Director Sangeeth and his writers Aneesh Anjali and Vinoy Thomas mean Palthu Janwar as the coming-of-age story of the protagonist and his relationship with animals. The setting of Palthu Janwar is small, the conflicts in it are simple, and its resolutions are straightforward.
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If the first half of Doctor G seems dumb, it is intentional. You realize that the movie is not as dumb as it appears when a character questions the logic in describing the Gynecology Department as Streerog Vibhaag.
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A couple of plot twists in 'Ottu' may be interesting, but their inclusion seems more like an afterthought. It's like director Fellini and his writer S. Sanjeev settled on these twists when discussing multiple options over a cup of coffee.
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Oru Thekkan Thallu Case uses a set of quirks and colorful characters to tell a mostly engaging story about gang wars in a quaint village. I did not feel too bored or disinterested during the run time of the film, even though it lacks depth.
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Rorschach is an unusual Malayalam thriller. This oddity applies to everything from the title to the visual grammar of the film. Some may call it genre-bending for its subversive twists and turns.
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Theerppu fails to integrate its political ideas well into the main plot and intrigue the viewer. Here, the underlying message is often more important than the main plot itself.
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Eesho is a straightforward film with predictable and problematic elements. Director Nadirshah uses the resources available to him well enough to set up an intriguing premise, but the script has such an element of predictability that there is hardly any shock value here.
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Vikram Vedha is unlike your usual cop-gangster movie in that it has no conventional hero or villain. It is based on the idea that cops and gangsters are closely related, although they seem very different.
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Visudha Mejo is about a man who is so introverted that he could not be brave enough to express his feelings for a woman. The movie raises some interesting plot points for us to consider, including whether an introvert and an extrovert can be together.
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Sundari Gardens is a bit too vanilla and derivative to work as a rom-com. It is not a bad film, but it uses tried and tested ideas. The actors make it watchable, though.
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Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva is the first in a series of three films. Given the bumper opening for the film, one wonders how many more of those rings of fire one would have to sit through. Nevertheless, the young at heart will have a good time watching it.
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Pathonpatham Noottandu is engaging and entertaining, which tells you a lot about its quality, especially when period dramas fall short. Starring Siju Wilson in a breakthrough role, the movie tells the story of the oppressed class in ancient Travancore.
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