Whether you like Bheeshma Parvam or how much you like the film depends on how big a fan you are of Amal Neerad's brand of cinema and actor Mammootty. Bheeshma Parvam is style over substance. It may score big on the techinical front and acting but falls short in terms of script.
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Sarath Menon's Veyil is a slow-burner of a film with a brilliant central performance and an excellent climax. Not everything works in Veyil, but it is a joy to watch its main actors and their chemistry on screen.
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Can a Mohanlal performance alone save a film like Aaraattu? The movie leaves us thinking about its fate. It may work for the easily impressionable. It is one of the 'been there, done that' experiences.
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Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan is a slow-burner of a film that discusses infidelity, the levels of trust among modern partners, and the importance of letting go of the past. Gehraiyaan is not an easy film to watch throughout, but it has terrific performances and can appeal more to patient viewers.
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Mahaan may be a generic film, but it is an upgrade over Vikram's recent star affairs. It does not rank among Karthik Subbaraj's best films but is an upgrade over Jagame Thandhiram. The movie has an interesting plot and terrific performances across the board.
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Each short story that makes up the new anthology film on SonyLIV discusses an aspect of freedom or two. It is a rare anthology film in Malayalam that covers people from every walk of life, from an IT staffer to a politician to a manual scavenger.
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Meow is so uneventful that it almost resembles a TV serial in terms of how it goes about exploring the lives of a middle-aged man and his family in the Middle East. In this form of film, you look for a conflict or another element that keeps you engaged throughout, but you will not find it here.
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Looop Lapeta is the kind of thriller brimming with a sense of eccentricity and wit that you rarely see in Hindi cinema. It takes a while to get going, but once you figure out what the film is all about, the makers really let it rip. It is the sort of film where the main characters run a race against time.
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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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