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Gargi Sony Liv

One of the better and powerful movies I have seen off late. Heartbreaking to the core, the movie is an eye opener. Sai Pallavi is just brilliant and probably delivers her career best till now. Recommended watch.

Rating: 5/5

Please watch Shekhar Gupta's expert denunciation of the case (and the character assassination without any proof or investigative journalism by Kerala Police and press at the time) sometime in the 90's for India Today I think. The link can be found in his recent column / video on the print.

I know it is difficult to believe otherwise when you take position based on evidence placed before you, but it really was an illusion created. Like many strategic setbacks for India over the last 3 decades, the super-ethical Kerala CM seems to be a party to this as well.

I too believed in the story at the time, and stopped subscribing to Frontline after it emerged just how shoddy the reporting was on this.

Nna Thaan Case Kodu - (M) - Theatre - 5/5


A fun filled entertainer. After a long time, bursting into laughter throughout, by watching a movie from a theatre. Almost got a chocked throat by laughing.

This definitely needs to be watched and difficult to explain with a review. Especially a theatrical watch to not get distracted and miss subtle dialogues. After the recent award winning movie "Thingalazcha Nischayam", this is another one set in north KL and with local slang.

Kunchako, of course, unbelievable transformation from a chocolate boy look. But more than him, the rest of the characters are the ones who pulled it off, especially by a character who played the Judge role. Every scene of his is awesome.

Movie talks about a social awareness and fight against one of the buzz issue currently - "pot holes" and with tons of humor. You rarely get those combination. This proves that a serious issue can be told in a very satirical way and still make an impact. Thanks to the makers of this.

Watched Thallumaala this weekend. Absolute fight-riot-colorful movie. Loved it to the core for the value quotient and theatre experience. The movie is non-linear and filled with entertainment non-stop from the get go. Tovino seems to be very apt for this role and has owned it just like how he did it with Mayanadhi. The other cast members too get very good screen presence. Camera, editing, music, costumes, art - seems like all departments got to showcase their talent in this movie. There are two fight sequences in the movie that have been shot really brilliantly and that are definitely worthy of the big screen experience. If your a fan of the genre don't miss this in the theatres.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_OdRGbpKUA

Thanks guys hope you were able to watch the film with the family, i was the cinematographer on this one. it is a total family entertainer :thumbs up

Malayankunju - Malayalam



Decent watch although found the second half to be a drag. Fahad was good and A R Rahman worked his magic providing a pretty good BGM.

Rating - 3/5 (Available on Amazon Prime)

Gargi - Tamil



I thought this would be like any other ordinary movie but I was wrong. It was a pretty good one. Everyone acted pretty well right from Sai Pallavi, her dad and the advocate.

Highly recommended.

Rating - 5/5 (Available on Sony Liv)

Cadaver - Tamil



The reviews were not encouraging but decided to watch since it was sort of a thriller. It wasn't bad actually although nothing to talk about. It was a decent one time watch.

Rating - 2.5/5 (Available on Disney Hotstar)

Fully agree with you. We watched this in the theatre and it was an excellent movie. Brilliant acting by everyone. It was difficult to believe that it was the first movie of the person (P P Kunjikrishnan) playing the role of the magistrate. As per newspaper reports most of the actors are first time movie actors. The story is told in a very entertaining way. This is a great example of how to convert a simple incident to a great story telling that keeps the audience engaged.

Malayankunju
I would rate this 3/5. Fahad was excellent. And overall a good entertainer. The picturization & BGM was pretty good. Watched it in the theatre.

Pappan
I would rate this 3/5. A good investigative thriller. Story is not very unique but kept us engaged. Watched it in the theatre.

Oh Man, you here! What a surprise. Never knew one of the crew is part of this group! Now that you are here, let me add this - Fantastic camera work :). As the movie is mostly in a court room set up, seriously, it takes some skill to capture the actions and hook the audience into it. And that was well done! The audience were so much with it. Please do convey our compliments to the entire crew!

What you guys have made is an amazing one. At a time where you mostly see thrillers, actions, horrors.. what was missing was a plain and simple comedy where you can laugh whole heartedly.

Being a native of the same place where the film revolves around, I watched it with a houseful of local crowd there and it was just so enthralling.

How I wish the magistrate character continued till the end of the movie.

I am going for a second time watch today, this time in B'lore, for some stress busting. :)

Haha so glad you were able to connect so well. Awesome!
Thank you for the kind words, shall convey.

I guess the magistrates absence was keenly felt, it was used to mark the passage of time.
Now that you're going for a second time, please do watch in a theatre with decent sound and image brightness :)
Best!

Gaalipata 2 : Kannada movie in theaters : Romantic Comedy!?

Those who would've watched Galipata [2008] - and have similar expectations you'll be disappointed. First half of the movie where they could've made the movie more lively has been rushed. You don't feel connected to the story. And second half has been stuffed with lot of emotional scenes. Some of the lighter moments/dialogues are great and to be expected of this gang [of actors/director]. But overall I feel it's a missed opportunity.

I guess the sudden vacuum created 2 major bollywood duds helped this movie's popularity.

Personal Recommendation:
Avoid/Watchable/Watch

Saw this over the weekend and was expecting something similar to Forensic but was disappointed. Weak storyline, wooden acting by lead actress with that weird hairdo. Nothing worked well in the movie.

Rating: 2/5

Not sure if the movie will really connect with many; it did for me.

This is the story of a helpless father trying to steer his son towards as essential and important destination. Although the plot becomes clear within the first half hour and therefore the element of curiosity takes backseat, the movie is good enough to keep us glued to the screen till the end.

Directed by Mansore and starring the late Sanchari Vijay, HARIVU is a road movie that has very few parallels in Sandalwood.

Yeah, watched on 4K Dolby Atmos. :D

There is a significant difference in the video quality (of course, it has to be) compared to the previous theatre which was at the native, a normal one. In fact I had wondered at that time that why was the picture quality so low. Any technical reasons that you could share? Does it happen with any video formats or was this shot for a 4K presentation and hence this difference. Or it doesn't matter?

On another note, this time I noticed that a character (CPO) in the film is given your name.

PS: Taking the advantage here, do share some inside stories/making/behind the scenes/fun facts etc.. of the movie when you get a chance. It definitely would be an interesting read. :)

Ok, thats great! Thank you for making the effort :thumbs up

Yes! It matters. The image quality is dependent on many factors like the screen brightness or gain, the age of the projector bulb, the throw distance of the projector etc. Most theatres do not have 4k projection and theatre owners are most reluctant to replace a dim projector bulb or a screen that has aged and has lost its reflectance. Sometimes even if the projectors are high end like a Barco or Christie they re not well calibrated even in the better cinemas.
I was shocked to see the image in Screen 3 / lulu mall in kochi with a highly contrasty image with no detail in the shadow areas while an adjacent screen had an acceptable image. The Padma theatre in Ernakulam is another cinema that has absolutely dismal sound and image. So surprisingly, quality control for the theatre viewing experience is something that cinema owners are not very bothered about.


For fellow geeks -

https://www.projectorcentral.com/the...t&entry_id=779

https://cinemaster.christiedigital.com/

https://projectorninja.com/the-secre...ally-revealed/


That is true, sharp eyes there lol: but not surprising on this forum.
Btw the news reader who appears on the TV and the mobile phone is the Director of the film.

- This movie was filmed in northern kerala over a period of 52 days.
- This film has an aspect ratio of 1.85 and not full screen of 2.39
- The entire court house and the Devi / Rajeevan house is a set that was built
from the ground up by the Art dept.
- Most of the actors were facing a film camera for the first time.
- Filmed on the Arri Alexa mini LF camera with supreme prime lenses.

I can direct you to an interview with the director where he discusses the making of 'nna than case kodu' / sue me - This is a Malayalam interview.

https://youtu.be/JAjcM8peABU?t=36

Cheers
:thumbs up

Thanks a lot for sharing. I haven't watched the movie yet, looking forward to it.