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March 23, 2011
by vc
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Guest Review: Christian Brothers

(This review was written by Hari Krishnan and is cross posted from his blog Malayalam Movie Reviews) Direction: Joshiy / Joshee/ Josh-hee or some other funny spelling.  Other crew: I don’t know, and I frankly don’t care, because, they are … Continue reading

March 20, 2011
by NikhiMenon
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Review: Christian Brothers

Joshiy and his team have reworked their ‘Twenty-20’ template to make a half baked thriller called ‘Christian Brothers’. There are foreign location songs, superstar Mohanlal in a larger than life role, father-son sentiments, Dileep’s comic acts,  twists which come in … Continue reading

February 10, 2010
by vc
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RIP: Gireesh Puthenchery

There is a song in Krishnagudiyil oru Pranayakalathu called Pinneyum Pinneyum aaro kinaavathu. Vidyasagar had set the tune and they were not able to get the proper lyrics. One day while Vidyasagar and Gireesh Puthenchery were walking in the evening … Continue reading

December 6, 2009
by vc
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Review roundup: Palery Manikyam

Renjith is on a roll, and 2009 seems to be good year for Malayalam cinema.  As per the reviews, what makes Palery Manikyam: Oru Pathirakkolapathakathinte Katha a winner is Mammootty, screenplay and direction. Movie got released in just 40 centers, which … Continue reading

December 2, 2009
by vc
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Review Roundup: Neelathamara

As the legend goes,  blue lotus blooms as a sign of god’s  answer to one’s prayers.  Movie lovers in Kerala been praying for good cinema for a while and we were hoping that Lal Jose’s Neelathamara would be the answer.  … Continue reading

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