Neethane En Ponvasantham

Direction    : Gowtham Menon
Script        :  Gowtham Menon
Starring     :  Jiva, Samantha, Santhanam

The King of romance is back after Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya. This time GVM joins hands with Jiva and Samantha for Neethane En Ponvasantham, a romantic saga.

The movies tells the love story of Varun (Jiva), and Nithya (Samantha). The film starts off when Varun joins college and he meets Nithya in the college culturals. They share a history of love-hate relationship. First, they meet when they were kids and then when they were in school. Sparks fly when they meet duing college and they are together for the next four years. The film tries to capture some interesting moments in their lives. Unfortunately, only some of the moments are engaging.

Jiva and Samantha did an excellent job. Varun and Nithya were safe in their hands. Santhanam also did a good job. But the script mainly focused on the fights between Varun and Nithya rather than the romantic moments. It was the main drawback of the film as the audience were looking forward for some unforgettable romantic moments. The music and BGM by Ilayaraja was not very impressive expect the BGM in the last minutes and climax of the movie. It was extraordinary and really impressive.

Gowtham Menon's direction was impressive but he could have made the script a little for impressive by focusing on Varun and Nithya's romantic moments rather than their fights. This time GVM failed to keep the expectations but did a descent job.

Rating    :  2.5/5
Verdict   :  Average

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Matinee

Direction  :  Aneesh Upasana
Script      :  Anil Narayanan
Starring   :  Maqbool Salman, Mythili

Matinee is directed by debutant Aneesh Upasana starring debutant Maqbool Salman and Mythili in lead roles.

The movie tells the story of two people who travels in different direction and have no chance of meeting at all. But  destiny chooses them to meet. Maqbool Salman is playing the role of a young man who's dream is to become a film actor and Mythili plays the role of a young girl who is struggling hard to make a living. They met by chance and travels together to achieve their aim.

The director and script writer equally failed in presenting the movie well. The movie can be considered as a Malayalam version of Dirty Picture with no perfection and sense. Maqbool Salam's performance was OK, but has to improve a lot. Mythili concentrated more in skin show than in acting.

In short watching matinee is such a waste of time. But for those who want to experience Mythili's glamour show, matinee is strictly recommended for them.

Rating    :  1.5/5
Verdict   :  Flop

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Chapters

Direction  :  Sunil Ibrahim
Writer      :  Sunil Ibrahim
Starring    :  Sreenivasan, Nivin Pauly, Gowthami Nair


Four well educated but unemployed friends - Krishnakumar, Anwar, Joby, and Kannan. Their families also know each other very well. They are on the lookout for a job. Even though they are ready to do any job, their family insists them to get a job that suits their status. The families are not much financially sound to start a business of their own. They spend their time together in the library or the temple premises. Finally when the four of them were desperately in need of a job they decided to leave their place in search of a job.

At the same time another group of four members too set out with another aim. They are Arun, Shyam, Kanu, and Riya. Though both these groups have varied targets, they have something in common. Because of this reason, the two groups were followed by Sethu and gang. Thus the three groups which start from distinct places happen to meet at a particular juncture. There they encounter many problems.

Sreenivasan and Nivin Pauly did a descent job. The movie is written and directed by debutant Snil Ibrahim and he did a good job. Even though there are some mistakes in the movie, it can be neglected. Chapters comes under the so called new generation movie category of Malayalam cinema. Sunil Ibrahim really deserves a big appreciation for his work.

Rating    :  3/5
Verdict   :  Watchable

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Hide N Seek

Direction   :  Anil
Writer       :  Vikram S Nair
Starring     :  Mukesh, Divyadarshan, Natasha


Solomon (Mukesh) is all in all of a restaurant and he is very font of playing hide n seek from childhood. Once he accidently gets in to the room of  married couple Naveen (Divyadarshan) and Gouri (Natasha) who are software engineers. Naveen is always bussy with his work and has no time to love his wife Gouri. In order to get more care and affection from Naveen, Gouri tells Naveen about his collegemate Niranjan. After hearing about Niranjan, Naveen starts to doubt Gouri. Solomon was hearing all this.

A group of youngsters who are very font of film making used to visit Solomon's restaurant daily. Actually they were desperately searching for a script. Solomon narrates the story of Naveen and Gouri to them. During the discussion of the movie Solomon changes himself in to Naveen in real life.

This is surely the worst movie released in this year so far. You will witness the worst performance of Mukesh in his entire carrier. Divyadarshan's performance was really awkward. He has no skills of acting at all. Natasha also has to improve a lot. The script and direction of the movie was really bad and senseless to it's core.

Rating    :  1/5
Verdict   :  Disaster  (Worst movie of the year)

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Khiladi 786

Direction   :  Ashish R Mohan
Writer       :  Himesh Reshammiya
Starring     :  Akshay Kumar, Asin, Paresh Rawal, Mithun Chakraborty


Bahattar  Singh (Akshay Kumar) is a local hooligan who helps the cops in Punjab police catch smuggled goods. His entire family, including Sattar Singh (Raj Babbar), Ekhattar Singh (Mukesh Rishi) have been doing the same work even as they run an akhada (wrestling arena) in their backyard. Due to their bad deeds, no girl in India is ready to get married into their family. (Akshay’s mother is a Canadian, grandmother a South African and aunt a Chinese lady.) In another setting, Tatya Tukaram  Tendulkar (Mithun Chakraborty) is a famous gangster whose sister Indu (Asin) refuses to marry the few decent boys who agree to get married to her. Mansukh (Himesh Reshammiya), who is a match-maker by profession, tries to arrange the marriage of Bahattar and Indu. A whole lot of lies and innumerable confusing twists later, the film manages to come to an end.

Akshay is a treat for all his fans. From action to romance, from breaking bones to dancing, he goes all out for this film. Yet, he fails to put up a convincing show, which I’m quite sure was not his fault. Asin looks stunning. From her newly-toned figure to her trendy styling and stunning make-up, the woman is a sight for sore eyes.

The story by Himmesh Reshammiya is a complex mix of innumerable films and it would be best if you don’t even judge it. Indeed, I’d like to believe he never intended to write a logical story or a telling tale. Direction is another field that the film lacks. While there is enough action in the beginning and in the end, the director seems to have get lost in the middle, where he resorts to mindless comedy and not-so-funny jokes.

If you are one of those who tries to make sense out of every movie, mind you, this is definitely not your kind of a film. The movie can only be fun if you leave your brains at home.

Rating    :  2.5/5
Verdict  :  Average

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Madirashi

Direction    :  Shaji Kailas
Writer        :  Rajesh Jayaraman
Starring      :  Jayaram, Tini Tom, Meera Nandan, Meghna Raj

After a long time Shaji Kailas is back with a comedy film. As everyone knows the director has been continuously doing action flicks and now he is turning back to comedy films. This time he joins hands with Jayaram to try his luck.

The story plot of the movie is very simple. Jayaram goes to Madirashi to buy a cycle for his son. In Madirashi he meets a boy who's father was kidnapped and Jayaram helps the boy to find his father. A usual masala film with no freshness at all.

There were some comedy situations handled well by Jayaram and Tini Tom. They did their part well. But the movie was not at all challenging for Jayaram. Meera Nandan, and Meghna Raj were also in the movie as heroines having nothing at all to do or perform. The story and screenplay of the movie is very boring and old. The story is predictable and sometimes senseless. When Shaji Kailas was back with comedy track, expectations where high. But he failed in keeping the expectations.

Thousands of films with the same story plot were made in Malayalam and the film makers are still following the same steps. Shaji Kailas was delivering continuous flops and still he made a film with no sense at all. It's time for Shaji Kailas to rethink. At least he must give respect to people who are willing to watch his movies after delivering continuous flops.

Rating      : 2/5
Verdict    :  Disaster

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The Hitlist

Direction   :  Bala
Writer       :  Bala
Starring     :  Bala, Unni Mukundan, Aishwarya Devan

The Hitlist is the first directional venture of actor Bala. The star cast of the movie includes Bala, Unni Mukundan, and Aiswarya Devan. Bala is also the writer and producer of the movie.

The movie tells the revenge story of a goon against some Police Officers. He makes the hitlist of eight police officers and plans to hunt them one by one. He kills seven Police officers and Bala is the last Police officer in the hitlist, alive.

The entire movie is stupid and waste. Boring first half and second half. Below average screenplay and direction is what the movie offers you. Bala's first directional venture is a complete disaster and the film even lacked a minimum standard.

Nothing more to say. Save your precious time and money.

Rating    :  1.5/5
Verdict  :  Disaster

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