Thuppakki

Directed by	A. R. Murugadoss
Produced by	Kalaipuli S. Dhanu
Written by	A. R. Murugadoss
Starring	Vijay Kajal Aggarwal Jayaram Vidyut Jamwal Sathyan
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography	Santosh Sivan
Editing by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Studio	Kalaipuli Films International
Distributed by	Gemini Film Circuit SVR Media (Andhra Pradesh)
Release date(s)	13 November 2012
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	70 crore (US$12.74 million)

Rating - 3.5/5

Not a usual Vijay flick with one-liners and masala. But definitely a treat for Vijay fans. A completely different Vijay who is calm and not his usual loud self. Average music score and not much in the humor side too. Jayaram provides a little bit of comic relief. On the whole an entertainer that keeps you going.

Son of Sardaar

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Directed by	Ashwni Dhir
Produced by	Ajay Devgn N.R.Pachisia Pravin Talreja
Screenplay by	Robin Bhatt Ashwni Dhir
Based on	Maryada Ramanna by S. S. Rajamouli
Starring	Ajay Devgn Sonakshi Sinha Sanjay Dutt Juhi Chawla Mukul Dev Vindu Dara Singh
Music by	Himesh Reshammiya
Studio	Ajay Devgn Ffilms YRV Infra Media
Distributed by	Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Eros International
Release date(s)	November 13, 2012
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	80 crore (US$14.56 million)
Box office	8.50 crore (US$1.55 million)(1st Day Opening)

Rating - 3.5/5
This Diwali revenge will be funny! And yes funny it is. Splendid performance by everyone and the movie keeps you going. The entire theater was laughing all the way till the end. Definitely Ajay Devgn has a second winner this year after Bol Bachchan.


And the biggest surprise in the movie - SALMAN KHAN !!!!!!!!!

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

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Directed by	Yash Chopra
Produced by	Aditya Chopra
Screenplay by	Aditya Chopra Devika Bhagat
Story by	Aditya Chopra
Starring	Shahrukh Khan Katrina Kaif Anushka Sharma
Music by	A.R. Rahman
Cinematography	Anil Mehta
Editing by	Namrata Rao
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	12 November 2012(Mumbai premiere) 13 November 2012(India, United States, Europe)
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	50 crore (US$9.1 million)
Box office	12.50 crore (US$2.28 million)(1st Opening day)

Rating - 3/5
Though the movie has a few weak spots here and there it does entertain you. Pretty decent performance from the main stars. Anushka shines the most though. As far as the music is concerned we don't get to see any magic from AR Rahman. 

Apart from the trailer soundtrack and "Challa",  the rest of the music is just a passable fare.

To the man who thought an entire generation to "fall in love"(as my friend would always say), its quite an entertainer this Diwali.

Maattrraan

Directed by	K. V. Anand
Produced by	Kalpathi S. Aghoram
Written by	K. V. Anand Subha
Starring	Suriya Kajal Aggarwal Sachin Khedekar Tara Ajay Ratnam Ravi Prakash Shankar Krishnamurthy Isha Sharvani
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography	S. Sounder Rajan
Editing by	Anthony
Studio	AGS Entertainment
Distributed by	Eros International[1] Thameen Movies (Kerala) Gemini Film Circuit (Overseas)
Release date(s)	12 October 2012
Running time	168 minutes (Original version) 140 minutes (Re-release)
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	60 crore (US$11.34 million)

Rating - 2/5
A poor film compared to KV Anand's previous works "Ayan" and "Ko". Passable songs. Impressive performance from Surya. A weak script gets this movie too down like his previous work "7am Arivu".

Ayalum Njanum Thammil

Directed by	Lal Jose
Produced by	Prem Prakash
Written by	Bobby Sanjay
Starring	Prithviraj Narain Rima Kallingal Samvrutha Sunil Pratap Pothen Remya Nambeesan
Music by	Ouseppachan
Cinematography	Jomon T. John
Editing by	Ranjan Abraham
Studio	Prakash Movie Tone
Distributed by	Century Films
Release date(s)	19 October 2012
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 3.5/5
Great songs, good humour, class acting. An overall good entertainer.

Flight

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Directed by	Robert Zemeckis
Produced by	Laurie MacDonald Walter F. Parkes Jack Rapke Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay by	John Gatins
Starring	Denzel Washington Don Cheadle Kelly Reilly John Goodman Bruce Greenwood Melissa Leo
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Cinematography	Don Burgess
Editing by	Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Studio	Parkes + MacDonald Prods. ImageMovers
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	October 14, 2012(New York Film Festivall) November 2, 2012(United States,Canada)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$31 million
Box office	$30,832,760

Rating - 5/5
A power performance from Denzel once again and he does justice to the role.

Student of the Year

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Directed by	Karan Johar
Produced by	Hiroo Yash Johar Gauri Khan
Screenplay by	Rensil D'Silva
Starring	Siddharth Malhotra Varun Dhawan Alia Bhatt
Music by	Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography	Ayananka Bose
Editing by	Deepa Bhatia
Studio	Dharma Productions Red Chillies Entertainment
Distributed by	Dharma Productions
Release date(s)	19 October 2012
Running time	146 minutes [1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	30 crore (US$5.67 million)
Box office	62 crore (US$11.72 million) (approx domestic nett).

Rating - 1/5
Why? Why? Why? A total waste of money. However performances by Siddharth and Varun were pretty OK.

Chakravyuh

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Directed by	Prakash Jha
Produced by	Prakash Jha Sunil Lulla
Written by	Anjum Rajabali Sagar Pandya
Screenplay by	Anjum Rajabali Prakash Jha
Starring	Arjun Rampal Abhay Deol Manoj Bajpayee Kabir Bedi Om Puri Anjali Patil Esha Gupta Sameera Reddy
Music by	Salim-Sulaiman, Aadesh Shrivastava, Shantanu Moitra, Sandesh Shandilya, Vijay Verma.
Cinematography	Sachin Krishna
Editing by	Santosh Mandal
Studio	Prakash Jha Productions Eros International Media Ltd (EIML)[1]
Distributed by	Base Industries Groups
Release date(s)	24 October 2012
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	20 crore (US$3.78 million)
Box office	16 crore (US$3.02 million)(1st week domestic nett)

Rating - 3.5/5
Strong performances from Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol and Manoj Bajpai. Definitely worth a watch.

Hotel Transylvania

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Directed by	Genndy Tartakovsky[1]
Produced by	Michelle Murdocca
Screenplay by	Peter Baynham Robert Smigel[2] Genndy Tartakovsky (uncredited)
Story by	Todd Durham Daniel Hageman Kevin Hageman
Starring	Adam Sandler Selena Gomez Andy Samberg Kevin James Fran Drescher Jon Lovitz Cee Lo Green Steve Buscemi Molly Shannon David Spade
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh[3]
Editing by	Catherine Apple
Studio	Sony Pictures Animation
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	September 8, 2012(Toronto International Film Festival) September 28, 2012(United States)
Running time	91 minutes[4]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$85 million[5]
Box office	$252,477,403[5]

Rating - 2.5/5
Not much to expect. A few laughs here and there. Passable fare.

Skyfall

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Directed: Sam Mendes
Produced: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Written: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan
Based on James Bond by Ian Fleming

Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Lim Marlohe, Albert Finney

Music: Thomas Newman
"Skyfall" performed by Adele
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Editing: Stuart Baird, Kate Baird
Studio: Eon Productions, Danjaq LLC
Distributed: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures

Release date(s):
23 October 2012 (London, premiere)
26 October 2012 (United Kingdom)
9 November 2012 (United States)

Running time: 143 minutes

Budget: $150 million
Box office: $289,052,543

Rating: 2.5/5
A little disappointing considering Casino Royale but much better than Quantum Of Solace. A few dull moments here and there. An average fare.

Wreck-It Ralph

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Directed: Rich Moore
Produced: Clark Spencer
Screenplay: Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee
Story: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston, Jim Reardon

Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch

Music: Henry Jackman
Editing: William J. Caparella
Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distributed: Walt Disney Pictures

Release date(s): October 29, 2012 (world première)
                 November 2, 2012 (United States & Canada)
                 February 15, 2013 (United Kingdom)

Running time: 108 minutes

Budget: $165 million
Box office: $61,100,000


Rating: 3.5/5
A worth watch animation after a very long time with disappointments like Ice Age 4 and Madagascar 3 this year. It turned out to be better than last weeks Hotel Transylvania.

Alcoholic

Travelling to Calicut city with my aunt. Talking to her about how life is so different in Kerala and USA.

We were on-way to watch a movie and to do some shopping for her.

For some reason we were sitting in front of a huge building filled with movie posters. It had posters from Grandmaster, Spirit, Ustad Hotel, Bachelor Party and the Onam releases like Run Babby Run, Mr. Marumakan, Thapanna etc.

Suddenly this drunk guy comes next to me and asks for 10Rs to drink. And i deny him the money. He reaches out for my pocket in an attempt to take the money out.

I push him back and fight him off.

Take a shot

A wild torrid affair was going on between Dal and Sherri. He was booked into room 1205 on the 12th floor of The Ritz.

She had just left and he was standing on the balcony in his boxers. Sipping on a 60ml of Chivas Regal 25years.

In comes Natz, his close friend of years and ex-flame. They had a mutual understanding between them and loved each other a lot though she was single and he remained with multiple women.

His back was turned against her and he was looking out at the city. She called him "Dal". He turns to see her pointing a gun at him.

The glass drops and he shouts "Natz, NO!!!"

2 shots fired fired.

One hits him on his shoulder and the other grazes his right thigh. He falls over the balcony. Being a skilled ex-army man he grabs the rail of the 8th floor balcony while falling down. Jumps into the room and makes his way into the hotel, injured.

Runs back up to the 12th floor to understand what just happened to know why Natz of all the people.

As he gets back to 1205, he sees Natz on the floor in a pool of blood. He runs upto her and asks "Why, Natz, Why???"

She whispers "Please save Dad", with tears flowing down from her eyes.

She pulls Dal close to her and kisses him for one last time and says "I've always loved you"

He shuts her eyes, trying to understand what exactly her she meant by "SAVE DAD".

He too loved her a lot but could never commit to her due to his insecurities. But that was out of point now, he needed to understand what this was all about.

So many unanswered questions. Why would Natz of all the people shoot him, Who would kill her, Were is her dad and what happened to him, Who is behind all this?