This frustratingly discursive but original screenplay relies heavily on its uplifting BGM for emotion, because there isn’t any of it to be found in the sorry speech pattern of Pranam Mohanla... Read more
“What’s your most favorite thing in the world?”, asks Sara. “Wind!”, answers Ajith gruffly. The symbolic overtones in the word “wind” may not be clear to the audience at this point. The main... Read more
At the end, as a movie that begins by asking profound questions about human condition and afterlife, Praana essentially boils down to an ill-defined interpretation about individual duty. As... Read more
Neeyum Njanum is full of time-worn conventions, and is populated by actors whom we have seen suffering similar ordeal in different movies. The biggest problem of the movie lies in its inabil... Read more
Last year the box office success of Abrahaminte Santhathikal confirmed my suspicion that when embellished with some pointless twists, even the most pathetically cobbled together script can h... Read more
Vijay Superum pournamiyum is by turns funny and entertaining. But as with most movies in this peculiar genre it is hindered by underdeveloped character transformation and plot lines of its o... Read more
Because the subject of this review is restricted to a specific detail in the movie, it could well easily descend into too navel-gazing an exercise. Infinity War is a fun ride. A ride that is... Read more
“In fact, I’d go so far as to say that it is the smart screenplay rather than Joju’s convincing display, that holds the film together every time it threatens to flush its o... Read more
No viewer in their right mind would take Ram (Vijay Sethupathi) for an inwardly religious guy. But don’t be surprised if the palpable piety with which Raj submits to Janu (Trisha), hi... Read more
Movie starts with a Bible verse from the Book of Jeremiah. Known as the “Weeping Prophet”, Jeremiah was apparently a self-doubting, weak Jew who was also a subject of constant persecution. O... Read more
