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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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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Don't Miss This Film...It's thrilling & Emotional- Superb Film

Director :- Jeethu Joseph

Cinematography : Sujith Vasudev

Music:- Anil Johnson

Producer:- Antony Perumbavoor

Editing:- Ayoob Khan

Starring:- Mohanlal ,Meena, Shajon...

Our Rating  : - 3.5/5 Superb

Visuals can be deceiving but this is a special one.Here comes Mohanlal's christmas release. 'Drishyam ' in which Mohanlal & Director Jeethu Joseph teams up for the very first time. This is Mohanlal's fifth film in this year.
Nothing to say  'Drishyam' is an excellent movie from this combo...!

Georgekutty(Mohanlal) is a an orphan. Through his hard work he earns some properties. He runs a cable vision in Rajakkad in Idukki known as Rani Vision. He lives happily with his wife Rani(Meena) & two children Anu & Anju. George kutty is an ardent movie fan & he tries to solve his problems in a cinematic way. Things are fine till a brat Varun (Roshan) enters their life & spoils it. The rest of the film is engaging thrilling & emotional.Drishyam is surely a film that revolves around a family but it's much more than that. But the director Jeethu Joseph has managed to surprise the viewer with a completely different approach.It is a film without any artificiality & it engages the viewer with steady story telling.

The story doesn't offer anything new but the style in which it is made is surely awesome.

The film has an average first half which contains lot of family sequences for family audience. The second half was really thrilling & emotional. Lal Magic works out again in Kerala.
The first half of the film is like what we expect. But the second half is really excellent. What makes the film thrilling is its strong script & direction.

Perfect for all types of audience. A clean film. Must be a hit.

Performance
Mohanlal is the main attraction of the film. He acting was excellent as Georgekutty especially in some emotional moments.  Meena made a good come back. The child artists did their roles very beautifully. Kalabhavan Shajon's Sahadevan , the police constable was another notable character.  All other cast including Siddique ,Asha Sharath , Roshan etc do their roles perfectly.

Technical Aspects

Sujith Vasudev's camera has captured the beauty of the place. The visuals are too good. Ayoob Khan's editing is also good.

Music

There are two songs in this film. Both are good. Anil Johnson's music is good & also he deserves a special mention for the BGM of the film. 'Marivil ....' song in Drishyam has already become a hit.

Script & Direction

Jeethu Joseph once again establishes himself as a good director. His direction was superb. The script doesn't have much loopholes & it is very much entertaining. The strong script is the backbone of this film.

Verdict:- Drishyam is an entertainer which has elements of thrills, emotions & fun. Go watch it ....

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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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After Celluloid , Kamal Comes With Nadan Which Highlights The History of Drama & Dramatists

Director :  Kamal

Music     :  Ouseppachan

Starring : Jayaram,Sajitha Madathil..

Script      : S Suresh Babu

Our Rating : 3.25/5 

After Celluloid - A Tribute to father of Malayalam Cinema , director Kamal comes with his new venture Nadan which zooms into the history of professional dramatists & a professional theatre artist. 

Devadas Sargavedhi (Jayaram) is a professional dramatist who had inherited his passion from his father Bharathan  (Hareesh Peradi). He runs a drama troup 'Sargavedhi' which was once a very famous drama troup which consisted of dedicated dramatists. He was a state award winning actor. Now they are in a not so comfortable position. Devadas , as husband is a failure.His wife Sudharma (Sajitha Madathil) left him taking with her , his two daughters.So his personal life too is off the track. There are people like KPAC Radhamani ( KPAC Lalitha), KPAC Abu backer (Chembil Ashokan) who still goes on with Sargavedhi but whereas people like Jyothi  ( Remya Nambeeshan) & GK (Joy Mathew) have moved to the world of cinema.All these form the plot of Nadan which mainly describes the life of Devdas as an artist & as a person.

Nadan of course is an appreciable work but if the script had been handled a bit more better way , the film would have been much engaging.There are lag at places & few unwanted elements. It becomes melodramatic towards the climax.There is nothing much in the movie for mass audience & it is a good watch for the others despite the lag.

All together Nadan is a good movie which has some flaws but the intention in making Nadan makes it a good watch.

Performance

Jayaram was good as Devdas. Sajitha Madathil also renders her full support through acting.KPAC Lalitha impresses us with her performance & others all tried to do their roles in a good manner.

Music

The background score suits the mood of the film but the songs won't last in our mind for long. Unlike the songs of celluloid, songs in Nadan is not much impressive.

Technical Aspects

Madhu Neelakandan have done a brilliant job in doing cinematography.Also the art director helped us to feel the atmosphere.

Screenplay

S Suresh Babu who have scripted Nadan could have taken much care to make Nadan , a much more better one.

Direction 

Kamal, as always does his direction part in a very good manner but if he had  given a bit more concentration on the script & made some changes , Nadan would have been an excellent one. Even though Nadan impresses to an extent, it won't gain space among Kamal's unforgettable movies.

Verdict:  Nadan as a Whole is Good Tribute to Dramatists. Impressive to an extent , but not                         extraordinary.

Rating :  3.25/5

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)

Thira Malayalam Movie Review

Thira Malayalam Movie Review. Thira (English: waves) , the third film from Vineeth Sreenivasan after Malarvadi Arts Club & Thattathin Marayathu is one of the best films released this year. This film marks the debut of Vineeth Sreenivasan’s younger brother Dhyan Sreenivasan and the return of actress Shobhana after almost a decade.

Thira is undoubtedly a first class thriller in which all characters including Shobhana & Dhayan Sreenivasan did a fantastic job. The story revolves around 2 people Dr. Rohini Pranab (Shobhana) & Naveen (Dhyan Sreenivasan). Dr.  Rohini is a cardiologist & she runs a welfare home for the upliftment of orphan girls. Things take a turn when her husband gets killed & few girls get abducted. Rohini goes on searching the missing girls while she comes across Naveen who is in search of his missing sister. They both have the same mission .Then the film becomes a mysterious thriller and make the audience anxious. Director 

Vineeth is successful in making the audience anxiously wait for the next scene.

Thira is the first part of a  trilogy directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. Thira gives a piece for the audience which makes them to wait for a second part.

Performance

Shobhana is still the evergreen actress of Malayalam Cinema. She is still the same National Award winning actress Shobhana whose presence made thira an awesome watch .Her performance was too good. Dhyan Sreenivasan being a debutant performed in a very best way. All others were good & perfectly chosen for their roles.

Music & BGM

Shaan Rahman’s Music was good & different. It is very much apt for the film.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography by Jomon stands out & Thira has captured all the scenes beautifully.

Direction & Screen play

Both as a director & writer Vineeth Sreenivasan is successful in Making Thira. It is his strong story & bold direction which makes Thira a must watch.

Verdict ; A must watch for the ones who expect a change. Perfect Thriller. Go for It.

Rating : 4/5

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