Of late, Dhyan Sreenivasan movies are being promoted similarly to the advertisement for firecrackers. Even in the promotions, the cast and crew of this movie are indirectly telling us how entertaining this movie will be when any YouTube channel decides to roast it. Aap Kaise Ho, the latest Dhyan Sreenivasan starrer, a film written by… Continue reading Aap Kaise Ho Review | You Need a Special Kind of Audacity to Pull Off Such an Atrocity
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Daveed Review | An Unsurprising Template Sports Drama Saved by the Final Punch
A significant portion of the new Antony Varghese starrer film Daveed is your template story of an underdog. The story here unravels mostly in the second half, and the first half that sets up the drama is a dragged story with chapters that aren’t amusing. Thanks to the visualization of the action blocks in the… Continue reading Daveed Review | An Unsurprising Template Sports Drama Saved by the Final Punch
Anand Sreebala Review | A Generic Investigation Thriller With Zero Takeaways
There is a scene in the film Anand Sreebala where the title character, played by Arjun Ashokan, asks the character, played by Sidhique, about how he will approach the case of the death of an ant that was taken out of a cup of hot tea. Anand lists out three possible ways to look at… Continue reading Anand Sreebala Review | A Generic Investigation Thriller With Zero Takeaways
Pallotty 90’s Kids Review | A Passable Nostalgia Package With Two Standout Performers
Pallotty 90’s Kids, the latest Malayalam kids’ film presented by Lijo Jose Pellissery and directed by Jithin Raj, is a pretty simplistic take on friendship, and the highlight of the movie is the terrific performances of the two kids, Davinchi Santhosh and Neeraj Krishna, who shouldered this film with their brimming energy. By packaging the… Continue reading Pallotty 90’s Kids Review | A Passable Nostalgia Package With Two Standout Performers
Porattu Nadakam Review | Yet Another Underwhelming Iteration of Sandesham
Political satire is a genre that Malayalies love. The never-ending popularity of Sandesham, even after being criticized as an apolitical film, is proof of that. In the last few years, we have witnessed a lot of satirical films, and since religious hatred in the country has increased exponentially, there is a need and space for… Continue reading Porattu Nadakam Review | Yet Another Underwhelming Iteration of Sandesham
Jai Mahendran Review | A Stretched-Out Mediocre Office Comedy With Predictable Beats
If you look at how our Government offices function, from a creative point of view, that’s a premise for a web series with multiple seasons because of the ethical conflicts, inner politics, union tussles, etc. Rahul Riji Nair, who is the writer and showrunner of the latest SonyLIV original series Jai Mahendran, is actually trying… Continue reading Jai Mahendran Review | A Stretched-Out Mediocre Office Comedy With Predictable Beats
Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
“Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director.” This is a famous quote by director James Cameron. This is the second time in a month I have… Continue reading Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
Bharathanatyam Review | A Humorous and Sensitive Take on the ‘Mookambika’ Cinematic Trope
SPOILER ALERT! The trailer of the movie Bharathanatyam has a very chaotic tempo, and in the promotional interviews of the movie, they haven’t revealed the film’s plot. So Krishnadas Murali’s Bharathanatyam is a funny what-if take on a particular scripting trope that people used to refer to as Mookambika Cinematic Universe or the Nedumudi Venu trope (no offense to… Continue reading Bharathanatyam Review | A Humorous and Sensitive Take on the ‘Mookambika’ Cinematic Trope