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Do Patti (2024)
Another version of Darlings but Failed Miserably...
* Do Patti Hindi Movie Review *
Directed by Shashanka Chaturvedi starring Kriti Sanon in dual roles & Kajol in the lead.
Do Patti is another version of Darlings with a forceable addition of climax which made the graph of the movie even lower.
Domestic violence & how a woman reacts & how a society should stand against is all about the movie.
When movie like Thappad, Darlings came up its high time for the Bollywood to repeat the same & Do Patti shows that "we will not change."
Keeping aside Kriti's performance who able to manage to bring the features of the two characters well, the movie does not add anything interesting.
Climax which could have been ended before the current shown climax , but by unnecessary court room scene , what the director exactly wants to show is still a question mark.
Overall a below average flick.
Pani (2024)
Entertaining By It's Screenplay & Stellar Performance
Pani (Work) Malayalam Movie Review *
Directed by Joju George and starring himself alongside Sagar Surya, Abhinaya, and Junaiz VP, this film delivers despite its familiar storyline. It tells the tale of two young individuals who become a thorn in the side of Thrissur District's notable figure Giri, and how Giri navigates this challenge.
While the narrative may not be unique, Joju George's skilled direction and apt casting selections make the movie engaging. The screenplay is well-paced, preventing lag and culminating in an impactful interval block and climax. 🔥
Noteworthy performances come from Sagar Surya and Junaiz, who evoke fear and convincingly undermine Giri's morale. Joju George delivers a comfortable performance within his range, while Abhinaya provides a solid portrayal of Giri's wife.
Overall, Pani is a commendable watch on the big screen.
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
PATHETIC MOVIE FROM THE WORLD OF MARVEL.
Tom Hardy reprises his role as Eddie Brock alias Venom, this time their fight is with its own clan but there are not at all high moments which makes the audience engaged.
If this was the end of the Venom series which probably not but if still then the farewell is quite upsetting.
Fights were there but not enough to entertain the audience. As we can see Venom in full form only for some time, that had adversely affected the interest of viewing.
End credits did not have the fuel to accelerate the interest of waiting for its next franchise.
Overall a movie which made me frown like anything.
After Avengers End Game nothing is coming out good from Marvel Universe.
1000 Babies (2024)
An Enthralling Experience Watch.
Directed by Najeem Koya starring Rahman, Neena Gupta, Sanju Shivram, Adil Ibrahim in the lead.
Spanning over 7 episodes with a duration of 40-50 min each, with an intense screenplay of Najeem Koya & Arouz Khan, 1000 Babies makes a worth watch & joins the league of classic Malayalam thriller movies.
The first 2 episodes is full of mystery as the investigating officer who tries to unlock the motive behind the crime, we the viewers will break heads & think a lot. By the mid of 3rd episode, it is not only a revelation of the crime but also a light of information to us as this kind of crime also happens. From thereon, we also join with the investigative officers in solving this case.
Top Notch Screenplay is the backbone of this web series as here what I felt was the approach they took in portraying the antagonist as here although he is not appearing in major portions although Sanju Shivram gave the best performance but from the perception of the investigative officer we could feel his presence & it makes us scary.
Also, here the characterization of Bibin (the antagonist) is very tailored made for Sanju Shivram. The transition of innocence to a ruthless psychopath is very well performed by Sanju.
Rahman playing as CI Aji Kurian played a decent performance.
Rich value in production quality could be witnessed.
Overall, a mind-blowing thriller. Let's see if there is a Season 2 coming up....
Bougainvillea (2024)
"Stellar performance of Jyothirmayi in the mystery tone movie"
*** Bougainvillea Malayalam Movie Review
Directed by Amal Neerad starring Jyothirmayi, Kunchacko Boban and Fahadh Faasil, alongside Sharaf U Dheen, Veena Nandakumar and Srinda
If a person who has watched many psychological thriller jonors like Intrusion, Bougainvillea will give the predictability at certain point if time & all we need to know what is the cause & how it gonna end.
But still the movie able to progress smoothly by stellar performances & technical quality.
Jyothirmayi as Reethu the main lead, the movie travels with her as the character is an amnesiac person & how this character suffers from her illness, the irritation, the emotional trauma that she carries, Jyothirmayi just shown many Reethu's who is living in our society. Talking about Kunchacko, he just shows that an artist who was labelled as the chocolate boy, today he needs to be called as the artist who breaks the barrier & perform even better thereby opening the gates for more opportunities. Portraying as Doctor Royce, the character who is the strong pillar to his ailing wife but at the same time the transition in the character at a certain point, he plays very well.
Miscast in the movie was of Fafa & Sharaf U Dheen. The characters could have been given to some other rather by un utilising these artists.
Coming to technical aspect, BGM of Sushin Shyam had added the mystery tone & especially in some areas the BGM placement had raised the goosebumps. When it comes to film making, we could see Amal Neerad touch. Slow motion, focus on the character's emotional transition thereon the watchability factor increases.
As a whole , Bougainvillea is a watchable flick at the big screen.
Jai Mahendran (2024)
Saiju's laudable performance in a Political Satire Story.
*** Jai Mahendran Malayalam Web Series Review
Directed by Srikanth Mohan starring Saiju Kurup & Suhasini Mani Ratnam in the lead role. Also starring Miya George, Rahul Riji Nair, Suresh Krishna.
Analysis of the Web Series:
Story surrounds about the life of the government employees in Taluk Office & Mahendran played by the protagonist is the Deputy Tahasildar who is smart but at the same time wanted by everyone.
The story goes normal narration of the activities of these employees whereby we could able to get into their world & understand them but by the mid of Episode 3, it takes a shift & we could see many turning points which makes the story interesting to watch.
Coming at the performance, Saiju Kurup had delivered a laudable performance. Mahendran's character peculiarity is the smile & that smile indicates a lot, the character's smart decision at the tough time, these he had very enacted. I could link his characterization with Biju Menon character "Mamchan" in Vellimoonga.
Another notable performance was of Suhasini Mani Ratnam. Miya George playing as Mahendran's wife, in a limited screen space, a decent performance.
Political satirical have been viewed a lot but still by a good star cast , " Jai Mahendran" is watchable flick.
Vettaiyan (2024)
Rajnisim in Social Element Story Telling
*** Vettaiyan ( Hunter) Tamil Movie Review
Directed by T. J. GNANVEL starring Rajnikant in the lead role.
One Line Review : A social element conveyed with some Rajnisim.
T. J. Gnanvel who is known for his Jai Bhim , here also talks about some of the important issues of the society but it was more interesting to see how he inserted the Super Star into his story world.
If this was conveyed as T. J Gnanvel style it could have been experience of Jai Bhim but when it's when super star Rajnisim is required & we could see his whistle blowing moments thereby not loosening the commercial element.
Performance wise, Super Star flauntessly carried his character & of course when there are no Rajini moments the film would have been dull but he ignited with his usual swag.
Apart from Super Star, Fahadh Faasil performance stands. The chemistry with the Superstar worked out well. The other lead characters, Amitabh Bachchan , Ritika Singh, Manju Warrier , Dusshara Vijayan had done their parts well.
The only miscast was Rana Daggubati . His villainism didn't spark well as the character had a wildness but the outcome was poor.
Anirudh's music & proper BGM was whistle blowing.
Overall Vettaiyan delivers entertainment with a social message reminder.
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
A madness which is awful to watch
Sequel to 2019 "Joker" Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as Arthur Fleck alias JOKER, sequel adds Lady Gaga as Joker's love interest.
Joker 2 focuses on Arthur's verdict following his murders & simultaneously a girl who follows him later turns an obsession towards him & how relationship works between them is being focused.
But the disappointment for me , in the name of "musical psychological "type, over dosage use of songs was literally a pain in the ass.
If the prequel conveys how the society treats a weak mentally ill person & what he gives back to the society, although movie runs at a slow pace, it was interesting to watch but coming to its sequel what it tries to convey is still a big question.
Joker 2 running time could have been to 1 hour maximum & should have been released over an OTT platform as it would get an opportunity for the viewer to pause when require as the extreme slow pace of the movie followed by over dosage of songs turned to be pathetic watching experience.
Except the Joaquin Phoenix performance, JOKER 2 is a total pain in the ass.
Kishkindha Kaandam (2024)
Stellar Performance of Vijayaraghavan !!!!!
*** Kishkindha Kaandam Malayalam Movie Review ***
Directed by Dinjith Ayyathan starring Asif Ali Aparna Balamurali Vijayaraghavan in the lead role.
One Line Review : As a person who unveils the mystery when going deep into the forest, the movie takes us through the same mood.
The story which initially goes on a slow pace but thereby gives the mood of suspense, it doesn't loosen its viewing interest thanks to the stellar performance of Vijayaraghavan. As his character Appu Pillai, a retired army officer whose initial presentation was a kind of mystery but as the story moves it is through him the mystery gets unlocked.
Another stellar performance was Asif Ali. The suppressed pain which the character carries, the emotional bond towards his father, Asif Ali just captured the love of the audience. When dialogues not eyes required to reach the emotions, that areas, Asif scored very well.
Able to remember Jayasuriya 2020 movie " Anveshnam ( Investigation) & all time crime thriller DRISHYAM while watching the climax.
Coming to the technical aspect, Dinjith's direction, backed by Bahul Ramesh's eye catching cinematography & mysterious music of Mujeeb Majeed makes Kishkindha Kaandam a worth watch movie.
The Greatest of All Time (2024)
Not the Greatest of All Time for a Vijay Film
One Line Review : In Name only Great but it's not the Greatest when it comes to viewing. ⭐ ⭐ Half ⭐
The story is about MS GANDHI the protagonist, who is in ATS & the movie begins with his mission. Later on how that mission creates an impact on his personal life is all about the movie.
If anyone who has watched spy action movies a lot , GOAT doesn't provide anything new.
This movie is a pakka VIJAY movie with his dance, with his usual naughtiness, with his style action, his references from his previous movies and all that. Once again it's fully on Vijay's shoulder to carry such a not so great story making it a watchable factor.
The majority of the artists like Laila , Jayaram , Sneha , Meenakshi, Ajmal , Prabudeva , VTV Ganesh, Venkat Prabhu's fixed actors in his earlier movies didn't have any impactful performance.
The 1st half goes on a fast pact ,the only high moment for me was the bike chase sequence at Moscow. The interval block was predictable.
The second half again twists and turns but also there were some situations of questions such as how this character all of a sudden came into picture, how this thing happened which was one of the drawbacks.
Yuvan music was pathetic. Whistle Podu song which was enjoyed by hearing on YouTube but what last minute changes made thereby spoiled the mood.
De aging was good but turned out to worst when they portrayed the youngest VIJAY.
Climax portion with SivaKarthikeyan cameo, music of Mankatha was awesome.
END CREDITS gives hopes of Thalapathy rethinking his decision of quitting films.
Overall , GOAT delivers what you expect from a Vijay Film but doesn't deliver what a film lover wants.
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024)
Nani's Indepth & SJ Suryah Raksha Performance
Directed by Vivek Athreya starring Natural Star Actor Nani #priyankaarulmohan S. J. Suryah in the lead role.
An anger produced an entertainer at the big screen.
Nani's character Surya had anger management issues so his mom advised him to explode his anger on one single day of a week but that too if the anger is genuine. So he decided to explode it on Saturday. This personality he carried till his present & how this issue is changing is life is all about the movie talks.
The storyline talks the same but how it is executed is what matters & here the movie delivers the contemporary good vs bad in the form of protagonist anger management issues.
Performance wise, S J Suryah is the show stellar. The cruelty of the character & S J Suryah perfectly blends himself into that character. A perfect casting.
Nani's performance especially during the emotional sequences was well portrayed.
Action sequence was well choreographed. Screenplay was well written enough to entertain the audience. Although a hero heroine combination & it's love track but the film didn't skipped from the main topic adding a positivity to the film.
Overall an entertainer with S J raksha performance.
Khel Khel Mein (2024)
Marital Issue Conveyed Well Through a Fun Mode
*** Khel Khel Mein Hindi Movie Review ***
Directed by Mudassar Aziz starring Akshay Kumar Taapsee Pannu Vani kapoor Fardeen Khan, Pragya Jaiswal Ammy Virk & Aditya Seal..
Martial Topic well conveyed through a Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A group of friends meets at a wedding of one of their friends wife's sister's marriage. A night before the event they plan to play a game wherein they unlock their cell phones and check out whether what's being poured as emotion is fake or true. As time goes on , the roller coaster ride begins and which creates chaos, fun , emotional but finally whether they make up is what this movie tells.
Mudassar Aziz previous movie " Pati Patni aur Woh " & now " Khel Khel Mein" , he brings out the compatibility of a couple after few years of their marital life. The method of showcasing this factor differs in his 2 films but the message is same & Khel Khel Mein scores well.
Performance wise Akshay Kumar comes back to his zone & he nailed it. This is what an audience was expecting from Akki. Another notable performance was of Tapsee. Fardeen Khan's presence throws back to the Hey Baby Time. Rest all are had just given an Ok Performance.
The screenplay didn't let us down as the film's major was in a room, so the capture of tension, chaos, loudness of the character as they move on to the next level of game, so an engaging factor was being maintained throughout.
Overall Khel Khel Mein is a fun ride movie which not gonna miss on a big screen.
Vedaa (2024)
Sharvari as Vedaa is the Oxygen in this Slow Narrative
*** Vedaa Hindi Movie Review ***
Directed by Nikhil Advani starring John Abraham , Sharvari Abhishek Banerjee in the lead role.
A social message narrated in a forced manner backed by Sharvari' s stellar performance. ⭐ ⭐ Half ⭐
Vedaa talks about a Dalit girl who is being abused by the upper caste & how she reacts & how Abhimanyu played by John plays a crucial role in her life is what the movie talks about.
The 1st half of the movie goes in a slow pace with some situations of atrocities done upon central character & her family whereas the 2nd half accelerates with fights, bullet firing, car chase. Climax could have been made better with logics.
Performance wise, Sharvari's stellar performance could be seen. She was living into the character of Vedaa. Abhishek Banerjee as antagonist. As i watched his performance in Stree 2 and Vedaa a shift of performance could be seen & he perfectly nailed the character in this movie. Nothing unique performance could be seen from John but for such kind of action to pull, he fits the slot.
Talking about the story telling, slow paced story telling could have been trimmed as one point we had been detached from the movie.
Overall a slow narrative thereby a missed opportunity for a success on a long weekend.
Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank (2024)
Entertainer Package Guaranteed 😃😃😃
*** Stree 2 : Sarkate ka Antak Hindi Movie Review ***
Directed by Amar Kaushik starring Shraddha Kapoor Rajkumar Rao , Pankaj Tripathi Aparshakti Khurana & Abhishek Banerjee..
A total entertainer package movie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
After Drishyam, a sequel which was made justifiable in Bollywood is Stree 2.
From the trailer we realised that this time its Sarkatte who is gonna make us fear & if in Stree , when the village wants to rid off from Stree , here in Stree 2 , Stree becomes their last resort..
Director Amar Kaushik & writer Niren Bhatt widened the horizon of the horror world.
We could see the innocence of Vicky, foolishness of Jana , the mystery of Shraddha, funniness of Rudra not loosening the essence from its original.
Perfect placement of cameos thereby rising the scope of horror universe, Stree 2 is a movie which the industry was longing since 8 months of this year.
The VFX, the BGM & other technical aspects was top notch.
Overall a must watch theatrical Movie.
Brinda (2024)
A Decent Watchable Crime Thriller
*** Brinda Webseries Review ***
Directed by Suraj Vangala starring Trisha Krishnan in the lead role.
An intriguing crime thriller...
The story surrounds Sub Inspector Brinda who faces a head breaking crime of a psychopath which leads to the way to her past.
Writer Director Suraj is able to portray the cruelty behind the superstition belief thereby having a repercussion in the society by the form of a crime.
As the episode shifts to another level the amount of curiosity rises.
Performance wise Trisha gave a neat performance. Ravindra Vijay playing as a police officer also gave a decent performance. Indrajith Sukumaran also gave a decent performance.
Overall a good watchable crime thriller.
Raayan (2024)
Stellar performance of Dhanush Fitting into Raayan's Shoes
*** Raayan Tamil Movie Review ***
Directed by Dhanush starring Dhanush in the lead role. Also starring S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali.
An emotional vengeance with stellar performance of Dhanush.
Writer Dhanush talks about the emotional bond of the siblings which later develops an act of betrayal and vengeance. Had we not seen such of story, yes, we had but what makes Raayan watchable is the journey the Dhanush built up to narrate the story.
Talking about the performance, an intense Dhanush can be witnessed. The character who is rigid, does not express emotions but he is soft when he is with his sister, the variations of his emotions, writer - director Dhanush able to extract well from actor Dhanush. Initial of the movie shows the childhood of the Raayan family wherein the journey of their childhood, unforeseen circumstances which substantiate the Raayan's present behaviour.
Sundeep Kishan & Kalidas Jayaram playing as younger siblings have performance driven moments in the second half. Dushara Vijayan portraying the sister's role had given a terrific performance & her too performance was witnessed in the second half as the story itself start to escalate in the second half.
SJ Suryah as the antagonist. For him, it is now a cat walk when comes to performing an antagonist role & he nailed the character.
Coming to the technical aspect, actions were classy. A needle kind of tool to pounce at Raayan's enemies, choreography was well executed. The fight before the interval block was top notch. ARR BGM added the life to the vengeance story telling. Cinematography was another positive factor.
Metaphor of using colour red depicting the bloodshed, Dushara Vijayan character name is Durga & how this name signifies her character, shadow of Raavan when Raayan ascending towards its foe here all director able to convince the audience very well.
Overall Raayan a watchable flick thereby removing the fatigue of watching Indian 2.
Nagendran's Honeymoons (2024)
This Honeymoon was not a Great Honeymoon
Directed by Nithin Renji Panicker starring Suraj Venjaramoodu, Prashant Alexander, Grace Antony, Kani Kusruthi, Shwetha Menon, Alphy Panjikaran, and Niranjana Anoop in leading roles.
An attempt for laughter but did not strike too well.
Nagendran played by Suraj a person who is known for his laziness & irresponsibility suddenly one fine moment decides to go to abroad but for that he undergoes 5 marriages & how Nagendran find ways to escape from each marriage is all about this show.
Nithin Renji Panicker who is known for making mass films like Kasaba, Kaaval, so when he was coming up with a web series there was expectations but it failed. There were laughter's but it was not as expected. Also, a tortoise mode approach story telling making 30 minutes not a fun watch.
Performance wise we could see a different Suraj here that what stands out in this web series. Prashant Alexander who is portraying character of Nagendran's buddy also gave a light to the show.
Except Kani Kusruthi, rest 4 lead heroines did not add any value to the show.
Overall, Nagendran's Honeymoons is a watchable if you are Nagendran.
Indian 2 (2024)
A ludicrous story telling from Shankar Sir
Directed by Shankar , starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. Also starring Siddharth Rakul Preet Priya Bhavani Shankar & SJ Suryah
What differs Indian 2 from Indian is
Shankar covered the corruption of the entire India so we could see Senapathy travelling to Gujarat, Punjab & give the proper punishment but now this had become outdated
If in Indian we know that Senapathy is a martial arts expert but in Indian 2, he explored the various patterns of varman (art of vital points) but the situation turns out to be funny.
Kamal Hassan's makeover as Senapathy in Indian 2 is a total disaster as in Indian although we knew its him who is portraying the role but still it is difficult to digest but here a total disaster just as the movie.
A 106-year-old might be fight but the unicycle action sequence was unbelievable & suddenly Senapthy getting a six pack in the mid of the fight, non sensical but after all it is a movie so we can keep the logic aside and shut our mouth.
In 1996, if the thought of anti-vigilantism wherein Death is the only reward for the corrupt, coming to 2024 Senapathy's ideology has changed a little but still a question arises why to show this subject when its pretty clear that practically in reality it is not possible.
Performance wise, Kamal Hassan done what he could but he appeared to be a puppet in this absurd story telling. Siddharth's character specially during the emotional sequence of his character was good. Rakul Preet Singh & Priya Bhawani Shankar' character has no impact.
Although end credits for Indian 3 seems to be exciting but how the director had connected the dots of present with Senapathy's father story is what excites me to watch Indian 3 but that doesn't suffice the stupidity they done in Indian 2.
Kalki 2898-AD (2024)
Nag Ashwin's Grandeur Future World Thereby Creating a Room For Theatrical Experience
*** Kalki 2898 AD Movie Review ***
Directed by Nag Ashwin starring Prabhas Amitabh Bachchan Deepika Padukone Kamal Haasan in the lead role...
One Line Review : MAGNMUS MODE OF STORY TELLING ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nag Ashwin had in the 1st part of Kalki 2898 AD been efficiently able to bring the future. By seeing, we would at one time believe that this would be 2898 AD.⭐⭐⭐
Coming to the technical aspect , VFX as the future is created on it and it would be the 1st time I feel that I am watching a Hollywood Indian Film as if we go back to a year watching the same Rebel Star's movie Adipurush , we could see the poverty in the technical aspect but here Kalki had hit a six.⭐⭐⭐
Performance wise, Amitabh Bachchan as Ashwathama. He lived into the character & at this age if he is able to pull himself to level the character we could see Ashwathama inside him.👍👍👍
Another stellar performance is of Ulagnayagan. Only 2 scenes but he created an atmosphere of fear thereby awaiting for his terrified performance in the 2nd part. 👍👍👍
Prabhas performance was geared up 👍👍 at the film's last portion whereas from 1st half his presence was literally a torture feeling thereby loosen the soul of the movie at a great extent 👎👎
Deepika too able to give a convinceable performance. The pain the character is carrying is well portrayed.
The fight sequence of Prabhas - Amitabh Bachchan was exciting 💥💥💥💥
Overall, Nag Ashwin by blending the great Mythological Mahabharata to his vision of 2898 AD , Kalki 2898 AD is a theatrical watch.
Maharaja (2024)
OUTSTANDING
Directed by Nithilan Swaminathan starring Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role. Also starring Anurag Kashyap, Natarajan Subramaniam.
3 main factors to watch Maharaja;
1) SCREENPLAY
2) EDITING
3) VIJAY SETHUPATHI TERRFIC PERFORMACE.
Story is what we know and what we seen in movies but how its mounted that what Maharaja film worth watchable.
The potential of Vijay Sethupathi can be witnessed. After watching his cruel Santhanam in Vikram, Maharaja is another mind-blowing performance.
The movie mounts from the interval block and second half its full of twists and surprises thereby hooking the audience.
Another notable performance is of Anurag Kashyap. We could see him more as an antagonist in Kollywood.
Nothing more to write , Maharaja is a truly theatre watch experience.
Nadanna Sambhavam (2024)
Laughable Moments but a revisit to the male petty egoism.
*** Nadanna Sambhavam Malayalam Movie Review ***
Directed by Vishnu Narayan starring Biju Menon, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Lijomol Jose, Shruti Ramachandran & Sudhi Koppa.
A housing colony of upper middle class, a new family enters there. The male of that family is very jovial, social person which attracts many women but it attracts a prickle to some males which in turn creates a tuff between them forms the story.
Biju Menon & Suraj Venjaramoodu, the lead roles had done their part very well. A red flag male characterization is well portrayed by Suraj.
His dialogues are minimal but his expression which the character lies the most had been perfectly enacted as in the movie there is are few characters which talks about his unpredictable and his strange behaviour so to convince to the audience Suraj had beautifully done.
Biju Menon's character is not a new type as he easily gets into the shoes of the role he gets.
Talking of the female characters, Lijo Mol's character who is paired opposite to Suraj, her character's is all a housewife with a disturbed family life so the anxiety, stress which she is carrying had been beautifully portrayed.
Overall, an above average yet a watchable flick.
Grrr... (2024)
Expected Laughter Got Shot by Heavy Dose of Tranquilizer.
*** Grrr Malayalam Movie Review ***
Directed by Jay. K starring Kunchacko Boban Suraj Venjaramoodu in lead roles. Also starring Anagha, Sruti Ramchandran, Manju Pillai & Rajesh Madhavan
One Line Review : Expected Laughter got shot by a tranquilizer gun.
The story is about Rajimon Nadar played by Kunchacko getting drunk and falling into the lion's den in a Zoo located in Trivandrum. Now how the security officer Haridas played by Suraj Venjaramoodu and other rescue people tries to rescue forms the rest part.
When I came to know the movie is directed by Ezra Malayalam Movie Director & post seeing the teaser and trailer of Grrr there were expectations but it was not as per the expectation.
Laughter moments the movie produced but it was being severly shot by tranquilizer in the form of week screenplay.
When Haridas also gets stuck up along with Rajimon in lion's den till they are safely taken out there were laughter moments but it was up to mark
The film should have focused more on the survival part with some twists, turns, tension blended with laughter but it didn't capture which made the film fail.
Performance wise, Suraj able to perform his safe zone but that too was limited. Kunchacko Boban was feeling a kind of mis-cast.
Overall a one time watchable over an OTT platform.
Chandu Champion (2024)
One Man Show Of Kartik Aryan 🔥🔥🔥🔥
*** Chandu Champion Hindi Movie Review ***
Directed by Kabir Khan starring Kartik Aaryan in the lead role.
Kartik's one man show accelerates the gravity of the story.
The movie shows the journey of Murlikant Petkar an ex army officer who won the Gold Medal in 1972 Paralympics in Heidelberg Germany.
Apart from Kabir Khan , Sumit Arora & Sudipto Sarkar had penned and the trio had given some cinematic moments which gives the audience an energy , a booster.
Performance wise , from Rom - com image today after Chandu Champion, Kartik has opened himself to perform challenging roles, thereby creating a strong space in the industry. He just lived into the character of Murlikant Petkar.
#VijayRaaz as Murlikant Petkar's coach was another remarkable performance. I had seen his comic version in Dream Girl, but a coach who is tough and lovable at the same time #VijayRaaz delivered his best.
Kabir Khan when it comes to Ek Tha Tiger, 83 & Chandu Champion, the casting for the protagonist is always certain. His last 83 and now Chandu Champion, we could see the weightage is for a character not the star who portrays the character.
Overall Chandu Champion will never disappoint you as the movie talks again of those Champions who never surrender to fail.
Little Hearts (2024)
Little Hearts gives too little to strike a heart.
Little Hearts Malayalam Movie Review.
Starring Shane Nigam, Babu Anthony directed jointly by Anto Jose Pereria, Aby Tressa Paul.
A film made leaving the heart of audience half satisfied.
The movie talks about three different love stories. First is the all-time seen done and dusted hero heroine romance, the second is a man who is in mid-50's a widower falls in love with a lady who is estranged from her husband & the final one is a gay couple romance.
From the above, only better which I felt is the love relationship between the widower and the lady but that too in another version we had seen in Dileep's earlier movie "Ishtam" (Love) wherein the protagonist father a widower accidentally meets his first love wherein love blossoms again in his heart and how they unite was all about that movie. When coming to "Little Hearts" we could see the film takes through a similar kind of journey but still watchable flick.
But the film fails to deliver anything new. Accepting of same sex relationship in a family bounded by the traditional values later with the time & situation accepting whole heartedly this had really become outdated & the movie fails in it.
Coming over to the performance, Shane Nigam had delivered a good performance. A boy next door image had been felt by watching his performance. Babu Anthony as Shane Nigam's performance had been portrayed as a comedy factor but some times that comedy had been felt as an overboard performance. Shine Tom Chacko's character was having an area of performance but he proved to be a miscast in this plot.
Overall Little Hearts is an underwhelming movie.
Thalavan (2024)
A mind-blowing crime thriller backed by solid performances of the two lead artists.
Thalavan (The Chief) Malayalam Movie Review
A mind-blowing crime thriller backed by solid performances of the two lead artists.
Directed by Jis Joy starring Biju Menon & Asif Ali in lead roles.
From feel good to crime thriller, director Jis Joy proved that he could well conceive a thriller movie too.
Talking about the technical aspects, quality rich cinematography from Sharan Velayudhan. Deepak Dev's BGM blends with the mood of the movie.
After Ayyappanum Koshiyum, another tough performance from ASIF - BIJU MENON combo.
Well penned screenplay enough to create an ambience of suspense till the end.
Overall, a must watchable theatrical experience.