2024 – Paramporul

  1. Paramporul (Prime Video)

-This movie came right after ‘Por Thozhil’ which had Sarathkumar in that too
-Interesting plot about idol theft and sale and how a corrupt police gets involved in it
-Screenplay is slick and it never lagged at any place
-One good thing is to portray bad person as bad itself till end though he is kind of major character
-Last 30 mins is packed with twists which I felt could have been spread across
-Overall a good and interesting film to watch

2024 – Delhi Crime S1

  1. Delhi Crime S1 (Netflix)

-I generally like the series that is based on crime and investigation and one long pending was this
-Plot is loosely based on one of the case files that came to Delhi police
-Though it has 7 episodes, none of it gives you a bored feel thanks to the well written screenplay backed by strong performances
-Shefali Shah has lived in her character and all the other actors too have given life to their roles
-It was interesting to see that screenplay has touched the political pressure lying on top of Delhi police
-An excellent series that shouldn’t be missed at any cost

2024 – Bhamakalapam

  1. Bhamakalapam (Aha)

-It’s nice to see Priyamani flourishing well in OTT front
-Plot is about how a youtuber gets involved in a murder and was she able to escape from it or not
-Though the plot is simple, its well packed with some good scenes with black comedy as its genre
-Since its black comedy, makers wanted to show it very slowly which has backfired at many places
-Twist is unexpected and it connects well with the story and open ending paves way for part 2
-Overall a good movie which can be viewed once

2024 – Premalu

  1. Premalu

-Its once again the time when Mollywood churns out real rom-coms and one such is this movie
-Simple story of boy meets girl and falls in love with very minimal characters
-The main hero is the writing of the movie and the way its narrated with comedies churned all over
-Splendid acting from Naslen and Mamitha with supporting performances from Sangeeth
-The climax and pre climax can very well make you feel for the movie
-Do not miss this gem of a movie

2024 – Sengalam

  1. Sengalam (Zee5)

-Interesting political plot for a Tamil series which is a first time
-The narration is done with current happenings and flashbacks
-Each characters are explained clearly and casting has been done well
-Though the plot is interesting, screenplay lags at few places and it’s not must to mandatorily have 9 episodes
-Twists are revealed towards the end, though its really surprising it seems hurried
-Has meaty plot but an average series

2024 – Lift

  1. Lift (Netflix)

-Another heist movie but this time it takes place inside a flight
-The intro of all the main characters were good and really showed who they are
-Once the movie moves inside the flight it was a mix of slow and fast pace
-Though its a heist movie, most of the scenes were unbelievable and had no logic
-Due to its intent of zero logic, the entire movie looked average

2024 – The Great Indian Murder

  1. The Great Indian Murder (Hotstar)

-Was curious to watch this series due to its title
-Though the plot is to find out the killer, the way it has been shown is less impressive
-Since its based on a book we come to know there are 6 suspects
-Instead of exploring every suspect as separate episode, could have taken a usual route of explaining
-Another average series which doesn’t impress much and it too has an opening for next season

2024 – Aaha

  1. Aaha (Zee5)

-I chose this movie without any knowledge
-Theme of this film is based on the tug of war rope race which is popular across Kerala
-The first half passes of just like that without kindling any interest
-Post the formation of team and players, the second half gains momentum and stays till end
-Overall an average time pass sports movie

2024 – Lal Salaam

  1. Lal Salaam

-Return of Aishwarya’s direction post ‘Vai Raja Vai’ with cameo from Super star Rajinikanth, her dad
-Plot is about Hindu Muslims bonding over the game of cricket and how politics play into this heavily
-Vishnu Vishal gets meaty role whereas Vikranth’s role is kind of minimal
-Though Rajini’s role is said to be a cameo, he is the one who lifts the entire film due to very less impressive screenplay
-Making looks so amateurish irrespective of big names in it and Rahman somewhat tries to stitch the movie with his background score
-Overall a very average movie with heavy star cast

2024 – Koozhangal

  1. Koozhangal (Sony Liv)

-This film was in news due to many awards it got across the world film festivals
-A very short runtime with very minimal characters
-The making clearly gives you the feel of art film
-Most of the movie shows were only the walking of the kid and his father with very less background score
-Though the making is interesting, at the end it tires you as its too slow
-Average movie for me due to its pace rather than a film as such