Thudarum (‘to be continued’) Malayalam, Thriller, Jio Hotstar: Once again we get a taste of the Drishyam series – riveting. Here it is all about how a contended and happy taxi driver’s life gets entangled at the hands of police. The police officer, George (Prakash Verma), a debutant, does an outstanding job. So much so, the established police constables of Malayalam movies can feel a little unsettled. PV is sure to stay here. Mohanlal seems to remind us: “I am not done yet, don’t write me off.” To watch or not? Well, I liked it a lot, and look forward to Part 2, as the title hints.
Tourist Family. Tamil, Feel-good, Jio Hotstar. I didn’t even know the hero’s name until his performance in Ayothi (Ayodhya), a great success, impressed me. Sasikumar does an equally good job in this comedy drama. The family moves from Sri Lanka to India for greener pastures. What they undergo here to get a footing is what the film is all about. A well-woven story sprinkled with humour. Watch or not? I would love to watch more such genre, as I did with Ayothi where a North Indian family from Ayodhya is on trip to Rameswaram and the trial and tribulations they undergo and how they go back satisfied – North or South, we are all humans.
Stolen. Hindi. Thriller. Amazon Prime. This is a simple story of how a desolate lady with baby in arms goes on a short nap in a railway station for the day to break only to find her baby stolen, and her desperate efforts to find the child. A gripping thriller, based on a true story. The chases, in vehicles or on the run, were all captured well, reminding us of the Hollywood movie Breakdown. Watch or not? Well worth a watch; the length could have been reduced by say fifteen minutes.
Khankajura (centipede), Hindi, Web-series, SonyLiv. It is a crime thriller about the past deeds and trauma of two brothers played by Mohit Rana and Roshan Mathew. It is an adapted version of an Israel web series. If the Hindi version could be so gripping, one could guess how the original Israel series would have been. Roshan Mathew proves what he is capable of. A much underrated actor. I was reminded of the likes of Balraj Sahni or Moti Lal of yesteryears where they portray their roles casually – and convincingly. To watch or not? Suffice it to say that my wife and I wanted to view it leisurely in parts and ended up watching the entire series in record time, only to skip the next morning walk.
Ace. Tamil. Amazon Prime. It is the story of the hero landing in Malaysia seeking a fresh start and gets drawn into a dangerous heist plot. He befriends a rag picker who pretends to be a businessman. To watch or not? Won’t be surprised if some of this hero’s fans themselves suggest skipping it.
Retro (feeling the past). Tamil. Netflix. Truth be told, my wife was not for watching it. I persuaded her to watch this for two reasons. Surya, a talented actor is the hero. Second, Karthik Subbaraj, who has directed the likes of super-star Rajnikant. So, one could expect a minimum fare even if at the face of it we were not clear of what the title conveyed. After waiting for the entire duration, hoping every fifteen minutes later that ‘from now onwards it will get interesting’, we were disappointed, still clueless on the storyline. To watch or not? Well, you can recommend it to someone by way of revenge.
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9 comments:
Good reviews uncle. Liked the last line idea -Hilarious.
Good review Chitappa. Will watch some of the movies you’ve recommended. My father and I watched Retro and I got up half the way while he sat through it and he didn’t like it. He watched Ace a couple of days back but he found it ok. Both of us along with Arvind sat down to watch Tourist family, they both fell asleep and I’ve only watched 20% of the movie. I really liked it. Need to complete it.
That anonymous person is me 😀
To clear the air, the parts of the movie Tourist Family (I didn’t know the movie name till I read your blog) that I watched before dozing off were really good. In this case, there was no correlation between movie quality and sofa nap.
Made a note of the titles and reviews, Chitappa. All the ones to watch and especially the ones to recommend as revenge 😊
Good one. And very useful too 😊 Glad you liked to Thudarum
Nice write ups, mama. Thanks
Very useful for those having time & inclination to sit down & watch patiently- thank you for your effirts
Good reviews, last line 💯 hilarious..nailed it 😄
Endorse your vies on Thudarum Athimber. Will take your recommendations for the rest including the last one😜
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