Anees Bazmee’s Mubarakan is one rare comedy of errors that features twin brothers with the mistaken identity bit unexplored. Indeed, there is an angle towards the finale which is no big consequence in the plotline. Hence, it is a little baffling how Bazmee and the producers opted for not one, […]
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Why Bollywood doesn’t deserve the phenomenon called K S Chithra
It is interesting how 90s or early 2000s’ Bollywood music comes with significant anecdotal value. Even as they are played out of random taxi stereos or on one of those 90s-obsessed radio channels, there are umpteen memories that run past our minds. Something on similar lines, I remember observing this […]
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‘Mom’ review – Sridevi shines in a pointless revenge saga
Rape incidents infuriate, perhaps more than any other crimes. We hear widespread opinions on how capital punishment for tormentors if proven guilty, has to be mandated. An idea that is conflicted by many, we can easily picture how the masses and their emotions work. They tend to draw connections between […]
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“Jagga Jasoos” is audacious and a possible game changer!
Today, Hindi cinema is at a point where pre-designed templates dictate terms. Movie making has become a supply-demand driven prospect, as in most businesses. Budgets and infrastructure alienate even the biggest of megastars if content lacks formula. Our filmmakers and stars are seen taking chances occasionally by producing such ‘dream […]
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Isssh… It’s the anniversary of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’
Kolkata based love stories make me go weak in the knees. Be it the ones penned by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (Devdas, Parineeta) or others like Raincoat and Meri Pyaari Bindu, a lot of them paint childhood love on celluloid with remarkable beauty. Now, there exists no bigger literary piece on […]
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‘Tiyaan’ review – a bizarre, illogical propaganda fare
Filmmaker Jiyen Krishnakumar’s debut Tiyaan left me aghast. For starters, I could somehow fathom the film’s pretentious (and meaningless) title. The struggle was to sit for almost 3 hours, out of which about 90 minutes are filled with futile slow motion shots and the rest with 70s style torture and […]
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‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’ review – a brainy satire with a hilarious gut connection
What does it feel like, if the symbol of your nuptial ties ends up in a third person’s abdomen? Indigestible quite! Dileesh Pothan‘s second directorial Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum landscapes and parodies Kerala’s caste politics, everyday corruption and incongruous societal anatomy through a farcical yet multi-layered premise. Prasad (Suraj Venjaramoodu) and Sreeja (Nimisha […]