Yet another mythical fairytale like fable spun to lure the moving going population. Drona is here to capture the audience with awe and intrigue. Don’t be too sure about that! Drona - Remove the D and it is all “rona”.  You would definitely feel that way for the producers who have spent a fortune. All those special effects, background scores that are soothing, all of it is lost like dust. (more…)

A child accidentally left behind alone at home tries to protect his house against two funny criminals - does this ring a bell? You guessed it right, “Harri Puttar”, which Hollywood studio Warner Bros alleged was a copyright violation of their “Harry Potter” franchise, is a copy of popular Hollywood movie “Home Alone”. (more…)

PATRE LOVES PADMA is a film made with new comers and technicians who have proved their mettle as assistants to better known directors. The film was an awaited venture mainly because the songs and promos of the film had raised some expectations. (more…)

KAADALIL VIZHUNTHEN (I fell in love) deserves to be parodied as “fallen” period. The movie is a killing guillotine of boring gore. A slum kid Sabha (Nakul) is nursed back to health after an accident by a rich girl (Sunaina). Sabha turns crazy after the rich girl’s death and refuses to accept it despite being saddled with her corpse. (more…)

“Souryam” (valour) is a generous mix of commercial condiments - romance, puppy love, foreign locales, college shenanigans, brotherly affection and vendetta-generated brute strength with a fair sprinkling of comedy. (more…)

“Budhdhivantha” is a much awaited Kannada film as its music had become a big hit and there was a lot of curiosity about actor Upendra’s seven different get-ups. The film matches the high expectations and turns out to be a top class entertainer. Though “Budhdhivantha” is the remake of Tamil Hit “Naan Avanillai”, director Ramnath has made several changes to enhance the film’s quality. (more…)

Launch vehicle for two star children, “Sakkarakkatti” is a movie without surprises. Kala Prabhu, son of south Indian movie mogul S. Thanu, has created a huge extravaganza painted appropriately on the big-screen canvas with a flourish by cinematographer Andrew. Despite a placid story, casual script and conspicuously absent zing in the tale’s tail, the movie entertains. (more…)

To be fair, putting together saas-bahu sagas and the sensex seems a good concept, but director Shona Urvashi fails to use it effectively in her film. In recent years, Bollywood has been generous to directors who experimented with novel concepts and the audiences too accepted their films. “Saas Bahu Aur Sensex” dares to be different as it tells the story of middle-class housewives playing the stock market. (more…)

Welcome to Shyam Benegal’s world of enchanting social comment. Every character in this village of the damned, the doomed and remarkably redeemed is a stereotype. And yet, miraculously, every character is an individual, eccentric, quirky, blemished and yet so full of vitality vigour and energy that you wonder which came first…life, or life as seen through the eyes of Benegal’s camera of innocence, candour and credibility. (more…)