Malayalam film Cinema Company leaves a lot to be desired, writes Paresh C Palicha.
Director Vyshakh tries to do a Dappan Koothu on Bhangra beat and virtually falls on his face.
It is visually grand and meditative in nature.
Most of the actors in the film seem to be sleepwalking through their parts.
Mohanlal's performance keeps the audience engrossed to the film.
Indian archery team manager Paresh Mukherjee has said that though the hype surrounding his team is justified after the archers' recent performances, previous records would be of no value on the day of the competition.
The film tries hard to be like a a stylised Quentin Taratino-esque fare.
With the anti-talk faction of United Liberation Front of Assam led by Paresh Baruah calling for a 12-hour shutdown in Assam to protest against the scheduled visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, security has been stepped up in the state to avoid any untoward incident.
Touted as the most expensive film in Malayalam cinema, the film offers little scope for Mohanlal to perform.
Naughty Professor, acted and written by Baburaj and directed by Harinarayanan is a crude comedy.
Set in Spanish locales with food as one of its motifs, the film turns out to be stale and bland.
No.66 Madhura Bus turns out to be a disappointment considering that it had promising actors and a director with a good reputation and track record.
Paresh C Palicha feels that director Anwar Rasheed serves us a delicious meal with Ustad Hotel
Paresh C Palicha feels that stories like Namukku Parkkan are done to death.
The film could be popular with the vacation crowd but there's hardly anything here for the thinking viewer.
Surveillance has been mounted all over Assam apprehending terror strikes by the outlawed anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam led by its fugitive commander in chief Paresh Barua in and around the outfit's raising day on April 7 next.
The film feels half-baked and could have been more much more.
writer director A K Sajan's latest venture with Asif Ali in the lead is a sequel of Stop Violence but doesn't work as well.
Directed by Saji and Surendran with Jayasurya in the lead, Kunjaliyan is supposed to be a comedy but it disappoints.
Directed by Ranjith, Spirit deals with alcoholism. It is recommended for Mohanlal's acting.
Jaysurya in the lead as a teacher who is reformed by the school doesn't make the grade for a good film.
The film has some strong perfromances from Indrajith and the supporting cast.
On the whole, this film has a very average feel.
Veendum Kannur with Anoop Menon in the lead is billed as a political thriller, but it is a boring effort that does not excite or move us
The film tries to be different but ends up as the usual action film in the 'cinema within cinema' format.
The film tretches the concept of reality teleivision to unreal realm.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday renewed appeal to anti-talk ULFA leader Paresh Barua and others to abjure violence and sit across the table to solve their problems through democratic means.
The anti-talks faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam led by its self-styled army chief Paresh Barua on Thursday issued a statement threatening to train its gun on 'Indians living in Assam' in retaliation to the 'atrocities perpetrated on innocent Assamese people by the COBRA Force of colonial India' in Tinsukia district of eastern Assam in the name of operation against the ULFA militants.
Directed by the veteran Rajasenan, Innanu Aa Kalayanam features a bunch of youngsters, but signals the lowest point in his career.
Director Arun Kumar Aravind uses multiple narrative streams to showcase his film.
A top United Liberation Front of Asom leader along with an Indian journalist and a photographer was detained in Myanmar but the two mediapersons were later released.
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon special screening.
The film fails to connect with the audience.
There are images throughout the film that portray the transformation a character goes through very well without being preachy or pedantic.
There is a vertical split in the proscribed outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam with its hardliner faction led by fugitive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah forming a new 'central committee' by dropping its eight top leaders including its Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, who is now engaged in peace talks with the government.
Directed by K K Rajeev, the film is medicore but well packaged.
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