In his directorial debut, actor Harisree Ashokan embraces a conventional platform to narrate a comic tale about a business family and a young doctor's secret love affair. The dismal script and mayhem in execution make 'An International Local Story' a silly affair.
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Director Jeethu Joseph lends a casual touch to 'Mr and Ms Rowdy' that recounts the tale of a five-member gang and a bold girl. The 'quotation' acts by the youngsters are largely puerile, and the fun degenerates into absurdity quite often. This is an ordinary and cliched script that gets a slipshod treatment.
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Dileep stutters his way through the role of Balakrishnan, a struggling junior lawyer, in 'Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel'. The lawyer fights against a conspiracy against him in bid to emerge winner in life. High on casting and pretty shallow in scripting, this thriller appears as spiritless and monotonous creation.
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'June' showcases the two major phases of a girl's life and her resurrection from the emotional downfall. Rajisha Vijayan's delightful portrayal of the eponymous character and the refreshing narration bring all the difference to this familiar plot.
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Passionately performed and brilliantly crafted, 'Kumbalangi Nights' narrates the delicate tale about the lives of a host of people in a fishing village. It's a perfect confluence of a tender but vigorous screenplay and realistic execution.
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Prithviraj leads from the front with a committed portrayal of a baffled scientist in '9', which has the traits of a psychological thriller than science fiction. It's technically top-notch with a refreshing premise but the shrouded mystery evokes mixed reactions as the 'virtue-vice' format is hardly unfamiliar. The blend of emotions and bonds is perfectly appealing whereas the fantasy element keeps the ride bumpy.
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A crisis in the life of a policeman forces him to take long leave from his department and he starts his quest for the culprit, who places iron nails under the police vehicles driven by him. 'Allu Ramendran' has a riveting theme but the immature and unimaginative writing fails to create the essential impact.
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A neatly packed family drama, 'Lonappante Mamodisa' is submerged with subtle motivational elements in the plot. It's about the efforts of a man to reinvent himself when he wistfully realizes that his life is on the verge of a losing streak. The perfect support of actors compensates the midway glitches in the narration.
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A woefully made campus thriller, 'Sakalakalashala' tells about a talented engineering student, whose invention is misused by a gang. There is neither an iota of creative experiment nor engaging moments in the movie that is deflated by tedious events.
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With a pretty good intention, 'Nalla Vishesham' takes up the cudgels for preserving nature and its environment. While the social commitment of the film is absolutely undeniable, the grammar of creativity falters on the trot.
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'Panthu' is an exhilarating movie that focuses on an avid football fan, nine-year-old Aamina. It also encircles the life of a village in Northern Kerala by braiding myths and folklore to it. But all of a sudden the strongly going narration falls apart with the intervention of a cliched subplot.
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