‘Malik’ has Fahadh Faasil as the hero and is helmed by Mahesh Narayanan. The last time this combo came together was for the experimental ‘C U Soon’, which turned out to be an interesting film. 'Malik' apparently was made before this and was awaiting a mega theatrical release but finally got released on the OTT... Continue Reading →
Haseen Dilruba – My Flash Review
Take the Drishyam -1 template which is – the protagonist commits an accidental murder and then he goes about covering all his bases so water tight that the police is not able to pin him down at the end and he goes scot free to live happily ever after. To this, make some minor changes.... Continue Reading →
Cold Case – My Flash Review
Cold Case is a Malayalam film that has recently dropped on Prime Video. The well cut trailer promised an interesting film where the genre overlapped between being a murder mystery/investigative thriller and a Super Natural thriller. While watching the film, it is clear that the film fell victim to this overlap. A skull is discovered... Continue Reading →
Aarkkariyam – My Flash Review
I hadn’t known much about this film which was released on Prime a few weeks ago perhaps due to the lack of buzz and that’s a bit surprising and not surprising. Surprising because here’s another Malayalam film which is not the usual run of the mill type and attempts to explore a new theme. And... Continue Reading →
Jagame Thanthiram – My Flash Review!
The much awaited film, Jagame Thanthiram finally got an OTT release and is now streaming on Netflix. Much awaited because it is directed by Karthik Subbaraj and has Dhanush in the lead. As I watched the film, I understood or rather derived the logic behind the title. Jagam or Jaga means place, so the film... Continue Reading →
The Family Man – 2 – My Flash Review!
Family Man – 1 was released without much fanfare but went on to become a very popular Indian web series. Therefore, Family Man – 2 obviously was much awaited and had created quite a bit of expectations among the viewers. For the creators, it is always a huge challenge to raise the bar for a... Continue Reading →
Ilaiyaraaja – The Marathon Maestro!
This piece was written for the News site – The News Minute and was carried on the 2nd Jun, 2021. It can be read here: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/happy-birthday-maestro-ilaiyaraaja-still-king-tamil-music-149943 If you are active on social media discussions relating to the south, you wouldn’t have missed the teaser of the upcoming Divya Pasurams by Ilaiyaraaja. This is Ilaiyaraaja’s latest initiative... Continue Reading →
Karnan – My Flash Review!
Mari Selvaraj’s Karnan screams for attention right from the beginning when the title credits roll with background noises of what happens in a highway. Then we are shown some arresting visuals of a young girl suffering from seizures right in the middle of a busy village road and all kind of vehicles plying by, without... Continue Reading →
Nayattu – My Flash Review!
Nayattu is yet another addition to the growing list of Malayalam films where the script is the hero. It is a thriller but not the edge of the seat variety but more of a slow burn, engaging type. Nayattu which means “the hunt” in Malayalam is of course about a hunt but, with a role... Continue Reading →
“One” (Malayalam film) – My Flash Review
In the initial sequences of the film, a young college student who put out a provocative post against the Chief Minister and his government on Facebook is on the run. The entire police machinery of the state is out to track this boy and eventually he is caught. In real life, the boy would be... Continue Reading →
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