Aviyal wants to be this eventful coming-of-age story about a man. But its peripheral approach and the desperation to look complex somewhere makes it an unimpressive script. It shows the travel of a man from his teens to early thirties. But the movie wants to cover so many bullet points that it forgets to invest… Continue reading Aviyal
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Super Sharanya
The texture of Super Sharanya is very much similar to Thanneer Mathan Dinangal, the first film of director Girish AD. But in terms of the canvas, Girish has taken a step forward. Unlike TMD, which focused on a thin premise, Super Sharanya is almost a coming-of-age comedy with a young teenager at its center. Sharanya… Continue reading Super Sharanya
Vaanku
There is an extremely minimal bit in the climax of the movie Vaanku by Kavya Prakash, where we hear the Vaanku (Adhan) in a female voice. It felt so good that my disappointment towards the whole film increased seeing it. Vaanku is a politically pertinent theme that got a messed up treatment mainly due to… Continue reading Vaanku
Adhyarathri
Adhyarathri is a very simplistic entertainer format comedy that deals with the importance of woman’s consent in an important event like marriage. While the film isn’t achieving anything in particular in terms of craft or scripting, this 129 minutes long movie is never really an annoyance. Biju Menon is in that Vellimoonga zone of comedy… Continue reading Adhyarathri