When I saw the song Nyabagam from Varshangalkku Shesham, a few days back, I had a feeling that this song was going to be the reason the movie would stay with the audience as some sort of lingering pain as those sustained shots of Dhyan Sreenivasan and Pranav Mohanlal had a sense of melancholy in… Continue reading Varshangalkku Shesham Review | An Overtly Melodramatic Friendship Tale Saved by the Second-Half Humor
Tag: Kalyani Priyadarshan
Antony Review | A Passable Action Entertainer With Familiar Beats
At one point in the movie Antony, the priest played by Chemban Vinod Jose, talks about the peculiarity of the unlikeliest relationship between two individuals and gives the credit to the almighty for making such things happen. This Joshiy movie is trying to tap into the warmth and jovial side of one such relationship. With… Continue reading Antony Review | A Passable Action Entertainer With Familiar Beats
Sesham Mikeil Fathima Review | Kalyani Priyadarshan Is a Ball of Energy in This Oversimplified Motivational Movie
In the movie Sesham Mikeil Fathima, whenever Fathima, played by Kalyani Priyadarshan, is doing the one thing that she loves, that is commentating, the film has a vibrant energy that will really put a smile on your face. The only issue is that there is a second act in the movie, where the commentary part… Continue reading Sesham Mikeil Fathima Review | Kalyani Priyadarshan Is a Ball of Energy in This Oversimplified Motivational Movie
Thallumaala
Trying to be unconventional and, at the same time, aspiring to have a mass appeal is a risky business. Only a few films had managed to pull it off in the past. Director Khalid Rahman’s new film Thallumaala is a very novel attempt that is uneven in the packaging. Rahman’s eye for detailing and how… Continue reading Thallumaala
Bro Daddy
If you were in that confused space before the release of Bro Daddy seeing the contradiction between the claims made by Prithviraj about the humor in the movie and the absence of genuine comedy in the promo content of the film, I would say you won’t feel disappointed after finishing this comedy entertainer. With color-rich… Continue reading Bro Daddy
Hridayam
Hridayam is Vineeth Sreenivasan’s attempt at making his kind of Vaaranam Aayiram. And it isn’t a perfect film, just like the Gautham Menon film. Coming-of-age dramas that depict a transition that lasts more than a decade are bound to have certain areas with hiccups. But it’s the totality that matters in these kinds of films.… Continue reading Hridayam
Hero
PS Mithran was one director who showed immense promise when he came with his debut venture Irumbu Thirai that showed the seriousness of the way we carelessly handled our data privacy. His new venture Hero starring Sivakarthikeyan is a highly diluted spoon-fed social preach that has only the shadow of the man who created Irumbu… Continue reading Hero