Kadaseela Biriyani: No one can live without fear but what you fear is a choice Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7zJwUFwoxg Kadaseela Biriyani takes an age-old revenge story and narrates it in a unique way, it comes across as fresh, weird, and interesting. Since it breaks the cliches, it does throw us off guard frequently. Three brothers go on a journey to avenge the death of their father. Younger one is forced to
[SPOILERS AHEAD …] Official Trailer: First things first. It is so refreshing to see a Muslim character as a protagonist in a Kollywood movie after a long time. That too as a normal person than someone out to terrorize the public. I guess in the last 3 decades Muslims were shown either as terrorists or stereotyped thanks to Roja and bunch of Vijayakanth and Arjun movies in that phase for
Official Trailer: Sivaranjinium and Innum Sila Pengalum (SISP), like The Great Indian Kitchen (TGIK) delves deep into patriarchy and how women get crushed by expectations and norms. Even though TGIK got released earlier, SISP was made earlier, so TGIK would have made a great 4th story in SISP. SISP narrates how women’s careers and life get controlled by patriarchy by giving us a peek into the lives of Saraswati, Devaki,
Doctor Official Trailer: Doctor follows the similar template as Kolamavu Kokila, Director Nelson Dilipkumar’s previous movie, where a bunch of misfits come together to save the kidnapped child. Like Kolamavu Kokila, there is inventiveness in scenes and staging (metro fight scene is superbly done), absurdities (infusing sardonic humor in grave situations), and a good dose of weirdness. Hero trope gets subverted, there is no mass entry scene, hero shown as
Lift Official Trailer: If one can ignore the first 15-20mts and the unconvincing climax, the 1:45mts mid-portion is an engaging and well-made horror movie – skilfully staged and doesn’t resort to cheap jump thrills. Setup, camera work, BGM, and performances (convincing performance from Kavin) come together to give us the thrills. Considering the creativity and effort that has gone in the horror portion, it is surprising how the team missed
Official Trailer: There are few powerful scenes I liked in Jai Bhim. The opening scene where cops from different police stations are waiting outside the jail. As the prisoners get released and come out, a police officer asks about their caste (real caste names are used). Those from dominant caste are let go. Those from subordinate caste or tribes are asked to stand in a corner and picked up again
Official Trailer: Netrikann should have been shorter by 30 minutes, should have ended when the killer gets caught. That way even with logic holes and predictable twists, it wouldn’t have been boring. We pretty much wait for the movie to get over. There are only few saving graces. Nayanthara brings out the vulnerability of Durga character well. Specifically, when Durga is stuck on the middle of the road with high
Official Trailer: Navarasa – 9 episodes on 9 emotions. What is with the title of episodes – need to look it up to get the meaning for few episodes😒 While the series scores high with casting, and production quality, many episodes fall short on content and writing – generic to letdowns. Roudhram: I liked this the most. Directorial debut by Arvind Swamy. Brilliant and engaging story of poverty and life
Official Trailer: Sarpatta Parampari (SP) is one of those rare movies where every aspect of movie making, casting, cinematography, costume, art direction, music, dialogues, are in sync with director’s vision. One of those movies where director creates a universe of his own, like Angamaly Diaries, Jallikattu, Aaranya Kaandam, Super Deluxe, Vada Chennai and we are immersed in that world. The template is nothing new, we have seen it many times,
Official Trailer: Vaazhl is the second outing from director Arun Prabu Purushothaman. There are lots of similarities with his first movie Aruvi, in terms of narrative style, criticism of fast paced, money-minded life, and getting into existential questions like meaning of life. Vaazhl expands on the brilliant pre-interval monologue from Aruvi. Vaazhl could be seen as an extension of Aruvi. Simply put, Vaazhl is about celebration life, living is not