalee From India Review | A Heavy-Handed Political Satire Rescued by Nivin Pauly’s Performance and Its Relevance
Malayalee From India is the third collaboration of director Dijo Jose Antony and writer Sharis Mohammed. In terms of how these two present the drama in their story, there is this slightly outdated gallery-pleasing staging. At a time when the courts in movies started to look authentic, Dijo and Sharis made Prithviraj do all those political… Continue reading Malayalee From India Review | A Heavy-Handed Political Satire Rescued by Nivin Pauly’s Performance and Its Relevance
Abraham Ozler Review | A Mixed-Bag Thriller With Sporadic Moments of Excitement
Abraham Ozler, the new thriller directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas, which pretty much marks a comeback of Jayaram, is a mixed-bag thriller that tries really hard to work on its generic beats. While Midhun may have said in the promotional interviews that the movie isn’t something similar to Anjaam Paathiraa, as a viewer, you can… Continue reading Abraham Ozler Review | A Mixed-Bag Thriller With Sporadic Moments of Excitement
Neru Review | An Emotional Courtroom Drama With Convenient Twists and Turns
If you look at this year’s Onam release RDX, we all know that the scene that showed the villains hurting that baby had a significant role in making the viewer root for the heroes. If you take out that scene from that movie, it would have been a huge task for the makers to keep… Continue reading Neru Review | An Emotional Courtroom Drama With Convenient Twists and Turns
Padmini Review | The Consistency in Humor Makes It an Enjoyable, Light-Hearted Comedy
Padmini, the new Malayalam film from Senna Hegde, works very well as this light-hearted comedy because of the way the writing places conflicts and characters in the screenplay. Constructed as the efforts of a 36-year-old man to get married, this Kunchako Boban starrer is consistently humorous, and the situations they have created in the narration… Continue reading Padmini Review | The Consistency in Humor Makes It an Enjoyable, Light-Hearted Comedy
Pranaya Vilasam Review | An Enjoyable Drama With Scope for Refinement
Pranaya Vilasam attempts to blend tragic romances with a humorous narrative without necessarily mocking it. And to be frank, that approach makes this movie interesting. With performances of Manoj KU, Arjun Ashokan, and Anaswara Rajan creating a positive impression on the audience, Pranaya Vilasam is an enjoyable drama with scope for refinement. Suraj, an aspiring… Continue reading Pranaya Vilasam Review | An Enjoyable Drama With Scope for Refinement