Pulimada, the new Joju George starrer written, directed, and edited by AK Sajan, starts off very interestingly as the rage of the central character keeps it in a space that will sort of create curiosity in our heads. But when the character played by Aishwarya Rajesh enters the scene, things start to look predictable. Even… Continue reading Pulimada Review | A Predictable Thriller With a Commendable Performance From Joju George
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Jackson Bazaar Youth Review | An Over-The-Top Visaranai With Some Commendable Performances
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
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
Aalankam Review | This One Is a Lost Opportunity to Create a Solid Thriller
As an idea, Aalankam feels almost like what if something like Drishyam was made with the sensibility of a short film. The flaw with this creation is that it never really manages to be that captivating thriller which would create curiosity in you. With a stretched-out screenplay that consistently drains out the excitement from the… Continue reading Aalankam Review | This One Is a Lost Opportunity to Create a Solid Thriller
Gold Review | An Uneven Yet Engaging Comedy With Alphonse Puthren Signature Elements
The filmmaking process of Alphonse Puthren has always been described as peculiar by all his collaborators as he improvises a lot on the sets and delivers something beyond the script. Krishna Shankar and Sharaf U Dheen have said in interviews that Alphonse is terrible at narration, and his movie shapes up in the editing table.… Continue reading Gold Review | An Uneven Yet Engaging Comedy With Alphonse Puthren Signature Elements
Chathuram Review | An Interesting Character-Driven Drama That Fizzles in the Final Act
A woman who has lost everything deciding to use everyone who wants to exploit her to build an empire of her own is an idea that looks fascinating but is not necessarily novel. In the movie, the heroine herself admits that her story is shown in many old Malayalam films. But Chathuram uses the framework… Continue reading Chathuram Review | An Interesting Character-Driven Drama That Fizzles in the Final Act
Kooman Review | A Mixed-Bag Thriller With an Excellent Asif Ali
In Kooman, the latest thriller from director Jeethu Joseph, he somehow manages to crack a story that resembles a blend of his two big successes; Drishyam and Memories. Kooman has one track where the protagonist hides something he has done and then tries to solve a mystery behind a series of murders. Written by KR… Continue reading Kooman Review | A Mixed-Bag Thriller With an Excellent Asif Ali
Ini Utharam
There is a plan for writer Ranjith Unni to make his script look different from a usual revenge thriller in the latest Malayalam movie Ini Utharam. And for that, he decides to shuffle the placement of events in order to create intrigue. But the issue with Sudheesh Ramachandran’s film is that as it approaches the… Continue reading Ini Utharam