Month: August 2024

Thangalaan

2024, Tamil, Theatrical release, 7.6/10 IMDB, Directed by Pa. Ranjith Published in Brardwaj Rangan’s Movie Blog https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/readers-write-in-719-thangalaan-the-shaman/ An intelligently crafted oppression saga, backed by a committed team, strives to root back to the origin of ‘sufferings’. The makers, convincingly arrive at a novel premise by synthesizing two wisdom systems- the palaeolithic ‘Shamanism’ and the fifth … Read moreThangalaan

Ullozhukku

2024, Malayalam, Amazon Prime, 7.7/10 IMDB, Directed by Christo Tomy Published in Baradwaj Rangan’s Blog. https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2024/08/09/readers-write-in-716-ullozhukku-a-halo-shatterer/ Engulfed by a sinister aura, this beautifully narrated drama, surfaces the buried emotions of two women, only to align their moralities eventually. The leading ladies ‘grieve their grievances’ through intense, ‘layered performance’, and we audience find ourselves becoming ‘agony … Read moreUllozhukku