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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