Loaded with gender cliches, 'Ithu Thanda Police - Driver on Duty' makes little progression beyond the very basic tale elements that it thrives on. With neither exciting characters nor an engaging plot to work on, 'Ithu Thanda Police - Driver on Duty' is the kind of film that is erased from your memory, the moment it is over.
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'Darvinte Parinamam' does put forward the buoyant suggestion every now and then that something better is lying in wait just round the corner. But it carries on babbling continually, almost as if not knowing when to stop, and at the end of it all, is left with nothing but a few sparsely delightful moments here or there.
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Shalil Kallur's 'Kaattumaakkaan' is like a ball maze toy that that has got its openings jammed. No matter which way you twirl the toy, the balls refuse to move across the labyrinth towards the target wedge that lies right at the centre!
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Sometimes the most interesting of thoughts do not make the most fascinating films. 'Vetta' is thus an appealing design lost somewhere along the way it was crafted into a film, and never quite captures the intensity that it had originally set out to scale.
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'Akashavani' runs long even with its modest running time, falls flat on emotions and blows its horn way over the top. There is nothing much to be seen in it and plenty to be forgotten.
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Two hours of ceaseless rattle and clatter is what 'Hello Namaste' is all about. With a script that has had a ripe and rotting jackfruit drop all over it, this one is a real mess that will have you fleeing for your lives.
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For a film decides to take you round and round a narrative path, with the sole intent of ultimately unlocking a climactic twist that is somewhat exhilarating, a lot depends on the steady build up to the finale. A K Sajan's 'Puthiya Niyamam' is thus a long winding ride up and down a craggy path, that hopes to astonish you with the concluding spectacle that it has in store.
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Anyone out there who has been tormented by the much familiar craving to settle a score or two would immediately relate to Mahesh and his story of the discarded Size 8 Lunar Chappals. As Jimcy murmurs aloud, men folk could indeed be bizarre - an exhilarating bit of truth that make their tales exceptional as these.
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The cinematic reconstruction of the life of a police officer that Abrid Shine attempts in 'Action Hero Biju' is efficient to the core, and the craft elements on display exceptional. The mother of all gambles that the film indulges in - of keeping conventionalities at bay - makes it a level-headed film that traverses the rugged planes of law, justice, truth and life with consummate ease.
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There have been films galore on parents being abandoned in their old age by thankless children and 'Kadhantharam' faithfully adheres to the theme for its most part.
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'Jalam' is a commanding indictment on the global issue of human displacement that has been the focal point of many a rights movement launched across the world. It's a deeply affecting film that strikes the perfect balance between an art house production and strapping commercial entertainment.
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The concerns that '2 Penkuttikal' puts on display are universal without doubt, which makes it a film that dynamically relates to the times in which it has been made. Refusing to play by the rules, it is a small and simple film that brims with life.
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