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Pelli Chooplu is one of the refreshing romantic comedies to come out in recent times and it shines due to the way template scenes have been staged wonderfully and handles complex emotions without too much melodrama.
Ozhivudivasathe Kali is the honest work from a creator who is willing to bend the rules of filmmaking to cater to his theme. Watch it for some fantastic performances, exquisite cinematography & masterful direction.
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu is an emotional thriller that is saved by the veterans, Anant Nag & Achyutha Kumar with Sruthi Hariharan also chipping in ably. Had the acting & editing been tauter, it would have engaged a lot more.
Films like Sairat that are thematically and cinematically rich are rare. The hype associated with the film fueled by both the critics & audience is certainly justified. It is extremely refreshing to see the Indian audience embrace such a film full of fresh-faces whole-heartedly. Do not miss this in THEATRES!
Regional (read Non-Bollywood) Films that appeal evenly across the nation and even across the globe are extremely rare. In that vein, Thithi is certainly a precious gem as it conveys philosophy in a comical fashion using real people in the most un-cinematic of ways!
In an age where the quality of the movies in the industry has been degrading with every movie release and there is a huge clamor for quality of the content, U-turn is a welcome change. Devoid of superfluous commercial rudiments and a strong storyline that is well etched by artists who breathe lives into the roles, U-turn is a movie that cannot be missed.
Jacobinte Swargarajyam attempts to be a tugging-at-the-heart emotional ride tracing the path of a close-knit family as it rides through financial calamities but it ends up to as a cheesy melodrama highlighting the amateurishness in scripting & dialogues.
Aferim is definitely an ageless masterpiece with oodles of technical brilliance and is such a well written satire of a certain time period and an associated social system, that it stays relevant even when extended to the current time!
Maheshinte Prathikaram is a testament to the art of filmmaking that a pleasant light tale dealing with human emotions can be made into an engaging likeable mainstream film aided by flawless casting & immaculate cinematography.
‘When Marnie Was There’ has a fabulous story & fantastic visuals backed by a pleasing background score, however the meandering screenplay and heavy, emotional dialogues makes this film not fall in the league of Studio Ghibli’s best.
