Of late, Dhyan Sreenivasan movies are being promoted similarly to the advertisement for firecrackers. Even in the promotions, the cast and crew of this movie are indirectly telling us how entertaining this movie will be when any YouTube channel decides to roast it. Aap Kaise Ho, the latest Dhyan Sreenivasan starrer, a film written by… Continue reading Aap Kaise Ho Review | You Need a Special Kind of Audacity to Pull Off Such an Atrocity
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Machante Malakha Review | A Glorified Chandanamazha With a Miscast Soubin Shahir
In the movie Machante Malakha, at one point, the main character, Sajeevan, says that he is done being stuck between love and gratitude. As the germ of an idea, this situation offers the makers a chance to create an interesting conflict in the life of someone. But this Boban Samuel movie has no aspirations to… Continue reading Machante Malakha Review | A Glorified Chandanamazha With a Miscast Soubin Shahir
Anand Sreebala Review | A Generic Investigation Thriller With Zero Takeaways
There is a scene in the film Anand Sreebala where the title character, played by Arjun Ashokan, asks the character, played by Sidhique, about how he will approach the case of the death of an ant that was taken out of a cup of hot tea. Anand lists out three possible ways to look at… Continue reading Anand Sreebala Review | A Generic Investigation Thriller With Zero Takeaways
Thrayam Review | A Shoddy Hyper-Linking Thriller That Can Mess With Your Temper
The movie Thrayam starts with the iconic quote by Quentin Tarantino – I didn’t go to film school. I went to films. And then there is one more quote from Udhayabhanu, the lead character of Udhayananu Thaaram. The movie here was so outdated that you might wonder which one was the last film the, Sanjith… Continue reading Thrayam Review | A Shoddy Hyper-Linking Thriller That Can Mess With Your Temper
Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
“Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director.” This is a famous quote by director James Cameron. This is the second time in a month I have… Continue reading Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
Super Zindagi Review | One More Debacle to the Disastrous Filmography of Dhyan Sreenivasan
During the routine promotional interview, Dhyan Sreenivasan said that filmmakers are not delusional, and they all very well know how good or bad a movie is, based on the final version. Well, what surprises me about a film like Super Zindagi is that the story idea is so pathetic that I don’t think anyone with common sense… Continue reading Super Zindagi Review | One More Debacle to the Disastrous Filmography of Dhyan Sreenivasan
Secret Review | SN Swamy’s Synchronicity Thriller Is an Outdated Atrocity
SN Swamy is a name a lot of Malayalies are familiar with, mainly due to the mostly successful CBI franchise. He has been a scriptwriter for a really long time, and the new movie Secret is his first directorial venture. Starting as some kind of exploration of omens, Secret loses its focus on being a… Continue reading Secret Review | SN Swamy’s Synchronicity Thriller Is an Outdated Atrocity
Partners Review | A Lousy Heist Film That Has No Regard for the Audience’s Intelligence
There is a flashback sequence at the beginning of the new Dhyan Sreenivasan starrer Malayalam film Partners, where you see bullets piercing through car windshields and hitting Hareesh Peradi. Seeing the quality of the visuals, I honestly thought I was in for something that would genuinely make me excited. But pretty soon, because of the… Continue reading Partners Review | A Lousy Heist Film That Has No Regard for the Audience’s Intelligence