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A good movie watchable with family members. Suspense and timing of the story well maintained. All characters have justified their roles. Climax well handled with a social message by Mamooty. Villain's role played well by Stunt Silva. less

When the world doesn't run the way we want it to; we tend to relieve it's frustrations on others through Rage. The daily struggle with the missing keys, annoying colleagues and noisy relatives is not rocket science which gobbles up your brains but these are tiny dollops of fuel which contribute to a raging fire. For instance, when you are on a treasure hunt for your car keys in the morning and miserably fail in finding them, travel all the way to your workplace by foot and to your worst nightmares you're welcomed by a vexing co-worker with an irksome body language followed by a truckload of scum-bags impatiently waiting in line to prick you with infuriating questions, I reckon after all this capos trophy you'll be back home with a volcano head all set to erupt. Director Sameer Thahir's movie Kali sails through a similar context washing us overboard with a thrilling climax.

Dulquer Salman plays Sidharth who has been possessed by short-temper at a very tender age. His sneaky affair with anger-management continues all the way from school to his college days and his married life. Sai Pallavi plays Anjali Sidharth's college sweetheart who is his backbone throughout his battle with anger. With hardly airbrushed blemishes Anjali wins a place in the hearts of her audience as the young wife struggling with her husband's anger intolerance. Whether it's in public, at home or workplace Sidharth loses his temper. And when he does things get ugly.

It was one such night which led to an array of life threatening consequences in Sidharth and Anjali's life. (SPOILER ALERT) From thugs seizing Sidharth to a low life groping Anjali the story with a face of a down-to-earth drama swaps seats with an action thriller to keep its audience on the edge of their seats. (SPOILER ALERT) As the movie nears its end it even shifts gear to an unexpected twist and ends with a note on feminism.

It is the innovative way of placing the bits and pieces of the story together into a movie which is interesting to sit through. Despite starring alongside the super hero of Mollywood Sai Pallavi's dynamic performance was at par with Dulquer's power pact debut. With a little bit of sugar and spice from the supporting actors Kali flies to the pinnacle of its success. Seasoned with the right style of Cinematography which alone deserves a standing ovation and top-end execution of stunts as well as the blood-boiling background scores cooks up a wholesome three course satisfactory entertainer for its viewers.

A must watch if you do or do not face anger issues cause it's just worth the time! less

The Director -Actor duo Fahadh Faasil and Dileesh Pothen's most awaited comedic thriller 'Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum' is Pothen's second directorial venture after Maheshinte Prathikaaram which was an enormous commercial success.

A movie with a warm heart of a humble villager, carefully crafted to tickle your funny bones until you burst out laughing. The story welcomes its audience with wide open arms shedding some light into the love story of the main leads Nimisha Nair who plays the bold and beautiful Village girl Sreeja and Suraj Venjaramoodu who plays the timid and kind hearted lover boy next door.

After sailing the backwaters of Alappuzha, post Sreeja and Prasad's (Suraj Venjaramoodu) romantic tale the movie strolls us through the roads of Kasaragod where a thief is painted into the picture. In a bright red KSRTC bus where Sreeja dozes off unknowingly at the window seat, in shades of black and grey Fahadh faasil steals the thunder with his sneaky eyes, effortlessly slipping a gold chain off Sreeja's neck. Followed by a barrage of wolf hoots and applauds.

The story shifts focus to Sreeja and Prasad's inter cast wedding and their financial crisis and hurdles after which the thief steps in to cause a complete commotion in their married life testing their time and patience. Ever since the theft, Sreeja and Prasad spent tiresome days at the police station fighting for justice trying to retrieve their priced possession.

But, a theft case which could have been easily mortified was later on scaled up as a robbery by the police. Just as the title suggests 'The evidence and the eyewitness' this is when the movie picks up its insanely slow pace. Despite the award winning cinematography and the witty but neatly written script the movie drags miserably till the end. A story which should have been beautifully played out within the first half of the feature film was monotonously stretched out into a 135 minutes long cinema while losing out on all the glory with which the movie hit off in the first half.

Regardless of its flaws 'Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum' backed by fresh peppy background scores is a very down-to-earth flick driven by corruption.

Three Cheers to all the actors who did justice to their roles throughout the movie. Even though the Brownie points definitely go to Fahadh for his Billion dollar expressions, Nimisha Nair successfully saves herself some praises for her promising debut in the film.

Walk in with a clear head for this one cause you're in for a truck load of patience! less

A movie which flows at ease and slowly picks up its pace while delivering a warm story overflowing with the vivacity of a good old village, where dwells two young lads who compete with each other despite their comradeship in the past.

With an enormous-Romantic-love-triangle in the backdrop director Lal Jose visually narrates the story of these two village boys; Vikraman (Unni Mukundan) who is the son of a Police man and Adithyan (Dulquer Salman) on the other hand, the son of a notorious thief.

Set amidst a friendly neighbourhood, Vikraman is portrayed as a pampered daddy's boy whose ambition is far higher than the skies and his disciplined upbringing, a sparkler for the women in town. While Vikraman strolls across the village in his brand new motorbike, following a tight schedule and a workout routine closely supervised by his dad; Adithyan lazies around in his room and gallivants the neighbourhood in his bicycle enjoying bad company.

Living in a village where his father was looked down upon, Adithyan nurtured a desire of donning a police uniform and elevating his family name from the bad reputation his father left behind. The irony of a thief's son cherishing a dream to become a police man coming face- to -face with the son of a high ranked police officer to claim their love for the same girl, Deepika (Namitha Pramod) drives the movie to the pinnacle of its success backed with the serene greens and the scenic cinematography of a down- to- Earth village life.

The film swoops through the struggles and battles of these young men striving to become police officers and to win Deepika's heart. The solid story line polished with a promising performance by the main leads and the supporting actors, glistened with the right genre of background scores makes this movie a leisure time pleaser.

Will Adithyan victoriously achieve his dream or his dream girl? The answer to that is just 143 MINUTES away. And it's well worth the wait! less

Movies striving to motivate its viewers to chase after their dreams are dime a dozen. And Despite Manju Warrier's efforts to carry the movie on her own two shoulders; the overcooked doze of spur served with a sprinkle of happiness is nothing more than a jarring flick.

Amidst the serene and scenic backdrop of Kodaikanal director Rojin Thomas tells a tale of Joan Mary John (Manju Warrier) a bubbly babe who gallivants around her tropical neighbourhood snapping pictures on her DSLR aspiring to follow the footsteps of Walter Elias Disney. Growing up midst the misty hues of a hill town Joan develops a knack for sketching. But, her dreams which were mere doodles on a piece of paper came to life only when a whiz kid, Chris (Sanoop) showed up at her door step.

From developing Artificially Intelligent Animated Characters (AIAC) to jumping every little bump on the road while paving the way to rocketing success, the movie which starts off as a gentle wind hurls into a hurricane but slowly subsides to a dusty breeze by the time it reaches the second half.

The lack of visual execution of the verbally blabbered Dream Job, the disturbing but, delusional drift between Jo and the Boy and the meagre Animation which drives international media like BBC all the way across the country to cover Joan's work is all utter ruckus!

The cinematography earns the brownie points for this feature film and sadly Manju Warrier's attempt to blend in as Jo/Joan went awry as the movie diverts into complications galore. Sanoop as Chris was as adorable and mischievous as expected like in his previous movie 'Philips and monkey pen.' Even though the movie revolves around the eponymous, Lalu Alex as Joan's dad as well as the rest of the supporting cast like Pearly Mannie, Rekha, Sudheer Karamana, Kiran and Sunil Sukhada pulls off a promising performance.

Setting aside the monotonous motivational cliches 'Jo and the Boy' definitely follows an engaging theme for young toddlers and a visual relief for adults. less

The secret behind the title of the film is well worth two joyful hours of this humorous masterpiece!

'Ohm Shanthi Oshaana' is the story of a young girl, Pooja Mathew (Nazriya Nazim ) who is dead set to marry the very first love of her life who is seven years and two heart breaks away.

Well, this is no ordinary story of a Boy chasing his lady love. But, a tomboy who chases the goody two-shoe in town throughout her school days and further ahead. Her love for this guy only seems to grow stronger as the years pass by.

Let's rewind to the beginning of the feature film when a melodramatic voice over starts to narrate the love story between Giri (Nivin Pauly) and Pooja. The protagonist interrupts the mysterious voice to claim her right to the story taking us back in time when Pooja was a spoilt brat riding around the neighbourhood in her motor bike. Beneath all the Badass gangster face lay an innocent young girl who spent her cheery days at her Aunt's Wine cellar bored of being the single child of a wealthy Christian family.

Pooja, who occasionally visited her aunt enjoyed her tod tales and it is one such tale which gave meaning to her aimless life. "It is better to wed someone you truly love. Or else you'll truly struggle to love the one you truly wed." These words rang in her head like church bells every time Giri showed up in front of her.

So, who is this Giri? According to Pooja's rowdy cousin, Giri is the thug of the village. Words Coming from a worthless scum like him was of no value to anyone so Pooja turned to her own next door tailors for some information. According to them and the others in the village Giri is a revolutionary social worker, a Kung Fu master, a farmer and a genuine gentle man from a humble dwelling. But, if the entire tristate area knows Giri from head to toe how come Pooja hasn't heard of him until her school trip?

On a cloudy day the high schoolers were driven to a water theme park for their school trip. In between all the fun in the water Pooja and her friends were cornered by a gang of low-lives who picked a fight with the girls who stood no chance against them. This is where Giri swoops in to tackle the eve teasers like a superhero with a cape around his neck. Ever since then its butterflies in pooja's
stomach!

The movie goes on and on portraying Giri as the ideal man through Pooja's heart shaped magnifying glass. Love's time travel through the 90's to the twentieth century is another nostalgic moment to cherish throughout the movie.

With a hilarious, down to earth script which we can relate to, the not so cliche protagonist who resembles us back in our school days and the ever so charming Giri played by Nivin Pauly is well executed with the right amount of romance and tickling comedy.

The brownie points go to Naziriya cause she simply deserves it fair and square! Nivin pauly steps aside from the limelight while Naziriya overshadows him with an extremely adorable performance. Supporting actors like Aju Varghese who played Pooja's Rowdy cousin brother was another giggle jerker for the movie. Promising debutants like Renji Panicker (Pooja's dad) , Vineeth Sreenivasan (Dr Prasad pooja's lecturer) & Vinaya Prasad( Pooja's Aunt) elevated the movie to a whole new level.

Will Pooja be successful in gaining Giri's love after 7 long years? Find out for yourself! less

When summer time almost nears its end director Basil Joseph invigorates malayalis with his take on women empowerment through a romantic story with a wrestling backdrop. While authentic wrestling themed movies like 'Dangal' and 'Sultan' focuses on the hard work and sweat of Indian wrestlers, 'Godha' sends sparks flying from the silver screen while tickling your funny bones till you get down on the facts that many women in kerala compromise on sparkly gold medals to lead a family life. The story is of one such Punjabi kudi who elopes to kerala and ventures into the land of 'gusti' where she watches her dream come true.

It all starts when Das (Tovino Thomas) the son of a former wrestler (Renji Panicker) is sent off to Punjab to pursue his M-Tech. Struck by the bold and beautiful Aditi (Wamiqa Gabbi), Das fell deep in love with her. Little did he know that the ruggedness of a Punjabi Kudi stood no chance against Punjabi arranged marriages. Aditi who passionately practices wrestling regardless of the gender of the opponent was dragged into marriage by her brother. To be married off and caged under a husband for the rest of her life was Aditi's worst nightmare. Taking Das's advice, Aditi escapes to kerala where she is warmly welcomed and pampered by the society. The movie's fast pace keeps the audience at the edge of their seats giggling to genuine humour and blushing while relaxing to some fresh romance.

In the Second half of the movie Aditi builds a bond with Das's father and trains under him. She even goes on to bag some prestigious medals. Das's village which was once a sleepy hallow was now a power packed godha with locals assisting Aditi in wrestling. Lover boy Das din't seem quite pleased with Aditi's interaction with the local men which infuriated him and urged him to confess his feelings for her. Having miserably failed at chasing his dream and dream girl Das sets off to win over Aditi fair and square. This is when the story shifts focus from Aditi to Das's perseverance to prove Aditi wrong.

Tovino Thomas sets Godha on fire, but it's Wamiqa Gabbi and Renji Panicker who keeps the flame burning. The inevitable chemistry between Das and Aditi as well as the cut throat performance by the supporting cast makes this movie well worth a second watch. Godha certainly stands out by compromising on the cliches and glamour of cinema. An innovative concept which paves its own way into the hearts of its malayali audience through a solid story line, soothing music and top-notch direction. The one and only teeny weeny flaw in this masterpiece which I could pin point was it's cinematography which could have been better.

A fresh movie to hit off your weekend. Don't let the masculine posters of 'Godha' deceive you. It's a Rom-Com perfect for your date Night. less

A PURE THALLIPOLI AND NEGATIVE MOVIE.
This movie is not even worth watching by hiring a CD for Rs. 20/-.
This movie can neither be watched with family nor with friends.
The highlight of the movie is booze, double meaning dialogues and vulgarity. All these are promoted in full scale.
An actor like Jayaram should refrain from acting and promoting such movies.
I fail to comprehend why people are making such movies w/o any thing positive less

The movie may have a title that emphasises on the male protagonist, but the center of this movie is its leading lady Malini played gracefully by Anu Sithara. Her looks that sort of reminds us of Kavya Madhavan and a little bit of Meera Jasmine has already been in the talks when the promos came out. The actress looks beautiful on screen and her performance was also a good one. The character of Raman doesn’t look like a challenging one. It demands a kind of charm, silence and vibrancy which was there in Kunchako Boban’s appearance and performance. Joju George’s honest performance as the adamant chauvinistic husband deserves appreciation. Sreejith Ravi and Muthumani were good in their characters. Ramesh Pisharady offers moments of laughter through his typical dialogue humour. Aju Varghese was okay in his extended cameo like appearance in the second half. less

Scene with Soubin Shahir and Dileesh Pothan are funny and lightens the mood. But is unable to save CIA from sinking into mediocrity. Among the technicians, cinematographer Ranadive's visuals are pleasing. Especially the latter half on the Mexico-US border.Malayalam industry is far more progressive with its novel subjects and has produced some of the finest art-house films and Comrade in America is the best example of it. less

A major portion of the plot was revealed in the trailer of the movie itself. The comparison I made about the similarity in the style of Anzar Khan’s making was because we get to see a lot of visual effects aided long zoom out shots and many other things we usually see in a Jeethu Joseph movie. The back and forth narrative will remind us of Oozham at some points. The movie tries to be engaging through some of the survival tactics they show in the first half. With Biju Menon’s typical humor making it look more organic, we are somewhat invested in the film and the interval revelations were also interesting. But it is in the post interval session where the film lacks surprises and we get bored. It becomes more of a mind game that doesn’t have the kind of intrigue one would expect. less

Malayala Nadu is covered in posters with red flags waving in the backdrop. This time it is not posters of the Political communist parties but of movies paying tribute to them. With movies like 'Oru Mexican Aparatha' saluting Communism with a tale of the rivalry between student political organisations in the state and the most awaited Dulquar movie of the month 'CIA' (Comrade in America), 'Sakhavu' (Comrade) is yet another political drama which narrates the qualities which build the foundation of a true comrade.

Be prepared for a Paulython as Nivin pauly pulls off a triple role as Krishna kumar nicknamed kitchu by his loved ones whose ambition is as big as his ruthless mind and on the other hand he plays the younger version of a veteran Communist leader Krishnan who leads by example. His third role is better kept a secret.
The movie opens with an age old political rhythm followed by the Introduction of Krishna Kumar (Nivin Pauly). In the beginning of the first half Director Sidhartha Siva takes his good old time to engrave a memorable impact on Kirishna's unjust means to crawl up to the top of the political game alongside sugar coating the script with some witty humour. The movie picks up its pace when the Lazy lad is dragged to climb up the hospital stairs to save the life of a legendary comrade Krishnan, who fought for justice and won the hearts of many. This is when the movie travels back in time, when Krishnan was on his feet raising red flags fighting for worker's rights.

Back to present day,though Krishna seems to be in a hurry to get this charity deed of donating some blood to a fellow comrade over with, he finds himself ambushed by the patient which kicks start the second half of the movie. This is when the movie begins to drag a bit as a lot of the flash backs are portrayed through music which gradually gets monotonous.

The main lead's charm is what dominates the film with the crowd bursting into applauds when Nivin Pauly hits off his Dialogues with the right amount of class. Can't help but to mention that every time Krishna's associate Makesh (Althaf) opened his mouth it threw us all out of our seats rolling on the floor laughing. A sincere grievance to the makeup team which lost the battle of executing apt makeovers for the characters as they age.
Pauly is backed by strong supporting casts like Aishwarya Rajesh as comrade Janaki and as the wife of Sakhavu Krishnan elevating the movie to the next level. The earthy music and the Raw cinematography fills in the flaws of the movie.

We all have been backstabbed by political hypocrites in our lives pretending to serve the people while serving themselves. Worth spending a few hours over the weekend for a movie which pays homage to true communist ideologies. less