'Oru Kuprasidha Payyan' has an interesting backdrop, but the screenplay fails to induce some energy in the vital sequences. Director Madhupal's treatment gives a cluttered feeling while trying to unravel a murder mystery. The missing punch affects the tale that relates the framing of an innocent youth as a murder accused by the police.
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'Thanaha' starts off in a comic milieu and then lurches off to thriller mode. With the accompaniment of stale humour, the whole affair feels stilted and artificial. It's so shoddily made comedy thriller that badly loses its way.
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'Kaattu Vithachavar' is an honest attempt to showcase the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of an engineering student in Kerala during the Emergency period. The frugal settings and the specific colour tone being used in the film can be deemed as the major drawbacks. But the screenplay about a real-life incident has its originality and it shies away from filmic embellishments.
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Writer-director Ranjith raises the age-old issue of senility: negligence by children. He also presents the extension of it by discussing how the NRI children ignore the last wish of their mother, who dies in a foreign land. Primarily, 'Drama' faces the serious issue of the lack of sensible and in-depth writing. The preachy and insipid events reveal the degree of superficial execution that has been lent to the plot.
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Like the mystery behind the deaths in the film, 'Who' is a tough nut to crack, thanks to the modes of interpretations it offers. Set in a valley, some characters experience a dream at 6 am and they see same people in it. While you laboriously try to interpret their dreams, there crops up the urgent need for a discerning mind.
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'Koodasha' is the psychoanalysis of the mind of a goon-turned-moral man. Albeit the intensity is not so deep in exploring the depths of his mental condition, it is a notable attempt by newbie director Dinu Thomas Eelan. Baburaj as a doting father to his daughter gives a reasonable justice to the role. Obviously, the real actor in him is the surprise package of this movie.
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Characters evoke the feel of caricatures in 'French Viplavam,' which is an ineffective revolution set in the late 90s when Arrack ban was implemented in Kerala. When the tale also attains the traits of characters, the intended satire about the tipplers ensures a feeble and poor impact.
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Tinged with trivial humour, 'Johny Johny Yes Appa' offers a bumpy ride towards a tiring sentimental phase. The screenplay penned by Joji Thomas of 'Vellimoonga' fame has occasional spark of hilarious ripostes; sans helping the tale that has plenty of plotholes.
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Four elderly women lead a fight against a ruthless villain in a senseless manner, and in the process, their absurdities are too menial to make you laugh. It fails to exploit the acting prowess of a bunch of seasoned actors due to a hollow screenplay.
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Before falling into the depths of aimless events, 'Aanakkallan' creates the premise of a murder mystery. Biju Menon as thief Pavithran fails to whet your enthusiasm in this lukewarm drama that has a mix of outdated narrative elements. The highly primitive concept and clumsy writing makes matters worse.
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