Face 2 Face

Direction    :  V.M. Vinu
Script        :  Manoj Payyannoor
Starring     :  Mammootty, Roma Ansari, Ragini Dwivedi

Face 2 Face is a crime thriller directed by V.M.Vinu starring Mammootty. Thus movie is really a face 2 face challenge for Mammootty who is desperately waiting for a come back.

 Mammootty is a corruption-free cop who always stands by his ethics. His aim is to wipe out criminality and wherever he is posted, he immediately springs to action. As a result most of the times he is under suspension. His uncompromising war with the antisocial elements makes him the prime target of racketeers both inside and outside the force. Finally he decides to ditch his uniform to continue his fight. In the middle of the tumult Mammootty has to forgo all personal comforts including his family. This is when he comes across the silent murders occurring in the midst of modern urban life. He probes into it and this forms the crux of the story.  As the name suggest the movie brings life and death face to face.

In a sense the movie won't disappoint the audience who are eagerly waiting for the comeback of Mammootty. Mammootty's performance was superb and his dialogues were amazing. The script and direction was OK. V.M. Vinu is well known for handling family subjects. This is his first thriller movie and he succeeded in doing his part well up to a certain limit.

The second half lacked speed and was boring when compared to the first half. More care should have been given to the script in the second half. The performance of 4 new faces in the movie was not up to the mark. The songs in the movie were unwanted and irritating.

In short Face 2 Face is an above average fare which can be watched without any expectations and which is better than recent Mammootty movies.

Rating    :  2.75/5
Verdict  :  Above Average (Let's wait and see what it can do in the Box-Office)

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Talaash

Direction  :  Reema Kagti
Script       :  Reema Kagti & Zoya Akthar
Starring    :  Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee

Talaash is one of the much hyped and most expected Hindi movie of 2012. The movie is directed by Reema Kagti starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and Rani Mukharji.

Aamir Khan is playing Surjan Singh Shekhawat, the investigation officer who is after clues from an accident. The inspector is tormented by his family falling apart on the other hand as things aren't on good terms with his wife Shreya (Rani Mukherjee). During the investigation Shekhawat meets a sex worker Rosie, played by Kareena Kapoor, who reveals a few details crucial to the movie while further deepening the labyrinthine plot.

Without a doubt we can expect the classiest of the action from Aamir Khan notwithstanding the role he has been assigned. This movie shall only strengthen the fact further. Kareena has been doing great with the roles of a sex worker recently and we see no reason why she should fail in this movie. Rani Mukherjee who has made a comeback recently with Aiyaa has been back to form clearly. After her warm-up exercise, this would definitely make it to one of her best movies.

No negatives can be found in the movie except the fact that the movie is a little bit dragging in some places. But it's OK. Talaash is a must watch movie in all means.

Rating     :  3.5/5

Verdict    :  Super Hit

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Poppins

Direction    :  V.K. Prakash
Script        :  Jayaprakash Kuloor
Starring     :  Kunchako Boban, Jayasurya, Indrajith, Padmapriya, Meghna Raj,
                    Nithya Menon


After Beautiful, and Trivandrum Lodge, V.K.Prakash is back with Poppins looking for a hat-trick hit. This time he joins hands with script writer Jayaprakash Kuloor and the script is taken from the short stories written by Jayaprakash Kuloor himself.

The first half of the movie is not bad. It had nice visuals and locations. There were some avoidable drags and unwanted scenes  When the movie moved to second half everything was out of control. Second half was rich with dragging, boring and unwanted scenes which irritated the audience. The script was not up to the mark and in many places as a director V.K.Prakash failed to clear the mistakes in the script.

The cinematography by  Jomon, Arun & Pradeesh were outstanding and really appreciable  It is the main highlight of the movie.

All artists performed their roles well. Sankar Ramakrishnan's performance was one of the highlights of the movie and it's surely Sankar's best performance in his entire carrier as an actor. Jayasurya, Indrajith, Kunchako Boban, Nithya Menon, Padmapriya, and Mythili also did their part well.
In short Poppins disappoints the audience and the movie won't give a hat-trick hit for V.K. Prakash.

Rating    :  2.5/5
Verdict  :  Average (Strictly due to the cinematography, otherwise disappointment)

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Chettayees

Direction   :  Shajoon Kariyal
Writer       :  Sachi
Starring     :  Lal, Bijumenon, Suresh Krishna

Chettayees tells the story of five friends who meets together  to celebrate New Year. At night an unexpected thing happens and these five friends get involved in it. The story develops like this

There is nothing new in the movie. A usual friendship movie with some fun and enjoyment. First half of the movie is average with some comedies. Second half spoiled the movie with utter crap comedies and unwanted sequences. Audience will expect a minimum standard script from Sachi, but this time he failed in delivering such a script. As a director Shajoon Kariyal also disappointed the audience.

Biju Menon and Lal did their part extremely well. Without them the movie would have been too horrible. Hats off to Lal and Bijumenon.

Nothing more to say. Chettayees is just a below average movie which will surely disappoint the audience. Save you precious time and money.

Rating     :  2/5
Verdict   :  Flop

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Idiots

Direction   :  KS Bava

Writer       :  Sangeeth Sivan

Starring     :  Asif Ali, Sanusha, Baburaj

Idiots is directed by by debutant K S Baba, the former associate to eminent film maker Sangeeth Sivan. After a break of 10 years, Sangeeth Sivan is making a return to Malayalam cinema, this time as a scriptwriter and producer. He is famous among Malayalees for the superhit film Yoddha.

Asif Ali is playing the role of a stranger who breaks into Sanusha’s house. Baburaj acts as a restaurant owner. As the story evolves, they involve in a tiff over the heroine. Later the three of them have a long chat and they reconcile.

When Sangeeth Sivan came back after long 10 years, the audience expected some magic from him. But he totally disappointed the audience. There is nothing in the script. After watching this movie you will ask yourself that is this the same guy who wrote script of Yodha??!!! The direction was not up the mark. The debutant director KS Bava has to improve a lot.

Asif Ali, Sanusha, and Baburaj weren't having anything to perform and they were simply doing something which irritated the audience. Idiots is strictly a below average movie with no content at all. You will be disappointed.

Rating    :  1.5/5
Verdict  :  Box-Office Disaster  (Flop)

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Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu

Direction   :  Shaiju Anthikadu
Writer       :  Shaiju Anthikadu
Starring     :  Lal, Thilakan, Navya Nair

Scene onnu nammude veedu is a family entertainer directed by Shaiju Anthikadu starring Lal, Thilakan, and Navya Nair. Through this movie Navya Nair returns after a long gap. Asif Ali is playing a guest role in the movie.

The movie tells the story of a co-director and his wife, whose ultimate aim is to become a independent film director, but he fails. After a long time he got a chance to direct a film. The events following this are shown in the movie.

Scene onnu nammude veedu is a clean movie with no vulgarities. But the story plot is very similar to many other movies and there is nothing new in it. Lal did his character perfectly with all mannerisms needed for his character. Navya Nair and Thilakan also did their roles well.

If you are looking for a simple and clean family movie, scene onnu nammude veedu may satisfy you. Otherwise the movie is a failure.

Rating     :  2.5/5
Verdict   :  Average (Flop)

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Ardhanari

Direction   :  Dr. Santhosh Souparnika
Writer       :  Dr. Santhosh Souparnika
Starring     :  Manoj K Jyana, Thilakan, Maniyan Pilla Raju

Ardhanari is produced by famous Malayalam playback singer M.G. Sreekumar. The direction and script is handled by debutant Dr. Santhosh souparnika.

The movie tells the story of a group of transgenders and the problems they face. The story plot is different and unfamiliar to Malayali audience. But Dr. Santhosh Souparnika failed to impress the audience by his script and direction. Even though the movie contained a good message, the director failed to deliver it meaningfully.

The performance of Thilakan and Manoj K Jayan is outstanding. The way they handled their characters is really appreciable. After watching the movie every one will surely say that Thilakan's death was one the big loss that Malayalam film industry ever had.

In short the movie is watchable only once for the performance of Thilakan and Manoj K Jayan.

Rating     :  2/5
Verdict    :  Flop

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