36 Vayadhinile (Tamil, 2015)
In spite of being a little too superficial due to under-developed subplots & supporting cast, films like ‘36 Vayadhinilae’ are a breath of fresh air to Tamizh cinema. It touches the right chords courtesy of a fabulous performance from Jyothika & razor sharp dialogues from Viji.
Margarita With A Straw (Hindi, 2015)
The poetically named, ‘Margarita With A Straw’, treads a path less-travelled successfully with fantastic performances from Kalki Koechlin & Revathy, outstanding music by Mickey MCCleary and efficient writing by Shonali Bose.
Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai (Tamil, 2015)
‘Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai’ has its moments when the inmates & police officers nonchalantly trade law points at each other and the cat-and-mouse game between the Jailer & the Prisoner with the Hangman playing the innocent foil. However, the engagement factor goes for a toss as the film tries to take on too many issues.
Piku (Hindi, 2015)
Piku is yet another feather in the cap for director Shootjit Sircar who gave us Vicky Donor. If we saw enough dosage of his forward thinking with Vicky Donor, he goes one notch up with that characterizing Piku and Bhaskor with Juhi Chaturvedi. Hold on to your bowels, for, Piku is one breezy entertainer.
Badlapur (Hindi, 2015)
Badlapur is a new take on how & what would happen if the good chooses to go bad and the bad chooses to turn good. In this game of role reversal, what happens to those around and near runs parallel to the main plot.