I am sure that for Indians born before the 80s, the Kargil War entered their collective consciousness for various reasons. First, it was the first televised war. Second, the Pakistani infiltration across the Line of Control, coming very soon after the well-intended and much-publicised Lahore Bus Yatra of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, took everyone by surprise.... Continue Reading →
Balan The Boy (Malayalam 2026) – My Flash Review: A Compelling Survival Thriller!
Balan The Boy is directed by Chidambaram, whose last film was the much-acclaimed survival drama Manjummel Boys. It is written by Jithu Madhavan, whose last film as a director was Aavesham, a black comedy that, in a sense, was a survival drama about college kids. Both of them come together for this film, which is... Continue Reading →
Maa Inti Bangaaram (Telugu 2026) – My Flash Review : Another Baasha Redux!
Women doing mainstream kickass action and beating the hell out of villains seems to be the in thing in South Indian films these days. After the Tamil film Blast, this Telugu film, Maa Inti Bangaaram (MIB), has a similar theme. While in Blast, this theme was interwoven into a smartly written screenplay, in MIB, the... Continue Reading →
Mollywood Times (Malayalam 2026) – My Flash Review: An Out Of The Box Meta take
Mollywood Times, directed by Abhinav Sunder Nayak, is not the typical film Malayalam cinema is known for these days. It is not a slow-burn murder mystery. It is not a police procedural that excels in detailing. It is also not a typical slice-of-life film with characters plucked from real life, seemingly doing real things. Neither... Continue Reading →
Karuppu (Tamil, 2026) – My Flash Review: A predictable fare
The Tamil film Karuppu takes its title from Karuppusamy, the village God, who is revered as the Kaaval deivam (Guardian God) or Ellai deivam (Border God) in villages across Tamil Nadu. Even today, you will find large idols of these Gods at the entry and exit points of villages and towns in interior Tamil Nadu.... Continue Reading →
Blast (Tamil 2026) – My Flash Review: An Action Blast from the Past!
“For my 1st film, let me make a full-fledged action film.” But most Tamil films these days are centred only on action! Yes, but let me bring back the OG of action – Action King Arjun – to the Tamil big screen. But betting completely on Arjun, that too as an action hero after so... Continue Reading →
Dridam (Malayalam 2026) – My Flash Review: The Mega Climax Twist Which Is The Film!
Dridam is the latest entry among the police procedurals and investigative thrillers to come out of the Malayalam film factory. The film fits squarely into the established template of such films we have seen in Malayalam, except that the entire film hinges on one major twist towards the end. The film will appeal to you... Continue Reading →
Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam (Malayalam 2026) – My Flash Review : The sequel outdoes
It is not often that you start hearing positive views of a film that happens to be a sequel to a film you had never heard of in the first place. That is exactly what happened with Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam (B2M). Quite a few in my network were nudging me to watch this film and... Continue Reading →
Drishyam 3 (Malayalam 2026) – My Flash Review: Escapes the Sequel Curse!
“The past is never silent” is the tagline for this edition of Drishyam. As the film unfolds, we realise that the past being referred to here is not the events but the people. For a franchise like Drishyam, which is in the mystery thriller genre, the screenplay has to be well thought out. Jeethu Joseph,... Continue Reading →
Patriot (Malayalam 2026) – My Flash Review: A Big ticket film that fires and misses!
A film directed by Mahesh Narayanan is reason enough to watch it on the big screen. Mahesh’s directorial ventures - Take Off, C U Soon, Ariyuppu, and Malik - have been interesting films that showcase his directorial acumen. And if a film boasts a cast that includes Mammootty in the lead alongside Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil,... Continue Reading →
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