Ithu Pathiramanal

Directed by	M. Padmakumar
Produced by	Haseeb Haneef
Written by	Babu Janardhanan
Starring	Unni Mukundan Jayasurya Remya Nambeesan Pradeep Rawat
Music by	Afzal Yusuf
Cinematography	Manoj Pillai
Release date(s)	15 March 2013
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 0.5/5

A total waste of time and money. 

Mere Dad Ki Maruti

Directed by	Ashima Chibber
Produced by	Ashish Patil
Screenplay by	Neeraj Udhwani Pooja Desai Ashima Chibber
Story by	Shreyansh Agrawal
Starring	Saqib Saleem Rhea Chakraborty Ram Kapoor Prabal Panjabi Ravi Kishan
Music by	Sachin Gupta
Cinematography	Adil Afsar
Editing by	Antara Lahiri
Studio	Y Films
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	15 March 2013
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Rating - 3.5/5

A complete entertainer with great music, humor, acting, script et al. Clearly the winner this week. Total paisa-vasool and keeps you laughing till the end.

Jolly LLB

Directed by	Subhash Kapoor
Starring	Arshad Warsi Boman Irani Amrita Rao
Music by	Krsna
Distributed by	Fox Star Studios
Release date(s)	March 15, 2013
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Rating - 3/5

A clean cut simple and short entertainer. The tunes were not a treat however. But the script and the humor keeps you awake and entertained.

3G

Directed by	Sheershak Anand Shantanu Ray Chhibber
Produced by	Sunil Lulla Viki Rajani
Starring	Neil Nitin Mukesh Sonal Chauhan
Music by	Mithoon Amar Mohile
Editing by	Sanjay Sharma
Distributed by	Eros International Next Gen Films
Release date(s)	March 15, 2013[1]
Running time	2 hrs 5 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Rating - 1.5/5

Pretty OK script but could have been much better. Bad tunes and not very impressive performance from Neil and Sonal.

Zila Ghaziabad

Directed by	Anand Kumar
Produced by	Vinod Bachan Showman International
Written by	Anand Kumar
Starring	Sanjay Dutt Arshad Warsi Vivek Oberoi Minissha Lamba Ravi Kishan Paresh Rawal Sunil Grover
Music by	Amjad Nadeem
Distributed by	Showman International
Release date(s)	February 22, 2013
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	36 crore (US$6.55 million)

Rating - 1.5/5

Nothing impressive or new here. Same old story of rivalry between 2 groups and the regular killing and action sequences.

Oz the Great and Powerful

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Directed by	Sam Raimi
Produced by	Joe Roth
Screenplay by	David Lindsay-Abaire Mitchell Kapner
Based on	The Oz series by L. Frank Baum
Starring	James Franco Mila Kunis Rachel Weisz Michelle Williams Zach Braff Bill Cobbs Joey King
Music by	Danny Elfman
Cinematography	Peter Deming
Editing by	Bob Murawski
Studio	Roth Films Curtis-DonenProductions
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	March 8, 2013
Running time	130 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200 million
Box office	$149,010,453

Rating - 3/5

A much better watch than last weeks Jack the giant slayer.Impressive performances from RachelWeisz, Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis.

A movie worth watching on 3D.

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns

Directed by	Tigmanshu Dhulia
Produced by	Tigmanshu Dhulia Rahul Mittra Nitin Tej Ahuja
Screenplay by	Tigmanshu Dhulia Sanjay Chauhan
Starring	Jimmy Shergill Mahie Gill Irrfan Khan Soha Ali Khan
Music by	Sandeep Chowta (lyrics)Sandeep Nath Music Mukhtar Sahota(Opening Song - Dukh Thor Ditte Jugni)
Cinematography	Yogesh Jani
Editing by	Rahul Srivastava
Studio	Brandsmith Motion Pictures Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Distributed by	ShowMaker Pictures
Release date(s)	March 8, 2013
Country	India
Language	Hindi[2]
Budget	7 crore (US$1.27 million)

Rating - 2/5

We have nothing new offered here. The script is similar to the prequel.

The power hungry biwi who tries to over power her saheb by any means. The gangster who has an affair with the biwi and tries to kill the saheb. The plot remains the same.

Its only a watch for the good performances by the stars.

Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala

Directed by	Sunderdas
Produced by	Venkatesh S.Upadhyaya
Starring	Ann Augustine Kalabhavan Mani Saikumar Sidharth Bharathan
Release date(s)	March 8, 2013
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 0.5/5

Ann Augustine as a sprinter - EPIC FAIL. It looked as though a potato was running around the field.
A complete disaster from Sunderdas who gave us Kuberan.

Completely boring and sluggish script that do not keep you entertained or even to sit up.

No wonder it went of screens by Sunday itself.

Lucky Star (2013 film)

Directed by	Deepu Anthikkad
Produced by	Milan Jaleel
Written by	Deepu Anthkkad
Starring	Jayaram Rachana Narayankutty Mukesh
Music by	Ratheesh Vegha
Cinematography	Vijay Ulakanath
Studio	Galaxy Films
Release date(s)	March 8, 2013
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 1/5

I honestly went for this movie with a fresh mind not wanting to curse Jayaram for another flick of his. Till interval the movie went on pretty decent but post that we see the same melodrama and over acting from Jayaram making this yet another below average entertainer.

There is a scene in the movie were Rachana tells Jayaram that his comedy doesn't work nowadays. Its high time he ad directors taking him realizes it.

Vana Yuddham

Directed by	A. M. R. Ramesh
Produced by	A. M. R. Ramesh V. Srinivas Jagadeesh
Written by	A. M. R. Ramesh
Starring	Kishore Arjun Vijayalakshmi
Music by	Sandeep Chowta
Cinematography	Vijay Milton
Editing by	Anthony
Studio	Akshaya Creations Sai Sri Cinemas S Lad Entertainment
Release date(s)	February 14, 2013
Language	Tamil

Rating - 2.75/5

Short and quick. Covered all the important facts. Impressive performances from Arjun and Kishore.

Rose Guitarinaal

Directed by	Ranjan Pramod
Produced by	Varnchitra Big Screen & Colour Pencil Films
Written by	Ranjan Pramod
Starring	Richard Joy Thomas Athmeeya Rajan Manu Rejith Menon Jagadish
Music by	Shahabaz Aman
Cinematography	Pappu
Editing by	Sajit Unnikrishnan
Distributed by	Varnachitra Release
Release date(s)	March 1, 2013
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 1/5

How many times have we seen love triangles and the many sub-plots of it. I personally liked Ranjan's first movie "Photographer", thought it didn't make big.

Another minus here is the lack of good songs compared to "Photographer" which had good tunes.

Silver Linings Playbook

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Directed by	David O. Russell
Produced by	Bruce Cohen Donna Gigliotti Executive: Jonathan Gordon George Parra
Screenplay by	David O. Russell
Based on	The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Starring	Bradley Cooper Jennifer Lawrence Robert De Niro Jacki Weaver Chris Tucker Anupam Kher
Music by	Danny Elfman
Cinematography	Masanobu Takayanagi
Editing by	Jay Cassidy Crispin Struthers
Studio	The Weinstein Company Mirage Enterprises
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company
Release date(s)	September 8, 2012 (TIFF) November 16, 2012(United States)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$21 million
Box office	$175,568,142

Rating - 3.25/5

Well done by all the stars and a great watch. A special mention to Anupam Kher who doesn't put on a fake accent like our other actors who try speaking American when given a Hollywood offer.

Jack the Giant Slayer

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Directed by	Bryan Singer
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz David Dobkin Bryan Singer Patrick McCormick Ori Marmur
Screenplay by	Darren Lemke Christopher McQuarrie Dan Studney
Story by	Darren Lemke David Dobkin
Starring	Nicholas Hoult Eleanor Tomlinson Stanley Tucci Ian McShane Bill Nighy Ewan McGregor
Music by	John Ottman
Cinematography	Newton Thomas Sigel
Editing by	John Ottman Bob Ducsay
Studio	New Line Cinema Legendary Pictures Original Film Big Kid Pictures Bad Hat Harry
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	March 1, 2013
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$195 million
Box office	$41,710,000

Rating - 1.5/5

Nothing much to look forward here. Only a visual treat for 3D fans.

I, Me Aur Main

Directed by	Kapil Sharma
Produced by	Goldie Behl Shrishti Behl Arya
Starring	John Abraham Prachi Desai Chitrangada Singh
Music by	Falak Shabir Sachin-Jigar Gourav Dasgupta Raghav Sachar
Distributed by	Reliance Entertainment
Release date(s)	1 March 2013
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Rating - 2/5

Goes well in the 1st half but kind of bores you towards the end. The best part of the movie is its short(1h 45m) and doesn't have any unnecessary songs or over emotional scenes.

Kili Poyi

Directed by	Vinay Govind
Produced by	Siby Thottupuram Joby Mundamattom
Screenplay by	Joseph Kurian Vivek Ranjit Vinay Govind
Starring	Asif Ali Aju Varghese Sampath Raj Raveendran Sreejith Ravi
Music by	Rahul Raj
Cinematography	Pradheesh M. Varma
Editing by	Mahesh Narayan
Studio(s)	SJM Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Distributed by	SJM Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Release date(s)	March 1, 2013
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 1/5

Touted to be Malayalam's first stoner film. And it proves the same with non stop smoking up, drinking and usage of expletives.

For regular movie goers the theme is something they would have already seen in Hollywood/Bollywood before.

So nothing much to expect here. The same cat and mouse chase game.