November 13, 2008
by vc
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Adultery is not an uncommon theme in cinema; even Karan Johar has dealt with it in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. The question then is what new angle can a film maker give to this relationship to make it refreshing? Script … Continue reading
July 18, 2008
by Nikhil
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Kamal is one of those rare ‘veteran directors in Malayalam cinema who has survived the test of times.While most of his contemporaries faded into oblivion by the late nineties, Kamal was successful in delivering youthful entertainers.He gave us a Jane … Continue reading
January 25, 2008
by vc
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(Crossposted at Movie Mazaa) Blessy’s Calcutta News is a slickly designed film that unfortunately has very little to say. Well intentioned, but astoundingly unexciting, the film is a major disappointment in terms of content, concerns and convictions. Ajith Thomas (Dileep) … Continue reading
December 24, 2007
by vc
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We had great expectations for Sibi Malayil’s come back movie, but he seems to have lost sense of cinema during the time he was off. How else do you explain the fact that he agreed to direct such a movie, … Continue reading
November 18, 2007
by vc
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(Crossposted at Movie Mazaa) I have just made an agonizing discovery of a masochistic streak that robustly runs somewhere deep within me that prompts me to good naturedly watch yet another Vinayan film. With Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan, the director plummets … Continue reading
June 5, 2007
by vc
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The subject of Shaji Kailas’s movies always have contemporary socio-political issues in the background. There will be a group of corrupt and greedy politicians, bureaucrats and police officers who form the caucus of villains, after a series of setbacks, the … Continue reading
April 10, 2007
by vc
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In Chotta Mumbai there were two questions for which we were seeking answers. Is Anwar Rasheed a one act pony? Does Mohanlal look like Bhavana’s Daddy? According to the reviews the answer to (1) and (2) is No. Anwar Rasheed … Continue reading