Charlie : A Feel Good Movie ...

Direction: Martin Prakkat

Written By : Martin Prakkat

                        Unni R

Music : Gopi Sundar

Cinematography: Jomon T John

Editor:  Mahesh Narayanan

Starring : Dulquer Salman
                  Parvathi Menon
                  Aparna Gopinath

Release Date : 24/12/2015

Our Rating : 3.25/5

After long wait. the most anticipated film of the year 'Charlie'  has opened to positive reviews.  Charlie is a romantic drama but it can't be compared with Premam or Ennu Ninte Moideen. It has its own  style. With less expectations , Charlie is a decent watch.
Charlie (Dulquer Salman) is a young man who leads a detached life. He loves to travel and wishes to live without any worries.  He leads a crazy and impulsive life.  The story goes through the view point of Tessa(Parvathy Menon) who elopes from her family as she doesn't wish to get married. She finds a shelter in Kochi. Tessa lived in a room which was earlier occupied by someone. His stuff in that room and one call from his creates curiosity in Tessa to find out who the previous occupant was. The film is Tessa's journey to find who Charlie actually is.

The film is not a complete fun film like 'ABCD'. It has its own dimensions.  The style of narration was good and the visuals were outstanding.  The climax was good but abrupt. Dulquer-Parvathy chemistry is added positive to the movie.

The film isn't a pacy one. It takes its own time to get into the track.

Performance

Dulquer as Charlie was brilliant. He could present the Charming character with ease. One of his best performance till date, Parvathy was good as curious Tessa. Her mature acting skills stole the show.  Aparna Gopinath, Nedumudi Venu ,Chemban Vinod, KPAC Lalitha, Tovino,  Soubin ,Neeraj were perfect in their roles.

Music

BGM was good . Songs were average ones.

Cinematography

Charlie is visually extravagant and the credit goes to cinematographer Jomon T John. He proved himself once again with his stunning visuals.

Script and Direction

Writer Unni R is successful in creating a fresh and simple love story. The way in which characters were introduced in the film created difference. The movie doesn't have any big elements of suspense but still engages the audience .  Martin Prakkat's direction was good and he could transform a good script into a better movie.

Verdict : Charlie is A Decent Watch ....

Rating : 3.25/5 

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2015 has been a great year for Bollywood and it has resulted in creating beautiful films this year. So here we are presenting the top 10 Hindi films of 2015. This list is solely my opinion and it may vary from person to person. Before revealing the list let me tell you that this is not a rank list of 10 movies. All these movies are equally good and must watch films of this year. These films are just excellent in their respective genre. All films are not of same type, but definitely those films that made a mark last year.

Here goes my list :

1. TALVAR

2. MASAAN

3. MANJHI: THE MOUNTAIN MAN

4. DRISHYAM

5. TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS

6. BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN

7. DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHI

8. BABY 

9. BADLAPUR 

10. PIKU

So this is my 10 favourite movies of this year. As said earlier, these all are equally good movies and not a rank list. If you haven't watched any of these, please do so as soon as possible. 

Thanga Magan Tamil Movie Review

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Direction: R Velraj
Written By : R Velraj
Music: Anirudh Ravichander
Cinematography:A Kumaran
Starring: Dhanush, Amy Jackson, Samantha
Our Rating : 3/5 

Makers of last year's blockbuster hit Velai Illa Pattathaari(VIP) join hands again in 'Thanga Magan'. Thanga Magan is a light-hearted entertainer that has its elements of humour, love,affection,and action.  Dhanush's fourth film of 2015 after Anegan,Maari and Shamitabh , he could end 2015 on a good note.


Tamizh(Dhanush) belongs to a middle class family. His two phases of life is portrayed in the film . One as an irresponsible teenager and the other as a responsible family man.  As a teenager Dhanush loved Hema(Amy Jackson) ,an Anglo Indian. As the typical love story between a beautiful looking girl and an average looking guy progresses, their love story too progressed.  However, this love story didn't flourish for long and Dhanush is married to Yamuna(Samantha) and he turns out to be a responsible family man. Things take a turn when Tamizh's father commits suicide one morning and no one knows why . How Tamizh unravels the reason is the story of Thanga Magan. 
The interval block ends on a high note. The later half is not as packed as the first. The first half was filled with timed comedy sequences,few one-liners and good elements of romance and in the later half the film shifts into a less pacy action mode. The problems which this middle class family encounters and how they overcome it forms the rest of  the plot.
A breezy,simple and light-hearted entertainer with an interesting first half and an average second half.  The romance between Dhanush and Amy was good to watch and the underlying humor was well timed and well executed.


Performance

Dhanush did exceptionally well as Tamizh both as a teenager and as a family man. Amy Jackson too did well. Samantha was good in her cute looks and mature performance.  Dhanush -Amy Chemistry worked out well.  Satish was good in his role. KS Ravikumar proved himself to be a good actor too playing Tamizh's father. Radhika Sarathkumar was equally good as Tamizh's mother. Other cast did justice to their roles.

Music

Songs by Anirudh was good. They sounded intense and mature.  The BGM was an average one. 

Screenplay and Direction

The writer is successful in creating a crisp entertainer of 2 hrs duration. The direction was also good. Director Velraj could create another entertainer after VIP. 

Verdict:- Thanga Magan would be a decent watch for the Family Audience. A Watchable Entertainer to be enjoyed with less expectations.. 

Rating: 3/5 

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Dilwale Ends Up Being An Average Flick ! 

Dilwale Review 

Director: Rohit Shetty

Written By : Yunus Sajawal

Cinematography : Dudley

Music: Amar Mohile

Songs : Pritam Chakraborty

Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon

Our Rating  : 2.75/5

The most awaited ,most hyped movie of 2015 , from the SRk-Kajol-Rohit Shetty combo ends up being an average flick . From Rohit Shetty, films like Chennai Express had come and people were expecting something fresh and new for the SRK-Kajol Chemistry. This time too , the plot is the same and predictable. 

Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) is a mechanic settled in Goa . He has his brother Veer( Varun Dhawan) with him . Veer falls in love with Ishitha( Kriti Sanon) . Ishitha happens to be the sister of Meera (Kajol) . We come to know that Raj and Meera had some unfinished business 15 years back. Raj ,earler a don had fallen in love with Meera. They both belonged to mafia families having conflicts. They both meet in Bulgaria and eventually fall in love. Things do take a turn and the couple drifted apart. Raj gave up his mafia business and after 15 years he runs a garage in Goa and Meera owns a shack there. Will both the love stories end up on a good note ? This forms the rest of the plot. 

Dilwale is made for complete entertainment and only entertainment. It is enjoyable to an extent but is overloaded with cliches. Predictability spoil the show. The film is half entertaining. The chemistry between SRK and Kajol wasn't enough to save this film without a good plot. 
There are some breathtaking shots and action sequences in the film which are thoroughly entertaining. The dangerous car sequences were well shot. 

Performance

Shah Rukh Khan and his looks are the star attractions of the film. He is good looking, energetic and charming in both the avatars. Raj's character was pulled off easily by SRK and he performed exceptionally well. Especially in the action sequences.  Kajol was good in her role after a long five year break. Her different looks and performance were attractive even though we felt some scenes being too artificial.  Varun Dhawan is OK as usual. His acting and comic timing was good. He did exceptionally well in Badlapur.  Kriti Sanon doesn't have much to do in the film. Still she did her part neatly. Sanjay Mishra's acting was brilliant. Rest of the cast were good in their roles.


 Music

Janam Janam and Gerua do stand out among the songs.  

Script and Direction

The script is the major drawback of the film and has many flaws and loopholes. It heavily leans on the mega stardom of the King Khan.  Rohit Shetty is not successful in capturing romance between the epic SRK-Kajol combo. Rohit Shetty had earlier worked with cliches , but in films like Chennai Express and Singham returns, he added something to worth it watch twice.  Direction is good though. The weak plot and the cliche overloaded screenplay limits the director to create an interesting drama. 

Verdict : An Average Passable Film . Watch it if you are a huge fan of SRK.  Good For One Time Watch. 

Rating : 2.75/5 

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Charlie

Direction:      Martin Prakkat

Written By : Martin Prakkat
                       Unni R

Music :          Gopi Sundar

Cinematography: Jomon T John

Editor:          Mahesh Narayanan

Starring :      Dulquer Salman
                       Parvathi Menon
                       Aparna Gopinath

Release Date : 24/12/2015

Director Martin Prakkat is back with his 3rd film Charie starring Dulquer Salman and Parvathi Menon in lead roles. Dulquer  join hands with the director for the second time after the success of  'ABCD' back in 2013.  Charlie is expected to be a romantic comedy entertainer.  Parvathi is pairing up with Dulquer for the second time. The duo had earlier shared the screen in Anjali Menon's 'Bangalore Days' in 2014.

Dulquer is in an entirely new outlook for the film creating curiosity among the viewers. The film will be released on 18th December 2015 .  Reports say that the film is an experimental one and each of the characters will be portrayed in different looks. The shooting of the film started in May 2015. The main locations were Gujarat,Kochi and Munnar.

Writer Unni's previous venture was 'Munnariyippu' directed by cinematographer turned director Venu featuring Mammootty in the lead role. The film was critically acclaimed and bagged several awards.

Stay Tuned for our Review!!!  On 24th December... 
RELEASE POSTPONED DUE TO THETARE STRIKE...  

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Bangalore Days Malayalam Movie Review

Direction:- Anjali Menon

Cinematography:-Sameer Thahir

Music:- Gopi Sunder

Produced By:-Anwar Rasheed

Editing:- Praveen Prabhakar

Rating:-3.25/5

After heart touching films like Ustad Hotel and Manjadikkuru , Anjali Menon is back with a youth multi starrer which is a generous and a good movie.Different from the genres she had attempted before , she has come up with a film which depicts the life of three cousins.

The  Plot of the film revolves around three cousins Krishnan a.k.a. Kuttan (Nivin Pauly) , Divya (Nazriya) and Arjun (Dulquer). Kuttan is a software Engineer , Divya is a graduate ,and Arjun is a software Engineer who is interested in racing. Divya is married to Shiv Das (Fahadh Fazil) a Bangalore based guy . Their marriage life is not so good.  During this time, Divya comes to know about his old love story which keeps her away from him. What happens in the life of the three cousins later and their bondings are beautifully pictured. Divya was forced to marry Das by her parents who are not in much good terms with the parents of the other three cousins. 

The movie , is a joyful youth movie which won't disappoint you. Don't expect anything like Ustad Hotel and Majadikkuru as this film is of a different genre and it has also kept up it's standard. The film is a bit lengthy.There are many good emotional and funny sequences in the film.

Watch Bangalore Days just for fun, humor, some emotional sequences. It is a generous feel good movie which everyone will enjoy.

Performance

Among the actors, Nivin Pauly was good a  shy and conscious techie.  Dulquer as usual has done a good and decent job. Nazriya was excellent and delightful in her looks, expressions, and dialogues. Fahadh was good as a rough and workaholic husband. All the other casts including Parvathi,Nithya Menon, Isha Talwar has done good job in acting.

Music
Gopi Sunder's songs were good. BGM was also equally good.

Technical Aspects
Sameer Thahir's visuals were too brilliant. The frames were captured with much excellence. The editing was also crisp and good.

Direction And Screenplay
Anjali Menon who has earlier delivered many hit movies gives another good movie this time. She proves herself as a director and writer once again. The script has many loop holes and the film was a bit lengthy. 

Rating:- 3.25/5

Verdict:- A Joyful Ride and a feel good generous movie..watch it..  

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Gangster Malayalam Movie Review

Director:-Aashiq Abu

Cinematography:-Alby

Music:-Deepak Dev

Screenplay:-Ahmed Siddique

Editing:-Saiju Sreedharan

Our Rating:- 2.5/5

Verdict:- Average

Starring:- Mammotty,Sekhar Menon...

Well , the most awaited movie of 2014 released today. People waiting to see their mega star on screen with stylish looks. Gangster seems to be the usual old gangster movies which doesn't have an enough good plot.

The story of Gangster unfolds in the city of Mangalore ruled by 3 'Gangsters', Mani Menon(Kunchan), Uncle Sam(John Paul) and Akbar Ali Khan(Mammootty).  The story begins with some animation clips which describe how Akbar became a gangster. Things goes fine in Mangalore until Uncle Sam's grandson Anto (Sekhar Menon) , a sexual pervert and a drug addict reaches the city. He plans to import contaminated vaccines to Mangalore port and sell them at higher rates thereby making much profit. Akbar is against drug activities and he opposes him. Anto plans to eliminate Akbar. In an attempt Akbar's wife Sana(Nyla Usha) gets killed and Akbar gets seriously injured. A disappointed Akbar moves to Ajmer for a pilgrimage with a mind that longs to take revenge on the one who ruined him. From then , it's all about violence. Will Akbar be successful in his attempt forms the rest of the plot.

So that's all about Gangster. The main attraction of the film is the stylish looks of the 'Gangster'. The film has many flaws in it. The film was slow in it's pace. Many sequences were excellent and a few were not up to the mark. The Villain character was not strong enough. As a whole, Gangster is a usual mass movie which never lives up to the standard and hype it made initially before it's release. The film has lot of violence elements and for that, it was given an 'A' Certificate.

Performance

The main attraction of the movie was Mammootty's performance ,stylish looks and dialogue delivery, He portrayed the Gangster very well. Nyla Usha was good in her role even though she didn't get much chance. Sekhar Menon, the villain couldn't live up to the standard of the protagonist.Rest of the cast were good in their roles.

Music

Music from Deepak Dev was good. Background music is another interesting element of the movie.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography was brilliant and lived up to international standards. The frames and angles were perfect , The Makeup man, Art director , costume designer receives appreciation as they made Gangster Stylish.

Direction And Screenplay

The script is the villain here. If the script was a better one, Gangster would have been brilliant. The script  by Ahmed Siddique and Abhilash Kumar was not up to the mark. Aashique Abu direction work was good but the lack of a good script made the direction weak.

Verdict:-Average Mass Entertainer..May Not Appeal to All..

Rating:-2.5/5

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Balyakalasakhi is the cinematic adaptation of the well known novel of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer in the same name. The novel has been one of the classics and so the adaptation has turned out to be really good. The film is directed by Pramod Payyanur and has Mammotty and Isha Talwar in lead roles.
Being a period film, it hasn't disappointed the crowd. It has been a good watch.
Balyakalasakhi is a love story of Majeed (Mammotty) and Suhara (Isha Talwar). Their love towards each other has begun from their childhood itself. When the movie begins, Majeed is in search for a job at Calcutta, where he lose his bag and money. He receives help from Selvi (Seema Biswas) who introduces him to Ameen Sahib (Sasi Kumar). Ameen Sahib later offers Majeed a job in the press. Majeed then meets Shabnam (Thanushree Ghosh), daughter of Ameen Sahib. The rest is some flashback of his love story and what life has to offer him afterwards.

Performances
Mammotty's double role performance as Majeed and his father has been the best in the film. He has acted very well. Isha Talwar as Suhara also was pretty good. All others has done justice to their roles, including the child artists.

Technical Aspects 
Cinematography by Hari Nair has been spectacular. He has done a good job. Music by late legend Raghavan Master and Shahabaz Aman is a treat for all those who love music.
Director Pramod Payyanur has done a neat job. The cinematic adaptation was not a easy job, but he has done a great job.

Verdict : A good movie, do watch it !

RATING :  3.5/5

Om Shanti Oshana - An Average Entertainer...!

Director:- Jude Anthony

Editing:- Lijo Paul

Cinematography:- Vinod Illampally

Music:-Shaan Rahman

Starring:- Nivin,Nazriya, Aju ,....

Our Rating:- 3 /5 Watchable Entertainer

Om Shanti Oshana is all about a love story which doesn't have any routine gimmicks. Debutant Jude Anthony Joseph's Om Shanti Oshana  is a love tale which revolves around a teen girl.

In many movies, we've seen the hero following the heroine to impress her. Here there is a difference. This time , it's girl who is choosing the man. Pooja Mathew ( Nazriya) is a naughty school girl. Her best friends include a flirt Neethu ( Akshaya ) & Dona. She is the daughter of Mathew Davis( Renji Panicker) & Annie. 

She goes to visit her aunt Rachel often. One day on a visit to Rachel Aunt, she learns the positives of  love marriage and goes to search an eligible man for her. She at firsts looks at a good looking guy at her school & later she finds another guy named Giri (Nivin Pauly) one day. Giri take part in farming & social activities even though he is a graduate. She is impressed with Giri's nature & she decides that Giri is her man.

She expresses her love to Giri on his birthday but Giri rejects it telling  that she is a small girl.He asks her to concentrate in her studies. Disappointed Pooja returns back.  Later she concentrates in her studies & after completion of school studies she get through the entrance examination. She gets admission in Calicut Medical College. She goes to Giri's house to tell him that she's going for her studies. She hears from his mother that he had already left to Shaolin Temple in China to learn Kung-fu. She again being disappointed , goes to her college. She gets into the company of the young & enthusiastic teacher Dr. Prasad Varkey (Vineeth Sreenivasan) . On her final year of studies , she again comes across Giri. Will Giri accept her love now..? This forms the rest of the plot.

Om Shanti Oshana is entertaining & engaging. It doesn't bore you & also it makes you laugh with some one-liners. Even though the film is said from the female side , it has some usual stuff in it & it is a bit predictable.

Performance

Nazriya gave a good performance as Pooja with some decent performance & good expression. Nivin Pauly as Giri was equally good. Aju Vargheese who played Pooja's cousin was good & successful in making you laugh.Rest of the cast including Vineeth Sreenivasan , Lal Jose, Renji Panicker have done justice to their roles.

Music

Music by Shaan Rahman was interesting are placed in suitable positions. Background score of the film dwells with its mood & it's energizing too.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography by Vinod Illampally was also good even though it wasn't the best.

Direction & Screenplay

Director Jude Anthony Joseph  has tried to give out a film that is good & worth watching. Screenplay was co-written by Midhun Manuel Thomas.  The screen play was also good.

Verdict :- Om Shanti Oshana is a Watchable Average Entertainer that has some good jokes & performances.

Rating:- 3/5 

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1983 - This Game Surely Entertains.....!

Director:-  Abrid Shine

Cinematography: - Pradeesh M Varma 

Music :-  Gopi Sundar 

Editing:-  Manoj

Our Rating:-  3.5 /5 A True Entertainer

                                 
                                   I was happy. The Film was good. I was really satisfied to watch a true entertainer.  Director Abrid Shine's debut film tells the story of the cricket lovers in India & their passion towards it. It also discusses the passion of the people of a remote village towards cricket.

The story unfolds in a beautiful village Brahmamangalam from the year 1983, where some children along with the people of the village celebrate the world cup victory of India. There is a small gang of cricket players in that village which include Rameshan(Nivin Pauly) the batsman ,Pappan(Saiju Kurup), Babukuttan( Sanju), Prahladan(Neeraj Madhav),Mantle Johny( Kalabhavan Prajod) , Saji(Dinesh)  & Chandru,Varkey & Basheer. They grow up with their passion towards cricket. Rameshan's Father Gopi wanted him to become a Mechanical Engineer but Rameshan's passion towards cricket made him not to choose engineering. His father is a mechanic & workshop owner who hates cricket.At their school days Rameshan loves Manjula( Nikki Galrani). Majula after studies hopes that Rameshan would find a good job & marry her. But Rameshan's passion was still cricket even after growing up & looking after his father's workshop. Manjula gets married to another guy while Rameshan is forced to marry Susheela ( Srindaa Ashab) by his parents. The life becomes more happy by the birth of Kannan. After a few years , Rameshan understands his son's passion towards cricket & decides to give him coaching. He takes Kannan to Vijay(Anoop Menon ) a cricket coach who helps Kannan to become an efficient player.This forms the rest of the plot.

So, 1983 is an extremely enjoyable entertainer putting aside some lags. It  pleases the heart of the audience.
It is a film suitable for all generations & takes all to the nostalgic memories of our childhood. For those who have passion for cricket, watch this movie. It will relax your mind.

Performances

Nivin Pauly performed well while he played Rameshan.  Nikki Galrani as Manjula did justice to her role & she impressed the viewers with her looks. Srindaa Ashab did her role superbly as Susheela with her innocent expression & dialect.Everyone did justice to their roles. Jacob Gregory did his part well as Sachin  & also Anoop Menon as Vijay Menon.

Music

Music By Gopi Sundar was excellent. The song 'Olanjali Kuruvu' has already become a hit. All other songs suits the mood of the film & also the BGM was excellent.

Technical Aspects

Pradeesh M Varma captured the visuals of the village beautifully. The cricket matches shown in this film are too interestingly shot.

Direction & Screenplay

The story of the movie which the director himself had written was superb. The dialogues too are good which created a lot of laughter.

Verdict: -A True Entertainer. ... A Must Watch....

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London Bridge Malayalam Movie Preview

Direction:-Anil C Menon

Screen Play: - Jinu Abraham

Music:- Rahul Raj

             Sreevalsan J Menon

BGM:-  Gopi Sundar

Cinematography:- Jithu Damodar

Editing:- Praveen Prabhakar

London Bridge is coming on January 31st. The film's cast  Prithviraj & Andrea Jeremiah  in lead roles with Mukesh , Nanditha Raj & few others. This is a big budget Malayalam shot fully in London & Scotland. The film deals with the importance of relations and also show how love and empathy prevail against dreams & ambitions.

Vijay Das (Prithviraj) is a Malayali businessman settled in London who gives huge amounts as loan to huge companies. Vijay believes that his self confidence & intelligence has taken him to greater heights. He values money as the greatest thing in the world. He is engaged to Pavithra(Andrea Jeremiah) , daughter of a Malayali rich man settled in London. She lives in a world of fantasy after the engagement but Vijay is interested in money. Vijay happens to meet a nurse named Merin( Nanditha) accidentally. They gets attached to each other & this makes Vijay realise the other side of life. Then a series of incidents happen in their life which forms the rest of the story.

Rahul Raj was earlier decided as the composer of the film. Later due to his busy schedule, he left the project after doing two songs. Later Carnatic vocalist Sreevalsa Menon was hired to do two additional songs.

The Film will be Released on January 31 st Friday.

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AS THE DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS FILM IS POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 1 REVIEW WILL BE UPDATED IN THIS BLOG ON THE DAY OF RELEASE OF THE FILM  (1 - FEBRUARY-2014)BEFORE 5 PM.  SO DEAR VIEWERS, PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE BLOG.

Review Published on 1-2-2014 @ 4 PM (Day of Release of The Film)

The third film of the series, Ramji Rao Speaking and Mannar Mathai Speaking, has hit the theaters today and in one word the film is a "pure entertainer". Directed by Mamas, this film has almost the same cast. The director has tried to portray all those characters that have captured our minds years back. The film is basically a funny movie but does not have that punch the others movies of the series has.
The central characters of the film remains the same, Mannar Mathai (Innocent), Gopalakrishnan (Mukesh) and Balakrishnan (Sai kumar). This time the trio are running "Urvasi Tours & Travels" as they have had enough with the drama troupe. But Mathai's intense passion towards drama takes him to a decision to do a drama on the 25th anniversary of their troupe. Even though Gopalakrishnan and Balakrishnan does not favour this, at last they accept.

One fine morning, they decides to give a newspaper ad asking for a driver who is fluent in English and for a female lead in their drama. Soon they meet the driver Unni (Basil) and actress Nithya (Aparna Gopinath). All things remain fine till they meet their old rivalry Mahendra Varma (Biju Menon), whom they thought was dead. The rest of the trio's life along with a lot of laughter and entry of different characters completes the story line.

PERFORMANCES
Innocent and Mukesh have tried their level best to recreate the characters those had been stuck in to the audiences' mind. They have succeeded in that too. But Sai Kumar's performance was not that pleasing. Aparna  Gopinath's performance too was not very impressive. Biju Menon was truly awesome in his role. All others like Shammi Thilakan, Indrans, Janardhanan, Vijayaraghavan did a handy job.

MUSIC
The film's music has been composed by Rahul Raj and he has done a good job. BGMs were really impressive, but songs stay average.

TECHNICAL ASPECTS
Mamas has done the direction in a decent way. He has recreated those characters pretty well without any major defects. Cinematography by Vishnu Narayan is also a good one.

VERDICT
This film is for those who enjoy laughing, and does not want to carry anything from the film. Truly, an entertainer.

RATING   :   2.75/5




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Jilla - A Mass Masala Entertainer

        Director:- R T Neason

        Cinematography:- Ganesh Rajavelu

        Music:- D Imman

        Starring:- Mohanlal,Vijay....

        Our Rating: 3/5 Watchable Entertainer

When I walked out of the theatre with the audience , I could find them shouting and yelling because of joy. Yes..Jilla is a colorful entertainer. It has all the elements that we expect from such a typical Vijay starrer Tamil Movie.

Jilla begins with Mohanlal’s classy introduction and a small flashback. Sivan(Mohanlal) is a local Don in Madurai who is feared by the people. Sivan brings up Sakthi(Vijay) , son of Sivan’s driver who was killed by a policeman. Mohanlal brings him up as his own child. Sakthi has hatred toward the police. Sivan & Sakthi  are too strong but circumstances for Sivan to ask Sakthi to become a cop. But when Sivan becomes responsible for an accident which resulted in the death of several innocents in Madurai, Sakthi asks Sivan to give up these things. The old Don is not ready to accept this and they start opposing each other.

The conflict between Sivan & Sakthi is what power up the film. Sakthi wants his father to change but the father is not ready for.Dialogues are too punchy.The film works mainly due to Mohanlal-Vijay combo scenes and the energetic mass song  “Sivanum sakthiyum Sernda Mass Da “ in which the duo dances is electrifying. Kajjal Agarwal has nothing much to do in Jilla.

Both the stars have equal screen space. Mohanlal took over the show in the first half & Vijay in the second half. The problem with Jilla is  that it’s too lengthy. For a Mass Masala Entertainer , a 3 hrs duration is a bit lengthy. The first half is interesting beautiful songs and sequences where as the second half lags a bit.

Summing up ..Jilla is a colorful power package which has all the features of a typical mass film.

Performance

Vijay renders enough support In his character. Mohanlal as usual gives a brilliant performance in his new looks & style. All other characters do fit to their roles respectively. Vijay-Kajjal- Soori combination brings out laughter.

Music

D Imman’s tracks were good. Veresa Pogayile is interesting & Kandangi was beautifully shot in Japan.

Direction & Screenplay

Direction from Neason was good. The screenplay is  a bit lengthy even though it engages the viewer. There are too many punchy dialogues in Jilla.

Verdict:- Jilla is a Mass Masala Entertainer For This Festive Season…..A Watchable Movie

Rating:- 3/5

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Veeram Entertains.....But On Ajith's Charisma

Director:-  Siva

Cinematography:- Vetri

Music:-  Devi Sri Prasad (DSP

Starring : - Ajith,Bala,Tamannah,Santhanam...

Our Rating: - 3.25/5

Verdict:-  Veeram Is An Entertainer..!

Ajith doing a Village based mass role was the main expectation of people from Veeram. And This time director Siva has packed Veeram with all the ingredients to satisfy the audience.

The plot of Veeram revolves around Vinayagam(Ajith). He is a one man army , but a man with many good aspects. He lives with his four brothers and gets involved in fun & rowdyism activities. His brothers hesitate to marry. The only reason they say for it is that their elder brother Vinayagam didn't get married.Meanwhile Ajith falls in love with Koperundevi(Tamannah) daughter of Nallasivam(Nassar).  He wishes to mend his ways for the sake of his lover. But he comes to know that a guy is planning to ruin her family. He decides to stop him at any cost.

The first half includes many funny incidents. Santhanam got a decent role in Veeram . He plays the role of an advocate.The story is not new but Ajith's presence makes the difference.  Veeram is ultimately an Ajith show. His screen presence in Veeram was excellent which was missing in his other two recent films. The dialogues in the film were powerful. The duration of the film doesn't bore us.

So finally, Veeram is a Massive entertainer that works on Ajith's Charisma.

Performance

Ajith gave an excellent performance in Veeram. It is his charisma that saves the film much. Tamannah didn't get anything much to do.All other cast were good.

Music

The Background score from DSP was beautiful but the songs were average. The duet songs were not up to the mark. 

Direction & Screenplay

The script is the villain. Veeram is a power packed entertainer but the script is the same old one based on formulas.Director Siva receives an appreciation for bringing out out a good film from an average script.

Verdict:- Massive Entertainer...Watch it For Ajith's Performance...

Rating: -3.25 /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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