Saiju Kurup

Oruthee movie review: Navya Nair makes this world a better place

In her return to the big screen after a hiatus, Navya Nair is outstanding as an ordinary ‘little’ woman with extraordinary resilience in Oruthee.

12th Man movie review: Team Drishyam returns with a McDonald’s-style take on Agatha Christie whodunnits

Jeethu Joseph’s new film 12th Man takes off with some promise, but ends up as ordinary despite its credentials and cast.

Lalitham Sundaram movie review: Manju Warrier, Biju Menon’s charisma cannot cloak this film’s descent into conservatism

Lalitham Sundaram is beset by confusion over what it wants to say, further exacerbated by its unimaginative story and storytelling

Bhoothakaalam movie review: Terrifying mind games with Revathy and Shane Nigam on board

Mental health, the pressures of elder care, alcoholism, drug abuse, a flawed education system, unemployment – Bhoothakaalam touches upon all this and more, but its focus never strays from its goal of terrorising the audience.

Kurup movie review: Takes too long to get to the point, but stays interesting once it gets there. Plus there’s DQ!

Dulquer Salmaan uses his looks and charm not to make us like the lead, but to establish him as a deceptively likeable and restless rascal, a smooth operator who can worm his way into anyone’s affections.

Aarkkariyam movie review: Parvathy, Biju Menon and Sharafu grapple with a script of unfulfilled potential

Aarkkariyam features a cast with an excellent track record but the film’s philosophical pretensions are never fully realised

Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 movie review: A crotchety old man bonds with a robot in Kerala

Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 is written and directed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval.

Jack & Daniel movie review: Dileep-Arjun Sarja team up for some silly, unoriginal but tolerable timepass

Jack & Daniel picks up post-interval when the screenplay has the protagonists playing off each other instead of showing them operate in separate spaces

Alamara movie review: Of paavam men, nagging women and lukewarm comedy

Alamara starts off brimming with possibilities and laughter, but peters out early on under the weight of its commonplaceness.

Adventures of Omanakuttan movie review: Bhavana outshines this meandering misadventure

Adventures of Omanakuttan has a fair share of twists and turns, but the arduous storytelling style robs them of their sheen and in time, kills all suspense.