| Swarnam - Strikes Gold |
 The movie tells the story of inhabitants of Chumrampathy- a small village along the banks of the Shiruvani River, who believes in the legend of a golden treasure that lies somewhere buried under water. From the time of Aachiyamma (Valsala Menon), the oldest of the clan, many have enterprises risking their lives into the Chavukayam in search of the gold, but in vain.
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| Annan Thampi - A comic masala fiesta |
 Creating comical plots around a handicap appears to be the latest mantra in our films. 'Annan Thampi', too is yet another formula friendly adoption of such a story of twins, born within a difference of 90 seconds, who are at loggerheads with each other since childhood. The problem with them is that one is dumb and the other is verbose. To avoid more casualties due to sibling rivalry, one is sent t
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| De Ingottu Nokkiye - An apology for a satire |
 After watching one of this year’s entries 'De, Ingottu Nokkiye', I wonder what this dreary and misguided film is doing in the little crowded filmi market, when every one was waiting eagerly for the comeback movie of Balachandra Menon as the director.
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| Innathe Chintha Vishayam - A watchable, big screen soap |
 ‘Innathe Chintha Vishayam’ is a film with a serious subject and worth a watch. Especially if you are interested in the likes of tearjerker soaps dealing with marital discords. ‘Old wine in a new bottle' may not be the apt adage to describe the film. The plot is not daringly unconventional but it’s packaged refreshingly with multiple dozes of strained relations.
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| Mulla - It has got its moments |
 An average film that may not make much of an impact at the box office, that's what 'Mulla', is. Though a colorful film that is entertaining at times, 'Mulla' falters on many counts, being too far from an engrossing stuff and is perhaps indicative that Lal Jose and Sindhu Raj failed miserably this time, trying to give a long elusive hit to Dileep.
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| Kerala Police - An average fare |
 The film is as usual about an honest cop Circle Inspector of Police Satyanath, bogged down by the system in his fight for righteousness. Just because of his backward class, many like Mukunda Varma (Baiju) and Venugopal in his same grade sidelines and ridicules him and takes credits of everything that Sathyanath does. He being an upright officer faces a lot of troubles from official circles, but wi
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| Malabar Wedding - 'Malabar Wedding' is an interesting watch |
 A fresh team of directors, a new scriptwriter, producers and an young technician crew-every time when we hear about a movie from such a crew, we always expects much from them. Many of the recent outings from such crews proved banal and stale. But that is not the case with Rajesh Faizal's debut film 'Malabar Wedding'. It is a light hearted movie that truly delivers what is expected from it. A rom
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| Gopalapuranam - Gopalapuranam is jaded |
 Old wine in old bottle. Tastes sour. Looks dull. Challenges patience. Gopalapuranam is just another movie to be listed for the mere sake of statistics. Nothing else
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| Shalabam - It doesn't have much to say about |
 Salabham doesn't belong to any genre. Not even to the genre which challenges the established genres. Perhaps it can be called, rather force-fit into, a "menofilm", which never shaped up into one category at any circuit.
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| Jubilee - Fails to impress |
 ‘Jubilee’ proclaims in its posters that it is ''a family celebration''. An absolute key to making a family film like this ''work'' is in the storytelling, the deftness in making the audience feel the characters that they often find in their real lives and make them wonder about its clever narratives .(sometimes even from a regular plot) .
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| Anthiponvettam - Soulless pedestrian movie |
 The film is all about two software professionals working at Bangalore with opposing characters, but a bit more caring as friends. Nithin a half Malayalee is a shit-talking, hard-drinking, bar-fighting guy who spends much of his time getting around for nothing.
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| Cycle - Impressive cyclists |
 The film, set at City Centre, a shopping mall in Kochi as backdrop, is all about a few youngsters, Roy and Sanju and their love interests, Annie and Meenakshy. Long-ignored and mistreated by society for reasons none of theirs, they decide to take matters into their own hands.
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| The Sound Of Boot - Shaji Kailas tries for a difference |
 ‘Sound Of Boot’, the new film by Shaji Kailas, is not a superlative inquiring cinema experience, even though soaked in tension, character and atmosphere. The movie, whose structure is basically a murder investigation, has an intriguing look, a bit closely following the footsteps of “Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kaalathu”.
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| College Kumaran - Watchable, but cliched |
 A enchanting mix of college life, campus politics and of course, Mohanlal promised to charge us to welcome him in the new year. And standing by their words is 'College Kumaran', the new release of the star which is not a classy affair, but surely an entertaining one. T
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| Roudram - Mammootty, fully loaded |
 A hero who is hands-on with media reports and political scandals and delivers punch-lines. A hero who is upright, for whose dedication dear ones pays, sometimes even with their lives, leading to a no-holds-barred hunt for the bad guys.
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| Calcutta News - Blessy magic works again, but in parts |
 Blessy is a master story teller. His previous endeavours had proven it beyond doubt. Now, 'Calcutta News ', produced by Kaayal Films, also stands testimony to that. Set in the backdrop of urban Kolkata, this gripping story deals with the disturbing social menace of sex rackets. More than a love story, the plot explores the lives of innocent women who feel shunted out by a world that doesn't unders
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| Bheemaa - Power packed entertainer |
 A lot has been told about the delay over Bheema. Some doomsayers even predicted that the movie would not see the light at all. But the team of Bheemaa was unperturbed. Vikram once said, "Bheema is a sure winner irrespective of when it comes. It is worth waiting for such a film".
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| Novel - Watch 'Novel' for Sada and the songs |
 A ‘Novel’, as you know, is a term for an extended fictional prose narrative of considerable length, with some complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience.
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| Of The People - Half baked ‘Of The People' |
 In the new version, the heroes have turned out into territorial gangs with determinant distinctive symbols, even uses Che Guevara in all their proceedings, including style and color of dress, and hand signs.
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| Kangaroo - 'Kangaru' is worth watching |
 'Kangaru' is all together a better done family entertainer, but the problem with the film is that it unfolds in a leisurely pace in two hours and thirty minutes, which drags at a few points. The knanaya functions add a not yet seen dimensions to the proceedings initially, but adds to the drag else where. Jagathy and Suraj bring in some laughs, but attempts for chuckles by Harishree Ashokan and Sal
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| Flash - Flash disappoints |
 Sibi Malayil , the director who had delivered many classics in could have looked upon for a better script for his relaunch, than this which is found to be wanting in many areas. If he is to go on repeating things like this, very soon he will be stamped as a director who can't go over the potential of the supplied scripts
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| Katha Parayumpol - An impressive entertainer |
 'Kadha Parayumbhol' is an impressive return to the good old days of Malayalam cinema- a time when great scripts ruled over the techniques of cinema and when directors paid heed to get the best scripts before the actual production of movies. Here, it is the writer and lead actor of the film Sreenivasan, who has emerged the ultimate winner ,as a scriptwriter who reminds us about our good old cinema
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| Romeo - another Rajasenan regular |
 what do you expect from a Rajasenan film? Of Course, you can't imagine him telling a die hard serious affair. Going by the previous acquaintances you know it will be a family friendly comedy, with a few slapstick sequences, built around mistaken identities, masquerades and a load of comedy artists and character artists. Don't mistake this as anything different from the earlier ones. Romeo too is p
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| Harindran Oru Nishkalangan - Well intentioned, but not convincing |
 The film's excessively paced narrative hampers the flow. Despite committed performances from the principal actors, the film leaves a spiritless yarn at times.
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| Rock N Roll - A ‘little' breath of freshness |
 ‘Rock N Roll’ has a bit of everything like romance, action, song, dance, comedy, which filmmakers believe are essentials of entertainment. The simple storyline and a whiff of fresh air make the movie special, which otherwise would have been another run-of-the-mill routine. But even with all these pluses, the film fails to keep it going all through.
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| Ayur Rekha - Impress in parts |
Ayur Rekha, directed by George Manuel Manu, offers a much better viewing pleasure, but we have to conveniently forget a couple of pathetically visualized songs and, of course, an over-acting Mukesh. This is a murder mystery, based on a much-admired story "Rekhakalil illathathu'' written by KK Sudhakaran. It develops the lead to the murder in the first half and the investigation in to it, in the
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| Naalu Pennungal - The power of making it simple |
 Told poetically and uncompromisingly by most renounced director from Malayalam, ‘Naalu Pennungal’ is a based on four simple tales written in the early sixties by Thakazhy Siva Sankara Pillai. In this tribute to the great writer, Adoor recreates the sixties without leaving anything and tells the tale of four women, each coming from a different social stratum.
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| Subhadram - Worth a miss |
 In addition to a teenage romance, the film also has a mix of mystery and horror that neither adds to the interests of the plot of the film.
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| Black Cat - Logic less but entertaining |
 The film has a slick story line and interesting dialogues which propel the movie in a single breath all along the two and half hours. Its story works because the writer packs his screenplay with clever lines that make audiences giggle. But what the film doesn’t have is logic, which is seen all through the narratives.
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| Paradesi - Performances are the highlights of 'Paradesi' |
 'Pardesi' is a powerful film. Made with an eye on the international audience, the film deals with the plights of people who necessarily are on the struggle to be on the land where they were born and where they love to be. It deals with the universal subject about the real life stories of hundreds of people who are left alien in their own land, due to lack of documents to prove themselves, and thei
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| Chocolate - Shafi with another winner |
 ‘Chocolate’ is indeed a hilarious comedy riot that knocks you over the head with its well directed sequences. With its target audience marked out in precise strokes, the film very well caters to their tastes and appeals without doubt.
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| Nasraani - Just above mediocre |
 Watching ‘Nasraani’, it was pretty easy to find that the movie could never hit the wall. Its outcome looked not so bleak considering that this Mammootty fare has more sequences for his fans to stand up and cheer than his recent three movies.
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| Indrajith - It offers nothing new |
 If the question is whether this movie is worth your time and money; the answer will be yes only if you are a strict Kalabhavan Mani fan. Otherwise, you can give it a miss.
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| Nivedhyam - Tested formula to success |
 Naivedhyam is a simple film, revolving around simple characters. Yet, it works, partly because the story defies the regular stereotype, due to its super-efficient performances and partly due to the well-crafted screenplay and convincing storytelling.
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| Kichamani MBA - Kichamani hardly entertains |
 This is one of those movies that start off with a lot of promise and slowly degenerate over the next couple of hours.
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| Ore Kadal - Another fine soul stirring movie |
 Shyamaprasad has gone in for an adaptation of Sunil Gangopadhya’s Heerak Deepthi for this Onam in Ore Kadal. And with the film, he has delivered a dark but humanistic, gripping and life-illumining film, which takes only a few minutes to make you realize that it has begun its seduction, impossible to resist.
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| Alibhai - Extravagant heroism |
 The film has a big cast of which none except Lal gets enough spaces on screen. Among the crowds are Jagadheesh, Cochin Haneefa, Sudheesh, Shammy Thilakan, Ganesh, KPAC Lalitha and co. Suraj's Podipara occasionally register light moments, but that too is few .The producer Antony Peumbavoor also comes in an unimpressive cameo.
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| Heart Beats - A wayward plot with no heart |
 Watching Heart Beats on the first day did make you realize why the movies with younger stars don't invite masses.
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| Veeralipattu - A well crafted film |
 Kukku Surendran, once again comes up with a film that is straightforward stuff with strong and believable narration. The director who has debuted with Oral has graduated on commercial lines and have come a long way to make another family oriented film that bases on a ritualistic family based on traditions versus modernist clashes.
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| Nadiya Kollapeta Rathri - Watch it for its difference |
 After much waiting and many shifting of release dates, K Madhu's Nadhiya Kollapetta Rathri has finally hit the screens.
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| Sooriyan - A big disappointment fo Jayaram |
 The story is all about a classical singer, who becomes a politician's henchman to save his family from debt. And all else you can very well outline.
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| Mission 90 Days - Major Ravi impresses, once again |
 In the film Mammooty is Major Shivram who is called upon as the leader of the commandos attached to the NSG, who stormed the hideout of the one-eyed Sivarasan, the LTTE leader, the mastermind behind the assassination of the former prime minister. The film has also a little family sentiment as Shivram is basically a man from a village with loving people around with a beautiful wife played by Tulip
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| July 4 - July 4 disappoints |
 Joshy and his script writers Sibi k Thomas - Udayakrishna has tried to make it racy, giving you no time to think, but as story moves on from twists to twists , the audience did expected a much more worked out climax.
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| Arabikatha - Truly memorable movie |
 Lal Jose, the number one director in Malayalam is once again proving that he can handle any genre of film making with equal ease. Having created such huge hits like Meesa Madhavan, Classmates and Chandhu Pottu, he is now into a socially relevant satire which needs much gut to realize.
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| Hello - Mohanlal excels in Hello |
 In the film Mohanlal is Sivaraman, a lazy criminal lawyer whose main weakness, is for the bottle. He likes to spend more time on bars and wouldn’t even bother to appear in court.
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| Bharathan - Bharathan has not much effect |
 The biggest attraction in the posters of Bharathan was definitely the title of Madhu Muttom, who by creating Manichithrathaazhu, a decade ago has become a well known name in the circuit. But on seeing the film, the biggest of the flaws was also definitely the script which didn't workout as per its claims.
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| Nagaram - An attempt on a different terrain |
 Nagaram is a film that takes its plot from a never discussed topic in commercial films. The director M.A. Nishad, who made his directorial debut last year with Prithviraj starrer Pakal, is once again on to discuss some social, and at the same time environmental talk of utmost relevance in his second venture Nagaram.
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| Aakasham - A memorable fare |
 The film has Harishree Ashokan donning the lead role of a mechanic. Manoharan is a representative of the middle class men, who strives to attain the very little ambitions that he and his family share.
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| Sivaji - The Boss is always right |
 Where do you start? Where do you end? How do you recapture cinematic magic, the captivating power and charisma of one man, who manages to transcend the rational faculties in all of us? How do you re-create this attraction of soul and heart? No matter what, no review is ever going to do justice to Sivaji –The Boss as no writer can summon the ability to bring in words the impossible swathe that Rajn
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| Nanma - Watchable fare |
 The highlight of the film is definitely Kalabhavan Mani who after flexing his muscles as an action hero in half a dozen films recently, is back to prove his versatility as an actor.
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| Rakshakan - Regular Mani fare |
 Rakshakan was a film that was planned to reach the centers by the end of last October. The days that the film was held in cans also show in the narratives, as many of the Mani films that just arrived before has the same mood and tones. On the whole 'Rakshakan’ is another average fare, which doesn't have bigger chances than usual at the box office.
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| Pranayakalam - Just another love story |
 The story offers nothing different except that all the characters look very real and behave like normal human beings. And, there is a kind of goodness in all of them. Predictability and stale situations also take away half of the film's charm.
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| Khaki - Another test for Prithviraj's popularity |
 Khaki' is a well made film from a debutante director, Bibin Prabhakar. The film has all the elements to make it a better hit. It has a neatly laid out plot, well written dialogues, punching sequences, good action and family sentiments.
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| Time - Few lasting impressions |
 The film makes an impressive opening with hotchpotch of Shaji Kailas'ic shots and presentations. As in ‘Don’ he separates every sequences with subtitles, which passes all through the film.
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| Goal - Kamal, entertaining as ever |
 With his new flick, Goal another boarding school story after Notebook Kamal has attempted to make a technically savvy, candy floss film with a bunch of new comers.
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| Sooryakireedam - Sooryakireedom is too predictable |
 As every other horror films released recently, Sooryakireedam also finds its plot from a group of four girls, who comes over to stay at a big ancestral house, Maalika Veedu, in a silent hermitage.
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| Spiderman 3 - Now this is what you call as BIG....and definitely |
 Leave aside the talks of Spiderman fighting his inner demons, battle between right and wrong, misunderstandings between lovers etc. etc. The fact remains that the latest version of Spiderman franchise entertains, enthralls, sets the adrenalin running and makes you gasp for breath in almost each of its nail biting 'Spidey' moments!
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| Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal - Disappoints |
 The film is based on a much popular short story Balikalam by E.V.Sreedharan. But when it was converted to the present filmi format, it lacks its grace of the original. The film delves into the lives of two legally separated people, Architect Rajeevan and bank employee Vijayalakshmi (Viji) who had lived a life of four years together.
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| Adishayan - Let your children enjoy the fun |
 The latest offering from him for this Vishu Adhisayan is such a film, exclusively dedicated to the children who are enjoying the lengthy midsummer vacation.
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| Panthaya Kozhi - Another Regular fare. |
 Pandhaya Kozhi is all about a young man, Nandagopal played by Narain who is flocked around by a lot of problems and responsibilities. Living in the mercy of his cruel uncle played by Janardhanan, with his mother and mute sister, often fall as victims to the bad mouth of the Uncle's family.
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| Big B - Rocks with a different treatment |
 Making a must see for a quality conscious, refined film buffs and also the front liners at the same time, the film establish the director as one of the brilliant and techno savvy story teller of our times. Though the film maintains its racy pace only on the second half, it succeeds in retaining the audience's interest till the end.
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| Vinodayathra - Another feel good movie from Sathyan |
 Vinodayathra is the story of a young man who is averse to taking responsibilities in life, but is very impulsive in helping that in distress and there by falling into troubles.
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| Chotta Mumbai - A stylish festival hotchpotch |
 Landing on a mass formula movie, director Anwar Rasheed has steered the flick with clear dictation overpowering even the star equations. Truly a director's film, which make you just sit back, relax and enjoy, rather than searching for its logic.
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| Aananda Bhairavi - Predictable |
 The film tells the story of a Kathakali artiste Vasudeva Panikkar, who specializes in doing female roles.
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| Ekantham - On the pain of loneliness |
 With bringing in, the two of the best performers of the present day Malayalam cinema --Murali and Thilakan, to do the pivotal roles, the film has taken the safest way to tell the in-depth story of today’s human relationships.
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| Abraham and Lincoln - An inspired remix masala |
 Commercial cinemas are meant primarily to entertain the audience telling a story in its own terms. And if you decide to entertain with technical gimmicks than a proper story to speak, then it is what Abraham and Lincoln is.
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| November Rain - A little attempt for difference |
 November Rain by the new director Vinu Joseph, is an action flick that tells the story of young Satyanarayanan, the son of Circle Inspector Krishnamoorthy. The Circle Inspector had always wanted his son to become a big officer but Satya, who take four chances to pass the Plus Two level, always dreams of becoming a boxer.
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| Payum Puli - Payum Puli has the Mani elements |
 If you're a die-hard Kalabhavan Mani fan, then go ahead and watch the film because he looks like a million bucks and delivers a good performance.
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| Speed Track - A Speed Track set to win |
 The Speed Track is a campus story based on a sports college campus. The story as usual is a nominally light affair abuzz with minor incidents, comic faces and melodramatic swells.
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| Sketch - Sans outline |
 Sketch, which promised to provide something new to the regular proceedings of Malluwood with a new director, cinematographer and scriptwriter, has not lived up to the expectations.
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| Rakkilipattu - Another colorful entertainer |
 Rakkilipattu tells the story of a group of college girls, their florid life in the campus, their inharmonious relations with a few and self steered happenings which take an upper hand in their destiny. J
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| Detective - A clueless suspense thriller |
 The highlight of the movie is again Suresh Gopi, this time in a double role. As a simple down-to-earth politician Mohan Kumar, he is comfortable but as his half brother a shrewd intelligent investigative cop, he is smart and keeps us guessing all the way with his new maneuvers.
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| Changathy Poocha - Another regular fare |
 It tells the story of two aged brothers Sreedharan Nair, who is also the Kunnathor Panchayat President and Raman Nair, the opposition leader who are constantly at loggerheads owing differences in opinion regarding ancestral property. But everyone in their family including Sreedharan Nair's daughter Priya and Raman Nair’s daughter Sreedevi are close to each other, sharing every part of their family
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| Mayavi - Shafi does it once again for Mammootty |
 The story which has series of staccato, punctuated episodes and incidents about folk living around a harbor, the film's success lies in no over stretching, which make it run through with enough meat, in flashy and racy narratives.
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| Inspector Garud - Dileep is back, in style |
 The film has rich production values, good family sentiments, beautifully shot songs compared to Malluwood standards and of course, well-choreographed clean enjoyable comedy all through. The film will most certainly satisfy Dileep's innumerable fans, who are eagerly looking forward to this film after the debacle of his recent releases like the Don and Chakkaramuthu.
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| Kaiyoppu - A must see for serious movie buffs |
 The film's story described in one line is simply that of a talented writer fighting writer's block. It tells the story of Balachandran, who works as an accountant in a fertilizer company in Kochi and lives immersed in the world of books.
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| Anchil Oral Arjunan - Another revamp in the offer |
 Anchil Oral Arjunan is such a film which makes a sincere effort to unveil a regular story, with almost all the ingredients that make for a Jayaram-film.Jayaram is Sudheendran in the film, fondly called Sudhi by everyone. He lives entirely for his family, which consists of his aged mother, his two aged unmarried paternal aunts, an elder sister and a younger sister.
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| Note Book - Legible and Neat |
 The film set against the colourful backdrop of a boarding school in Ooty delves into issues like friendship, love, parental care and sophistry of adolescence in a sensitive manner. Everything about the film is colourful.
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| Kanakasimhasanam - Watch Kanakasimhasanam for Jayaram |
 The film stages the life of Kasargodu Kanakambaran and his wife Maarthandam Bharathi, who are professional theatre artists. Kanakambaran is also the owner and lead actor of Kottaram Theatres, a drama ballet troupe that specializes in epic themes like Ramayanam, Sakunthalam, and Vikramadithyan.
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| Palunku - Blessy is better than his best! |
 Palunku meaning 'Crystal' tells the story of Monichan, a hardworking farmer with a sharp acumen. His family consists of his wife Susamma and his two smart daughters Geethu aged 11 and Neethu aged 6, whom he lovingly calls 'Ponnu' and 'Kilunthu' respectively.
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| Smart City - Smart move in Smart City |
 Suresh Gopi is finally in a role of substance in the new flick Smart City. Debutant director B.Unnikrishnan has managed to make the film quite absorbing with a racy narration and twists at regular intervals.
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| Baba Kalyani - Lal is back with a bang |
 Not so excellent, still flawless script by S.N. Swamy lays a solid foundation and Shaji Kailaas-Mohanlal team is yet again in the way of creating a hit. On the whole, Baba Kalyani is better than Lal’s recent outings.
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| Oruvan - Oruvan is different |
 Oruvan, the film under review sets out to tell the story of a village facing danger from a Psychopath who just escaped from a mental hospital where he was under police custody.
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| Pakal - Pakal, for idealists |
 Pakal takes us into the world of farmers, of the high ranges of Wayanad District of Kerala, who are forced to commit suicide following financial problems. The story has a lot of potential with a relevant political issue and there are some political comments too -- like hints at the failure of the government machinery and religious sabha, which ought to come to the aid of the peasants.
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| Karutha Pakshikal - Rejuvenated Kamal delivers his best |
 The film is all about the unlimited love and compassion that the people in the slums share between themselves and the hypocritical Kerala society which has lost every inch of consideration.
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| Yes Your Honour - Reviewing the legal profession |
 After being with not so commendable roles in recent flicks like Prajapthi, Bhargavacharitham and Balram, Sreenivasan is back to his strengths in the latest flick in which he playing the lead Yes Your Honour. Those who love the satirical Sreeni films please don't give this a miss, as here is your favorite actor in his all intensity.
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| Chakkaramuthu - Chakkaramuthu is on devoted love |
 Chakkaramuthu could be classified as a romantic film with no romance. Except for the dream sequences and songs, the lead pair offers no scenes in love. When the film ends on a tragic note, viewers will probably be relieved from another rehash of various old Lohithadas films. The highlight of the movie is that many of the characters are well-etched out, reminding us about Lohithadas's creations of
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| Vaasthavam - An intimate story of power and bureaucracy |
 The film is a welcome change in the placid superstar driven Malayalam film industry. It packs in quite a lot in terms of "a message for the masses" using the non-patented formulae successfully. Top line performance by principle actors, authentic locations, moodily lit interiors, good dialogues and spurts of emotional scenes are the major highlights of this action drama.
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| Bada Dost - A watchable dost |
 Suresh Gopi and director Viji Thampy has succeeded this time, to create a fast paced thriller in their new offering Bada Dost. The film is techno savvy with punch line dialogues and able performances from the cast including Suresh Gopi and Siddhique, who also happens to be the producer of the film.
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| Photographer - Give photographer a miss |
 The film is all about the life of Dijo John, a natural photographer living with his family who make outings to forests for bigger magazines like National geographic and to make more money.
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| Pothen Vava - All About Being casteless |
 Pothen Vava tells the story of the relationship between the two - an untold relation of a son brought up sans any religion and caste and a powerful but a loving mother who doesn't hold a world other than her Vava.
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| The Don - Don doesn’t interest |
 Dileep had a long cherished dream to work with the action film supremo of Malluwood Shaji Kailas, but what he bargained could never be this. The film does not do anything good for him. Moreover the most unmatched casting in the film could definitely be Dileep himself as his lead role is reduced to a prototype of what an action hero is supposed to be.
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| Pathaaka - Pathaaka flies hard |
 The film tells the story of a young politician strongly in the lines of the news making former industries minister of the state.
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| Classmates - A refreshing trendsetter |
 Classmates is a campus based movie, this don't relate just to campus stories. Other than the color and gaiety of campus life, Lal Jose's throw in a good mix of emotions and suspense. The film which opens with a little indifference soon falls to tracks to deliver the rest that surprises you and offer you an intimate and passionate viewing.
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| Mahasamudram - A slick family entertainer |
 These young directors and cinematographers who come up with some refreshing menus are given a welcome treat by the film buffs.
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| Barghavacharitham Moonaam Ghantam - Another let down |
 For the last two years, Mammootty was continuing a winning streak which extended to around 12 hits in a row. But now it seems like he is after a flop parade .His previous venture 'Prajapathy' made a disastrous show in the box office. And now his latest for Onam, 'Barghavacharitham Moonaam Ghantam' is also following the former in the verdict from the masses.
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| Moonnamathoral - comfortable only with shots |
 For a cinema that hasn't produced anything beyond the effects overdose, Moonnamathoraal definitely gives nothing more to dimensions of horror films in Malluwood.
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| Red Salute - Another regular package from Mani |
 The only one thing exceptional in the movies of Vinod Vijayan is the space he gives for supporting actors to create peculiar maneuvers for their characters. And here in 'Red Salute' too, stars including Vijayaragahavan, Bheeman Raghu, Ajith and Baburaj shines in some roles of difference. They took the opportunity in tandem and contributed to the otherwise regular package of Mani flicks.
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| Aanachandam - Jayaraj bounces back |
 In Anachandham, Jayaram as Krishnaprasad is obsessively in love with elephants. He is even termed as a living data bank on the location and details of domesticated elephants in the state.
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| Keerthi Chakra - Malluwood is back |
 The film tells an interesting bondage shared between the Chief of a commando force and a Havildaar, who braves the bombs and bullets of the heartless, recidivist jihadis in Kashmir valley.
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| Chacko Randaman - Lost chances |
 Chacko Randaman boasted pretty chances of a great movie in the offering with Kalabhavan Mani in three different, difficult roles in one film.
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| Chess - Worth a thrilling watch |
 It is a fairly made thriller, quite watchable if you don't go on and spoil the party by looking for logic in the film. Chess is for those true blue thrillers and action movie cravers.
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| Aswaroodan - Another let down from Jayaraaj |
 'Aswaroodan' - a film with no proper scripts, no emotional buildups and not much to write about. One really wonder how a two time national award winning director can churn out such rubbish overdone movies.
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| Prajapathi - Clashes of the multitudes |
 The film is a story of clashes between two, but related families who are also the supremos of two villages. The film thereby raises questions about the application of democracy in the present order of things and calls forward for the upraise of Masses to create a new democratic order eliminating fraud politicians and feudalists.
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| Pulijanmam - Appealing images |
 Pulijanmam is based on the famous drama by N.Prabhakaran with the same title. The film is a reconciliation of the drama theme which is based on puranic, ethnic characters and situations with that of today
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| Vadakkumnathan - Mind matters |
 The story is simple and realistic
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| Balram vs Taradas - Yesterday once more |
 The forces of good and evil are well matched and it is almost Tom and Jerry game. The film works on two counts. One, the magical chemistry between Mammootty and Sasi still exists. secondly, the script is racy and is smartly structured.
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| Pachakuthira - Uninteresting proportions |
 The film tells the story of Anandakkuttan, a junior artists supplier who is an orphan with little images about his mother who left for Germany, when he was seven.
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| Thuruppu Gulan - A festival amalgam |
 The film is sure to hold masses for its wholesome entertainment, even though in weaker terms. Any way, louder applause, giggles and shouts in release centers zeal it as another film for the Mammootty’s fanship and one that will definitely continue his hit parade.
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| Rasathantram - A refreshing endeavor |
 The film is about sensitive individuals enmeshed in cruel, social realities. Openly and with sincerity, it relates a story about entangled and difficult relations of principal characters.
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| Chintamani Kola Case - A weird case |
 Chinthamani Kola Case is a typical Suresh Gopi. And coming as it does after another prototype Rashtram, it maybe case of too much too soon.
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| Madhuchandralekha - Jayaram shines |
 The story revolves around Chandramathi (Urvashi), the coarse, slovenly, oily character. Chandramathi has a clutch of equally coarse brothers and grandma. Chandramathi falls for the suave charm of Madhavan (Jayaram).
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| Rashtram - This one is for his fans |
 The story is about Mallaikkal Thommy (Suresh Gopi), a rough and tough man, who doesn't like mincing words or blows. Guided by his own sense of fair play, Thommy runs rough shod over the malcontents in the society.
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| Kilukkam Kilukilukkam - History doesn’t repeat |
 The story is simple. Chandini (Kavya Madhavan) is the daughter of a slain Mayor (Vijayaraghavan). She is on the run and ends in a home in Ooty. Roy and Balu (Kunchacko Boban and Jayasurya) fall for her charms.
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| Vargam - Prithvi all the way |
 The story is about the venal cop Solomon (Prithvi). There is no nicety to him. He wants to make money in every case.
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| Ravanan - Another safe bet for Mani fans |
 The makers of Ravanan - A Kalabhavan Mani starrer, have many reasons to smile. Primary one being the right audience, that they have addressed to have come in loads to run the film on roads.
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| Lanka - Lanka stands out from the usual |
 The film is all about captain Shravan, an extremely rich, flamboyant, flirting, vagabondish navy captain, and his love life with Lanka Lakshmi, one of his house keepers in Srilanka.
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| The Lion - Mirth masala |
 A film with a title like this may seem suitable for someone like Suresh Gopi. But Dileep enjoys the new kind of role and brings in his own brand of humour and comedy and makes it work within the matrix of a political theme.
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| Bus conductor - Over-loaded journey |
 Mammooty himself is let down by a one-dimensional character. But to be fair to him, even here comes up with some sparkling show. But for him, the film would have been even more difficult to endure.
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| Thanmatra - Mind |
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