Bro Daddy on Disney+ Hotstar is not the same showreel for director Prithviraj Sukumaran as his previous movie - Lucifer. It is a situational comedy with some laughs for the audience. While the movie has numerous cliches, Prithviraj's direction keeps it engaging.
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Rahul Sadasivan builds a sense of existential dread in Bhoothakalam, a musing on the human condition. As the title suggests, the movie shows how our past continues to haunt us in the present. Bhoothakalam has a claustrophobic ambience and great performances.
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Hridayam is further evidence that there is more to Vineeth Sreenivasan than just a one-trick pony. The directorial voice shines through Hridayam, a musical about loving and learning to let the past go.
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Ahammed Kabeer's Madhuram is a subtle, heartfelt and poignant love story of a middle-aged couple. It is the first film that best uses food as an element showing how it unites people after Ritesh Batra's Hindi film 'The Lunchbox'.
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Even if you watch it without all the comic book elements, Basil Joseph's superhero movie Minnal Murali may still work for you. Basil Joseph and Tovino Thomas have a winner in Minnal Murali, a film with its heart in the right place.
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A temple festival idea lends itself well to a mass commercial film, but Ajagajantharam is all action and little substance. Tinu Pappachan's work is more a great piece of logistics and a sensory experience than a great film. But the authentic treatment of the idea is striking at a cinematic level.
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Bheemante Vazhi is an engaging and entertaining film that offers us something to ponder over. The movie plays to its strengths and thankfully never becomes preachy, serious or philosophical. It also has an excellent performance or two.
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Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham is about a rebellious warrior and an empire's fall. It won a National Award for Best Film but is not all it is cracked up to be. Watching it unfold over three hours, alongside its marketing fuss over the last few days, one can only say how the mighty have fallen!
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Writer-director Nithin Renji Panicker's Kaaval is an action drama about an older adult who takes his kith and kin under his wing. If it makes you nostalgic about Suresh Gopi's yesteryear hits in a good way, join the club. I wonder whether it is the only motive behind the movie, though, as it should have been a lot more.
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Jan.e.Man is a hilarious dark comedy about the three certainties in life: birth, loneliness and death. It is so hard to get a situational comedy right in Malayalam. With a stellar ensemble cast, excellent characterization, and many funny moments, Jan.e.Man has everything going for it.
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Almost every scene in writer-director Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval's 'Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham' is meant for laughs. The movie on Disney+ Hotstar is a satire that does not take itself too seriously. The film has hit-and-miss gags as well as fine performances across the board.
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There is beauty in Nimish Ravi's camerawork in Kurup. Sushin Shyam's background music and a Shine Tom Chako performance complement the camerawork. But Srinath Rajendran only serves up a stylish thriller without enough substance and with a charming Dulquer Salmaan.
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