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Avarachan & Sons: Biju Menon remains the film's sole saving grace, delivering a grounded performance as the title character.
Bail movie: At nearly 3 hours run-time, Bail is too long and is hampered by the needless addition of 'commercial' elements.
Baththa review: Balaji Tharaneetharan's gangster drama has a don at the centre of the story, but the film is not interested in glorifying his violence. Instead, it puts the spotlight on the man behind the reputation.
Don't Trouble The Trouble is built on an interesting idea that never fully comes alive and ultimately ends up being far less entertaining than its intriguing title
Drishyam 3: Directed by Abhishek Pathak, 'Drishyam 3: The Conclusion' delivers a mostly satisfying original film.
Director Ram has always been known for making films that explore human emotions through multiple layers. His movies often demand patience from the audience, and Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai is no different.
Karthik Subbaraj’s Dorothy uses toxic masculinity, repression and the power of empathy to tell an unexpectedly tender story about two men finding the freedom to love.
Heggana Muddu: Poorna Mysore and Aditi Sagar are terrific, each in their own right, but are let down by chaotic writing in the second half of the film
Dhoomakethu: Directed by Suddhi Maddison, the quirky thriller that also stars Nikhila Vimal, Shine Tom Chacko, among others, remains engaging throughout.
The Paradise review: Despite Nani's sincere effort and a few visually striking moments, The Paradise is weighed down by weak writing, hollow emotions, and an unfocused second half
Directed by David Ayer of ‘Fury’, ‘The Tax Collector', ‘Suicide Squad’ and 'The Bee Keeper' fame, 'Heart Of The Beast' is a survival drama, worth the box of tissues.
Lust Stories 3: Four stories, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj, explore one of the seven deadly sins, with hare-brained plots, where only one of them is outstanding enough to deserve its own independent feature film.
It's a Medical Miracle: Despite an engaging premise, Shyamin Gireesh's film ultimately falls back on a conventional good-versus-evil climax
Citylights movie review: Dialogue writer Maasthi went all out to appease Vijay’s target audience, but the rest of the writing got far less attention
Director Renjith's Law and Order struggles to deliver the expected impact. It revolves around police operations to dismantle a drug cartel in Kochi
Director Abhiram Naidu's Happy Journey boasts a good idea, but falters in execution. The film has decent performances, but the writing is weak
Vibe movie: The ambitious film strings comedy, action and patriotism together in a script that is riddled with uneven sub-plots and a Madgaon Express hangover.
The question of how much a person's dignity is worth forms the core of Enna Villai, a Tamil film directed by Malayalam screenwriter Sajeev Pazhoor.
Daayra review: Unflinching in its portrayal of the varying loopholes that plague the system between delivering law and justice, Daayra offers a piercing narrative, despite its subtlety
Aasha review: The script’s structural flaws betray both the leads'- Urvashi and Joju - brilliant work and the audience’s expectations