2020, Tamil, Amazon Prime, 6.8 /10 IMDB, Directed by J.J. Fredrick A direct OTT release, potential thriller, packaged in social awareness wrap and spiced up with a little women empowerment – completely derails with its sitcom characterisation and soapy direction. To start with, Jothika and Suriya, needs to be lauded for their initiative in constantly … Read morePonmagal Vandhal
Hindi, Amazon prime 7.2 /10 IMDB, Directed by Anubhav Sinha A strong content, told from a weak person’s perspective. Somewhere the powerful message fails to touch the audience, the way it ought to. The movie starts with Amrita, pampering her husband in his everyday involuntary chores, right from waking him up with a drink as … Read moreThappad
2019, Malayalam, YouTube, 7.5/10 IMDB, Directed by Arun Bose The movie opens to a suspicious death of the hero Tovino who plays this sweet artist Luca and few frames later the death of the female lead Niharika played by the beautiful Ahaana krishna . Haven’t seen any movie with such an opening scene, that I … Read moreLuca
2018, Malayalam, Netflix, 8.2 /10 IMDB, Direcged by Zakariya Mohammed A weird title with a high rating – it ought to be yet another classic Malayalam film that you will end up falling in love the people of Kerala. It sure is a feel good movie that celebrates the nativity and the simplicity of people. … Read moreSudani From Nigeria
2017, Malayalam, Disney Hotstar, 8.2/10 IMDB, Directed by Soubin Shahir A Soubin Shahir’s debut directorial with some interesting names, Dulquer Salman, Shane nigam, Sreenath Bashi with such a IMDB score, it’s bound to be cracking film and it sure was an entertainer. Teens Amal shah and Govind pal bring the childhood memories of many on … Read more‘Parava
2019, Kannada, Amazon Prime, 8.1 /10 IMDB, Directed by M.G. Srinivas An investigative thriller that’s fairly engaging and at times makes you wonder how good the screenplay is. The major drawback being, the endless unwanted punch lines throughout the movie, it puts you off and it doesn’t do justice to the authenticity of a true … Read moreBirbal