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Dijo Jose Antony’s ‘Malayalee from India’ has some big laughs, but it’s mostly a preachy, very obvious take on Hindu-Muslim brotherhood

The film stars Nivin Pauly, Dhyan Sreenivasan. The message is so obvious that you see the ending from a mile away. The opening stretch of Malayalee from India […]

Dijo Jose Antony’s ‘Malayalee from India’ has some big laughs, but it’s mostly a preachy, very obvious take on Hindu-Muslim brotherhood Read More

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ is top-notch entertainment: a genteel mix of deceit, intrigue, the fight for freedom, and the fight for love

The Netflix series stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, among many, many others. The eight-episode format allows Bhansali to be more patient with his material, and

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ is top-notch entertainment: a genteel mix of deceit, intrigue, the fight for freedom, and the fight for love Read More

Vineeth Sreenivasan’s ‘Varshangalkku Shesham’ is a middling, unfocused bromance that also wants to be a meta-commentary on the film industry

The film stars Dhyan Sreenivasan, Pranav Mohanlal. The laughs keep coming, but the writing needed to be much stronger in the emotional portions. At its most basic level,

Vineeth Sreenivasan’s ‘Varshangalkku Shesham’ is a middling, unfocused bromance that also wants to be a meta-commentary on the film industry Read More

Amit Sharma’s ‘Maidaan’ is a sports melodrama/biopic that needed more consistent and engaging writing, but it has its moments

The film stars Ajay Devgn, Priyamani, Gajraj Rao. It chronicles a great phase of Indian football, and its pluses get you through the bits that don’t work.  

Amit Sharma’s ‘Maidaan’ is a sports melodrama/biopic that needed more consistent and engaging writing, but it has its moments Read More

Blessy’s ‘Aadujeevitham’ has its moments and gets an A for effort, but given the source, this should have been a far more moving film

Prithviraj Sukumaran shoulders the movie heroically. But the overblown nature of the event-filled narrative never lets us connect with the plight of the protagonist.     Seen one

Blessy’s ‘Aadujeevitham’ has its moments and gets an A for effort, but given the source, this should have been a far more moving film Read More

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