Saturday, May 11, 2013

Sound Thoma









Directed byVyshakh
Produced byAnoop
Written byBenny P Nairambalam
StarringDileep
Mukesh
Namitha Pramod
Nedumudi Venu
Music byGopi Sundar
CinematographyShaji Kumar
Editing byMahesh Narayanan
StudioPriyanjali Films
Release date(s)
  • April 5, 2013
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
BudgetINR5 crore


Rating - 1/5

Nothing to expect here. Same slapstick from Dileep.

Mumbai Police









Directed byRosshan Andrrews
Produced byNisad Haneefa
Written byBobby-Sanjay
StarringPrithviraj
Jayasurya
Rahman
Music byGopi Sunder
CinematographyR. Diwakar
Editing byMahesh Narayanan
StudioNisad Haneefa Productions
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date(s)
  • 3 May 2013
Running time145 min
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam


Rating - 3.5/5

Very gripping and entertaining. Prithviraj all the way. Another great work by Sanjay-Bobby.

Bombay Talkies








Directed byKaran Johar
Dibakar Banerjee
Zoya Akhtar
Anurag Kashyap
Produced byViacom 18 Motion Pictures
Ashi Dua
StarringRani Mukerji
Randeep Hooda
Saqib Saleem
Vineet Kumar Singh
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Naman Jain
Music byAmit Trivedi
StudioViacom 18 Motion Pictures
Flying Unicorn Entertainment
Distributed byShowMaker Pictures
Release date(s)
  • May 3, 2013
Running time127 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
English
BudgetINRcrore(US$1.1 million)
Box officeINRcrore (US$1.6 million)



Rating - 2/5

Incomplete stories. Had a few funny and good moments here and there. A below average fare.

Iron Man 3








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Directed byShane Black
Produced byKevin Feige
Screenplay byDrew Pearce
Shane Black
Based on
StarringRobert Downey, Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Don Cheadle
Guy Pearce
Rebecca Hall
Stephanie Szostak
James Badge Dale
Jon Favreau
Ben Kingsley
Music byBrian Tyler
CinematographyJohn Toll
Editing byJeffrey Ford
Peter S. Elliot
StudioMarvel Studios
DMG Entertainment
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date(s)
  • April 14, 2013(Paris premiere)
  • May 3, 2013 (United States)
Running time130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200 million
Box office$775,821,084



Rating - 4/5

The best of the lot. Excellent performances from Downey, Pearce, Paltrow, Kingsley. A must watch for this year.

Immanuel








Directed byLal Jose
Produced byS. George
Written byA.C. Vijeesh
StarringMammooty
Fahadh Faasil
Reenu Mathews
Salim Kumar
Guinnes Pakru
Music byAfzal Yusuf
CinematographyPradeep Nair
Editing byRanjan Abraham
StudioCyn-Cyl Celluloid
Distributed byPlay House
Release date(s)
  • 5 April 2013
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget6 crore
Box office16 crore


Rating - 3.5/5

A complete entertainer. The script moves beautifully with not a dull moment at any point.

American Reunion







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Directed byJon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Produced byChris Moore
Craig Perry
Adam Herz
Warren Zide
Written byJon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Based onCharacters
by Adam Herz
StarringJason Biggs
Alyson Hannigan
Chris Klein
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Seann William Scott
Tara Reid
Mena Suvari
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Dania Ramirez
Eugene Levy
Music byLyle Workman
CinematographyDaryn Okada
Editing byJeff Betancourt
StudioRelativity Media
Zide/Perry Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date(s)
  • April 6, 2012
Running time113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million
Box office$234,736,898

Rating - 1/5

Made no sense at all. Lost the charm 1 had.



Saturday, April 13, 2013

Julai







Directed byTrivikram Srinivas
Produced byS. Radha Krishna
D.V.V. Danayya
(presenter)
Written byTrivikram Srinivas
Screenplay byTrivikram Srinivas
StarringAllu Arjun
Ileana D'Cruz
Rajendra Prasad
Sonu Sood
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
CinematographyChota K. Naidu
Shyam K. Naidu
Editing byPrawin Pudi
StudioHaarika & Hassine Creations
Distributed bySiri Media
(Andhra Pradesh)
Ficus Inc.
(Overseas)
Release date(s)
  • 9 August 2012
Running time160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box officeINR38 crore(US$7.0 million) (1st week, India only)


Rating - 1.5/5

The regular masala entertainer. Nothing new to expect apart from the usual high octane action sequences, songs and comedy side tracks.

Maad Dad








Directed by Revathy S Varmha
Produced by P. N. Venugopal
Written by Revathy S Varmha
Screenplay by Revathy S Varmha
Story by Revathy S Varmha
Starring Lal
Nazriya Nazim
Meghana Raj
Lalu Alex
Padmapriya
Pooja Gandhi
Music by Alex Paul
Cinematography Pradeep Nair
Editing by Johnkutty
Studio P N V Associates
Release date(s)
  • 11 January 2013
Country India
Language Malayalam



Rating - 0.5/5

Now I know why this was out of the theaters in 2 days and on TV by April itself. A completely boring disaster.

Django Unchained







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Directed byQuentin Tarantino
Produced by
Written byQuentin Tarantino
Starring
Music byElayna Boynton
CinematographyRobert Richardson
Editing byFred Raskin
StudioA Band Apart
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company(USA)
Columbia Pictures(International)
Release date(s)
  • December 25, 2012(United States)
Running time165 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish, German
Budget$100 million
Box office$416,545,000



Rating - 3/5

Another classic from Tarantino with exceptional performances from Leornado DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz.

Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal








Directed byPriyadarshan
Produced byPercept Picture Company
Screenplay byNeeraj Vora
Story byBenny P. Nayarambalam
StarringNana Patekar
Paresh Rawal
Om Puri
Shreyas Talpade
Shakti Kapoor
Asrani
Madhurima
Music bySongs:
Sajid Wajid
Background Score:
Ouseppachan
CinematographyR Ganesh
Editing byT. S. Suresh
StudioPercept Picture Company
Release date(s)
  • 28 September 2012
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
BudgetINR150 million (US$2.8 million)
Box officeINR69 million (US$1.3 million) (1st week)



Rating - 1/5

For those who have seen 'Maryikkorru Kunjaadu', this is not much of a treat. Priyadarshan fails to impress here.


Sunday, April 7, 2013

Spirit









Directed byRanjith
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
Written byRanjith
Narrated bySiddique
Ranjith
StarringMohanlal
Kaniha
Shankar Ramakrishnan
Madhu
Lena
Nandu
Kalpana
Thilakan
Music byShahabaz Aman
CinematographyVenu
Editing bySandeep Nandakumar
StudioAashirvad Cinemas
Distributed byMaxlab Entertainments
Release date(s)
  • June 14, 2012
Running time145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
BudgetINRcrore (US$550,000)
Box officeINR8.2 crore(US$1.5 million)


Rating - 3.5/5

Ranjith does it once again in terms of script, music and entertainment.