BEST 5 MALAYALAM MOVIES OF 2013

More than 150 movie released in the year 2013. The selection of best 5 was very easy this time. Most of the movie were mediocre and below average but the best 5 movie were awesome.  The list is not in any particular order.

DRISHYAM It is the top grosser and highly appreciated family thriller of the year 2013. Jeethu Joseph’s magical story and direction with Mohanlal’s top class performance. Don’t miss this movie!!!

PHILLIPS AND THE MONKEY PEN A rare genre in Malayalam cinema nowadays, yes movie based on kids. Perfectly directed by debutants Rojin ans Shanil. Superb acting by lead cast(talented kids) , supported by nice camera work and music. Easily one the best in recent time.

MEMORIES is a suspense thriller  again by Jeethu Joseph, one of the best performance by Pritviraj. It makes you guess till the end. An edge of seat thriller.

SHUTTER is the directorial debue by Joy Mathew. One of the best thriller in recent times. Awesome performances from leading cast. Never miss this!!!

MUMBAI POLICE Rossan Andrews again back in track after his unsuccessfull Casanova. Shocking thriller and theme very much new to Malayalam audience. A brave effort from Pritviraj. Writer duo Bobby Sanjay Proves again they are the best among new age writers.

I strongly recommend all the best 5 movies to all. Don’t ever miss.

There are some other movie which can be considered once watchable,

ANNAYUM RASOOLUM

ROMANS

CELLULOID

LUCKY STAR

RED WINE

AMEN

3 DOTS

NERAM

ABCD

101 CHODYANGAL

THIRA

PUNYALAN AGARBATHIS

ORU INDIAN PRANAYAKATHA

Also some overly hyped movies which you should avoid to save your time,

KAMMATH AND KAMMATH

LOKPAL

SOUND THOMA

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN

HOTEL CALIFORNIA

HONEY BEE

KADAL KADANNU ORU MATHUKUTTY

SRINGARAVELAN

IDUKKI GOLD

NADODI MANNAN

GEETHANJALI

                           ENJOY!!!

PHILIPS AND THE MONKEY PEN MALAYALAM MOVIE REVIEW (2013)

NEVER MISS THIS MAGICAL EXPERIENCE!!!

PRODUCER: SANDRA THOMAS, VIJAY BABU

DIRECTOR: ROJIN THOMAS, SHANIL MUHAMMED

STAR CAST: MASTER SANOOP, JAYASURYA, REMYA NAMBISAN, JOY THOMAS, VIJAY BABU

MUSIC: RAHUL SUBRAMANIAM

First of all it is the best movie of the year hands down and only one sentence is enough describe “must watch”. Children’s movie is rare genre attempted by movie makers of India and its true of Malayalam movie makers also. Only sensitive movie makers can make movie of this genre. And producer with good taste in cinema and devoid of greed for money will come forward to produce this kind of cinema. 

There are N numbers of movies releases in the name of children movie which have loads of graphics and visual effects without any proper story or soul in it. But Monkey pen stands out for its simple story line and the brilliant execution. 

Story revolves around Ryan Philips (Sanoop) who is very lazy to study and to do home work and how he gets a magical monkey pen and how his life changes after that. Story seems simple but narration was fresh and it keeps you interested, some sconces with touch your soul. The message conveyed to the audience by covering it in humor unlike other movies which preach and push it down through your throat. The movie travels with a constant speed. 

A big kudos to the camera work BY Neil D’cunha , it was outstanding. Music and BGM was very good. En kanimalare song will make you hum even after the movie. The performance from Kids was superb. Especially the lead character played by Sanoop. All the star cast played their part well. Jayasurya, Remya nambisan, Vjaya babu, Joy Mathew played their part perfectly. Innocent appears in an extended cameo.

Verdict: Don’t miss this gem, Watch and promote good cinema which is very rare nowadays.

HOTEL CALIFORNIA (2013) MALAYALAM MOVIE REVIEW

NEW GENERATION DISASTER!!!

PRODUCER: JOSEMON SIMON

DIRECTOR: AJI JOHN

STAR CAST: JAYASOORYA, ANOOP MENON, HONEY ROSE, MARIYA ROY, SHANKAR

MUSIC: SHAAN RAHMAN

Many movies released last few years in the name of new generation and new wave of young movie makers. Only few impressed audience, rest all were disappointments. Common factor in all these cinemas are the technical brilliance, but most fim makers forgets about the content and tight screen play.

Hotel California, the name taken from famous the eagle song of the same name which considered as cult classic from music l;overs. But this movie no way near to a decent one time watches. Plot deals with mistaken identity and multiple story line meeting in a common point. The biggest problem was the casting. 

There is nothing exciting in the story. Writers took many digs at some movie stars and tried to crack some satirical jokes which fell flat. Only few funny situations came from nandu and team from new faces (comedy stars program, ASIANET).

Plus points being camera work and back ground score. Performances from anoop menon and jayasoorya were ok. Others did not impress. Writing and direction needs improvement.

                                                         hotel california trailer HD

Verdict: Give it a miss!!!

MUMBAI POLICE (2013) MALAYALAM MOVIE REVIEW

"BOLD AND DIFFERENT"

Roshan Andrews is one of promising director among the new age Malayalam cinema, already proved his mettle by making some diverse outstanding movies (Note book, Udayananu tharam, Ividom swargamanu). When he joined hands with script writer duo bobby and sanjay expectations were sky high. This time this team chosen a thriller theme told in a different narration pattern which is not so common in Malayalam cinema, but world cinema lovers may be well versed with this kind of story telling. The story also takes inspiration from various movies. Still the movie impresses the audience for its perfect movie making style. This time they adopted Hollywood style of story telling without much description in the scenes leaving the audience to interpret the scene.

The star cast delivers solid performances be it the lead cast Pritviraj or the supporting actors like Jayasurya and Rahman. Pritvi delivers his vcarrer best performance in style, after many mistakes in choosing the right script in his career. All other actors did their part well. The newcomers were average.

The camera and art dept. did their job perfectly, the BGM by gopi sunder were apt and haunting. The absence of songs were biggest plus point since movie has a slow and steady kinda pace. Duration of movie was just above 2 hrs. 

The biggest shocker was the climax,we can say it was very bold decision taken by director , script writers and lead actors,  it may not be well accepted among family audiences. The movies box office fate is depends on the climax part. It may not be suitable to watch it with family and children. But movie defenatly will impress the general audience. The movie deserve a one time watch for sure.

                                                        MUMBAI POLICE TRAILOR

Verdict : Decent one time watch