2024 – Kanni Maadam

  1. Kanni Maadam (Aha)

-This is the directorial debut of Bose Venkat which made me to watch this
-Another movie on honor killing but the message has been said clearly right from start
-Casting looked weak and dull which spoils the otherwise better screenplay
-Pacing doesn’t impact the movie as there is comedy here and there
-Too much of melodrama kills the movie at certain places and thus makes it as an average venture

2024 – Gullak S1

  1. Gullak S1 (Sony Liv)

-Heard great things about this series so thought of giving a try
-Plot is nothing but about a small middle class family of a father, mother and their 2 sons and their day to day life
-Entire series is explained from the view of the money bank of their house
-Though this season is of 5 episodes, it gives the feel of watching a family serial after some point
-The performances were good, screenplay was a bit dull in this average series

2024 – Monica O My Darling

  1. Monica O My Darling (Netflix)

-Looking by the poster and trailer, felt it would be a quirky comedy movie
-Plot is about how three people plan to murder a woman and what happens to them later
-Rajkkumar Rao has performed his part neatly with excellent acts altogether
-Treatment is funny as the plot already has that thriller genre which is added with this black comedy stuff
-Though the pacing is a bit problem, but that doesn’t do any harm to this good movie

2024 – Uppena

  1. Uppena (Netflix)

-Vijay Sethupathi has acted as father of the heroine thus creating the news about this film
-Plot is usual one that is about honor killings though here it’s slightly tweaked
-Hero and heroine both have debuted through this film but has given a neat performance
-Screenplay is nothing new and packed with commercial elements whereas DSP’s music saves us and the entire movie
-Apart from the final twist and tweak, the movie stands as an average venture

2024 – Trance

  1. Trance (Prime Video)

-Heard many good things about this movie mainly due to Fahadh
-Story is about a controversial matter of tricking people with the name of religious speeches
-Fahadh has various shades throughout the movie and he has excelled very much
-The entire soundtrack along with background score lifts the movie heavily
-Screenplay has many elements tightly packed which doesn’t makes us get distracted
-Overall a good out of genre real life based movie which should not be missed

2024 – Pon Ondru Kanden

  1. Pon Ondru Kanden (Jio Cinema)

-After a long time, here comes a Tamil film which has been released directly through OTT
-Plot is about 2 guys and a girl who became friends and eventually land up to love and what happens next is rest
-First half brings back the feel good of the usual Priya.V movies which moves as a breeze
-Second half oozes out loads of boring scenes which does nothing to the already essayed things
-Ashok Selvan and Aishwarya Lakshmi has matches to their characters whereas Vasanth Ravi looks as a misfit
-Yuvan’s music is a saving factor in this otherwise average movie

2024 – Kalavu

  1. Kalavu (Zee5)

-I never noticed this hidden movie which has big names like Venkat Prabhu, Kalaiyarasan, Karunakaran
-Plot is about a chain snatching accident of a lady which is done by three youngsters
-Though the story is straightforward, it is woven by different sub plots and brilliantly directed
-Even when the making looks amateurish at few places, the actors have excelled their roles and has lifted the movie
-Twists kept here and there apart from the major ones, makes this movie a good watch

2024 – Bombay Begums

  1. Bombay Begums (Netflix)

-Was refreshing to see a mainstream series completely based on women
-Each story is different although it has the bank as common factor
-Pooja Bhat has performed excellently and has carried the series completely on her shoulders
-Although the series speaks about women, the over portrayal of negative shades in their lives could have been trimmed
-The young girl’s story could have been removed as it doesn’t help much
-A good series to watch with no major hiccups to mention

2024 – Lost

  1. Lost (Zee5)

-Plot is about a lady reporter who investigates on missing of a college student who is a theatre artist as well
-One major miss of this movie was the pace and detailing which should be the key for such thrillers
-Screenplay lags heavily during the final act close to the climax
-Yami Gautam and Pankaj Kapoor have performed very well
-Would tag this as an average movie which could have been better

2024 – DJ Tillu

  1. DJ Tillu (Aha)

-I saw this movie now, though I had it in my list, as its sequel has been released
-Siddhu has that style of getting through such playboy’ish characters with ease, thanks to ‘Krishna and his Leela
-Storywise nothing much but comedies work here and there
-After one point of time, screenplay gets struck at one place and just loiters here and there
-An average romcom kind of thriller which can be enjoyed once