Malayalam movie reviews

Set in the 80s the new Aneesh Anwar film Basheerinte Premalekhanam had the scope to be similar to some of the finest movies that got released back in those days. But due to heavy drama in narration and the lack of interest of the movie to foc

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Hadiyya, the latest Malayalam movie directed by Unni Pranavam is a torturous experience because of its wayward screenplay that tries to preach the audience with unbearable clichés. With making looking older than what one may call old s

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Jis Joy makes his second movie along with Asif Ali titled Sunday Holiday. The treatment of the film has similarities with his earlier film Bicycle Thieves but there arent too many twists here to give a competition to Siddique Lal combo. The claim

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Sajin Baabus first film was an offbeat movie named Unto The Desk. His second film is a social satire titled Ayaal Sassi and it is a very interesting sarcastic approach that teases the weird obsessions of the modern day society. Making has the

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The anti Godmen them of the new movie Tiyaan is something that needs to be appreciated because of its relevance in the present political climate. It was said to be a crisscross of genres and in a way it is that. But the weightage they have at

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Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Dileesh Pothans second film after Maheshinte Prathikaram had the burden expectations on its shoulders because of the success of the first film. Coming to Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, the film is definitely a qua

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Hopes werent that high surrounding the new Raffi movie Role Models because of its casting that had a majority of actors who werent really the kind of choice the director would make. With promos not really showing much of an excitement I was hopin

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The presence of relevant political statements is the only thing that can be praised in the new PT Kunju Muhammed movie Viswasapoorvam Mansoor. Cinema is a visual medium that should have an impact on its viewer. But with a story that has extre

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Fluctuations in the focus is the main issue with Oru Cinemaakkaran directed by Leo Thaddeus. The audience are expecting a movie that deals with the struggle of a film enthusiast and what they get here is a thriller that lacks novelty. With pr

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Director Shanil Muhammed tries a partial experiment with the narrative style of his new movie Avarude Ravukal. The mix of conventional style and the experimental style sort of muddles the entire movie in to becoming one complicated process of

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The process of film making has a distinction from mere story telling. The drama and the visuals should make us feel for the characters inside it. The new movie Gold Coins directed by Pramod Gopal is a movie that has an okay enough message worthy

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The Kannada movie U Turn was a success among the viewers mainly because of the way they blended the supernatural elements in to the narrative. But when it comes to U Turn's Malayalam remake​ Careful, the makers decided to reduce that element

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If it was in an episode like format, Adventures of Omanakuttan would have made a good impact on viewers. The character of Omanakuttan and his backdrop is so mysterious and surprising that you will have a curiosity to go behind him. But the movie

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This is the fifth solo film of Sethu as a writer and it seems like the writer has somewhat repeated his last film Cousins in a different mould. Achayans directed by Kannan Thamarakkulam comes with the tagline of being a celebration and to be hone

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What is good about Godha is that the content is its king. The new movie directed by Basil Joseph is a film that retains his style of humor but adds a soulful story in to it which has elements like achieving dreams and supporting people. With a lo

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The partial lecturing nature is there for Ranjith Sankars new movie, Ramante Edanthottam. But the relevance if the theme of this film in the modern day scenario where miscommunication and compromises are causing a lot of issues in family life, ma

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Jeethu Joseph might be the script writer of the movie Lakshyam but when you see the movie, you might feel that he has even directed it. Anzar Khans Lakshyam is a movie about two escaped prisoners. There is humor in the narration and also an impre

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CIA marks the comeback of Amal Neerad after nearly 3 years after his career best movie Iyobinte Pusthakam. Even after having the attire of a mainstream commercial cinema, CIA succeeds in being that wholesome entertainer which works for several di

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Like the recent Dileep movie Georgettans Pooram, Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu is also a film that focuses on the relevance of having a playground. But unlike Georgettans Pooram, Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu has more focus on its subject and in a realisti

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The movie Sathya directed by Diphan and written by AK Sajan looks like an absolute cliché on its written format and there wasnt really anything there that made it look like a viable cinema. With technical perfection being bizarre in terms

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