Doctor Strange (English, 2016)
Doctor Strange successfully delivers what it intends to be – a popcorn entertainment. Given the recent influx of films in this genre, Doctor Strange becomes the most complex & visually stunning film as of yet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The visuals are sure to blow one’s mind off & that alone warrants a viewing.
Aanandam (Malayalam, 2016)
Coming-of-age films in Malayalam are a dime a dozen but the technically brilliant ‘Aanandam’ scores in the telling the journey of a group of friends over the course of an ‘Industrial Visit’ trip and not just focusing on one person or a pair. Perhaps, avoiding a few clichéd situations, driven mostly by philosophical dialogues, might have helped in raising the level a bit more.
Kodi (Tamil, 2016)
Kodi is surely not one of the usual movies for it has a script that pits the lead lady on equal terms as the protagonist while featuring good music and sporting a well-knit screenplay that works for most of the time – just enough to keep it flying past the pitfalls!
Kaashmora (Tamil, 2016)
Though Kaashmora garnered immense hype due to its historical or mythological references, it fails miserably to sustain the hype and falls well short of glory. Despite boasting of a glitterati cast, an immensely talented music director and some strong visual effects, it shines only in bits and pieces and falters overall as it fails to gather the impetus to keep the movie-watchers glued to their seats.
Ammani (Tamil, 2016)
A potential issue of contention that plagues the dependent family members commonly seen in India, is dealt with in a fine manner by the director who also dons the lead role, but the over dramatized and exaggerated situations featured are mostly unreal leading to a pretty rash and hasty ending that was not so convincing as it ought to be!