ReviewDirector Haneef Adeni attempts to give a comic treatment to a heist, with Nivin leading a gang of desperate individuals, but the poorly written script does nothing for the film.If, during the introduction of Nivin Pauly in an SUV in Ramachandra Boss & Co, you dozed off for a bit, you wouldn’t have missed much. Chances are, you will still find him driving the SUV, kicking up sand in the desert for whole minutes, before getting out to allow viewers a preview of himself. That this is one of the more tolerable sequences in the film tells you the amount of lameness awaiting you in the rest. Ramachandra Boss features a bunch of actors who have given memorable performances before, but none of them, including Nivin Pauly, can do much in this badly-wanting script about a heist and all that goes wrong with it. Haneef Adeni, who has made...
- 8/25/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
ReviewThe film, directed by Sibi Malayil, has good performances but ends up stereotyping Kannur.CrisKotthu, the new Malayalam film by Sibi Malayil, jumps straight to the point with its opening scene. A man is chased and stabbed to death by four others. His body is laid at the Communist party office, and a photo hung with a red garland over it. He has turned into a martyr, taking the hit for the party. The intro becomes a preview of what the film is going to be about: the party workers of the lower rung, who turn into murderers and martyrs, not the leaders. It does not use ‘star’ moments or mass dialogues, in trying to stick with the common man’s tale. Only, in telling a political story, it lacks originality and has little new to offer from what Malayalam movies have presented decade after decade. It casts a critical...
- 9/16/2022
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodPreviously, a 36-second teaser was released which showed Fahadh banging a bottle on his opponent’s head.Digital NativeThe teaser of the Fahadh Faasil starrer Varathan created the right impact among the movie buffs when it was unveiled earlier. And now, a new poster of the film, featuring the lead pair Fahadh Faasil and Aishwarya Lekshmi is going viral. Released recently, the poster seems to bring out the romantic side of the film. It may be mentioned here that the 36-second teaser showed Fahadh banging a bottle on his opponent’s head, which created an impact that Varathan was an action entertainer. Varathan is directed by Amal Neerad who is bankrolling the project in association with Nazriya Nazim under the banners Amal Neerad Productions and Nazriya Nazim Productions. Incidentally, this will be Nazriya’s first production venture. The film’s star cast also includes Sharafudheen, Arjun Ashokan of Parava fame,...
- 8/5/2018
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
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