101 Weddings

Direction   : Shafi
Story        : Shafi
Writer       : Kalavoor Ravikumar
Starring     : Biju Menon, Jayasuriya, Kunchako Boban, Samvritha Sunil, Bhama

When Shafi joins hands with Bijumenon, Kunchako Boban, and Jayasuriya, the expectations will be at peak level. Moreover Shafi's Previous movie Venicile Vyapari was a flop. So what Shafi needs is nothing less than a Super Hit. This time Shafi joins hands with script writer Kalavoor Ravikumar to try his luck.

The story of the movie is set on the background of a mass wedding (collective wedding). Kunchako Boban was supposed to marry Samvritha but he didnt like her so he brings Jayasurya in his name to marry her. Meanwhile Biju Menon also enters the scene. The story develops like this.

There is nothing new in the movie. A typical Shafi movie with some comedies. First half of the movie is good with a lot of comedy scenes. But the second half ruined the movie. It's just like a Tom & Jerry cartoon. Unwanted scenes and LKG standard comedies were what the audience witnessed in the second half.

Bijumenon, Kunchako Boban, and Jayasuriya performed really well. 101 is just an average flick which can be watched once for the performances of Bijuenon, Kunchako Boban, and Jayasuriya. In short the movie disappointed a lot of audience but satisfied a few.

Rating       :  2/5
Verdict     :  Average (Let's wait and see what it can do in the Box-Office)

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Theevram

Direction   :  Roopesh Peethambaran
Script       :  Roopesh Peethambaran
Starring    :  Dulquer Salman, Sreenivasan, Shika Nair

Theevram is a crime thriller written and directed by Roopesh Peethambaran starring Dulquer Salman. Sreenivasan, and Shika Nair. The movie is one of the much hyped movie of Dulquer as he is looking forward for a hatrick hit.

The movie opens with a series of two murders. Am not going to reveal the story plot because this movie is suspense crime thriller. 1st half of the movie is good and it tells the the present story. The second half of the movie revels a flash back story which happened 5 years before.

Dulquer Salman's performance was superb, especially the sentiment scene and he proved that he has the caliber to handle tough roles and he has improved a lot from his previous movies proving that acting is a learning process. Sreenivasan was also superb and did a perfect job. Roopesh Peethamabaran's direction and script was good and proved that he is talented with his first movie itself. But there was a lot of lag in the second half. He could have taken more care for the script in second half.

. Theevram is really thrilling and go for it without any expectations. You won't be disappointed.

Rating      :   3/5
Verdict     :   Watchable (Above Average)

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Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Direction  :  Yash Chopra
Story       :  Aditya Chopra
Script      :  Aditya Chopra, Devika Bhagath

Jab Tak Hai Jaan is a romantic saga which spans two ages. The first deals with Samar Anand (Shah Rukh Khan) as a musician in his late twenties in London where he falls in love with Khushi (Katrina). The second deals with the Samar now an army officer who meets Akira (Anushka), a 21 year old aspiring documentary filmmaker


Romance has been  late  Yash Chopra's hallmark, and he will be remembered for decades for his romantic flicks. Chopra last  directed a 2004 love saga “Veer Zaara” turned out to be a hit. After eight long years he is reinventing romance “Jab Tak Hai Jaan”. What we expect from a Yash Chopra romance are mesmerizing locations, beautiful poetries, heartwarming moments and  unforgettable melodies. We get to see the same and up, the deadly combination of SRK, Yash Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Gulzar and AR Rahman has done wonders for lovers.

But the film is lagging in many places. Many scenes were too slow which bored the audience. Noting more to say. If you want to see a romantic flick go and watch Jab Tak Hai Jaan. But if you are planning to celebrate this diwali Jab Tak Hai Jann won't be a great choice because it's not a festive mood film. It can be watched once for Yash Ji.

Rating     :  3/5

Verdict   :  Hit 

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Son Of Sardaar

Direction    :  Ashwni Dhir
Script        :  Robin Bhatt
Starring     :  Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha

SOS is the remake of S.S. Rajmouli's Telugu film Maryada Ramana. Even though the both themes are same, SOS is set in a different background, completely different from Maryada Ramana. The movie is a complete combo of mass, masala, action, and romance.

Ajay Devgn works for his friend [Salman] and his uncle in London. He receives a notification from his hometown in Punjab that states that he is about to inherit a piece of land. Ajay sets out for his hometown in Punjab and bumps into Sonakshi Sinha while boarding the train. Both Ajay and Sonakshi are oblivious of the fact that the families have a long-standing feud. Sonakshi happens to be the niece of Sanjay Dutt, whose brother was killed by Ajay's father many years ago. Soon enough, Sanjay Dutt and his nephews [Mukul Dev, Vindu Dara Singh] realize that Ajay is the son of the killer and even want to slaughter Ajay, but there's a hitch. Ajay has entered their mansion as a guest and as per the tradition, all guests are to be treated as God. The story develops like this.

SOS is a action packed comedy entertainer which has all the essential ingredients for a festival season. Ajay Devgn was simply awesome. Once again he proved that he can handle any type of roles. The movie has a huge supporting cast and they all did their part well. Writer Rohit Bhatt prepared the script without loosing the essence of Marada Ramana, but changed the entire background which is essential for a masala entertainer. Director Ashwni is 100% successful in making a masala flick which is completely apt for a festival season like Diwali.

SOS is a fun packed entertainer which you can enjoy with your friends and family. "Diwali Bekhar Bina Son Of Sardaar".

Rating      :  3.5/5
Verdict    :  Diwali Dhamaka (Super Hit)

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Thuppaki

Director     :  A.R. Murugadoss
Writer        :  A.R. Murugadoss
Starring      :  Vijay, Kajal Agarwaal

Thuppaki is one of the most hyped and much expected Tamil movie of 2012. When ARM joins hands with Ilayathalapathy Vijay, the expectations will be huge.

The theme of the movie is based on a terrorist attack in Mumbai. Some terrorists plan to bomb 12 places in Mumbai. Vijay and his team cleverly prevents the bomb blasts and kills the terrorists. The story develops like this.

In Thuppaki you can witness Vijay's most stylish look ever. As everyone knows that Vijay is a mass hero, ARM completely utilized Vijay's mass stardom for the movie. Vijay did his part well and you can witness a bold and much sharper Vijay, who is completely different from his old masala flicks. Kajal Agarwaal and rest of the crew did their part well. ARM's direction and screenplay was superb. Another highlight of the movie is Santhosh Sivan's cinematography. It was simply superb and the visualization of Antartica song was awesome.

The first half of the movie is filled with thrill and fun. A perfect mixture of both. ARM succeeded both as a writer and director in maintaining the correct combo of fun and thrill in the first half. The second half is more racy and thrilling. There were some twists which was really interesting.

Only negative factor in the movie is that in some scenes ARM tried to use Vijay's mass heroism which was unnecessary for a movie like this. There are no other negatives in this movie.

This time ARM satisfied both vijay fans as well as normal audience. Vijay proved that he can do a lot which is entirely different from his usual masala style. Thuppaki is a must watch movie and it satisfied all the audience and the movie's standard was as expected.

Rating     :  3.5/5
Verdict   :  Super Hit
    

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916

Direction  : M.Mohanan
Script      :  M.Mohanan
Starring   :  Anoop Menon, Mukesh, Asif Ali

919 is written and directed by M.Mohanan (Kadha Parayumbol, Manikyakkalu) starring Anoop Menon, Mukesh, and Asif Ali. The music composer of the movie is M.Jayachandran and Faisal Ali is the cinematographer.

The movie talks about the lives of two families. One is Dr. Ramesh (Mukesh), his wife (Meera Vasudev) and two children. The second family has two members only - Dr. Harikrishnan (Anoop Menon) and his daughter (Malavika). Dr. Harikrishnan is an altruist who considers his profession as a menas to serve society. Dr. Ramesh is different and thinks otherwise. Asif Ali (Prasanth) enters their lives, a youngster who falls in love with Malavika. The movie develops like this.

The movie has a lot of emotional sequences and and strong relationships between father and daughter, husband and wife etc. Anoop Menon's performance is mind blowing and once again he proved that he can handle any type of roles. Malavika did perform very well in the movie and she has a very bright future. All the other stars did their part well and M.Mohanan succeeded in making a clean family movie.

But the story plot and characters are repetition of many other movies of the same genre. The first half is not bad. But the second half is lagging with lot of unwanted scenes and emotions and a predictable climax. The movie is too boring at certain times. M.Mohanan disappointed the audience this time. 916 is nothing when compared to his previous movies Kadha Parayumbol and Manikyakkalu. The movie disappoints the audience.

Rating      :  2/5
Verdict    : Average ( Flop) 

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My Boss

Direction    :  Jeethu Joseph
Script         :  Jeethu Joseph
Starring      :  Dileep, Mamtha

My Boss is written and directed by Jeethu Joseph (Mummy & Me, Detective) starring Dileep and Mamtha. East Coast Vijayan is the producer of the movie. Music is composed by Sejo John and M.Jayachandran. Anil Nair is the cinematographer of the movie.

Dileep gets a job in a software company in Mumbai as assistant. Mamtha is his boss. The movie develops showing the problems in their company and the clashes between Dileep and Mamtha. These scenes are funny and interesting. Mamtha is an Australian citizen. Later due to some Visa problems Mamtha has to go back to Australia. Dileep finds a solution for this problem. He asks Mamtha to act as his wife and that way the Visa problem can be solved. The story develops like this.

Positives

The  movie is a good entertainer. The script and direction of the movie were perfect. Dileep's performance was excellent and he deserves a great appreciation for his performance. Mamtha did performed her part very well. The comedies in the movie were excellent and it did work out well, especially the comedies by Kalabhavan Shajoon. The cinematography was good.

Negatives

The first half of the movie could have been made little more good. But it's okay. My Boss is adapted form 2009 Hollywood film The Proposal starring Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock

Rating     :  3/5
Verdict   :  Watchable

  

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