The shortest possible review for the new film Jackson Bazaar Youth directed by Shamal Sulaiman, would be, what if Shankar directed Visaranai. The graph of this film is a constantly fluctuating one that starts off as a very political film and ends up looking like a customized justice thriller. While the police brutality aspect in… Continue reading Jackson Bazaar Youth Review | An Over-The-Top Visaranai With Some Commendable Performances
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Aanandam Paramanandam Review | A Complacent Comedy That Has Zero Respect for Its Audience
Aanandam Paramanandam marks the comeback of director Shafi and scriptwriter M Sindhuraj after a small break of almost 3 years. Both of them were creative minds who faced set back due to their inability to update their craft according to the changes that happened to the audience. Unsurprisingly and sadly, this new outing of the… Continue reading Aanandam Paramanandam Review | A Complacent Comedy That Has Zero Respect for Its Audience
Padavettu Review | A Well-Crafted Film Whose Politics Got Cramped
The way the story of Padavettu escalates from a man’s personal evolution to a tale about land politics is extremely abrupt. Liju Krishna’s first film is a well-crafted film that seems to lose its rhythm somewhere during its transition from the second act to the third act. With some interestingly written characters and memorable performances,… Continue reading Padavettu Review | A Well-Crafted Film Whose Politics Got Cramped
Eesho
I am pretty sure every promotional material of the new SonyLIV movie Eesho will have one thing in common. There will be taglines similar to “if you have a daughter/ if you are a father, you should watch this film” There are movies that are made to utilize this good-intent sentiment of people. Eesho, directed… Continue reading Eesho
Pathonpatham Noottandu
It is no secret that even the hero of the film Pathonpatham Noottandu, Siju Wilson, had second thoughts about choosing a film directed by Vinayan, seeing the performance of the veteran director’s last few outings. Frankly, I was also curious to know whether it was the lack of a better cast and crew that was… Continue reading Pathonpatham Noottandu
Sayanna Varthakal
The very last scene and the few minutes before that in the film Sayanna Varthakal somewhere show us what motivated Arun Chandu and co-writer Sachin R Chandran to explore an extremely sensitive topic that has relevance in the current political scenario of India. But the randomness in the treatment of various phases of the film… Continue reading Sayanna Varthakal
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)
Kochaal
Kochaal, the latest police investigation thriller, starring Krishna Shankar as the title character, is a thriller muddled in cliches. When the movie reaches its investigative bits in the last half of its run time, there is a bit of excitement on offer. But by the time it reaches that point, you are already exhausted because… Continue reading Kochaal