Julai

Directed by	Trivikram Srinivas
Produced by	S. Radha Krishna D.V.V. Danayya (presenter)
Written by	Trivikram Srinivas
Screenplay by	Trivikram Srinivas
Starring	Allu Arjun Ileana D'Cruz Rajendra Prasad Sonu Sood
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography	Chota K. Naidu Shyam K. Naidu
Editing by	Prawin Pudi
Studio	Haarika & Hassine Creations
Distributed by	Siri Media (Andhra Pradesh) Ficus Inc. (Overseas)
Release date(s)	9 August 2012
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	38 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 by	Quentin Tarantino
Produced by	Stacey Sher Reginald Hudlin Pilar Savone
Written by	Quentin Tarantino
Starring	Jamie Foxx Christoph Waltz Leonardo DiCaprio Kerry Washington Samuel L. Jackson Walton Goggins Dennis Christopher James Remar Michael Parks Don Johnson
Music by	Elayna Boynton
Cinematography	Robert Richardson
Editing by	Fred Raskin
Studio	A Band Apart
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company(USA) Columbia Pictures(International)
Release date(s)	December 25, 2012(United States)
Running time	165 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English, 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 by	Priyadarshan
Produced by	Percept Picture Company
Screenplay by	Neeraj Vora
Story by	Benny P. Nayarambalam
Starring	Nana Patekar Paresh Rawal Om Puri Shreyas Talpade Shakti Kapoor Asrani Madhurima
Music by	Songs: Sajid Wajid Background Score: Ouseppachan
Cinematography	R Ganesh
Editing by	T. S. Suresh
Studio	Percept Picture Company
Release date(s)	28 September 2012
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	150 million (US$2.8 million)
Box office	69 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.

Spirit

Directed by	Ranjith
Produced by	Antony Perumbavoor
Written by	Ranjith
Narrated by	Siddique Ranjith
Starring	Mohanlal Kaniha Shankar Ramakrishnan Madhu Lena Nandu Kalpana Thilakan
Music by	Shahabaz Aman
Cinematography	Venu
Editing by	Sandeep Nandakumar
Studio	Aashirvad Cinemas
Distributed by	Maxlab Entertainments
Release date(s)	June 14, 2012
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	3 crore (US$550,000)
Box office	8.2 crore(US$1.5 million)

Rating - 3.5/5

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

Vampires Suck

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Directed by	Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer
Produced by	Peter Safran
Screenplay by	Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer
Starring	Jenn Proske Matt Lanter Christopher N. Riggi Ken Jeong Anneliese van der Pol Arielle Kebbel
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography	Shawn Maurer
Editing by	Peck Prior
Studio	Regency Enterprises
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	August 18, 2010
Running time	82 minutes 84 minutes (Extended cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$80,547,866

Rating - 0.5/5

B-O-R-I-N-G. Cant imagine the spoof was so bad, how boring the original Twilight series would be.

Hall Pass

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Directed by	Bobby & Peter Farrelly
Produced by	Charles B. Wessler Bradley Thomas Benjamin Waisbren Bobby & Peter Farrelly J.B. Rogers Mark Charpentier
Screenplay by	Bobby & Peter Farrelly Pete Jones Kevin Barnett
Story by	Pete Jones
Starring	Owen Wilson Jason Sudeikis Jenna Fischer Christina Applegate Stephen Merchant Joy Behar Alexandra Daddario Nicky Whelan
Music by	Rolfe Kent
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Editing by	Sam Seig
Studio	New Line Cinema Conundrum Entertainment
Distributed by	New Line Cinema (USA) Warner Bros. (non-USA & DVD)
Release date(s)	February 25, 2011
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$36 million
Box office	$83,160,734

Rating - 1.5/5

Not so entertaining. The same old regular wine.

Identity Thief

Directed by	Seth Gordon
Produced by	Scott Stuber Jason Bateman Pamela Abdy
Screenplay by	Craig Mazin
Story by	Craig Mazin Jerry Eeten
Starring	Jason Bateman Melissa McCarthy
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe
Editing by	Peter Teschner
Studio	Relativity Media Bluegrass Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	February 8, 2013
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$146,511,000

Rating - 1/5

Another normal comedy with nothing much to expect.

The Dictator

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Directed by	Larry Charles
Produced by	Sacha Baron Cohen Alec Berg Jeff Schaffer David Mandel Anthony Hines Scott Rudin
Written by	Sacha Baron Cohen Alec Berg Jeff Schaffer David Mandel
Starring	Sacha Baron Cohen Anna Faris Ben Kingsley
Music by	Erran Baron Cohen
Cinematography	Lawrence Sher
Editing by	Greg Hayden Eric Kissack
Studio	Four by Two Films
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	May 16, 2012
Running time	83 minutes 99 minutes (Unrated cut)
Country	United States
Language	English Arabic Hebrew
Budget	$65 million
Box office	$177,547,352

Rating - 1/5

Not as funny and entertaining as Borat. A little too gross at times.

Red Wine

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Directed by	Salam Bappu
Produced by	A.S. Gireesh Lal
Screenplay by	Mammen K. Rajan
Story by	Noufal Blathoor[1]
Starring	Mohanlal Fahad Fazil Asif Ali Saiju Kurup Jayaprakash Mia Meghana Raj
Music by	Bijibal
Cinematography	Manoj Pillai
Editing by	Ranjan Abraham
Studio	Gowri Meenakshi Movies
Distributed by	Reelax Eveents
Release date(s)	March 21, 2013 [2]
Running time	146 min
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 1.5/5

If Mammootty/Mohanlal doesnt get their act straight the younger lot of actors are going to throw these guys out really soon. What started off well turned out to be a sour affair by the end.

There was nothing exceptional in Mohanlal's role here which could have been done by any other actor like Manoj K Jayan, Siddique etc.

But Fahadh Fazil once again proved himself here.

With a weak script and too many stars in every small scene, the movie is worth a miss.

Amen

Directed by	Lijo Jose Pellissery
Produced by	Fareed Khan
Written by	P. S. Rafeeque
Starring	Indrajith Fahadh Faasil Swati Reddy Natasha Sahgal Rachana Narayanankutty
Music by	Prashant Pillai
Cinematography	Abinandhan Ramanujam
Editing by	Manoj
Release date(s)	March 22, 2013
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 2/5

When Lijo Jose Pellissery made "Nayakan" and "City of God", the audience couldn't accept these brilliant movies. And compared those brilliant movies he comes with a mediocre comedy with nothing outstanding and all over Kerala the movie is getting rave reviews.

Apart from a few funny scenes throughout the movie there is nothing to rave about it. But the performance by Indrajith, Fahad Fazil is worth mentioning. Mediocre music.

3 Dots

Directed by	Sugeeth
Produced by	B. Satish & Sugeeth
Written by	Rajesh Raghavan
Starring	Kunchacko Boban Biju Menon Prathap K. Pothan Narain Janani Iyer
Music by	Vidyasagar
Cinematography	Faizal Ali
Editing by	V Sajan
Studio	Ordinary Films
Release date(s)	22 March 2013
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Rating - 1/5

Again we see the combination of Kunchacko Boban and Biju Menon. Add in Prathap Pothan because of last years 2 high performing movies and a very stupid and annoying kid and you have 3 Dots.

It doesn't impress you from the beginning itself with its very unfunny and predictable story line. The suspense and twists are all out there.

I must say this is a huge disappointment from Sugeeth who gave one the best movies of 2012.