If you look at the script of the new Vasudev Sanal film Andhakaara, one thing will be pretty sure. The script has pretty much nothing that makes the movie worth making. The only way for the movie to create any sort of impact is through either scale or performance. But by compromising precisely on these… Continue reading Andhakaara Review | Vasudev Sanal’s Movie Is a Blend of Abysmal Acting and Tacky Writing
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Jailer Review | Dhyan Sreenivasan Starrer Is an Outdated Melodramatic Drag
Jailer, the new Malayalam film that has Dhyan Sreenivasan in the title role, is one of the most outdated treatments of a melodramatic concept that will feel like a decent film if your benchmark of quality is based on those daily soaps in mainstream TV channels. With a miscast Dhyan Sreenivasan uttering lines very stiffly,… Continue reading Jailer Review | Dhyan Sreenivasan Starrer Is an Outdated Melodramatic Drag
Naalam Mura Review | A Lame Thriller That Tests Your Patience With Its Lazy Writing
During the promotion of the film Naalam Mura, the makers claimed that it is called Naalam Mura because the movie explores the psychological side of an investigation. But by the time the movie reaches its climax and shows the audience what really happened, you would wonder why such a simple case was so much of… Continue reading Naalam Mura Review | A Lame Thriller That Tests Your Patience With Its Lazy Writing
Shefeekkinte Santhosham Review | A Lazily Written Script With an Overdose of Goodness
The good-at-heart sacrificial hero who does everything for family and friends is a cliched character trope that we have seen a zillion times in Malayalam. At one point, everyone will question this character for something they never did. Anup Pandalam’s directorial debut Shefeekkinte Santhosham is one such story. The problem is that while most of… Continue reading Shefeekkinte Santhosham Review | A Lazily Written Script With an Overdose of Goodness
King Fish
At one point in the movie, King Fish, the maid in the house Anoop Menon’s character visits, says something profound when he asks her about a closed door in the house. As he stands bewildered about that response, another helper in the house tells him that she might have learned that from Facebook or WhatsApp.… Continue reading King Fish
Kala
Once in a while, you come across films that don’t want to fit into any mold. That doesn’t want to please a targeted audience. That doesn’t want to convey a message or even have a typical story structure. Kala was one such unique experience. If you have seen Steven Spielberg’s first film, Duel, you would… Continue reading Kala
Safe
Remember the movie 4 the people? The vigilante thriller from Jayaraj that became a huge hit mostly because of the song “Lajjavathiye”. Well, the intention of the makers of the movie Safe starring Anusree, Aparna Gopinath and Siju Wilson is to create that kind of a thriller. But the problem is that the idea is… Continue reading Safe
Edakkad Battalion 06
The ironic part about the experience of watching Edakkad Battalion 06 was that the movie was only 110 minutes long and yet I found myself looking at the movie as one tiring experience. There are numerous unattended subplots and deviations in this movie and the editor seems to be clueless on how to stitch it… Continue reading Edakkad Battalion 06