Baradwaj Rangan Movie Reviews

Ghoomer
Review

In 'Ghoomer' (Saiyami Kher, Abhishek Bachchan), R Balki spruces up a predictable underdog sports drama with trademark Balki-isms and a genuine sense of darkness

OMG 2
Review

Amit Rai's 'OMG 2' (Pankaj Tripathi, Akshay Kumar, Yami Gautam) is a predictable, likeable satire with a few laugh-out-loud bits

GADAR 2
Review

Anil Sharma’s ‘Gadar 2’ (Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel) is a solid sequel that takes off from its predecessor in a most organic way

Jailer
Review

Nelson's 'Jailer' is yet another watered-down attempt at fan service, but Rajinikanth is solid and Vinayakan is superb

Article 21
Review

Lenin Balakrishnan's 'Article 21' is well-meaning, earnest, but also too simplistic about delivering its message about the right to education

Aachar & Co
Review

Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy's superbly directed 'Aachar & Co.' is a feel-good film about a large family’s ups and downs in the 1960s/70s

Sathiya Sodhanai
Review

Suresh Sangaiah's 'Sathiya Sothanai' has a few mild laughs, but the satire never stings

Kolai
Review

Balaji Kumar's 'Kolai' is great to look at, but the murder mystery beneath is barely exciting

Oppenheimer
Review

Christopher Nolan tries a form (i.e., his form) of minimalism in 'Oppenheimer', and the results are mixed

Bawaal
Review

Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor anchor a surprising and ambitious story where a marital cold war is equated with actual war: as in, World War II.

Maaveeran
Review

Madonne Ashwin’s ‘Maaveeran’ starts off promisingly, with a great premise and an in-form Sivakarthikeyan, and slowly becomes tiresomely generic

Tarla
Review

Piyush Gupta's 'Tarla', on Zee5, is a broad, cleanly written drama that offers modest pleasures and an interesting look at a place and time

Lust Stories 2
Review

'Lust Stories 2', on Netflix, has okayish films by R Balki, Amit Ravindernath Sharma, Sujoy Ghosh, and a brilliant one from Konkona Sen Sharma

Satyaprem Ki Katha
Review

Despite a lot of starting trouble, 'Satyaprem Ki Katha', directed by Sameer Vidwans, is a pretty good issue-based drama with a big Hindi-cinema heart

Maamannan
Review

Mari Selvaraj's 'Maamannan' is a solid drama, with a gripping first half and a generic post-interval section

Bommai
Review

SJ Suryah gives a BIG performance in Radhamohan's 'Bommai', but the film never convinces us about its central relationship

Adipurush
Review

Om Raut's 'Adipurush' is a sci-fi/fantasy take on Ramayana that's high on visual effects and low on drama

O.Baby
Review

Dileesh Pothan is fabulous in Ranjan Pramod's 'O.Baby', a richly textured strike against all kinds of ownership

Kolla
Review

Suraj Varma's 'Kolla' (Rajisha Vijayan, Vinay Forrt, Priya Varrier) has an interesting premise, but is content to remain vaguely watchable

Por Thozhil
Review

Vignesh Raja's 'Por Thozhil' (Sarathkumar, Ashok Selvan) is a solid, well-crafted serial-killer thriller with enough pluses to overcome its issues

Maalai Nera Mallipoo
Review

Sanjay Narayanan's exquisite, moving 'Maalai Nera Mallipoo', on aha, takes us into a sex worker's psyche

Takkar
Review

Karthik G Krish's 'Takkar' is filled with good ideas, but none of them are fleshed out convincingly

Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum
Review

Akhil Sathyan’s 'Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum', on Prime Video, is proof that templates are never an issue if the storytelling is strong

Fire In The Mountains
Review

Ajitpal Singh’s ‘Fire In the Mountains’, on SonyLIV, peels back the beauty of the mountains to gaze at stark realities

Trishanku
Review

Achyut Vinayak’s ‘Thrishanku’, with Anna Ben and Arjun Ashokan, has a super premise, but it’s content to remain a pleasant watch instead of the all-out riot it could have become

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