' Oru Vadakkan Selfie ' - Review

This ‘Selfie’ taken only for Youth. ‘Oru Vadakkan Selfie’, a debut directorial of G.Prajith and It is scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan. Nivin Pauly, Aju Varghese, Manjima Mohan etc.featuring the main characters in the movie and it garnered mixed reviews.

Story

Umesh ( Nivin Pauly ), an engineering student who has 42 supplementary to complete his course. He is a carefree young man and he has a will to making a film. Daisy ( Manjima Mohan ) is a neighboring girl of Umesh and he loves her.  Umesh goes to Chennai to fulfilling his wish and he accidentally meet Daisy in the train journey. But he misses her in Chennai. He returns back to his native place with disappointment that he couldn’t achieve his aim in film making. But there has a crucial problem in his house because of Daisy. 

Movie Outlook

• 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie' is totally a youthful theme with entertaining elements fun, songs and thrills.
• Drawbacks: Silly Jokes in the Second half.

Acting

• Nivin Pauly excellently handled his character as 'Umesh'
• Aju Varghese as 'Shaji', is totally for fun filled.
• Manjima Mohan as 'Daisy', could have been done well.
• Although the role is new for Vineeth Sreenivasan, It’s in his usual shades and with silly jocks.
• Other cast are good.

Technicalities

• Director’s job is well and he knows the pulse of Youth.
• Script is Good.
• The Visuals, Edits, Musical & Bg scores are remarkably positive factors

Grade:   Youthful

Rating:  3.5 / 5

' Valiyavan ' - Review

‘Valiyavan’ is a blend of usual masala stuffs. Jay and Andrea are the main characters in this M.Saravanan's film and it released 27/03/2015. Opinions about the movie favourably mixed.

Story

Vinod ( Jay ) is a happy-go-lucky man and One day a young girl named Subiksha ( Andrea ) proposes to him. Vinod avoids her but then he is disturbed by  Subiksha and he falls in love with her. Then he meets Subiksha to tells, he loves her. But Subiksha has a condition that Jay have to beat a guy named Ashwin ( Aaron Chaudary ) who is an Olympics winner in Boxing.  But Jay also has an intention in that. Why…..?

Movie outlook

• Until the movie reaches the crucial turns, It goes with a usual Rom-Com factors. The turns are thrilling  and it keeps an excellent  pace, Good Climax.
• Drawbacks: Some few parts are grip off.

Acting

• As a romantic hero , Jay is cute and charming with his gestures and his peculiar voice. The entry as an action hero, he handles neatly.
• Andrea's performance is wonderful and she has equal importance with Jay.
• Rest of the cast are well.

Technicalities

• Good direction and Average Screenplay .
• Fantastic  visuals.
• Apt Bg scores and Sound tracks.

Grade:     An 'Above-Average'

Rating:    3 / 5

' Ennum Eppozhum ' - Review

'Ennum Eppozhum' is not in the usual typical styles of the director Sathyan Anthikad. It is just a feel-good genre and the opinions about the movie are mixed. Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Innocent, Reenu Mathews etc. are handling the leading roles in this movie and it released 27/03/2015.

Story

Vineeth.N.Pillai ( Mohanlal ), a skilled Staff reporter who working in a women-oriented magazine named 'Vanitharathnam'. The magazine gives responsibility to him  to interview a celebrity woman lawyer named Adv.Deepa ( Manju Warrier ). Vineeth doesn't know that it's a tough job.

Movie outlook

• Story is thoroughly scenes-oriented and It engages in some parts and the sometime it lags.
• Drawbacks: It couldn't fully satisfying. 

Acting

• Mohanlal's performance as 'Vineeth.N.Pillai' keep engaging you well and He rocks it.
• Manju Warrier is just good but on the shades of her role in the movie 'How Old are you?'.
• Gregory is good as the companion role with Mohanlal. Their on-screen chemistry worked well.
• Rest of the cast performed well.

Technicalities

• An Ok direction with just Ok Story and Screenplay.
• Nice visuals.
• Good musical scores.

Grade:   Just Good

Rating:  3 / 5

New Releases tomorrow [ 27 March 2015 ]

Dear Friends,

Just Keep in touch with Your expectations.......... 

'Ennum Eppozhum'

'Oru Vadakkan Selfie'

' Mili ' - Simply Good

After the nail biting racy thriller 'Traffic', director Rajesh Pillai's new film 'Mili' is simply motivational and inspiring. Amala Paul, Nivin Pauly, Saikumar, Praveena, Ambika etc. are handling the main characters in this movie. The responses about the film, are mixed.

Story

Mili ( Amala Paul ) is highly introverted and she cannot handle alone her life problems. When her life falls into  struggle situations, her caretaker Nancy ( Praveena ) and Nancy’s brother Naveen ( Nivin Pauly ) try  to help her. Mili decides to fight her struggles and becomes brave.

Movie outlook

• The Set right Sequences in the quietly impressive Storyline
• A touching Climax
• Drawbacks: falls into Grip off mood in some parts.

Acting

• Amala Paul is totally awesome as the title role 'Mili'. The movie is in her hands.
• Others; Nivin Pauly, Saikumar, Ambika, Praveena etc. are did well.

Technicalities

• A Realistic Direction
• Script is OK.
• Apt visuals
• A Major bonus mark is the Bg Scores of Gopi sundar.

Grade:   Good

Rating:  3 / 5

' Picket 43 ' - Nothing Line Of Controls in this Friendship

There have nothing line of controls between these Patriots. 'Picket 43' deserves a Big Salute. It's a nice film directed by Major Ravi and which has the main characters by Prithviraj and Javed Jeffrey, are handling the Soldiers roles who guarding the INDO - PAK border known as 'Picket 43'. The opinions about the film are Good.

Story

Hareendran Nair ( Prithviraj ), an Indian Soldier who is  home-sick and trying to get leave from the Force. Unexpectedly  he is posted in a cautious area at the India-Pakistan border, known as 'Picket 43'.  He has nothing to accompany him except an efficient Military dog named Bacardi to the Border. He became friends with a good-hearted Pakistan Soldier named Mushraf ( Javed Jeffrey ) who has been posted at the other side.

Movie outlook

• The storyline is short but describes well with a non-linear pattern.
• Climax scene is  heart - felt.
• Drawbacks: a  cliched family scenes of Hareendran,  could have been better.

Acting

• Prithviraj and Javed Jeffrey have equal importance. Javed Jeffrey made a good entry.
• Bacardi, the dog character is fondly favourite.
• Other actors are handling a good job in their scenes.

Technicalities

• Major Ravi treated well the screenplay with a neat direction.
• Visuals of Jomon.T.John,Musics & BG are remarkable.

Grade:   A Big Salute

Rating:  4  / 5

' The Dolphins ' - Review

‘The Dolphins’,  is an usual pattern of Scripting of Actor Anoop Menon and  having nothing changes from his previous  flicks ‘Beautiful’ and ‘Trivandrum Lodge’.  The film is best to watch for some outrageous humours  and a little bit of entertainment.  It is directed by Diphan,  after his action genres ‘Puthiya Mugham’, ‘Hero’ and ‘The Gangs of Vadakkumnathan’  (a  short movie of ‘D Company’). Suresh Gopi  is playing the protagonist role and the  other casts are  Kalpana, Meghna Raj, Indrans, Nandu, Nishant Sagar, Jojo etc. The responses about the movie,  are Mixed.

Story

Surabalan aka ‘Panayamuttom Sur’a  (Suresh Gopi), an alcohol king who have a dozens of Bars in City. He is good- hearted but he hardly try to make a good acceptance in social life and he faces self problems. While some murders occur  in the city and become  unsolved. In Sura’s life enters a Girl named Mridula  and happens some unexpected moments.   The Murders and the Girl have any importance in Sura’s life?  

Movie Outlook

• The Film lacks an exact  script line and feels like something is happening , the scenes just follow.
• Positives :   Some Entertaining  heroic moments  of  Suresh Gopi  and Valuable informations  about some Movie Classics by Anoop menon  (Thanking  you).
• Negatives:  A love track  extends  until  the end ,  A quick - stop Climax and  the main elements feel like worthless  (eg. The Murder scene turns).

Acting

• The One and Only Attraction is Suresh Gopi . It Only leading with his role ‘Panayamuttom Sura’, did fine act.
• Kalpana’s role ‘Kochuvava’, made a good performance.
• Nishant Sagar  did wonderful job
• Anoop Menon did what he has done in his previous flicks.
• Others  are Just OK.

Technicalities

• Director Diphan tried his best  for an engaging  pace.
• Script  nothing  offers new.
• Jithu Damodar’s Shots  are fine,  Art Direction of Saloo.K .George, The Musics of M.Jayachandran  are major  bonus marks.

Grade:   'Sunken'  Dolphins

Rating:   5.75 / 10