Lijo Jose Pellissery's Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a film so brilliant and bizarre that it is best enjoyed if you submit to it. In this film about dual identities, the characters and even the audience make a detour to a world that is mysterious.
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Siddharth Anand's Pathaan has all the necessary ingredients as well as bells and whistles for an Indian action film. It has a solid plot that talks about the valor and patriotism of soldiers, a star who is making a big-screen comeback after a long time, and a nigh-indestructible villain.
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There is scope for a strong drama in Ayisha. There is some novelty and sincerity in the story, besides a genuine awe for the real-life character that the film is based on. But the incompetent acting and corny treatment never allow the film to soar above a soapy level.
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As a spy thriller, Mission Majnu is hardly believable. This film is about an Indian spy trying to find out the whereabouts of a nuclear mission in Pakistan and stop it. Even the levels in a kid's video game would be more puzzling for the protagonist than the stages of the mission for the spy here.
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This film is a dark comedy and the celebration of a psychopath. Vineeth Sreenivasan uses his voice to express his thoughts with a scary sense of callousness. His spiteful little jokes about humanity are equal parts funny and scary.
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The makers of Malikappuram succeed in mining heartfelt emotions out of this simple material. At no point does it feel like our emotional buttons are being pushed.
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Kaapa is a familiar, somewhat predictable, and entertaining gangster film. There is more style over substance here, but the makers give us at least something for us to chew on.
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Mahesh Narayanan's Ariyippu does not have any big dramatic moments. It is subtle and understated, unlike your usual Malayalam film. Even the most aggressive moment in the film ends with a brief period of deafening silence.
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Roy is a thriller with a lot of promise and a great build-up that gradually becomes weak. Like a slow-burn novel, we get tidbits scene by scene, and the level of intrigue in the script makes us want to watch the whole thing. However, the climax is preposterous.
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Writer Parveez Shaikh's script for Freddy has some clever one-liners and some juice for a mindlessly pulpy thriller. However, its treatment deprives us of any opportunity to get even some guilty pleasure.
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An Action Hero is an action-comedy film about the make-believe nature of show business. In it, director Anirudh Iyer and writer Neeraj Yadav convey high-concept ideas through a high-octane action film with plenty of hilarity.
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Anvita Dutt's Qala is wonderfully shot and filled with terrific performers, but it stagnates after a point. To give credit where its due, however, the film addresses toxic motherhood in a way that Hindi showbiz hardly does these days.
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