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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Song: Janam Janam 

This Christmas, Bollywood is all set to witness the release of a class Bhansali film 'Bajirao Mastani'. Last time when Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed Ranveer-Deepika pair, a beautiful film 'Ramleela' was made. That was a masterpiece and this time also all are expecting the same.

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The historical romantic drama has Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone,Priyanaka Chopra, Sanjay Mishra etc in the lead roles. The story is of a Maratha warrior Bajirao I (played by Ranveer) ,his wife Kashibai (played by Priyanka) and his second wife Mastani (played by Deepika).

The cinematogaphy is done by Sudeep Chatterjee. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who is the director and the producer of this film, has also composed the superb songs of this film. The songs from this film has already become a hit. 'Deewani Mastani' the first to release has shown the class of the director. 'Pinga', is a super dance song in which Deepika-Priyanka pair has stealed the show. 'Malhari' the energetic song shows the dance moves of Ranveer as well.

The trailer of this film has received a warm welcome in youtube as well as in the social media. This film is all set to release on December 18th along with the SRK starrer Dilwale. The film is going to face tough competition in the box office. We can hope that Indian audience will accept this class film by Bhansali and will be a huge success at the box office.

So mark your calendars, its on 18th, that Bajirao and Mastani are coming to mesmerise you all.

Here's the trailer:

The trailer of Malayalam movie Charlie starring Dulquer Salman, Parvathy, Aparna is expected to have a record and it is one of the most hyped movie of the year. Martin Prakat the director of ABCD is back with the same team this Christmas. One of the highlights of this movie is the new look of Dulquer Salman with long beard which had already gone viral in Nivin Pauly starrer Premam. Parvathy Menon is also in extremely new look. Director Martin Prakat said that Charlie is a simple feel good movie and will be a pleasant watch without much expectations. Mollywood is eagerly waiting for the release of Charlie on 24 December 2015.
More details of the movie already previewed by Stunning Movie Reviews at Charlie Preview.

THE Release was postponed due to theatre strike... 

Rohit Shetty and team is all set for their new release DILWALE on 18 December 2015 which is expected to do pretty big business at theaters, since it is Shah Rukh Khan - Kajol romantic pair, Varun Dhawan- Kriti Sanon and a team of Chennai Express. Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon and the team are all busy with the promotions of Dilwale, and people are very much exited about the release. The songs and Trailer of Dilwale has already gone viral.
More about the Movie Dilwale has already been published in our blog which you can find at Dilwale Preview.
Here are some Promotional photos of Dilwale

Action Hero Biju Malayalam Movie Preview

Director : Abrid Shine

Music: Gopi Sundar

Written By : Muhammed Shafeeq

Produced By: Nivin Pauly

Cinematography: Alex J Pulickal

Starring : Nivin Pauly, Jude Anthany, Anu Immmanuel

Release Date : 22 January 2016

  

Nivin Pauly's next after the blockbuster hit 'Premam' in 2015 is Action Hero Biju . Nivin join hands with director Abrid Shine for the second time through this film. Their earlier venture was the film 1983 released in 2014 which was a huge success. 1983 bagged him the Kerala State Film Awards' best actor award for the year 2014.  1983 was Abrid Shine's debut as a director . Action Hero Biju is Nivin Pauly's 25th film as an actor and he will be essaying the role of a police sub inspector in the film. This film marks his debut as a producer too. Nivin Pauly's character in the film is Sub-Inspector Biju Paulose . 

The film is expected to be an action oriented one. Music is handled by Gopi Sundar. Earlier , Gopi Sundar had worked with the same team for 1983. 'Olanjali Kuruvi ' song in 1983 was a noted one. 

In the initial stages , it was announced that the film would be released in November, but due to delay , the release was postponed to January 2016.  So this will be Nivin's first film in 2016 and his 2nd film in 2016 would be 'Jacobinte Swarga Rajyam' in which he word with Vineeth Sreenivasan. 

Stay Tuned For the Review on The Release Date ...

Dilwale preview

Stunning movie reviews is back with a bang. This time we are here with the preview of the most awaited Bollywood film of the year. It's none other than king khan's DILWALE. The film is directed by Rohit Shetty and has been in the limelight for quite a long time. The reason is nothing but the SRK-Kajol pair. The famous romantic DDLJ pair was last seen together in a movie around 5 years back. So this is sort of a comeback of the evergreen romantic duo.The film also has Varun Dhawan as Shahrukh's younger brother and Kriti Sanon as Varun's love interest.
 The songs from this film has already taken place in the chartbusters. The music is composed by Pritam. 'Gerua' the romantic song between SRK and Kajol is currently in everyone's playlist. The song is also well pictorised.

The film is going to be a romantic-comedy drama with some action sequences as well. The trailer of this film has won hearts of many. The film is all set to get release on December 18th. It is expected to be a huge success and has high expectations. We all hope that SRK- Kajol pair will give us a film to sit back
and enjoy for this Christmas. So don't forget the date ,its on 18th of December. Go grab your ticket.

Here's the trailer of dilwale :

Charlie Malayalam Movie Preview

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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