Maharaja Talkeis - This talkies falters big time

Cast: Mukesh, Urvashi, Jagadheesh
Director:  Devidasan

The movie is all about the attempts of Vimala (played by Urvashy) to somehow run a dilapidated film theatre  which is passed over to her family by their mother as an ancestral property. Vimala had been a fatherly figure to her three sisters  Ganga, Yamuna and Unnimaya,since their father desolated them years ago, but she some how manages to run the theatres with the help of her sisters. The major obstacle to the theatre running comes from Moorkhanparambil Pappachan (Vijayraghavan), a rich local man who is all set to somehow close the running of the theatre. For that he employs every cheaper ways including hiring a cabaret dancer to the highhandedness of the local panchayath members. Pappachan, instead  has plans to go for a bigger well quipped theatre in the lone town. To fill in the screen time apart from the fights between Pappachan and vimala, there is the romance in the air for the fours sister where Mukesh to Ramesh Pisharday comes up as the suitors to the four.

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Maharaja Talkeis - This talkies falters big time

The director Devidasan has a pale debut with 'Maharaja Talkies’ as nothing even in the technical side is worth mentioning. At the box-office, with the lack of promotion and a poor opening, coupled with a nondescript script, the fall of the movie is inevitable.

Seniors - Have a summer fest with this ‘Seniors’

Cast: Jayaram, Biju Menon, Manoj K Jayan, Kunchako Boban, Mamtha

Direction: Vysakh

Production: Vyshakha Rajan

The movie is all about four friends Pappu alias Padmanabhan, Idikkula, Rex and Munna (played by Jayaram,Biju menon,Kunchakko and Manoj k Jayan respectively) who decides to get back to their studies, after a gap of 12 years. The four had to discontinue their college life following a tragedy that happened amidst a college festival and Pappu was then sentenced to a jail term for twelve years.Now back from Jail,  Pappu wants to start everything from where they have missed it and the other three supports him but giving a break to their jobs and joining the college for M A philosophy.But little did they surmise that their new college life was an attempt to unravel something that laid mysteriously beneath, for long.

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Seniors - Have a summer fest with this ‘Seniors’

' Seniors ‘will definitely score big time for its skillful performances and the superb execution of the subject. This is an entertainer that has something for everyone. So be at the movies houses for a movie that has the potential to rock big time.

Manikya Kallu - uplifter film

Banner: Gowri Meenakshi Movies

Cast: Prithviraj, Innocent, Salim Kumar, Mukesh, Jagathy, Kottayam Nazeer, Jagadeesh, K P A C Lalitha

Direction: Anwar

Music: M Jayachandran

‘Manikyakallu’centres around Vannanmala Government H S,  a school with a lot of history where even the state educational minister studied for his matriculation. But the present state of the school is pathetic as it is almost dysfunctional with just 50 students on their rolls. The eight teachers of the school has plenty of side businesses to the extent that for last decade, no student from the school has ever passed the state wide tenth standard exam. Into this atmosphere comes in Vinayachandran( Prithviraj)  a newly appointed teacher who deliberately opts for the school due to some mysterious reasons. The young blood he is, Vinayachandran tries to change the scenario, inspiring the students to learn, but also his fellow teachers to teach. The reasons for Vinayan’s arrival offer the twist and drama to the story. Samvrutha is the heroine of the movie who comes in a Chandni, the Physical education teacher of the school.

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Manikya Kallu -  uplifter film

'Manikyakallu' is an uplifter film, no doubt, and has its share of heartrending moments. But it breaks no fresh ground in the theme that it undertakes, and the middlebrow manner that it adopts halfway through makes it an uneven piece of work.

Bhaktha Janangalute Sradhaku - a deeply humane and compassionate film

Cast: Kavya Madhavan,Irshad, Jagathy, Suraj, Lal, Bijukuttan, Sreeraaman, Sadhique, Lalu Alex, Nishanath Sagar.

Director: Priyanandanan

Suma (Kavya Madhvan) lives her life in regret; at having chosen to elope with Vishwam (Irshad) against her family's words. Post marriage and two kids, Vishwam has metamorphosed into a brash drunkard, with a penchant for getting into petty squabbles and spending the evenings at the local police station. A brainwave makes Suma pretend one fine day, that she is the spokesperson of the local deity Kambakkattu Devi, and she finds her husband's alcohol addiction having disappeared. However, Vishwam and Suma herself can only gape open-mouthed, as she gets glorified in no time and rises to holy heights.

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Bhaktha Janangalute Sradhaku - a deeply humane and compassionate film

'Bhakthajanangalude Sraddhakku' offers a word of caution against rash judgments, and is more concerned about individual perceptions than about faith itself, as an entity. For the most part, it's unassuming and honest, and even when it gives in to a few cinematic obligations, it remains a deeply humane and compassionate film.

Kalabhamazha - tells an obsolete tale

Cast: Thilakan, Krishna, Devika, Charutha

Producer: Suku Nair

Director: P Sukumenon

Music Director: Rajeev ONV

Malavika (Devika) is the eldest daughter of Madhava Menon, who has just retired from the All India Radio. She is betrothed to Unnikrishnan (Krishna). Malu, is more than a sister to her two younger siblings, since their mother had passed away when they were quite young. Menon, is regretful that he hasn't been able to save much money for his children, and the family finds it hard, to make both ends meet, as days pass by.

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Kalabhamazha -  tells an obsolete tale

Technically, the film leaves a lot to be desired, and the song picturisations would vouchsafe this fact. To cut a along story short, Kalabhamazha tells an obsolete tale, in a manner that is as archaic. 

Melvilasam - 'Melvilasam' has an untold theme

Banner: banner of Mark Movies

Cast: Suresh Gopi, noop Menon, Ashokan, Thalaivasal Vijay, Parthuban, Nizhalgal Ravi

Production: Muhammed Salim

The movie set in the late seventies tells the events of a court martial of Sawar Ramachandran (Parthiban), who is alleged to have shot two of his officers, killing one and gravely injuring the other.Colonal Puri (,Nizhalgal ravi) is there as the government counsel while Captain Vikas Roy (SureshGopi) comes up as the defence counsel. Upright colonel Suraj Singh is the presiding judge before whom the accused , witnesses and others are brought up for questioning.Since Ramachandran has already acknowledged his attempt to kill the officers, Vikas Roy is now after throwing some light into the events that could have prompted Ramachandran to do the crime.

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Melvilasam - 'Melvilasam' has an untold theme

Melvilasam' is indeed a movie for niche audiences and has something for the festival circuit. At the Box office, the prospects appear a little bleak for its heavy experimental nature.

Lucky Jokers - The jokers and the viewers are not so lucky

Banner: Oscar Films

Cast: Indrans, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jagadeesh, Vadivelu

Production: Ravichandran

Music: M. Jayachandran



The movie set in the mammoth Vishnupuram palace, is all about a travel of a few after a previous diamond, that is owned by the Nepalese royal family and is send centuries ago to Vishnupuram to be kept in their interestingly built security locker, involving a lot of Vasthu concepts. The fist line of the film itself is about the centuries old relation between Nepalese and Kerala kings (?)

Few years ago, the present patriarch of the family (Madhu) was laid to coma after an attack by his nephew, whose family was scheming things to somehow get hold of this diamond which cost more than thousand crores. In fact one of the family members (Saikumar) is shown even planning another IPL team for Kerala, with the money that he may gather by selling this costly diamond.

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Lucky Jokers - The jokers and the viewers are not so lucky

Lucky Jokers, can be your movie if you are the type who  throw your thinking caps out of the window  for managing a few laughs. In fact, those rib tickling wits are also few and far in between the narratives, though the makers seems to have  taken the movie, too lightly that it could be.

Mohabbath - ‘Mohabbath' is half baked and out- of-date

Banner: East Coast Communications

Cast: Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy, Devan, Meera Jasmine, Asokan, Suraj Venjramood, Suresh Krishna, Saari, Lakshmi Priya, Munna, Siman, Anand Michael

Direction: East Coast Vijayan

Production: Ease Coast Vijayan

Music: S. Balakrishnan

The movie follows the life and woes of of a Muslim girl, Sajna(Meera Jasmine) from an influential family named 'Chandhanathope'.She is the bold elder daughter of the eldest heir(Devan) of the big family and is betrothed to  Anwar(Anand Micheal), her cousin who is currently studying to become a doctor. Sajna now plans to complete her degree course in the meantime. And when in college she meets Amir(Munna), with whom she had a love -hate relationship. After the obligatory fights which is followed by intense friendship, Amir opens his heart out and tells Sajna that he is in deep love with her. But Sajna immediately ridicules him for his petty scheming and desire to marry a girl from a rich family. Within days everything goes upside down as Sajna's father dies in an accident and grand father (Nedumudi Venu) also follows due to the shock of his favourite son’s untimely demise. In comes the villain in the form of Nizar (Ashokan) who throws Sajna and her family out of the home. As Sajna’s family is left in dire streets, Amir who has already dropped his studies, effortlessly becomes a big player in real estate business. What follows is how Amir, Anwar and Sajna travails with their love for each other.

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Mohabbath - ‘Mohabbath' is half baked and out- of-date

Mohabbath is an average show, all the way .Perhaps, this may have struck a chord a few years ago, but not certainly, today.