vc on December 6th, 2009

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 is half the number of usual super star guerrilla attack releases. We’ll have to wait for some [...]

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vc on December 1st, 2009

One of the sub 3.5 crore movies released recently called Uttara Swayamvaram starred Jayasurya and Roma.
If you had thought that the ‘poor boy meets rich girl, sparks fly at an odd hour’ kind of stories are a thing of the past, think again. Debutant director Ramakanth Sarju’s Utharaswayamvaram talks about such a tale which obviously [...]

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vc on February 9th, 2009

Serial blogger D. Keith Robinson has some suggestions for overcoming writer’s block. The simplest idea is: write. The rationale behind this is the fact that if you keep on writing, even if it is something silly, the mind will soon overcome the block and words will flow. Unfortunately, Balachandran (Mammotty) who is working in a [...]

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vc on November 11th, 2008

Very often we have lamented about the sad state of Malayalam Cinema where only superstar movies provide guaranteed return. Why don’t Malayalees encourage youngsters or why don’t we have great scripts like the ones seen two decades back? These are questions we always asked.
Most often we hear the response that the “taste” has changed and [...]

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vc on September 18th, 2008

Finally some good news. Director Ranjith has found his groove. All reviewers agree that the film has freshness and is worth watching.
Nikhil writes
The very first shot itself gives us the mood and treatment of the film. Ranjith has taken good care in selecting the BGM for the shot and the entire film. The film revolves [...]

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vc on November 20th, 2007

Reviewers have come up with varied opinions, which is not a good sign for long sustainability of the movie in theatres. Looking at Ranjit’s recent track record, he will have to go back to drawing board or get his brain rewired.
IndiaGlitz, didn’t copy from Movie Mazaa’s review this time.
But certainly the [...]

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Movie Mazaa on November 17th, 2007

 
(Cross-posted at Movie Mazaa)
Rock ‘n Roll is a blandly orchestrated sonata that repeatedly falls flat amidst refrains that spring up sans vigor or verve. Forget being a musical, this detriment of a film is an affront to the senses that exceeds even your lowest expectations. Fumbling across unsure strains, this is a coarse attempt at [...]

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