Praise The Lord Malayalam Movie Review

Director:- Shibu Gangadharan

Story:-Zachariah

Music:-Shaan Rahman      BGM:-Bijibal

Editing:-Zian Sreekanth

Cinematography:-Pradeep Nair

Our Rating:- 3/5 -Feel Good Movie

                                       Shibu Gangadharan's directorial debut 'Praise The Lord' based on Zachariah's novel of the same name is just an average feel good family entertainer which entertains most of the audience.

Mullathazhathe Joy(Mammootty) is a rich planter who lives in Kottayam. He is unaware of the world outside the small place he lives. He lives there with his wife Ancy(Reenu Mathews) and two children. He lives there looking after his properties. He is a very simple man and he loves his wife very much.  Joy's childhood friend Advocate Sunny (Mukesh) asks Joy for a help. He asks Joy to hide Samkutty(Ahmed Siddique) and Annie(Akansha Puri) eloped without the permission of their parents.Joy agrees to hide them. Samkutty is a firm believer in God while Annie is  a modern spoiled brat whom he meets at Delhi.They fell in love with each other.Annie wishes to enjoy unmarried family life. They are later threatened by Joy's father Kunjutty(Joy Mathew) and they move from there. How Joy and others struggle to hide them and help them live together forms the rest of the plot.

Altogether 'Praise The Lord' is a usual average family entertainer which can be enjoyed if approached with less expectations.The first half is very much interesting with good jokes and performances. The second also is good despite the lag during the beginning of the second half.

Watch it with less expectations. It won't disappoint you. The film may appeal to all sections of audience.

Performance

Mammootty performed very well as Joy .He is the main attraction of the film.  His expressions , dialogues and mannerisms as Joy was excellent.  Reenu Mathews as Ancy is also good. Ahmed Siddique did a neat job as Samkutty. Akansha Puri as Annie was just fine. Rest of the characters did justice to their roles and rendered enough support.

Music

Music by Shaan Rahman was good. The two songs 'Innaleyolam' and 'sharon vaniyil' were good. Background score by Bijibal was fine.

Technical Aspects

Even though not excellent, Pradeep Nair's camera work was nice. He has captured the locations of Kottayam in a beautiful manner.

Screenplay and Direction

Screenplay by TP Deverajan based on Zachariah's novel was fine. Direction by debutant Shibu Gangadharan ,was also good. The film is a good and enjoyable family entertainer.

Verdict :- An Light-Hearted and Simple Family Entertainer...Go with less expectations...

Rating :- 3/5

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DHOOM 3 - A GRAND FILM OF THE YEAR..!

Director:- Vijay Krishna Acharya

Production :- Yash Raj Films

Cinematography :- Sudeep Chatterjee

Our Rating :- 3/5 

So at last the most expected film of the year released. People rushing & fighting for tickets... What is new in D:3 ...What difference does it make ? This is the 3rd part of the formulaic Dhoom Series which highlights bikes, action sequence & high level theft operations. The same formula is repeated also in Dhoom 3 . But this time about ' The Great Indian Circus'.

Dhoom 3 is a cop & robber drama where Aamir Khan is the robber & Abhishek Bachan is the cop.The story starts with the history of 'The Great Indian Circus' owned by Iqbal (Jackie Shroff) which is mortgaged at western Chicago bank. On a circus night he kills himself with the feeling that he couldn't save his circus while his small son sees it.
Years later the bank is being robbed relentlessly  & after the robbery the thief leaves a joker's mask and escapes off.Mean while Sahir (Aamir Khan) son of Iqbal starts the Great Indian Circus again. Sahir's involvement in the bank robbery gets revealed by the Mumbai Police. Will Jai Dixit ( Abhishek Bachan ) be able to trap Sahir who robs to take revenge on the bank which destroyed his life. This forms the rest of the plot.
The plot of the film is not much different from that of the earlier Dhoom Series. But what grabs the attention of the viewer is its screenplay and the quality of visuals it provide. It contains elements of emotion which wasn't present in the earlier Dhoom series. It also has some well orchestrated action sequences.
It's length 173 minutes make the viewer exhausted.

Performance
Aamir Khan is the soul of the film. He is sincere to his job and tries to prove his excellence in the scenes.Katrina Kaif  is beautiful & her dance are also good but she doesn't find much place in the script. Abhishek Bachan is good as Jai Dixit as always & Uday Chopra give ample support in the comic sequences which provide relief to us.

Music

Pritam's music is  not even close to what he scored in earlier Dhoom series.

Technical Aspects
The film is shot brilliantly. The editing could have been much better.

Screenplay & Direction
This time the writer of earlier Dhoom series becomes the writer & director of the third one.  He could have made it much more better.

VERDICT:- Overall ,Dhoom 3 is majestic, Grand & a feel good average movie despite it's length.

Oru Indian Pranayakadha Review

Oru Indian Pranayakadha is the latest film by the famous director Sathyan Anthikkad. The film stars Fahad Fazil, Amala Paul, Innocent in the main roles. In this film, Fahad plays the role of Ayemanam Sidhartan who is the Youth Conference Mandalam President of RDF party of the region. He always dream of becoming MLA of that place but higher officials of the party promotes another person for the election.
As suggested by the District President of RDF, Uthupp Vallikadan( played by Innocent), Sidhartan decides to take a break and decides to accompany Irene Gardner( played by Amala Paul), a Canadian Malayali who has come here to do a documentary related to orphanages.
Divya( played by Shafna) is the love interest of Sidhartan but their relationship does not go well as Sidhartan fails to express himself due to his social commitments. As time pass by, Siidhartan find that Irene has more jobs to be done other than the documentary. The rest of the story is about that.

Performance
Fahad Fazil was really impressive in his role of Ayemanam Sidhartan, and has done really well with a touch of comedy in it. Amala Paul suited the character well and has done good job. Innocent and other actors have done their job.

Music
Film's music has been composed by Vidyasagar and he has done it neatly. The BGM also seemed to support the film well.

Technical Aspects
Cinematography is handled by Pradeep Nair and has done it in a good way. Script is written by Iqbal Kuttipuram. The first half seems to excellent while second half is not as good.

Verdict
The film is watchable movie and is a different one from Sathyan Anthikkad and he deserves appreciation.
This will never be a waste of money.

RATING  : 3/5


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Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal- An Average Feel Good Movie 

Director: Lal Jose

Cinematography:- Pradeesh

Starring:- Dileep,Rima..

Script:- James Albert

Our Rating:- 2.75/5

                                                                                               Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal is quite different from usual Dileep Flicks. That's what I felt after watching the movie. Actually 7 Sundara Rathrikal is a feel good movie from LalJose-Dileep combo. This is the 7th movie from this combo.

Aby (Dileep) is an ad film maker. He decides to marry Ann(Parvathy Nambiar) . He takes this decision finally after delaying it for 7 years thinking about his failed romance.He comes to know from his childhood friend Abid(Harisree Ashokan) that his ex-girlfriend Sini(Rima Kallingal) is living at the same place.Abi goes to Sini's house to invite her for his wedding. Sini is now married to boxer Alex (Murali Gopi) . Aby forgets a cigarette pack at her house which causes a lot of problems. Within 7 days before his marriage , can Aby solve this problem ? This forms the rest of the plot.

Ezhu sundara Rathrikal starts as a romantic comedy , turns into suspense drama genre and then it ends up without all those great impressions. It is entertaining in the firs half which contains elements of suspence,comedy & drama. But in the later half when the details are revealed, it loses control. The problem is due to the half baked script.

Performance

Dileep is the main attraction of the film. His timely comedy & expression are good. Rima & debutant Parvathi has done a neat job.Murali Gopi gives out a fine performance.

Technical Aspects

Cinematographer Pradeesh Varma's camera job is excellent.

Music

Music by Prashant Pillai is good & the two songs in the film are good. The BGM is also excellent. It dwells with the mood & need of the film.

Script

 Script by James Albert isn't a perfect one. It contains lot of loopholes. It is the half baked script that makes the film a bit down. His dialogues were good.

Direction

Lal Jose's Direction is what makes the film entertaining. Once again he takes an average script to a watchable flick.

Verdict :- It's A feel good movie. Different from Dileeps' earlier flicks.

Rating: 2.75/5

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SILENCE Malayalam Movie 2013 - An Average Thriller

Director : VK Prakash

Script : YT Rajesh

Music: Ratheesh Vegha

Cinematography : Manoj Kumar

Our Rating : 2.5/5  Average

Murder mysteries are always interesting & 2013 is an year which gifted many thrillers like Memories, Mumbai Police etc...Silence too is a thriller in which VKP & Mammootty works together for the first time.After 20-20 Mammootty essays the role of an advocate in this film.

Adv .Aravind Chandrashekhar(Mammootty) is a brilliant advocate who haven't failed in even a single case in his career. He works as a lawyer in the Karnataka High Court .He is happily living with his wife Sangeetha(Pallavi Chandran)& two children . He is now promoted as the judge of Karnataka High Court. Things take a turn when Aravind reaches his hometown Kerala for attending a festival. While he happily char with his family, he gets an anonymous call asking Aravind to get ready for a hide & seek game. But when Aravind finds that himself & his family is targeted for something he seeks the help of his friend DYSP Neel George( Anoop Menon) to find out the culprit.culprit. Aravind finds that he should reopen a murder case & dig his own past which could ruin his career. Will Aravind succeed in solving this ? Answer is the rest of the film.

The film has an above average first half & an almost average second half.The intrigue & suspense is brilliantly built up initially. As the film moves to the second half , the plot gets a bit stuck & the thriller mode pales a bit.

Silence is a passable entertainer & an average thriller. The highlight of the film is Mammootty. Silence is a decent weekend watch for thriller lovers.

Performance

Mammooty as usual gave a superb performance as Aravind Chandrasekhar. Anoop Menon as Neel George IPS has done his role well. Pallvai Chandran was good. All the rest of the cast has given decent performances.

Music & BGM

Ratheesh Vegha's music and background score fails to create an impact and the background scores are unsuitable for few scenes.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography by Manoj Kumar Katoi is good & has nice moments to cheer. Editing is also good.

Screenplay

Script from YT Rajesh could have been better as the thriller thrills in the first half and fails to impress in the second half.

Direction

Direction from VKP is good. But he could have given much importance to the story line rather than some chase sequences & fight scenes.

Verdict :  Silence is an Average Watch for Thriller Lovers...!

Rating : 2.5/5

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Ramleela Review

Ramleela is the latest venture of Sanjay Bhansali and it has got everything that one expects from him. The film is well directed and shot with all those colorful frames. The film is basically a love story which has turned out to be a spectacular experience to all those who watched.
Ramleela is an adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' in Gujarat (India). The movie takes place in a village where Ram (Ranveer Singh) and Leela (Deepika Padukone) lives where there is no difficulty in finding arms. They belong to 2 different clans, Rajadi and Sanada.
The story progresses with the meeting and then the love story between Ram & Leela. Both the actors have worked with such a chemistry that even we tend to fall in love. There are some intimate scenes between Ram & Leela which has been beautifully portrayed & well played by the actors.
The film seems to be very "rich" in terms of its frames, costumes, and sets. The Director, Sanjay Bhansali has paid complete justice to the film and has showed his amazing skill. He has also composed the music for the film, which turned out to be a great hit. All songs have a folkish touch and is very well pictorised.

Performance
There isn't many actors to be said about in this film. Its all about Ranveer and Deepika. I should say that both have done it extremely well. Especially Deepika, not only in acting but also in dance as well. Her dance in 'Nagada Sang Dhol' deserves an applause. She was living as Leela. Ranveer on the other hand has created a 'super star' effect in the film.

Music
The music for the film Ramleela has been composed by Sanjay Bhansali itself. All songs are pleasant to ears as well as to eyes. The entry song of the hero 'Tattad Tattad' is really a good one. And also 'Ang Laga de' is a song which carries a lot of emotions.

Direction
The film shows how good Sanjay Bhansali is in directed. It is never easy to direct a film like this successfully and he has done it.

Verdict :   A perfect 'Sanjay Bhansali' film and truly an amazing one. Never miss the Ram-Leela                       romance

Rating :   4.5/5   ( cannot give anything less than 4 for sure)

Krrish 3 Hindi Movie Review,Krrish 3 gains control over box office

Direction & Screenplay : Rakesh Roshan

Producer: Rakesh Roshan

Starring: Hririk Roshan,Vivek Oberoi...

Cinematography: S.Tirru

Editing : Chandra Arora

Our Rating : 3   Above Average

Krrish 3 Hindi Movie Review from SMR.

Of course 'Krrish 3 ' is a superhero film. The story revolves around the super hero of India Krrish who save people from different problematic situations.Dr. Rohit Mehra (Hritik Roshan) is a scientist who conducts experiment to give life to dead things meanwhile his son Krishna a.k.a Krrish (again Hririk Roshan) protects the people.Suddenly a virus gets generated in Namibia initially which kills people instantly for which an antidote was made be Kaal Industries. This virus reaches Mumbai & kills lot of people.The virus was generated by Kaal (Vivek Oberoi)  the person behind Kaal industries to generate profit to cure himself. Kaal posses magical powers like Krrish but he is in a wheel chair due to unknown reasons.He creates a number of nonhuman creatures as his army.Dr. Rohit finds an antidote for the virus which Kaal believed that it could only be made by him. Kaal turns against Krrish & Dr.Rohit & he plans to bring the entire world to his control using his powers.How Krrish fights against him & how he saves the people forms the rest of the plot.

Krrish 3 is amazing in the sense that it is interesting. But it has lots of flaws. Any person who like super hero films especially children will definitely enjoy Krrish 3.

Performance
Hritik Roshan took much effort to influence audience both as Dr.Rohit & Krrish but his acting is limited by a not much strong script. Priyanka Chopra  was good as Priya. The villian Kaal is unreasonable but Vivek Oberoi was good as Kaal.Others did justice to their roles too.

Direction & Screenplay
The director & the writer being Rakesh Roshan could have taken much more effort to make Krrish 3 an ultimately entertaining thriller.The direction was not bad but not much up to the expectations.

Music
The music is surely a let down. The songs does not go with the mood of the film.

Technical Aspects
The cinematography and editing from S.Tirru & Chandan Arora is what makes Krrish an entertainer.

Verdict: Krrish 3 is finally a super hero film which belongs to Hririk Roshan . The small flaws in the story may disappoint you. Go with less expectations.

Rating: 3/5 Watchable Thriller

Aarambam (Arrambam) Tamil Movie Hits The Theater Review...

Ashok Kumar known as AK (Ajith Kumar) bombs 3 buildings in the main centers of  Mumbai which he himself informs the police anonymously.His mission is to explore the bullet proof jacket scam involving some higher officials and the government.His reason for his mission is the death of his closest friend Sanjay  (Rana Daggubati). On his mission he selects a highly intelligent technocrat  Arjun (Arya) for helping him as a hacker. Maya(Nayanthara) plays a powerful role supporting AK for accomplishing his mission.Anitha (Tapsee Thannu) is Arjun's lover.AK's policy is to threaten the people for his genuine needs.How he expose the scam & how he traps the officials forms the rest of the plot.

Aarambam is of course a highly stylish film in which Ajith rendered a massive performance. Aarambam is not bad but it lacks creative touch.The films do show a bit of similarity with his early venture Mankatha.

So finally Aarambam is a stylish mass film that almost all  category of the people could enjoy without getting bored.

Performance

Ajith did justice to his role while playing as AK.He is the soul of the film. Arya too showed his talent as he did recently in Raja Rani. Nayanthara is as usual a stylish woman supporting Ajith.The others fit to their roles perfectly. One of the major positive point of Aarambam is its casting.

Technical Aspects

The cinematography by Om Prakash stands out. Editing is average.

Music

Music from Yuvan Sankar Raja is a let down in the sense that it's not interesting but it doesn't make you yawn.

Direction & Screenplay

In the direction part Vishnuvardhan proved himself as an able director from whom we could expect much more.The script writer being the director could have concentrated more in making this a stylish outing.

Verdict:- Aarambam as a whole is an interesting stylish movie from Ajith. Watch it only for the   mass experience. Go with less Expectations.

Rating: 3/5 Massive Entertainer.Above Average. Worth a Watch