When I saw the song Nyabagam from Varshangalkku Shesham, a few days back, I had a feeling that this song was going to be the reason the movie would stay with the audience as some sort of lingering pain as those sustained shots of Dhyan Sreenivasan and Pranav Mohanlal had a sense of melancholy in… Continue reading Varshangalkku Shesham Review | An Overtly Melodramatic Friendship Tale Saved by the Second-Half Humor
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Falimy Review | A Well-Written Dysfunctional Family Drama With Just the Right Amount of Humor
From the trailer, promotion materials, and even the title, it was kind of evident that Nithish Sahadev’s debut directorial, Falimy, is a dysfunctional family drama. What was to be seen was how they packaged it, and whether it had that entertainment quotient one expects to see in a big-screen comedy. With moments unfolding very gradually… Continue reading Falimy Review | A Well-Written Dysfunctional Family Drama With Just the Right Amount of Humor
Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham Review | Basil Joseph Is Superb in This Passable Emotional Drama
Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham is a film that talks about an emotionally turbulent phase in a young man’s life when he was amid a series of issues. The movie’s second half is where all the drama unfolds. Even though the flow of the script isn’t that fluid, the performances enhance the depth of the moments to… Continue reading Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham Review | Basil Joseph Is Superb in This Passable Emotional Drama
Pookkaalam Review | A Passable Feel-Good Family Drama That Could Use Some Fine-Tuning
Ganesh Raj’s first film Anandam was a college drama that the director himself had said was something entirely in his comfort zone. His second film Pookkaalam, which comes nearly 7 years after Anandam, has a departure from the first film regarding the theme. Still, the making sensibilities pretty much remain the same. Certain heartfelt moments… Continue reading Pookkaalam Review | A Passable Feel-Good Family Drama That Could Use Some Fine-Tuning
Enkilum Chandrike Review | A Consistently Funny Film With A Simple Premise
The premise of the movie Enkilum Chandrike has the charm of the rural village comedy. But writers Arjun Narayanan and Adithyan Chandrashekhar know how to narrate the story humorously without lingering on any irrelevant portions. With every sequence connecting to the core plot and the humor never becoming a burden to the narrative, Enkilum Chandrike… Continue reading Enkilum Chandrike Review | A Consistently Funny Film With A Simple Premise
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Review | A Hilarious Marriage Drama That Packs a Punch
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey is not the kind of political film that is going to have The Great Indian Kitchen kind of impact on you. Vipin Das’ film is a hilarious drama about the inequalities in a marriage that works mainly as an escapist fun film for women who are tired of explaining themselves.… Continue reading Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Review | A Hilarious Marriage Drama That Packs a Punch
Palthu Janwar
Palthu Janwar perhaps belongs to that niche of films that are feel-good in nature yet close to reality. The movie, directed by Sangeeth P Rajan, uses the theme of overcoming setbacks in a very grounded way. Even though a central conflict doesn’t drive the film, hope is ultimately the driving element of the story. With… Continue reading Palthu Janwar
Nna Thaan Case Kodu
When I watched Jolly LLB back when it was released, I remember getting absorbed by the courtroom procedures, primarily because of a fantastic Saurabh Shukla. Even though the movie’s climax seems a bit unrealistic, you sort of feel happy about what happens. Nna Thaan Case Kodu, from director Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval, may not be similar… Continue reading Nna Thaan Case Kodu