Murali Gopy and Prithviraj had mentioned multiple times in interviews how they look at the mass masala format of a movie as a sugar coating given to essential medicine. Back in 2019, when I saw Lucifer, because of the kind of complex narratives Murali Gopy had written till that point, Lucifer felt like a very… Continue reading L2: Empuraan Review | An Engaging Political Drama Wrapped in an Extremely Thick Crest of Mass Masala
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Njan Kandatha Sare Review | A Stretched-Out Thriller With Outdated Writing Tropes
Towards the interval of the movie Njan Kandatha Sare, when Indrajith’s Jokuttan sort of realizes the trap into which he has walked in, we will sense the possibility of an interesting thriller where a witness of a crime finds himself in a difficult situation. But almost right after the interval, the film starts to act… Continue reading Njan Kandatha Sare Review | A Stretched-Out Thriller With Outdated Writing Tropes
Marivillin Gopurangal Review | A Tiresome Comedy With a Bland and Scattered Script
Summer In Bethlehem was a movie produced by Siyad Kokker, and Marivillin Gopurangal was a beautiful song from that film. In fact, every song in that Vidyasagar musical is extremely beautiful. The new film from Siyad Koker’s production house is given the title Marivillin Gopurangal, and this movie also has music from legendary Vidyasagar. But as soon as the movie begins, we get to hear… Continue reading Marivillin Gopurangal Review | A Tiresome Comedy With a Bland and Scattered Script
Otta Review | An Insufferably Bland Film About Toxic Parenting
Being a true story or based on real persons can, at times, be an excuse to cover up the inability of the filmmakers to create something emotionally connecting. Otta, the debut directorial of renowned sound designer Resul Pookutty, sadly belongs to that category of films. The movie is supposed to tell the story of two… Continue reading Otta Review | An Insufferably Bland Film About Toxic Parenting
Kunjamminis Hospital Review | A Dull Horror Comedy That Maintains a Flat Graph Throughout
Kunjamminis Hospital, the new horror fantasy comedy from Sanal V Devan, is one film that struggles from the very beginning to give the audience an impression that something novel is about to unfold. Abhayakumar and Anil Kurian, who earlier wrote the techno horror film Chathurmukham, are somewhat repeating the same space, but this time in… Continue reading Kunjamminis Hospital Review | A Dull Horror Comedy That Maintains a Flat Graph Throughout
Theerppu
Towards the end of the movie Theerppu, there is a scene where Vijay Babu’s Ramkumar Nair tells Indrajith’s Kalyan Menon to stop the rhetoric and come to the point. It was pretty much what I felt when Prithviraj’s Abdulla Marakkar was sitting on that couch and saying lines before he could deliver justice. Theerppu is… Continue reading Theerppu
19(1)(a)
19(1)(a), the new Malayalam film from debutant Indhu VS is a genuine attempt to tell society about the relevance of being political. Even though it is questioning the autocratic right-wing rule, there is an effort to showcase how a political mind differs from others. The only major issue with the movie is the intensity of… Continue reading 19(1)(a)
Pathaam Valavu
Pathaam Valavu, the latest thriller from M Padmakumar starring Suraj Venjaramood and Indrajith Sukumaran, is a thriller that tries to cover up its unimaginative writing through casting. The idea is to draw a parallel between a police officer and a criminal and create a social justice drama out of it. But unfortunately, the beats of… Continue reading Pathaam Valavu