3 Dots

Direction  :  Sugeeth
Writer      :  Rajesh Raghavan
Starring    :  Biju Menon, Kunchacko Boban, Prathap Pothan


After the huge success of ordinary, the same team is back again expecting an extraordinary hit. The movie tells the story of three criminals, Biju Menon, Kunchacko Boban, and Prathap Pothan are planning to change their life due to the advice from a criminologist (Narein). Three of them decides to start a day care and a mobile ambulance service. What happens next is the crux of the movie.

Biju Menon rocked the show. His dialogue delivery and fun character is extremely superb. Once again Biju Menon proved that he is an inevitable talent in Malayalam cinema. Kunchacko and Prathap Pothan did a neat and descent performance. The first half of the movie is with full fun and entertainment. The second half is a bit lagging with some twists. The direction and the script of the movie is good.

In short the ordinary is team is back with a bang. It's a fun movie which you can definitely enjoy with your friends and family. Rush to the nearest theaters and grab your tickets. "Satisfaction guaranteed!!!"

Rating    :  3.5/5
Verdict   : Entertainer

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Red Wine

Direction  :  Salam Bappu
Writer      :  Mammen K Rajan
Starring    :  Mohanlal, Fahad Fazil, Asif Ali

At that the time to taste the seductive Red Wine has arrived. The movie mainly focuses on the life of Anoop (Fahad) and Ramesh (Asif) even though Mohanlal's caharcter (Rateesh Vasuden) is in the movie throughout.   A political investigation thriller set out in the backdrops of Wayanad is what Red Wine offers you.

A charismatic and classy performance of Mohanlal is seen in the movie. Even though his character is not pretty focused in the movie, his did a notable performance. Fahad Fazil is the heart of the movie. This young lad has been surprising the audience from the past 2-3 years and it's really a prestige to say that his acting skills are getting better and better after every  movie. Asif Ali did a good performance compared to his previous movies. The direction of the movie is good. The script is a also good; but lags at times.

In short Red Wine is a watchable movie for some notable performances. And moreover when a legend join hands with 2 notable young stars, there is something that you are looking for.

Rating    :  3/5
Verdict   :  Watchable

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Ith Pathiramanal

Direction  :  M.Pathmakumar
Writer      :  Babu Janardhanan
Starring    :  Unni Mukundan, Jayasurya, Ramya Nambeesan

The movie tells the story of a a private financier Johnykutty (Jayasurya), who lives with his wife Ambika (Shalu Menon), and son Eldho (Unni Mukundan). Due to some reasons Johnykutty's finance company went broken and he left the place in order to protect himself and came back after sometime. Meanwhile Ambika was raped by a police officer Chevaliar (Pradeep Rawat). Jayasurya got killed by Chevaliar and the story develops like this.

Ith Pathiramanal is a revenge story with no essence at all. The story plot of the movie itself resembles to a lot of old Malayalam movies. A mixture of revenge, violence, romance etc. made the movie a non-logic one. Unni Mukundan's performance was not up to the mark. No expressions were seen in his face. Ramya Nambeesan did a good job. Even though Jayasurya's character was not in the movie throughout, he did a notable performance. The script by Babu Janardhanan was really boring and too shabby. Pathmakumar's direction was also not very impressive.

In short Ith Pathiramanal comes under the list of Malayalam movies which questioned the patience of audience to it's peak.

Rating   :  1.5/5
Verdict :  Below Average

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Lucky Star

Direction  : Deepu Anthikkad
Writer      : Deepu Anthikkad
Starring    : Jayaram, Rachana

The movie tells the story of Ranjith (Jayaram) whose aim is to become a rich man in no time. For that he usually takes lottery. He also has another plan in his mind to become rich; becoming a film star. Meanwhile he meets junior artist Janaki (Rachana) and that relationship further ends in their marriage. What happens next forms the crux of the movie.

Lucky star is a clean family entertainer. Jayaram performed well and this film is definitely his comeback. Rachana has made a fabulous entry into big screen and she proved that she is highly talented. Mukesh also performed well. The first half of the movie is filled with fun and humor. As the movie moves towards the second half, the movies becomes a bit slow and is mainly concentrated on sentiment and family matters. The direction of the movie is good.

Lucky star is a pure family entertainer that you can enjoy with your family. The movie offers you some hilarious and fun moments. On the whole it's a watchable flick.

Rating    :  3/5
Verdict   : Watchable 

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Kili Poyi

Direction   :  Vijay Govind
Writers     :  Joseph Kurian, Vivek Ranjit, Vijay Govind
Starring    :  Asif Ali, Aju Vargheese

The film tells the story of two youngsters Chacko (Asif Ali) and Hari (Aju Vargheese). In order to get relaxed from the stress and tensions, they plans a for a fun trip. At last the trip ends up at Goa. What happens next forms the crux of the movie

The first half of the film was very fast and joyful. But the second half was little bit lagging and slow. The script writers could have taken more care for writing the screenplay in second half. The direction of the movie was good. Asif Ali did a descent performance after a long time. Aju Vargheese rocked the show. The cinematography was good.

The youth will definitely like and enjoy the movie. But the family audience won't accept this type of movies and moreover the movie holds an "A" certificate.

Rating    :  3/5
Verdict   :  Watchable  

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David & Goliath

Direction   :  Rajeevnath
Writer       :  Anoop Menon
Starring     :  Jayasurya, Anoop Menon, Sowmya, Lena


David (Jayasurya) is an orphan, brought up with love and care by Father Gerald (P.Balachandran). He is afraid of people and when he is afraid of anything, his nose starts to bleed. During exams when is sitting with other students, his nose starts to bleed but if he is allowed to write the exam alone in a romm, he scores high marks. Afetr some unexpected happenings he is left all alone and this time Sunny Kaithamattam (Anoop Menon) enters the scene the scene and the remaing part becomes the crux of the movie.

Jayasurya is good as David and performed well. Anoop Menon also performed well. P.Balachandran also played a notable performance and needs appreciation for it. Lena is also good. Other lady characters dosen't have nothing much to perform. Anoop Menon's script and it's theme is good. But it's a bit slow  and boring. Rajeevnath's direction is also good.

Overall David & Goliath offers something for the audeince, but it's not a must watch one. It's a one time watchable flick.

Rating    :  3/5
Verdict   :  Watchable

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Cowboy

Direction   :  P. Balachandrakumar
Writer       :  P. Balachandrakumar
Starring     :  Asif Ali, Bala, Mythili

The film has Asif Ali playing Vinay, who is despised by his father for being the irresponsible son that he thinks Vinay has evolved into. Vinay runs a pub in Kuala Lampur, and is entrusted the task of delivering his nephew to the airport, where the boy would be picked up by his sister. Enroute to the airport however, Vinay meets Xavier (Bala) who has other plans for the youngster in mind. What happens next forms the crux of the movie.

The movie came with a label as one of the most expensive movies ever made in Malayalm. But those who have watched the film will definitely understand there is nothing like that. The movie has nothing to offer you. The movie is very slow and boring. Direction and script of the movie is utter waste. Asif Ali should be very careful in choosing his characters as the action roles never suites him. Bala showed some sincerity to his character, but still he have to improve a lot. Kushboo, and Mythili wasn't having anything to perform.

Cowboy is just another movie from Malayalam which fooled the audience. It's time for Asif Ali to think serioulsy about his carrier and the type of movies he choose.

Rating     :  1/5
Verdict    :  Disappointment at its peak

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Celluloid

Direction    :  Kamal
Writer        :  Kamal
Starring      :  Prithviraj, Mamtha Mohandas, Chandini

The story reveals the real life story of J.C.Daniel who is the first director in the history of Malayalam film industry .The movie starts with introducing J.C.Daniel (Prithvi) and his ambition of making a visual treat inorder to entertain the people of his land.Mamta Mohandas is playing the role of Janet the wife of Daniel. For fulfilling his ambition J.C.Daniel undergoes several situation and finally starts the shooting of his movie Vigathakumaran(first silent movie ,1928). J.C.Daniel proposes Rosy(Chandini) to become the heroine of his new venture and the real saga starts there.At the time of shooting itself there occurs some bursts inside the mind of some sadists of that place and they declare a huge protest against this art.The rest lead of the movie can be enjoyed at the theaters near you.The rest part involves the difficulties faced by Daniel ,Rosy and the crew behind this project.

Celluloid is a pure class film. The movie has a strong story and a well written screenplay. Direction was also perfect. Kamal succeeded both as a writer  and director. Prithviraj did his character well and this is definitely one of the best performance in his entire carrier. This young talented actor has a long way to go. Mamtha also did his character well and did a notable performance. Newcomer Chandini also did an excellent performance. Ramesh Pisharadi also did a good performance.

Celluloid is a must watch movie which creates a nostalgic feel. Rush to the nearest theater and grab your tickets.

Rating     :  4.25/5
Verdict   :  Brilliant Movie

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Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla

Direction    :  V.K. Prakash
Writer        :  Shankar Ramakrishnan
Starring      :  Fahad Fazil, Kamilani Mukherjee, Rima Kallingal


Natholi cheriyoru mennalla is a triangular love story mixed with some comic situations.Basically the movie discuss the conflict between a writer and the character he creates.Fahad is playing dual roles preman,representing a person living in urban area and Narendran representing a villager.About Preman he is care taker of an apartment at cochin and every one in that apartment calls him as “Natholi” there he meets the two girls kamalini mukherjee and Reema kallingal residing in the same apartment and the later part of the movie deals with the involvement of this ladies in his life.

Fahad Fazil played both his roles well and his expressions were really superb. Once again he proved that he has the potential to handle any type of roles. Kamilani Mukherjee also did a wonderful and impressive performance. But Rima Kallingal's performance was not up to the mark and it was very disappointing. The direction of the movie was good but the script ruined the movie. Even though the theme of the movie was good, Shankar Ramakrishnan failed to make it impressive by his script.

When a good director like V.K.Prakash joins hands with talented writer Shankar Ramakrishnan and the talented actors like Fahad, Kamilani, and Rima, the expectations were at peak level. But the movie totally disappointed the audience.

Rating     :  2/5
Verdict    :  Below Average

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Kadal

Direction    :  Mani Ratnam
Writers      :  Mani Ratnam, Jeyamohan
Starring     :  Goutham Karthik, Thulasi Nair, Arjun, Arvind Swamy

Kadal is all bout good vs bad and the central characters are essayed by Aravind Swamy and Arjun. In fact the two prominent stars got more screen-time and importance than the debutant actors, where the love story is interwoven between these two prominent characters Sam and Bergman in the backdrop of sea.

The initial hour of the movie is excellent and the Thomas characterization as the innocent child was heart-wrenching, but as the story progresses Mani has shown the struggle between the good and bad. The story moves at a very slow pace and it’s only in the second half the love story takes off. Arvind Swamy has tried to pull off the film in the first half but the characterization lacks the needed depth and it isn't convincing enough. This is definitely Aravind Swamy's comeback and his character was safe at his hands. Goutham Karthika did a splendid performance. Arjun's performance was also superb.While the narration holds your interest at times, the slow pace and the sloped screenplay frequently tests your patience.

Kadal lack's Mani Ratnam's magical touch. He failed to impress the audience this time also.

Rating    :  2/5
Verdict   :  Disappointing

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David

Direction     :  Bejoy Nambiar
Writers        :  Bejoy Nambiar, Natasha Sahgal
Starring       :  Vikram, Jiva, Tabu, Lara Dutta


A good tale, the film is a concoction of two stories and each one has one David. In 1999 David (jiiva) hails from a family of pious Christians and he loves music. But his orthodox father (nasser) is not comfortable with all that. His life is peaceful when a political issue gets his entire family into trouble. In 2010 comes one more David (vikram) a drunkard fisherman who falls in love with Roma (isha) but the problem is she is engaged to his best friend Peter. What happens in each tale forms the rest of the story.

Vikram was fabulous and showed his mettle, Jiiva was impressive and scored points with ease. Tabu was impressive as usual, Lara was brief, Rohini Hattangadi was neat, Nasser was natural. The others did their bit as required and added value.

The director has come up with a very interesting storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was good in parts.  The dialogues were alright. The script was average and the screenplay lost track after a while. The background score was good and two songs were good to hear. Cinematography was fantastic.  Editing should have been sharp. Costumes were trendy and appealing while the art department was apt.

Rating    :  2.5/5
Verdict   :  Average

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Lokpal

Direction    :  Joishy
Writer        :  S.N. Swami
Starring      :  Mohanlal, Kavya Madhavan

After the grand success of run baby run jioshy Mohanlal team joins again. The hype of the movie was at its peak due to this winning pair.

Mohanlal plays the role of a thief called Lokpal who fights against corruption according to the complaints he gets from his website "Lokpal". In short one man's fight against corruption and black money. This is the theme of the story.

Mohanlal did his part well, but there wasn't much for him to perform. And moreover some looks used for him in the movie were not suitable for him. The viewers witnessed the worst performance of Kavya Madhavan ever.  The main drawback of the movie was definitely the script and screenplay by S.N. Swami. He used the same script which was used many times before and the script resembled many movies like 4 The People, Anniyan etc. Another drawback of the movie is the direction. Many still believes that this movie was not directed by Joishy!!!

In short Lokpal disappoints the viewers to it's core.

Rating      :  1.5/5
Verdict     :  Disappointing

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Viswaroopam

Direction   :  Kamal Hassan
Writer       :  Kamal Hassan
Starring     :  Kamal Hassan, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah

Viswanath is a Kathak dancer and a dance teacher. Due to some personal issues with Viswanath, his wife Nirupama falls in love with her company boss Deepak. In order to create a strong reason to end the relationship between Viswanath, Nirupama sends a detective to follow him to find whether he is interacting with any other girls.  While following Viswanath, the detective finds out something suspicious about him and the story develops in to a new level.

This is definitely Kamal Hassan's Vswaroopam. Kamal as usual lived literally in all the 3 roles: Dancer, terrorist & Indian agent. Once again he proved that he is the best. You will also witness Kamal as a brilliant filmmaker. His direction and script is outstanding. . An Indian movie delivered in Hollywood standard. Pooja Kumar's acting is quite impressive especially the dubbing given to her is so perfect. Andrea did her part well. Rahul Bose played the villain character extremely well. The cinematography is also mind blowing. 

B & C center audience will feel bit boring due to a lot of English & Urdu dialogues. A big respect and salute to Kamal for taking such an effort and pain in delivering a masterpiece. This is just the beginning, movie is still to be continued in part II. 

Rating    :  4.5/5

Verdict   :  Excellence at it's peak

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Kammath And Kammath

Direction    :  Thomson
Writers      :  Udayakrishna - Sibi K Thomas
Starring     :  Mammootty, Dileep, Rima Kallingal, Karthika Nair

At last the wait is over for Kammath brothers. Megastar Mammootty and Janapriya Nayakan Dileep starring Kammath And Kammath is out.

Kammath brothers came to Palakkad to buy a hotel which was closed due to unhygienic conditions. They bought  the hotel and reopened it. Following this they had to face several consequences from a hotel owner Sahib who was running a hotel just opposite to their hotel. The story develops like this.

The chemistry between Kammath brothers (Mammootty & Dileep) worked out well. The slang they used were funny and interesting. Both Mammooty and Dileep did perform well and entertained the viewers. Baburaj was another highlight of the movie. He was simply superb and his comedy timings and dialogues were perfect. Rima Kallingal did her job well and Karthika Nair was very attractive in the movie.

The direction of the movie was good and Thomson succeeded in delivering a mass movie to satisfy both Mammootty and Dileep fans. There is nothing much to talk about the script as every one is familiar with Udayakrishna - Sibi K Thomas scripts. The first half of the movie was entertaining and fast. But he second half was a little bit dragging.

In short Kammath And Kammath is a "Mass Masala Movie" which can be watched once for the beautiful chemistry of Mammootty and Dileep. It has all the essential elements to attract family audiences who are looking for a fun film.

Rating     :  3/5
Verdict   :  Mass Entertainer 

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Race 2

Direction    :  Abbas-Mustan
Writer        :  Shiraz Ahmed
Starring      :  Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandez

Ranveer (Saif Ali Khan) and Sonia (Bipasha Basu) (In a Cameo) were in love and living their life. But suddenly Sonia get's killed in a mysterious circumstances and Ranveer begins the quest to find her killer. Ranveer is helped by his old friend Robert D'Costa (Anil Kapoor) and his secretary Cherry (Ameesha Patel). Robert D'Costa is no more a Cop but now a refined Club-Owner living a luxurious life with his Fruits.

Ranveer lands up in Turkey where the Indian Mafia is run by Armaan Malik (John Abraham) and his lover Elena (Deepika Padukone). Armaan has his own Revenge Story to tell.

It’s just a pompous wannabe-thriller that is devoid of any logic. It’s a race, we are told, on numerous occasions, by the two leading heroes and their two gorgeous sidekicks, almost trying to justify why they’ve taken two-hours-and-thirty-minutes of our lives. Yet, there’s never a real sense of what they are racing for. Time, money, babes, or cars? While its predecessor, the original ‘Race’, had shown some promise and glimpse of a good plot, ‘Race2’ steers away from any such attempts, and instead focuses on good looks and charm. On the whole, this is just a lazy sequel of Race

Rating    :  2/5

Verdict  :  Average

Courtesy  :  Mouthshut

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Romans

Direction   :  Boban Samuel
Writer       :  Y V Rajesh
Starring     :  Biju Menon, Kunchako Boban, Niveda Thomas


The hit combo Biju Menon and Kunchako Boban is back. The movie is directed by Boban Samuel who directed Jayasurya starring Janapriyan.

The movie opens with the flashback story of a priest and woman falling in love. But later they commits suicide. Later the film shows the story of two robbers Bijumenon and Kunchako Boban. In order to escape from cops they enter in to a village and become priests. The story develops like this.

Romans is a complete fun package. The script and direction is good. The cinematography is also catchy and refreshing. Biju Menon did a superb performance. His comedies worked out well. Kunchako Boban also did a descent job and the viewers really enjoyed their chemistry. The first half is really fast and fun filled. The second half is also good with some twists.

In short Romans is a complete fun entertainer. Go for it and you won't be disappointed.

Rating    :  3.5/5

Verdict   :  Good Entertainer 

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Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya

Direction    :  K S Manikandan
Writers      :  Santhanam, K S Manikandan
Starring     :  Santhanam, Srinivasan, Sethu, Vishakha Singh


The films premise is hugely inspired by K.Bhagyaraj’s yesteryear flick “Indhru Poi Nalai Va” , three people from various age groups who come across as friends try to woo a girl and who succeeds is the rest of the story.Casting plays a major role in this movie. Right from the introductory scene Santhanam and Powerstar score and make us continue to laugh.As this is the first time most people are watching Powerstar on screen , they get excited in whatever he does. Powerstar does everything effortlessly and he entertains the viewers.

The script and direction of the movie was good. Sethu the main lead of the film has done a decent job , Santhanam and Powerstar steal the screen space from him most of the time.All the supporting actors VTV Ganesh,Kovai Sarala, Vishaka  Dhivyadarshini have done a good job.

A complete fun movie to enjoy the festive season. Fun Unlimited.

Rating    :  3/5
Verdict   :  Comedy Entertainer

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Samar

Direction    :  Thiru
Writer        :  Thiru
Starring      :  Vishal, Trisha, Sunaina


Vishal has yet again teamed up with director Thiru and this time for Samar which is a high budget film in their career and Trisha has joined them.

While Trisha plays Maya , Sunaina plays Roopa who lives in Ooty, Manoj Bajpai and J D Chakravarthy will appear as baddies in the movie. Samar is richly shot in forest locales of Chalakudy and Thailand. Vishal plays the role of Shakti, a trekker who goes to Bangkok on a personal work but he gets into unique situations and a problem without his knowledge? How will he come out of the tricky situation forms crux.

Vishal is back with a bang. He was desperately wating for a hit and this time he could deliver it. Well scripted and well directed movie. Director/ writer Thiru really needs appreciation for his effort. The movie is very racy and fast with unexpected twists and suspense. The cinematography was also excellent  Vishal, Trisha, and Sunaina did their part well. The villain roles played by JD Chakravathy, and Manoj Bajpai were extremely powerful and super.

The movie was a bit slow at times and also the music by Yuvan Sankar Raja was not very impressive. These are the negative parts of the movie.

In short Samar is a well executed thriller with all commercial elements. Watch and Enjoy.

Rating    :  3.5/5
Verdict   :  Very Good Thriller.

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Mad Dad

Direction   :  Revathy S Varma
Writer       :  Revathy S Varma
Starring     :  Lal, Meghna Raj, Nazariya Nasim, Padmapriya


Easow's (Lal) parents died when he was young. His junior in college Anuradha (Meghna Raj) is his sole solace, and he rechristens her as Annamma and marries her pretty soon. They gave birth to a baby girl Mariyam (Nazariya). But the things changed all of a sudden. Three of them met with an accidnet and Annamma left them forever. Eesho is unable to take it anymore and lives with his daughter, convinced that Annamma is still around.

Lal's performance was not up to the expected level. I many places he was a bit boring. Nazariya's performance was good and appreciable. Meghna Raj and Padmapriya had nothing to perform but Pooja Gandhi did a notable performance. The direction and script of the movie was not up to the level.

Mad Dad has nothing great to offer and failed to impress the viewers.

Rating    :  2/5

Verdict  :  Below Average

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Alex Pandian

Direction   :  Suraj
Writer       :  Suraj
Starring     :  Karthi, Anushka Shetty, Santhanam

Alex Pandian is definitely the much hyped movie in Karthi's carrier. The movie is written and directed by Suraj whose previous films were Maruthamalai, Padikathavan, and Mappilai.

Alex Pandian (Karthi) kidnaps CM's daughter (Anushka) for money. Meanwhile they falls in love with each other. Alex Pandian takes the responsibility to save her from a group of people who are against her father and the state.

Alex Pandian is made for Karthi fans. The director utilized Karthi fully to satisfy his fans and succeeded in making a masala entertainer to a certain extent. Karthi is the soul of the movie. Santhanam was superb as usual. His comedies were outstanding and he had a great chemistry with Karthi. Anushka Shetty also did her part well. Although movie had all the essential elements for a masala entertainer, the audience were not satisfied with it. Alex Pandian is just a repetition of director Suraj's old flicks; only masala and no logic. If he had taken a little care in the script, the movie could have been made better.

In short Alex Pandian is an all in all masala entertainer made especially for karthi fans with no logic at all.

Rating   :  1.5/5
Verdict  : Below Average

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Entry

Direction    :  Rajesh Amanakara'
Starring      :  Babu Raj, Renjini Haridas, Bhagath Manuel

ACP Shreta (Renjini) and ACP Rishikesh had been married for long. But due to ego clashes they are on the brink of a divorce. During this time Bhagath Manuel and a mystery girl enters the scene and the story develops like this.

Renjini's acting was too boring and the audience felt like watching another episode of Idea Star Singer. It's better for her to continue with anchoring. The scripting and direction was very bad. The scenes in the movie has no connection at all. As the name of the movie suggests, it just paved the way for the "Entry" of Renjini Haridas.

In short Entry is such a waste movie that you should definitely avoid watching. Save your precious time and money.

Rating    :  1/5
Verdict  :  Utter Flop

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Lisammayude Veedu

Direction   :  Babu Janardhanan
Writer       :  Babu Janardhanan
Starring     :  Salim Kumar, Meera Jasmine, Rahul Madhav

Meera Jasmine is back to Malayalam after a long gap. This movie is directed by script writer Babu Janardhanan whose first directional venture was Mammootty starring Bombay March 12.

The movie tells the story of a serial rape victim Lisamma (Meera Jasmine). After a long struggle she is now leading a normal life. She has a small mobile recharge shop in the town. Trade union leader Sivan (Rahul Madhav) falls in love with Lisamma and they plan to get married. After their marriage some unexpected things happens in their life and everything turns upside down. The movie develops like this.

Meera Jasmine and Salim Kumar are the soul of the movie. Their performance is mind blowing and really appreciable. Rahul Madhav also did his part well. Babu Ganardhanan succeed in saying a story which has a lot of social values. But his direction was not upto the mark. The first half of the movie is good. But when it moved to the second half the movie became very slow and predictable.

Lisammayude Veedu is a movie with a good social message. If the direction and screenplay in the second half were impressive, the movie could have been much better.

Rating     : 2.75/5
Verdict    :  Above Average

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Hai Ramcharan

Direction   :  Bhaskar
Writer       :  Bhaskar
Starring     :  Ram Charan, Genelia


Love is forever is an absurd thought, believes Ram (Ram Charan), a graffiti artist in Sydney. So he keeps falling with girls and parts ways with them. Quite contrast to his ideology, Jaanu (Genelia) believes in the idea of love and is on the quest for 'right guy' to live for life. Ram meets Jaanu, keeps persuading her to fall in love with him. She falls for his charms but when she learns that he can't love her forever, she gets jolt. Does love fade with the time or it is eternal? They argue on this for rest of the story.

Ramcharan did a descent job and he looks stylish in trendy costumes. Genelia looks too old and her excessive 'make-up' and over the board performance actually makes us no connection with her character. Direction of the movie is not bad. The script and scenes are written by the director is so silly that all the characters in the movie behave as if they don't do anything in life but bickering constantly. The Malayalam dubbing of the movie has some problems. 

Youth audiences may like certain scenes and music but the movie on the whole doesn't appeal. Content wise, it is big let down. 

Rating    :  2.5/5

Verdict   :  Average

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Nee Ko Njaa Cha

Direction    :  Gireesh
Writer        :  Gireesh
Starring      :  Sunny Wayne, Poojitha Menon, Rohini, Parvathy Nair, Sija Rose

The title of the movie is an acronym of "Ninnem Kollum Njanum Chavum". A friend of Sunny Wane is cheated by his girlfriend. To forget the sorrows they plans a trip to Goa. After reaching Goa they were shocked to see that the girl who cheated Sunny Wane's friend is there with her new boyfriend. As the story develops two more girls gets in to the scene and some unexpected things happen.

The movie is a complete entertainer. Sunny Wane's performance is awesome. The most surprising element of the movie is definitely the climax; a  really unexpected  twist and surprising climax!! Even though  this movie is the first attempt by director Gireesh, he did a great job. And his story and screenplay is also very impressive. There are some lagging in few parts of the movie but it can be neglected.

Nee Ko Njaa Cha is highly entertaining as well as surprising. Go for it without anny hesitations. You will definitely enjoy it. 

Rating    :  3.25/5

Verdict   :  Super Entertainer with a never expected climax.

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Annayum Rasoolum

Direction   : Rajeev Ravi
Writer       : Santhosh Echikkanam
Starring    :  Fahadh Fasil, Andrea Jeremiah, Sunny Wayne

Aannayum Rasoolum is Fahad Fazil's first release of 2013. Another specialty of the movie is that five Malayalam film directors; Ranjith, P. Balachandran, Ashiq Abu, Joy Mathew and M.G. Sasi, are acting in the film.

As the name suggests the movie tells the love story of Anna and Rasool.  As the movie develops, it deals with problems they face as they are from different religions. A simple love story and nothing else.

Fahad and Andrea did a great job and everyone enjoyed their chemistry well. The rest of the cast also did a descent job. The direction was good. The first half of the movie was entertaining. But when it moved to the second half, the grip of the story was lost and it was very lagging. Writer Santhosh could have taken more care in preparing the screenplay. Another drawback of the film was it's length. The duration of the film was about 3 hours.

In short Annayum Rasoolum is just an average movie and it disappoints a lot.

Rating     :  2.5
Verdict    :  Average

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Table No: 21

Direction   :  Aditya Datt
Writer       :  Aditya Datt
Starring    :  Paresh Rawal, Tena Desae, Rajeev Khandelwal


Vivaan (Rajeev Khandelwal) and Siya ( Tena Desae) are in Fiji to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Vivaan has been jobless for a while so this free trip comes us a blessing in disguise but mr khan (Paresh Rawal) awaits them there.

He lures them to play a game called table no 21. The game is simple. Answer eight questions. Each question is followed by a task. complete the tasks and win 21 crores. The one big rule is "if you lie you die". For people who enjoy reality t.v. this film is good fun since follows a similar template. The structure is fairly simple on the surface but there is larger picture running beyond it and every question and task leads the couple towards it.

Tena Desae brings in a freshness in the film. She looks delicious in a bikini and also carries off a bald look too. Rajeev Khandelwal is in the same zone as his first film. Someone new in his place would have been better. Same with Paresh Rawal. We have seen him do these kind of roles before so there is no novelty left to engage with him as an audience. Hanif Hilaal makes a silent debut and looks good enough to be cast as a villain in future films. How good is he? We will know only when we hear him speak. This is the 4th film by director Aditya Datt. After 3 mistakes he finally makes a good impression.

Rating      :  3/5

Verdict     :  Good

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