In Rudhiram, director Jisho Lon Antony is trying to make it a combination of revenge and survival. You have one track that features a psycho killer who has the outlook of a nice guy, and then we have the track of the girl who is trying her best to get out of a place where… Continue reading Rudhiram Review | An Exhausting Survival Thriller With Unsurprising Twists
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Kishkindha Kaandam Review | A Superb Screenplay Powered by an On-Point Treatment
There are certain characters in movies whose reality we learn at the end of the film would leave us in a state of overwhelming numbness. The character of Appuppilla in the movie Kishkindha Kaandam, played terrifically by Vijayaraghavan, is one such character. Powered by a spectacular screenplay that utilizes each scene to convey details that… Continue reading Kishkindha Kaandam Review | A Superb Screenplay Powered by an On-Point Treatment
Raayan Review | A Bloodbath That Started off Compellingly and Ended Generically
The first half of the new Dhanush film, Raayan, written and directed by, Dhanush himself, is thoroughly absorbing. There is a deliberate effort to walk away from the conventional treatment of a mass hero film where the leading man’s only mission is protecting his family. There is only one instance in the entire first half… Continue reading Raayan Review | A Bloodbath That Started off Compellingly and Ended Generically
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
Dhoomam Review | Pawan Kumar’s Malayalam Venture Is an Inconsistent Thriller With Noble Intentions
There is a scene in Pawan Kumar’s Dhoomam where Fahadh Faasil’s Avinash pitches the idea of creating an anti-smoking ad in a way that grabs the attention of those who enter the theaters to watch movies. Director Pawan Kumar’s vision behind the film Dhoomam is similar to this idea. While Avinash pitched the idea to… Continue reading Dhoomam Review | Pawan Kumar’s Malayalam Venture Is an Inconsistent Thriller With Noble Intentions
2018 Review | A Structurally Generic Disaster Film With a Brilliantly Executed Second Half
When you look at the latest movie, 2018, from Jude Anthany Joseph on a script level, the placement of characters and events is pretty generic. Since it is a story that is talking about an event that happened just five years back with too much coverage on it still accessible to many, the focus of… Continue reading 2018 Review | A Structurally Generic Disaster Film With a Brilliantly Executed Second Half
Thankam Review | A Compelling Crime Drama That Fumbles in the Final Act
What made the movie Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum special, a film in which Syam Pushkaran served as a creative director, was how the thief character left a sort of pain in our hearts as we discovered him only towards the end of the film. This idea of empathizing with someone who is a bit of a crook… Continue reading Thankam Review | A Compelling Crime Drama That Fumbles in the Final Act
Kaapa Review | A Gangster Drama Inclined Towards Style Over Substance
Kaapa ultimately wants to speak about the never-ending bloodshed in the gangster world. Poetic justice, fear, guilt, etc., are the ingredients that create the characters in that world who are very clear about their wrongdoing and what awaits them in the future. The plot is actually an excellent opportunity to explore that world from a… Continue reading Kaapa Review | A Gangster Drama Inclined Towards Style Over Substance