Lovefully Yours Veda belongs to the list of movies where after hearing the dialogues, I wondered when was the last time the writer and director went to see a film in theaters. Written by Babu Vylathur and directed by Praghesh Sukumaran, Lovefully Yours Veda is a movie that tries to narrate the campus story in… Continue reading Lovefully Yours Veda Review | Sitting Through This Cringe Fest Feels Like an Achievement
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Pakalum Pathiravum Review | A Dragged Mystery Thriller With Excessive Slow Motion
On paper, I would say the character played by Rajisha Vijayan in the movie Pakalum Pathiravum has a spectacular scope to be unique and extremely grey. That character is driven by greed and frustration. But the “Masterpiece” director Ajai Vasudev has no plans to explore the shades of that character. And all he did was… Continue reading Pakalum Pathiravum Review | A Dragged Mystery Thriller With Excessive Slow Motion
Sardar Review | An Underwhelming Spy-Thriller That Tries Hard to Be a Star Vehicle
In the introduction sequence of Karthi in the movie Sardar, there is a line the character says about his social media persona. He says something like he wants to set a template rather than being in an already set template. But frankly, when you finish watching Sardar, you might want to tell both PS Mithran… Continue reading Sardar Review | An Underwhelming Spy-Thriller That Tries Hard to Be a Star Vehicle
Malayankunju
Watching the promos of the film Malayankunju, I was hoping to see a movie that will be primarily set in a claustrophobic space to be a survival thriller in form. But what was interesting is that the survival part is relatively minimal, and the film works immensely because of the details we get to see… Continue reading Malayankunju
Keedam
Compared to Rahul Riji Nair’s last two theatrical releases Dakini and Kho Kho, Keedam, his new film starring Rajisha Vijayan, is a much more refined presentation. But the story and its drama are pretty much on the superficial level that the movie fails to create any impact on the viewer. The fluency in performances and… Continue reading Keedam
Freedom Fight
Freedom Fight, the new anthology film from Malayalam streaming on SonyLIV, works in totality because of its treatment variety offered in each segment. Each story is a perspective on individual freedom. Toxic relationships, workplace inequalities, the injustice in the social hierarchy, the constraints of old people, and the oppression faced by the Dalits are the… Continue reading Freedom Fight
Ellam Sheriyakum
Ellam Sheriyakum, the new Asif Ali – Rajisha Vijayan film by Jibu Jacob, is a safe bet script that plays it for the gallery. The apolitical stand we see in the “political” movies in Malayalam cinema can also be seen here. With a foggy conflict and bumper sticker lines about party politics and family, the… Continue reading Ellam Sheriyakum
Kho-Kho
The hurdle in front of any filmmaker who wants to create a sports drama is that he or she has to surprise or indulge an audience who knows the movie’s structure. An underdog team coming up as victorious is possibly the story of almost every other sports drama. But when craft in making and smartness… Continue reading Kho-Kho