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Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil (2024)
Bad attempt at a satire on Indian culture
The movie certainly has some good parts, however the repetitve act of hitting at the traditional culture & family indian values continues. BSjoseph has done it again , the attempt to throw a sad & sarcastic view of relationship/ marriage and family values is certainly seen here. Nandanam was a beautiful movie & this movie accidentally reminds of the downward trend that mallu movies have moved towards. Recent trend we observe is that malayalam movies cannot be enjoyed without a glass of drink or diluting your artistic eyes.
This may appeal to a general whitewashed audience, however the millenials who value culture should trash this movie & categorize this as regressive comedy.
Siren (2024)
Jayam Ravi losing his niche
One of the song lyrics brings back the colonial mindset & apologetic nature of minority following crowd. While the direction focussed on pleasing a specific subset of the population , enforcing the evils of caste, creed & religion, it forgot to look at its own.
Overall Jayam Ravi is betting his career on such movies that will drag him down and leave him as a clown who could not see where he was being dragged to. Storyline and screenplay was a slow drag, neither action nor dialogues have made a mark, the repetitive mention of word caste shows the sad ignorant state of the group that worked on this movie.
My Dear Bootham (2022)
A good family movie
The story , the screenplay and visuals are stunning. This was one of the movie that can have some young audience & will thoroughly enjoy. The plot may have some loopholes , however the theme is right on . We need more such movies that have a strong social message along with some fun story.
Ashwanth has done an amazing job at his character, Prabhu deva fits perfect into his role with the dance moves it is a nice combination.
This movie is at the league of 'my dear kuttichatan' and we need more such movies. Karki, kinkiniya & Thiru make the kids cry & laugh. Sometimes we just rely on the TV shows & YouTube for the kids and it's a bad thing.
Karthikeya 2 (2022)
Good movie for the times
This movie hits a certain high score with current times and the quality of movies that have been made. This is one of the moments that define a bechmark for the average movie buff, the movie itself did not seem like a big budget movie and it outperformed many big ones.
The storytelling , the anchor points and connection to history is outstanding. The dubbing to other languages is very good, although it would have been better if it was shot that way also.
The VFX and location has been carefully picked to match the relevance of the scene , some places it was a sudden transition of story and might seem to catch up later. Overall the movie is a real family entertainer and hoping to see more such movies being made.
Ponniyin Selvan: Part One (2022)
Good attempt , but Lacks wow factor
It's quite impossible to sum up the novel in 2 parts. Yet it's a brave and appreciable attempt. The scenes are very well set and the story building is great, yet some places are a drag and some go quite fast.
The most negative aspect was the BGM and music, it lacks research and correlation. ARR did not do justice to the theme of the story, he need not have sung the songs himself.
The story itself was not changed so that's a relief, the focus was less on cultural & traditional aspects which could have been a breather to all the war scenes . Jayaram did 100% justice to his role and karthi fits right into the story. Aishwarya is just amazing , so is Trisha and yet they have a modern touch to their voice , so a bit less practice there.
Overall it's an amazing movie that everyone should watch.
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
Totally unorganized storyline with no authenticity
The cast & crew have to show some passion about the subject and project. The script and movie lacks research , the songs have no connection the the movie & the lead actors have done little justice to the seriousness of the story.
Overconfidence & arrogance is scattered all over the movie, the actor is good fit for movies like barfi! Where he plays an innocent character with minimal verbal role. A skinny young guy having powers does not feel Indian , the scenes in the movie do not strike a chord with the audience , it feels like they wanted to have a good time making a movie which they did, but never thought about others who might watch it to make a connection.
The vfx might sell, but this is one of the movies that will only sell better on OTT as people might want to pause when they get bored & watch later.
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022)
True , Painful & brilliant
One of the very few movies that leaves the audience breathless & choked. The ultimate story that jolts everyone with a million questions and a vision of "what-if". The story of a nation that has been constantly under attack from outside & inside and yet demonstrates a level of resiliency that is miraculously divine. This is not just the story of Sir Nambi Narayan, but about all those great people who peacefully strived to the best in their field and yet undervalued & undermined.
The Gray Man (2022)
Missed the mark by a few flaws
From the starting to the end, six is just too strong to faint, bleed or die. The script & screenplay was just too obvious and too predictable. The title could as well have been 'the cockroach'. There are some good fight scenes, but too many things are happening all at once and that killed the beauty of it. The Dolby Atmos sound mixing also missed the mark. The lone wolf had some great fight sequences , but he was not part of the promo or trailers and that was a very bad move from the team.
Jana Gana Mana (2022)
One sided Agenda movie
Cannot expect malayalam movies to be clean ? Why does it always have to have a political agenda ? This is very sad to observe that conflicts sell, divisive movies make money & showing a country on fire can be acceptable ? It's a shameful content & everyone should watch it with utmost prejudice. These things disrupt peace & raise a lot of questions. Showing NDTV in the initial scenes itself was a self goal attempt.
Beast (2022)
Terribly horrible movie
Story, screenplay & direction is a total waste. If this was not for Anirudh musical , it would have been a perfect flop. Nelson should stop making movies & work on ad films. There are a lot of politically motivated dialogues and scenes , brand advertising & anti cultural messages. Overall Vijay Joseph's movies are on a steady decline and getting less tolerable every year.
Anbarivu (2022)
Nice family entertainer
Good movie to watch with family. Good script and very nostalgic village setting. Great cast and screenplay. Not a lot of hype, just plain simple movie that leaves a good feel.
Minnal Murali (2021)
Another disaster during Covid times
Opening scene itself opens up the conversion agenda, rest of the movie was a painful drag on how malayalam film industry has been constantly creating content that is not screenworthy.
About 10 years back all other languages were inspired by malayalam stories and now malayalam movies are cheap copy of Korean or Hollywood content. Just ashamed on where this is all leading to.
Decoupled (2021)
Missed the mark
If it was not for R. Madhavan this would have been easy to be ignored. There are some light moments , but most of the content are obscene. The portrayal of western influenced society is quite indulging, but the overall feel about the character portrayal is quite sick. This was supposed to be a sitcom, instead this looks like a case study on viewer preferences.
Jai Bhim (2021)
Excruciating tale of cruelty
The movie is excellent & appreciate the effort, however it's high time Indian movies stop encouraging the tell-tales of the past suffering. It sets a bad precedence on the international stage.
The bad behavior of police was inherited from the British and it continues to exist, yet there are some good policemen who continue to uphold Justice. I would say Prakash-Raj was the hero of the movie and yet all attention was on Surya. There are some really unbearable scenes in the movie that could have been replaced with suggestions on how system could have handled it better. This was success only because it was on streaming, if it was released in theaters it would have had another story to tell.
Darbar (2020)
Watch for the sequence & action
Simple story, fast paced action - nothing boring here. Rajini magic holds well along with the cast & crew. Unlike other movies where gory scenes & divisive dialogues persist, rajini has kept his movies pretty sanitized. This movie is a box office hit and it will stay that way.
Kaadan (2021)
Just a drag with unwanted scenes
Don't know how Rana fell for this trap, this is just propaganda movie with scenes created to show bias & intimidation. If the movie was about wildlife conservation, it should have focussed on that and not to make a mockery of a religion or leaders. Black mark on Solomon's career.
#Home (2021)
A dragging saga of repetitive emotions
#Home could have been a soap series with smaller episodes. There is nothing new about this movie, such stories have been aplenty. This possibly shows the cultural shift in the content that malayalam industry is producing. Viewers are left on the mercy of average content creators and now we are appreciating anything that is bearable, although It's good to have such movies in the era of crime & action.
Navarasa (2021)
Quality content & worth the watch
Great setting and good quality show. These days it's tough to find anything that does not have bad language & gory scenes, so this one certainly was a blessing. It takes a certain mindset to enjoy the endings, but then it's not always about the ending.
Sarpatta parambarai (2021)
Good attempt, unfavorable storyline
Great cast , everyone put their best attempt forward. Little bit politically motivated scenes & mention of caste segregation to divisive levels. A normal guy becoming a boxer overnight does not go well with the screenplay. Undesirable characters stuck on a very desirable storyline.
Kamali from Nadukkaveri (2021)
Very inspiring & fresh
It's an inspirational story & clean presentation, loved various parts of the movie and direction. We need more such student & value based movies.
The Great Indian Kitchen (2021)
It's a cultural attack that needs new censorship
The movie tries to shed a dark shadow on the glorious culture that exists in Indian society. It's an attempt to encourage adoption of maggi culture & dumb commercialism. Anyone who enjoyed this movie should rethink on the manipulative attempt the director / scriptwriter was trying . It certainly needs a course correction. Malayalam movie industry is at its worst state today due to all this propaganda activists. Very sad to see such movies getting into mainstream media.
Super Deluxe (2019)
Dark & extrapolated
Vijay sethupathi in a saree looks good, he is good for similar roles. Rest of it is a copied theme of intermingled stories, nothing interesting. Had to finish watching it just because I started it.
There are small parts which are great, overall it's too dark to enjoy.
Bigil (2019)
Worst from Vijay Joseph
Take 3 good non Vijay movies, strip plot parts from each and stitch it together : That is how you make vijay movies. There are some chak-de-India part, some from chapaak & some from good old standard story. Nothing new nothing creative, just waste of time & electricity.
Bhoomi (2021)
Could have been a TV series
There are some good parts in the movie, however the story & screenplay did not connect. The village girl in modern dress was a time waste. NASA connection , the 20M fine & all the conundrum did not make any sense. Climbing on a temple Gopuram was unwanted & overall the scenes did not make a connection. The script was more provocative than admirable .
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet (2020)
New theme yet can do better !
Love the concept , background & the crew. Poppy gets very boring in many scenes, can do better justice to her role. Ian is funny & rings a bell with many persona. Overall the storyline needs to be a bit more engaging.