| Senior Mandrake - No magic in this Mandrake |
 Making sequel is never an easy thing. If Ali Akbar had been inspired by the success of the sequels like ‘To Harihar Nagar’, he must have at least studied deeply why these movies had wonder runs at the Box Office...
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| Drona 2010 - is half baked |
 Even after an array of flops, it seems that director Shaji Kailas has not yet figured that style and substance alone cannot make a good, commercial potboiler. What essentially needed is a promising story that can make the viewers sing-to its tunes and wonder at its narratives. Shaji's latest product ‘Drona 2010’ also seems to a confused product, which hardly will appeal too much of the masses...
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| Bodyguard - This Bodyguard' needs to fight tough |
 Bodyguard is the hit machine Siddhique's ninth go into the Mollywood Box Office and this time too, he doesn't falter much in creating a good drama
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| Happy Husbands - is a mixed bag |
 Young director Saji Surendran's 'Happy Husbands'' impresses you in the very first frame where it acknowledges that its base story is adapted from the Tamil movie, Charlie Chaplin'. But this positive vibes don't last long as you almost immediately realise that the movie is just another caricature humour rollercoaster, which uses the plights of confused husbands to create fun on screen...
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| Black Stallion - Effects overdose |
 Editing was originally devised to give films a slick look, which aided in giving clarity to narrations. But in modern times, many filmmakers including Pramod Pappan seems to be in the notion that becoming technically savvy in narratives is to go for a jump cut now and then...
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| Ivide Swargamaanu - is worth a watch |
 Have you been recently into a film that takes its own time to unfold its relevant strong topical theme, in a realistic manner? How many times have you find in recent films where the editors of commercial ventures are never forced to resort to jump cuts, editing gimmicks and unnatural tones...
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| Chattambinaadu - is festival fiesta |
 For this Christmas, once again you have a movie plotted at a remote Tamil Nadu border, with all that colorful camera friendly costume worn dumb village people, two strong families at war for more than two decades, the entry of the hero to settle the war with some mysterious personal interests, the loud mouthed villain with that big moustache and another hundreds of regular features that you come a
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| Avatar - A dazzling spectacular treat |
 ‘Avatar’, Oscar winner James Cameron’s next feature after ‘Titanic’ is a dazzling spectacular treat in technical terms but on content wise it’s another smartly woven bolywoodish romantic heart beat...
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| My Big Father - is just Ok |
 S P Mahesh who rechristened himself as Mahesh P Sreenivasan for his second movie ‘My Big Father’ has managed to create one film that may called as just an OK endeavor. Much better than his debut film ‘Changathy Poocha’, this Jayaram movie is typically built around every hit prototypes of the star...
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| Gulumal The Escape - V K P has a winner, in ‘Gulumal’ |
 V K Prakash is the one director who with his all technical finesse couldn’t make one big hit in Mollywood, mainly due to the inane scripts that was offered to him. But this time in ‘Gulumal-The Esacape’, he seems to have opted for a safer route...
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| Palery Maanikyam - Renjith proves dependable in ‘Palery…’ |
 After directing some good films like Thirakkatha and Kaiyoppu, and conceiving a world class project like ‘Kerala Café’, Ranjith is back with yet another film with a niche subject titled ‘Palery Maanikyam:Ouu Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha’...
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| Kappal Muthalaali - could have been better |
 After a couple of duds, the director of comic flicks, Thaha is back with a movie that tries in all sorts to tickle the funny vein of any lighthearted viewer. This ‘Kappal Muthalali’ with an inspiring premise and racy, loud narration is interesting in some parts, but poorly budgeted making and hurriedly done execution has took away the charm of a quality entertainer, to disparage it into an average
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| Neelathamara - is good |
 ‘Neelathamara’ is all about the traditional beliefs about an extraordinary flower, which blooms in a temple pond as a sign of God’s will on the life of his devotees. Whoever offers a coin at the sacred step of this temple’s sanctum sanatorium and pray to the ‘Thevar’ to lead them out of a confusion, this legendary flower will bloom as a sign for the devotee to go forward with their plans, or else
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| Chemistry - A confused subject in ‘Chemistry’ |
 Director Viji Thampi seems to have forgotten the chemistry to venture into his viewers hearts, in the short interval that he had kept away from films. Here in the movie ‘Chemistry’ (written as Che-Mystery), he tries all sorts of genres often as a spine-chilling thriller, even as a horror movie and at times as a suspense movie. But every attempt in this messy palette appears muddled, as the movie f
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| Uthara Swayamvaram - Nothing special in ‘Uthara Swayamvaram’ |
 Moving on with that old stale ''poor boy meets rich girl'' story with some twists that may give a feel of serious blunders Sarju finds its hard to keep the proceedings in control. And on an average script that opt for illogical ways to complete the act, ‘Uthara Swayamvaram’ ends up as another movie, that is made for a typical audience who don't demand much improvisations in regular stuffs...
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| Seethakalyanam - is just average |
 There had been films in India based on big fat weddings that span for many days. Like the super hit ‘Hum Aap Ke Hain Kaun’ to My best friend's wedding and Meera Nair's' Monsoon wedding, all the movies were trying to built in and amidst the happenings of the pompous wedding ceremonies...
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| Swa Le - is a good attempt |
 It's late eighties - an era before the proliferation of twenty-four hour news channels and mobile phones. It was also the same period when the two big dailies of Malayalam started to fight over circulation, with each of their staff reporters trying to do something overboard to support something anew, exclusive for their news papers. The present day generation who are used to the technology jump th
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| Kerala Cafe - It's brilliant, Mollywood |
 A short story of ten minutes, often can talk much more and present you with more intense feelings than one film that goes on for an uncontrolled 150 minutes. Exactly that was the challenge offered by Renjith to ten different directors of Mollywood, who were used to in making lengthy dramas. And here in ‘Kerala Cafe’, these Mollywood directors are proving without any doubt, why they are celebrated
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| Angel John - is a passable fare |
 S L Puram Jayasurya's ‘Angel John’ opens as a racy youthful story with plenty of directorial gimmicks and style in the very first hour. But with the advent of a too unrealistic angel, the movie suddenly appear to be in the genre of kids films, that isn't trying to be anything else...
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| Pazhassi Raja - is majestic |
 For a Mollywood cinephile, there are quite a number of reasons to watch ‘Pazhassi Raja’. Not only that it is made in the biggest budget ever in Mollywood, it is also an offering from the masters of the media, including Mammootty, M T Vasudevan Nair and Hariharan. Moreover, there are a plenty of other great names including Resul Pookutty, Illayaraja, Sarath Kumar and a plenty of others whose credit
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| Duplicate - is average |
 It will not be a matter of debate that Suraj Venjaramoodu has been the only consistent performer in Mollywood, when it comes to funny supporting roles...
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| Robinhood - entertains, but in parts |
 Robinhood, like all other recent biggies, have its source material from the comic book - all about men indulging in crimes, but for a cause. It is definitely the huge experience of veteran Joshy, that seems to have helped the new movie to end up as a safer fare...
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| Vairam - Pasupathy steals the show |
 With films with big stars and established directors turning out to be disappointments at best and disasters at worst, the year had not been very good for Mollywood. But by Onam and Ramzan, the line up has emerged good to excellent with movies like ‘Vairam’ coming up with right mix of melodrama and realism. Politician turned director M A Nishad's previous endeavours had been sincere to their messag
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| Loud Speaker - is impressive and light-hearted |
 With no conventional story and is more character-driven, National award winning director Jayaraj's new film ‘Loudspeaker’ is a simple movie with its heart exactly at the right place. Decorated with no special comedy tracks or even a traditional romance, the first screenplay from the director has that inherent goodness that speaks volumes of life in a go...
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| Unnaipol Oruvan - An eye for an eye |
 A focused thriller on the travails of terrorism in our daily life is not a regular thing in Tamil cinema. But Kamal Haasan, the man of experiments, has gathered the guts to remake Hindi hit ‘A Wednesday’ that speaks on the effects of extremism on men in streets...
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| Meghatheertham - is old fashioned |
 Splendidly done musical tracks have saved quite many movies in the long history of Indian cinema. And even with some great tracks, many movies couldn't climb the ladder of success. ‘Meghatheertham’ is one hat will enter the second list, mainly due to its very conventional, predictive story lines and making. Stuck by the conventional modes of musicals made in the eighties, ‘Meghatheertham’ also str
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| Oru Black And White Kudumbam - This family is just OK |
 Mistaken identities, confusion dramas and related comedy of errors -This has been the trap Mollywood has been in for quite some time, whenever they eye for a hilarious entertainer. This new movie ‘Oru Black And White Kudumbam’ is another one in the same mould, but one that marginally escapes from its big pitfalls of the genre and ends up as a reasonably fairer entertainer. If you don't ponder for
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| Kaana Kanmani - has a strong message |
 Coming from the stables of Akku Akbar -K Gireeshkumar team ‘Kaana Kanmani’ isn't what you expect when you push off to the theatres. The movie is indeed a daring attempt to present a strong message, in the envelope of a family drama. The movie and the director succeeds in pushing the theme (in fact this is a remake of Akku's debut Hindi movie ‘Gouri -The Unborn’ and its message with great impact, b
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| Quick Gun Murugun - Laugh, Laugh and Laugh, we say |
 ‘If you’re lightening, I am 250volts electricity, I say’ – Well as you heed to this guntastic dialogues, it’s sure you will go through illimitable laugh riot. In terms, though QGM doesn’t strike with unparalleled motifs, you will have an enjoyable ride with this Desi cowboy Murugan...
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| Rithu - Refreshing |
 Agnisakshy, Akalae, Ore kadal ,.. and now Rithu'' , Director shyamaprasad is once again proving that he is a sensitive filmmaker without prejudices , always aiming to find the best out of the themes that he embarks upon, His former movies were all based on famous literary works , but this time his belief in the journo tuned scriptwriter Joshua Newton has really paid off ,with some remarkably writ
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| Daddy Cool - This Daddy is Cool and 'stylish' |
 Let's admit it.....Films can be made watchable, even though they does not offer a genuine strong storyline. ‘Daddy Cool’ is one such effort from the debutante Aashiq Abu planned with trendy costumes, bright colours and amazing visuals. Had it been decorated with a thick screenplay, it would have ended up as an eminently watchable fare. For now, it has the chic packaging, peppy songs and racy first
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| Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonuu - Another emotional drama |
 Coming from the maker of family films, ‘Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu’, is an emotional tearjerker which move in through well sketched out regular routes. The movie which tells the story of a virtuous man who lives devotedly to prove himself to be a good son, husband and father, has the director himself playing the role of the protogonist, Chandra Mohan Thampi...
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| Rahasya Police - is a familiar dish |
 Mollywood script writers for detective movies and investigative thrillers seems to be writing the screenplay in the opposite direction. They first zero in on the least susceptible person in the plot, create a reason for him to engage in a murder and then write backwards giving no clues to the viewer. As usual, the most successful makers of suspense-mystery movies in Mollywood, K Madhu and S N Swam
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| Puthiya Mukham - is an engrossing fare |
 For all those from the young generation who are lamenting about the lack of well made mass masala entertainers in Mollywood movies, this is the answer. A movie about campus violence and family ties, with breathtaking visuals and foreign shot songs, a killer sound track, stunning action sequences and ofcourse, the most appealing hero from the younger lot Prithviraj, in top form.....What more do yo
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| Winter - The'winter' in the haunted house |
 Winter was originally planned as the debut movie of its director Deepu karunakaran.But as you call it the good fate, this came late after his Dileep movie '"Crazy Gopalan '' which was a hit with the masses. Any how, this offering in this rainy season ''an intended horror movie also showcases the sparkles of his creativity as a director, even though in a lame regular story of the ''haunted house.
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| Pattanathil Bhootham - is funny, but predictable |
 Johny Antony's effects adventure ‘Ee Pattanathil Bhootham’ starts off 'sweetly' enough with some awesome shot and graded shots; But once you realise that this is much more a kids' film that isn't even trying to be anything else, the unspectacular first half is the only thing that works for seniors. And for those who holds a likable interest right till the end of the first two hours, the movie then
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| Bhramaram - Lal, Blessy excels in ‘Bhramaram’ |
 A simple story, great performances, well fleshed out characters, play of emotions and technical finesse. Blessy bounces back with flare in his new film ‘Bhramaram’ which is indeed a worthy watch for all the connoisseurs of good, contentful cinema. A fine tribute by Blessy for his masters who taught him the techniques of painfully powerful cinema, ‘Bhramaram’ is indeed a breath of fresh air for tho
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| Doctor Patient - is an obnoxious watch |
 It's scary to think that a director who make an appreciably good endeavour in his debut movie ‘Out Of Syllabus’ can make a comeback with such a scary silly one, in his second coming. Though you may not expect a great film, you will expect at least a warm, nicely made one. But here, director Viswananathan is back with this silly made movie, Dr. Patient, all about madness. If you are not ready to ge
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| Ivar Vivahitharaayal - is not a compelling watch |
 Too much preaching about family, ties and values can seldom go to your head. That seems to be the fundamental problem of debutante Saji Surendran's movie ‘Ivar Vivahitharaayal’ where nothing new is offered in terms of narrative or presentation...
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| Vellathooval - hardly flies |
 I wonder what veteran director I V Sasi was thinking when he made his latest movie – ‘Vellathooval’- a teenage drama. Was it made as a spoof to his earlier hundred odd remarkable films like ‘Ina’ and Kaanamarayathu? Only he knows the answer. I really suspects that this may be one of his final attempts to regain his lost kingdom among commercial filmmakers, one final chance to see his title on scre
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| Calendar - is a watchable fare |
 Calender is all about feelings. Mostly 'real emotions,' about the psyche of a single mother ,who hates to face loneliness.And when the handpicked moments essaying the obsession between the mother and her daughter ,fails to relate with the viewers who resist to laugh and cry with the characters ,the movie turns overly melo- dramatic with out the needed intensity.That seems to be the only ,but a g
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| Kancheepurathe Kalyaanam - is a pedestrian stuff |
 The latest Sureh Gopi - Mukesh movie ‘Kancheepurathe Kalayaanam’ fails to find any energy or perhaps a bit of tempo. The movie is tedious watch at times, giving the feelings of an extended television comedy, stretched to a feature length. And the primary culprit as usual is the artificial script, that fails to liven up to anything engaging...
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| Bhagavan - ‘Bhagavan’ is a downer |
 Movie making had always been a meticulous creative affair that always demanded a lot of hard work, good careful planning and execution from a multitude of departments, associated with each production. But here in Mollywood, a group of so called technicians is trying to make a mocking point that, film making is not always a work of intelligence, but can waver down to anywhere to a child's play. Wha
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| Black Dahlia - is racy |
 A gang of fearless high profile funky girls and their misadventures had been the main theme of quite a few numbers of films in the recent times. Closely following the likes of the ‘Red Chillies’, ‘Chinthamani Colacase’ and Hollywood hits like ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and ‘Posers’ is, seasoned actor turned director Adv Babu Raj's debut flick ‘Black Dahlia’
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| Currency - is a different experience |
 For all those who predict Mollywood's doom day is nearing, just watch out for a new bunch of filmmakers, brimming with ideas. They are trying to find an audience, experimenting with stories that were long considered abstract and out of the box. ‘Currency’ is one such film that envision a story that almost strikes the right balance between real and make-believe
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| Passenger - is a well executed thriller |
 A thriller and restrained narratives seldom go hand -in hand. But director Renjith Shankar in his positively brimming and appreciable debut has forced such a miracle in Mollywood. A sharp film, mixing genres with a spectacular aplomb, the debutante with his movie ‘Passenger’ necessarily races in a lot of fresh air and ideas to the industry, which had been terribly off rails with the regular detrim
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| Bhagyadevatha - 'Bhagya Devatha' is a good watch |
 Ever since Sathyan Anthikkad had made a mark in the Mollywood industry ,his forte has been soft, satires peppered with quality humour. Recall some of his best from Nadodikkattu to Sandhesham or Vinodhayathra; he always has a point of critical social commentary to make, that worked well with the audience
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| Banaras - Navya, Vineeth excel in ‘Banaras’ |
 ‘Banaras’ - the second directorial venture from Nemom Pushparaj is a movie with that old fashioned storyline of a triangular love, and delves with the associated sacrifices that each one involved has to make.
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| Samastha Keralam PO - is an average watch |
 Amidst this Vishu's big list of movies, ‘Samastha Keralam P O’, may find it hard to survive with viewers, for long. Have a watch, if you have nothing else to do
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| Moz And Cat - This ‘Moz And Cat’ is a lost game |
 ‘Moz And Cat’, coming from a director of great repute, ends up as a feel-nothing movie, that tries too hard to find a way into your heart. In its frantic attempts to strike a chord with the viewers, the movie appears maddeningly disjointed with an relatively not-so-believable premise and more than usual melodrama, to end up as a letdown
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| IG - is another routine fare |
 IG ends up as another cop movie without any thrills or real points to make about its premises. Without any hard core emotions about patriotism and anti terrorism, ‘IG’ is destined to end up as a downer or just another inclusion into the star's long list of cop movies
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| To Harihar Nagar - It’s a fun train ‘To Harihar Nagar’ |
 ‘To Harihar Nagar’ is the definitely a brilliant, unprententious mainstream crowd pleaser, smartly scripted and directed by Lal, an awesome prescription for everyone to have a rocking Vishu', .................Go for it.'
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| Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded - A stylish 'Jacky' "scores little" |
 An underworld don who operates internationally, Sagar Alias Jacky had to deal with the likes of Naina and Goa based Rozario brothers who want to do away with Sagar. But each time Sagar with his fearlessness and brilliance in plotting, outplays them. The film starts off very interestingly when Indhu, the daughter of the state chief minister calls Sagar to save her husband Manu from the clutches of
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| Perumaal - ‘Perumaal’ is a torture |
 the movie has not much to impress. Even the songs by Sathyanarayanan are mediocre that match the funniness of the storyline and screenplay. Ensure yourselves not to be in the hot seat of watching ‘Perumaal’, this is strictly prescribed for those who use to enjoy a long sleep, when ever they are in the cinema halls
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| Nammal Thammil - fails to impress |
 Yet another late release, Viji Thampi’s ‘Nammal Thammal’ fails to qualify as a better made movie, primarily due its very lousy handling of the climax and related portions. A recycled, redundant tale that doesn’t impress many, the movie is not likely to find many takers at the Box Office
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| Bharya Swantham Suhruthu - is worth a watch |
 Venu Nagavally has proven many times in the past that apart from being a talented actor he is also a good director who can handle sensitive themes with ease. In his new offering ‘Bharya Swantham Suhurthu’ he still maintains his penchant for quality narratives though he is attempting a theme that had been in the circuit for long
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| Aayirathil Oruvan(Malayalam) - has a relevant message |
 The age old story of a brother bearing all the brunt in his way off to pay back his debts that he had made for his family looks customary at times but escapes the regular cacophony of over melodrama and grows in us as it progresses
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| Katha Samvidhanam Kunchacko - A disappointing ‘Samvidhanam’ for ‘Kunchakko’ |
 Another insipid, asinine attempt at film making, Srinivasan's new flick ‘Katha, Samvidhanam :Kunchaakkoo’ is a test of patience for the few who already have their outing to see a family movie. The big gap that director Haridas Keshavan had in churning out regular flicks seems to have taken away his skill in narrating a somewhat promising storyline effectively
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| Red Chillies - Less 'Hot' But A Sure "Hit" |
 At last Lal is back with his favorite director playing another regular character of a mystified don, a millionaire who is into everything ranging from music to fisticuffs
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| Hailesa - Terribly Off-track |
 'Hailesa' is the rhythmic chant that is meant to encourage workers when they are indulged in heavy tiresome work. Ironically in the theatre featuring the movie with the same title, it is the viewers who were regularly shouting this slogan, without having nerves of steel to bear this film
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| Colors - Not much color in this flick |
 Pinky locally called as ''Pankan'' has a group of guys always in her disposal including cameraman Rahul who is in love with her. And when Navy officer Lt Commander Sanjaynath arrives to Coonoor, locking horns with Pinky from the very first day, every one finds him as a way to control the mindless maneuvers of Pinky, which gradually leads them into falling in love. But the movie has an array of s
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| Makante Achan - Topical, but predictable |
 The movie unfolds in a leisurely pace according to the strict grammar of a family flick and does not offer heavy twists or shifts, apart from the Swamy episode.
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| Love In Singapore - too lighter for laughs |
 We are not exactly sure how you describe the movie 'Love in Singapore' the first major release of the year. As usual with majority of recent Mollywood movies ''Pointless'' seems to be word that may fit into it as a befitting adjective. The director duo of Rafi-mecartin seems to have lost their minds here, in creating an old fashioned comedy, lacking associated high Jinks. 'Love in Singapore' ends
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| Orkkuka Vallappozhum - A good, year - opener |
 The movie has Thilakan as Sethumadhavan, who is left all alone as his wife is no more and his son is working abroad. One day, he finds a way out of his monotonous routines by setting off on a journey to his childhood.
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| Chembada - 'Red Army’ is armed with boredom |
 On reading the plot about a touring music group who takes up arms to avenge the wrongdoers, my mind exploded with possible of watching a movie that could well become a trendsetter.
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| Crazy Gopalan - Offers mindless entertainment |
 ‘Crazy Gopalan' isn't a movie that begs to be over analyzed, and it wouldn't appeal to one with a penchant for substance and cinematic detail. This is for those who don't mind a day off to enjoy a mad comedy that tickles you.
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| Lollipop - This 'Lolipop' is not much tastier |
 In another surprising rendition, hit maker Shafi has faltered for the first time in the recent years trying to create a tasty ‘Lolipop’. The movie which comes as a shocker for his fans, have colorful songs, great young cast, good visuals and hilarious moments-But, yet again fails to hook the audience due to its packaging and presentation and end up as another average fare
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| Sultan - Average |
 The story revolves around Shiva Rajan, a medico who is in love and is already engaged with Nishitha, studying in the same college. Life takes a new turn as Shivarajan rediscovers his old four friends - Vivek , Sujith, Sunny and Naufal, studying in a nearby engineering college.
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| Bullet (Malayalam) - Evokes a big yawn |
 The movie is all about the mysterious missing of Yamuna Prasad, one among the popular music director duo, who was busy working as the Judges of a reality show.
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| Pakal Nakshatrangal - Could have been better |
 In this non glossy, feel good non escapist movie ,the plot is more or less stationed at ‘Daffodils', the quiet hamlet which the genius director Siddharthan (Mohanlal) maintains to write his screenplays, entertain his friends and as a free world for his escapist living and sleeping outside.
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| Twenty-20 - 'Twenty: 20’ is paisa vasool |
 As usual with every other movie industry, every top actor's coming together for a single movie is an occasion of big business and celebration... Here too ,it definitely does that ....and that too in a prodigious manner...Though the movie on a simple well made palette of circuitous script is a piece of mindless entertainment, it rightly is the Mollywood masala in its truest form, and of cou
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| Shambu - offers an average watch |
 Much of the serious viewers in Mollywood would still remember that more than a decade back, Vijaya Kumar stormed into filmdom with 'Thalasthanam'- a Shaji Kailas movie which rightly mixed campus politics, family sentiments, investigation and action .There after the actor was zeroed in to lesser known character roles, which had the actor in more or less the same type and expressions. ''Sambhu'' is
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| Rathri Mazha - Offers a good watch |
 It is indeed not an over expectation, to expect a classy fare from the creator of films like ‘Chillu’, ‘Meenamasaththile Sooryan’, ‘Deivaththinte Vikruthikal’ and ‘Mazha’. And here too one of the master creator of our times, Lenin Rajendran, has went with the audience in packing an intense movie that shows the creative brilliance in almost every plot points .
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| Kurukshetra - Mohanlal makes 'Kurukshetra' work |
 'Kurukshetra' is intended as a hard hitting movie, with a very few stories of heroism to balance the anti - war message hammered relentlessly through out. Planned as a fitting tribute to the lost souls who died in the combat recapturing the lost Indian land around LOC in Kargil, the movies emphasizes more on the irrelevance of war and the hypocrisy's behind these unwarranted ones.
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| Gulmohar - Belongs to Renjith |
 'Gulmohar' is a truly memorable and genuinely affecting motion picture, loosely based on the real peoples’ court action of the 80's immediately after the emergency period .A mildly effective political movie, ‘Gulmohur’ generates honest interest mainly due to the powerful performance of its lead actor Renjith, the realistic account of the events and to its lively conversations .
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| Mayabazaar - Mediocre in quality |
 Only the quality of the actors manages to give the necessary spark to the screenplay imploding from a lack of intensity and interesting plot points. Mammootty maintains his masculine charm all through the movie, though with no exceptional execution. Sheela, rechristened as Maya in Mollywood shows her finesse in acting, in the few scenes that she have. R
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| Parthan Kanda Paralokam - Hardly impresses |
 The basic story from K B Raju seems to be a well thought out product though it has more than striking resemblances with Renjith's ‘Nandhanam’. But the scriptwriter Rajan Kiriyath and director Anil has approached the movie with air of lightness all through, never indulging in anything that hooks the audience by the collar.
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| Chithra Salabhangalude Veedu - Good intentions |
 ‘Chithra Salabhangalude Veedu' scores a point. Directed by debutante Krishnakumar, the movie is centered on a group of problem makers led by Kunjimuthu studying in the tenth standard of a management school. Though very intelligent, Muthu, the rebellious son of an ex-naxallite Thavala Kochootty is often forced to help his father in transporting illicit liquor that he brews in the lonely hilltops.
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| Thalappavu - A good effort |
 ‘Thalappavu', is based on a real-life confession of a police constable about gunning down a popular naxalite, in a fake encounter following the orders of his superiors. The film unfolds, with the flawed protagonist Ravindran Pillai (Lal), the police constable who had pulled the fateful trigger to kill the naxalite, struggling for redemption. He files a counter-affidavit in court, which brings out
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| Thirakkatha - Refreshingly different |
 The movie is all about Akbar Ahmed, a young movie director, who is in the search for the scripts for his second movie. Akbar is already a talk in the industry about his different way of approach to the profession, and for his living away from tinsel town, simultaneously running a motel 'Casablanca' with his crew and friends.
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| Thavalam - Out of place |
 The movie is more a melodramatic rendition on the lives of a poor, cobbler and his only girl child, played by Baby Diya. ‘Thavalam’ takes its clues from a large number of movies like ‘Bhoothakannadi' to the nineties hit 'Aakashadoothu' to make a storyline for a movie that lasts just below two hours.
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| Adayallangal - Leaves an imprint |
 ‘Adayallangal' the debut feature by M G Sasi is a worthful attempt resurfacing the theme of impoverishment and desolation. Based on the life and literature of the noted writer P C Gopalan (1926 -1974) alias Nanthanaar and his master work 'Anubhavangal', the movie is skillfully crafted with some great sensitive dialogues and good technical support
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| Akasha Gopuram - Lost in translation |
 The movie which made headlines much before the release, primarily due to the international crew associated with the project and for the lavish budget that was being offered, lives up little to the expectations. The movie has Mohanlal as Albert Samson, the middle aged, and much ambitious and renowned architect. A Known master in constructing churches, his custom to climb up the completed castles to
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| Aayudham - Obviously mundane |
 The story is so ill constructed that it can be written on the back of a bus ticket. The movie opens with a carefully engineered bomb blast that kills many in the slums at Veliyam beach to ignite communal riots.
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| Thrill - A bad excuse for a film |
 ‘Thrill' can be stated as ‘‘bad’’ on so many levels. Starting from the inept handling of the subject, to the tiresome direction, poor cast and dull acting, the entire first half of the movie was bad in a bad way. “I even remember to have counted a thirty seconds for the passing of a jeep, out of the screen. Though an occasional wide angle shot and heavy background scores tries to infuse a life int
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| Veruthe Oru Bharya - Offers interesting watch |
 ‘Veruthe Oru Bharya’ is the unassuming title for a movie, narrated with intensity and integrity, from the very beginning to the end. It is one of the best films of recent times, dealing with domestic marriage discords resulting from mismatched characters of two people who stick to their incompatible agendas. It may hit too close to home for some; others might not key in on the psychology, but find
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| Kabadi Kabadi - A mindless comedy |
 ‘Kabadi Kabadi' also includes many familiar sequences that we had been to in many older comedies. But the film may not sink in the Box office only because we are of late into much larger tragedies that this movie.
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| Laptop - an interesting look into objects of love |
 My Mother's Laptop' is a near perfect product for a generation who loves hardcore art house movies. Rupesh Paul, the young director of the movie, a journalist and writer, has honed his skills and begun to fulfill the promise he showed with his initial video films, through this movie.
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| Parunthu - Fails to take off |
 ‘Parunthu’ has Mammootty as ‘Parunthu’ Purushothaman, a blade mafia chief having a particular penchant for hot cash, operating in Kozhikode city. He is like the ravenous hawk who pounce upon his preys, who are in demand of money and tearing them apart with his sharp eye with little care for any human emotions.
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| Minnaminnikkoottam - Strictly for Kamal fans |
 When one of the most awaited movies of the year, 'Minnaminnikkoottam' with a stellar cast hit the theatres, expectations were naturally high. An intented emotional drama from reel one to the last, Kamal’s new flick is a tiresome effort which only succeeds marginally to live up to the expectations.
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| Kanichukulangarayil C B I - Kanichukulangara is miserably lame |
 'Kanichukulangarayil C B I' is one such movie, that was made just to cash in the importance of its title and the popularity of the murder mystery. And as expected, apart from its intriguing title, there is nothing that you can relish in those 115 minutes of directions from Suresh-Vinu.
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| Maadambi - A typical Mohanlal flick |
 With typical commingled formula stuff sprinkled all through, the movie largely captures our interest mainly due to the slick pace and undeviating narratives which never wander out of the lead lines.
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| One Way Ticket - An average fare with a cold ‘finale' |
 Fans associations had been always crucial in ensuring an awesome opening for those movies, which star their favorite on screen demigods. Especially in Mollywood, stars and their fans share an unique and interesting relationship.
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| Mizhikal Sakshi - A memorable film |
 The movie tells a tale of a mute mother, who finds it hard to come into terms with the fact that her only son is convicted as a terrorist and is sent to gallows. She, after a long journey in search of her son, finally lands up in a temple premises where food is offered free, everyday.
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| Mayakazhcha - An apology for a film |
 In this day and age of innovative story lines and novel scripts, comes 'Mayakaazhcha' a film based on the same old story set around the mysteries behind old palaces, loosely based on many successful films of the past, like 'Manichithra Thaazhu'.
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| Dasavatharam - Kamal's perfect ten |
 The expressive and determined eyes of the priest, the mushy and yet funny countenance of Balaram Naidu, the hilarious CBI officer and the peaceful martial artist eyes of the Japanese character have all shaped up to fit into any acting text book. Hats off to Kamal Haasan on the acting front!!
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| Magic Lamp - Offers no magic |
 ‘Magic Lamp’ also reminds us that nonsensical film like this, used to be made with unerring frequency in the early nineties, when audiences know exactly what to expect from them. The movie opens with Anupama (Meena), a rich and spoilt girl living in Bangalore, landing up on a photo of a young man, when she happens to drive by. On seeing the photo her two friends identifies the man as two different
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| Aandavan - Mani with another usual fare |
 The movie has Mani as Murugan, who is more popular as 'Aandavan', a demi god in his slum, a savior robin hood who steals money from the rich to help the poor. The peculiarity with him is that he is a specialist who repeatedly steals from only one man-Parameshwara Panikkar, his sworn enemy, the local tycoon and moneylender who is there into every unlawful business, from illicit liquor to massage ce
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| Shakesphere M A Malayalam - an unpretentious entertainer |
 Jayasuriya is once again at the familiar territory easing through the light hearted narratives. Roma also dons a different role as Alli with spontaneity
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| Positive - Not totally Positive |
 As a director who has been constantly dumped down by weaker scripts, this new movie ‘Positive' also is not a big exception. But this time due credit should be given to V K P (as he is popularly called in ad circles), for coming up with a clean film sans any coarseness. Only if the screenplay were a bit well knitted, the film would have been even better.
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| Pachamarathanalil - Leo shines in this family entertainer |
 The film tells the story of Sachi alias Sachidanandan (Sreenivasan), a renowned cartoonist who is much popular as the creator of 'Poompatta Princess', a very popular cartoon character in a children's magazine.
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 over matter |
 The story, in simple terms, is about a father who dreams big for his son. But he has to contend with the dreaded Alzheimer’s disease. And life is never going to be same again for him.
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| The Tiger - A roaring one |
 Tiger is certainly a typical Suresh Gopi-Shaji Kailas film. But all through it is interesting and intelligent. In the event, the film emerges as a roaring entertainer with a smart suspense that is maintained till the end.
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| Boyy Friennd - Interesting & intriguing |
 The story revolves around Ramesan (Manikantan), who is a college cricketer of some promise.
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| Sarkar Dada - Just for fun |
 The story centers on Mukundan Menon (Jeyaram) who is brought up as a ruffian of sorts by his guardian Nambiar (Kalasala Babu).
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| Mayookham - Slow and steady |
 The story is straight forward. It is about Unni (Saiju) and Indra (Mamta), two friends, who drift after their childhood days.
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| Raajamanikyam - Mammooty all the way |
 The rambunctious country story unravels around Raajamanikyam (Mammooty) who, with his band of merry acolytes, goes out of the way to help unite the son and daughter (Manoj K Jeyan and Sindhu Menon) of his stepfather (Sai Kumar).
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| Anandabhadram - Black and beautiful |
 Ananthan (Prithviraj), from the US, comes to his ancestral home to light a lamp at their family temple. It was the wish of his mother (Revathy).
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| Lokanadhan IAS - Deja vu time |
 The story, if you can call it so, is about a lowly auto driver, who fights against odds, to become an IAS officer and takes on the machinations of a venal politician.
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| Nerariyan CBI - Four in a row |
 The story unfolds in the rambling mansion of Animngalam Tharavad, tucked inside the cavernous labyrinth of which are dark secrets and darker intents (of some individuals).
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| Paandipada - Laughathon |
 The film is all about the troubles of a small-time real estate dealer Bhuvan (Dileep). He lurches from one trouble to another.
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| Naran - Salaam Lal! |
 It is the story of a rustic orphan Velayudhan (Mohanlal),much like the wild river that brings him to the Mullankolli village. He has just two mentors Valiya Nambiar (Madhu) and Kelappan (Innocent).
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| Bharatchandran I.P.S - Cop and mouse game |
 The story is interesting as it is rooted in contemporary and contextual politics --- it is about communal and commercial politics.
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| Chaandupottu - Dileep essays difficult role in 'Chandupottu' |
 "Chandupottu" is a character-driven film. So the story has to take a backseat.
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| Udayon - Fails to recreate 'Spadikam' magic |
 The septuagenarian getup by Mohanlal and his dual role as father and son, expected to be the film's USP, fall flat.
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| Pouran - A political film sans passion |
 Divakaran (Jayaram) is an upright opposition MLA, more concerned with the well-being of the common people than with creating roadblocks for the government, which seems to be his party's official line.
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| Banglavil Outha - 'Banglavil Outha' offers little beyond Lal's perfo |
 The story begins as Outha builds a state-of-the-art mortuary for parents like himself who wish to be buried in the presence of their children.
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| Albhutha Dweep |
 Prithviraj is sincere as the young naval officer. Model Malaika Kapoor as the beautiful princess just fits the bill.
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| Krithyam |
 Krithyam", produced by Sasi Ayyanchira, has given Prithviraj his first double role.
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| Chandrolsavam |
 It all starts from Srihari's (Mohanlal) childhood - when two of his friends Balachandran and Ramanunni lust for the same girl Indu (Meena).
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| Thommanum Makkalum |
 The film is about the relationship of a father and his two sons, played by Rajan P. Dev, Mammotty and Lal respectively.
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| Made in USA - Leaves audiences confused |
 Robby (Madhavan) is an orphan, who has migrated to Las Vegas at a young age and is working in a casino for livelihood.
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| Fingerprint - 'Fingerprint' a thriller or a family soap? |
 "Fingerprint" - an investigative thriller - promised a Hollywood-style, song-less film.
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| Natturajavu - 'Natturajavu': soaring expectations crash |
 "Natturajavu", megastar Mohanlal's Onam gift to his fans, is disappointing. When he teamed up with director Shaji Kailas, expectations had touched the sky.
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| Rain Rain Come Again - ‘Rain, Rain’ leaves viewers high and dry |
 In ‘Rain, Rain...’ the story and characterization are sacrificed at the altar of technical gimmickry and intoxicating music.
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| Manjupoloru Penkuttyl - Seven out of 10 for 'Snowy Girl' |
 Director Kamal's latest offering, "Manjupoloru Penkutty: A Snowy Girl", launched at the height of the feud between artistes and the producers in the Malayalam film industry has a new cast, barring a couple of dissident actors like Lalu Alex and Suresh Krishna.
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| Akale - 'Akale' A Poignant Tale Of Human Fragility |
 Human fragility is the theme of Shyamaprasad's latest film "Akale". Based on "Glass Menagerie", a Tennessee Williams play, "Akale" tells the story of an Anglo-Indian family in northern Kerala.
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| Jalolsavam - Weak and watery |
 Sibi Malayil is a master of sentiments. He can play on human emotions and wrench out an earthy and endearing tale from them. We have seen that in numerous films of his.
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| Runway - Fails to takeoff |
 This big-budget action genre is a new one for Dileep, cast as he is mostly in a boy-next-door kind of roles. At the end of it all, you almost feel: 'it is better if Dileep had preferred to play a role that he is comfortable with'.
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| Chathikatha Chanthu - Neither here, nor there |
 The double-directors' new venture Chathikatha Chanthu is hardly a rib-tickler. Far from it, it is a disjointed pastiche of sitcom and slapstick. The binding glue of a strong script is unfortunately missing.
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| Vajram - For the masses |
 This Mammooty starrer has the perfect blend that the industry usually talks about to keep the viewers engrossed.
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| Vismayathumbathu - Spirits and Spirited |
 Making a film with a spirit as one of the leads is fraught with risks.
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| Vellinakshatram - Dismal and disappointing |
 Just a few seasons ago, director Vinayan could do nothing wrong. But after seeing Vellinakshatram, you will wonder where that Vinayan is.
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