All reviews by S. R. Praveen
| Director: | Amal Neerad |
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| Cast: | Jyothirmayi, Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil, Srindaa, Sharafudheen, Veena Nandakumar, Shobi Thilakan, V. T. Vijilesh, Nisthar Ahamed, Athira Patel |
| Writer: | Lajo Jose, Amal Neerad |
Bougainvillea
Mystery, Thriller (Malayalam)
An unsatisfying psychological thriller
Fri, October 18 2024
Amal Neerad’s film, starring Fahadh Faasil, Jyothirmayi, and Kunchacko Boban, carries much of the imperfections of the original material and squanders even its neatly crafted buildup
Among all the flaws a writer can imagine for their protagonist, an unreliable memory throws up quite a few fascinating possibilities. In Bougainvillea, Reethu (Jyothirmayi) is almost always unsure of anything that happens right in front of her eyes. For a fairly good period, we are also caught in a similar dilemma — as to whether what we are seeing through her eyes is for real; whether she has painted a Sunflower or yet another Bougainvillea.
| Director: | Christo Tomy |
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| Cast: | Urvashi, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Arjun Radhakrishnan, Shebin Benson, Alencier Ley Lopez, Jaya Kurup, Prasant Murali, Smruthi Anish, Veenah Naair, Roshan Mathew |
| Writer: | Christo Tomy |
Ullozhukku
Drama (Malayalam)
Urvashi’s powerhouse performance carries this haunting drama
Mon, September 30 2024
Urvashi and Parvathy Thiruvothu’s effective performances make director Christo Tomy’s debut film a gripping drama on secrets, mistakes, and redemption
Everyone in Ullozhukku is stranded, in one way or the other. Even a dead body remains unburied for days, as flood waters have submerged the burial grounds. The less said of the living, the better. Anju (Parvathy Thiruvothu) and her mother-in-law Leelamma (Urvashi) are in a life not of their choosing. One has come to terms with it, tempered by the struggles of family life, and even yearns to protect that way of living, while the other still has some spirit left to fight her way out of it.
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