Weapons – A well narrated horror movie that builds up to a thumping climax

Official Trailer:  All but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time. They all run away from their home stretching their hands like an airplane. The community is bewildered and left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. There are home CCTV footages that shows the children running out of the homes but no clues on where they ran to.

 

Kalamkaval – Vinayakan and Mammootty elevate a generic thriller with their performances

Official Trailer:  Kalamkaval is an excellent example of how a generic serial killer story can be made interesting with a tight screenplay, a smart twist, and excellent performances from the lead actors Mammootty and Vinayakan. Kalamkaval is not a who done it thriller, here we know the identity of the killer in the opening sequence itself. What a brilliant opening sequence that is. A murder committed by a calm and

 

Wake up Dead Man: A Knives out Mystery – Exploring faith in the midst of solving a crime

Official Trailer:  In Wake up Dead Man, director and writer Rian Johnson sets the who done it crime thriller in a small church community. Detective Benoit Blanc has to investigate a murder that happened within the church on a Good Friday service. Rian Johnson uses the murder investigation premise to explore organized religion, faith, grace, and humanity. He beautifully merges the genre tropes with characters that stand somewhere on the

 

Eko – slow burn thriller supported by strong writing

Official Trailer:  Writer Bahul Ramesh asks an interesting question, is it protection or restriction, and then builds a wonderful mystery story around it. To expand the question, Kuriachan asks what do we train the dogs for, protection or restriction of the people? The question applies not just to people but also to the dogs. We get Eko from the same creative team that gave us Kishkindha Kaandam. In Kishkindha Kaandam

 

Idli Kadai – Watchable but writing needed more grinding

Official Trailer:  [SPOILERS AHEAD…] Sivanesan (Raj Kiran), father of Murugan (Dhanush) owns and runs an Idli eatery in a small village. Idlis and its accompaniments, sambar and chutney, are prepared in traditional way – using manual stone grinders – aattukal and ammikal. Villagers are fan of his cooking and big patrons. It is a landmark for the village. Murugan wants his father to switch to electric grinders. Father doesn’t want

 

Dude – Irreverence, surprises, and energy keep us engaged

Official Trailer:  The opening stretch is one of the creative and energetic openings for a movie I have seen lately. Agan, the protagonist, enters the reception of his ex-girlfriend and wants to know the reason why she ditched him. In the heat of the moment when he tries to stop her, he inadvertently pulls the thaali from her neck. The ruckus that ensues uses is wonderfully shot using props one

 

Target – An OKish thriller

Official Trailer:  Do we think twice before deciding to buy a secondhand item online? Should we? After watching Target, the latest Korean thriller, we may think twice before we buy or sell online!! Target works for most part before it ends up in a conventional way. It builds the tension progressively notching it up higher and keeps us intrigued about the happenings. The protagonist buys a used washing machine online.

 

The Chaser – A Gripping Thriller

Official Trailer: The plot revolves around an ex-cop turned pimp who gets in to a situation where his girls go missing. Initially he thinks they have left him. The last girl left her mobile in the car. Ex-cop tracks down the number of the caller who picked up the missing girls and they are from the same number. He can’t locate the address since the caller asks the girls pick

 

Ilayaraja Treasure Hunt – Poo Potta Dhavani

I am a music listener. I don’t have much understanding of technicalities of music. For me, the composition has to connect, stir something inside, call it feeling, emotion or just pure joy. Poo Potta Dhavani Song from the movie Kakki Chattai – falls under club dance that was typical of 80s and 90s movies. Not sure whether this can be bucketed as item number in today’s parlance – since the

 

Shankar Ganesh Treasure Hunt – Kanni Paruvathile

News of actor Rajesh’s sad demise took me down the memory lane. Reminiscing about his movies – Achamillai Achamillai, Kanni Paruvathile, Antha 7 natkal, Sathya, Veli, Mahanadhi – movies where I can recollect his character. One thing led to another, and I landed on Kanni Paruvathile. I don’t recollect the story much, but the songs are still fresh in my memory. It was a successful album when the movie came