First up, the title Gehraiyaan meaning “Depths” has a poetic look and feel to it which sets up our expectation meter. Going by the teaser, one would expect the film to be about relationships and their depths. But, what if I say that the relationships in this film among people are not really so deep? ... Continue Reading →
Bro Daddy – My Flash Review
Bro Daddy is actor Prithviraj Sukumaran’s second directorial venture after the super hit Mohanlal starrer Lucifer. Compared to Lucifer which was an action-packed stylish full blown mass film, Bro Daddy is a light film that is easy to the mind, pleasing to the eye and relaxing to the senses. In that sense, it is very... Continue Reading →
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui – My Flash Review!
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (CKA) now streaming on Netflix, is another “Boy meets Girl – Both fall in Love – Face some conflict – Get together in the end” template film set in small city Chandigarh. Just that there is a twist in this tale. And that is - Boy meets Girl who was not a... Continue Reading →
Putham Puthu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa – My Flash Review!
Putham Puthu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa an anthology in Tamil that dropped on Amazon Prime is a sort of a sequel to Putham Puthu Kaalai that we saw in 2020 during the 1st wave. We are in January 2022 and the lockdown saga is still continuing. So arrival of the new dawn is posed as a question.... Continue Reading →
83 – My Flash Review!
What if a film is a “Highlights” package of a sports series involving India? What if that sport happened to be Cricket? What if that series happened to be a World cup which we won famously? What if that series was not watched on TV by many of us? We get 83, the film that... Continue Reading →
Atrangi Re – My Flash Review!
I wondered why such a seemingly big film went for an OTT release just when smaller films were getting good response at the theatre. I got the answer half way through the movie. Atrangi Re opens with a bizarre sequence where the lead girl played by Sara Ali Khan is being chased by a few... Continue Reading →
Maanaadu – My (late) Flash Review!
If a film gets a huge thumbs up on its theatrical release and then releases on OTT where we get to watch for the 1st time, there are 2 issues. One, the expectations get built up. Two, the reputation of the film precedes our watching experience. That’s what happened to me for this film –... Continue Reading →
Kurup – My (late) Flash Review!
The Malayalam film “Kurup” dropped on Netflix this week after a successful theatrical release. The core story is based on a real life incident around Sukumara Kurup who committed a murder of his look alike and faked his own death to claim insurance proceeds. This happened in Kerala in the 80’s. The most interesting part... Continue Reading →
Suryavanshi My (late) Flash Review!
If I say Rohit Shetty’s latest film Suryavanshi was much awaited, it would not be an exaggeration. That’s because in his last cop film Simba released in 2018 itself, he had shown a glimpse of what’s coming - Another addition to his cop universe after Singham and Simba but this time with his Khatron Ka... Continue Reading →
Annaatthe – My (late) Flash Review!
Annaatthe showed up on Netflix this week and finally caught up with the film yesterday and here’s my take. One word catchy title – Check High to Low to High – story line (similar to Riches to Rags to Riches template) – Check Nayanthara in the cast – Check Multi star cast with too many... Continue Reading →