Baradwaj Rangan Movie Reviews

Neelavelicham
Review

Aashiq Abu's 'Neelavelicham' (Tovino Thomas, Rima Kallingal) nails the retro look-and-feel, but lacks an emotional connect

Yaathisai
Review

Dharani Rasendran's impressive 'Yaathisai' is a richly imagined slice of historical fiction about brutal wars and the male psyche

Shaakuntalam
Review

Gunasekhar's underwhelming 'Shaakuntalam' needed more cinematic vision to be the epic it wants to be

Burqa
Review

Sarjun KM's 'Burqa', on aha, is a solid, deliberately theatrical (and gorgeously shot) debate on an Islamic practice

Dasara
Review

Srikanth Odela's 'Dasara' is a solid, subdued star vehicle that favours emotions over "mass" moments

Viduthalai Part 1
Review

Vetrimaaran's 'Viduthalai - Part 1' lacks the raw power of 'Visaranai', but it’s still a worthy, watchable coming-of-age action-drama

Bholaa
Review

Ajay Devgn crafts a sturdy (but generic) star vehicle out of Lokesh Kanagaraj's sturdy (but generic) star vehicle

Pathu Thala
Review

Obeli N Krishna's 'Pathu Thala' is a contrived action movie that's saved solely by Silambarasan

Bheed
Review

Anubhav Sinha's 'Bheed', based on pandemic-migration, is a solid addition to his series of social cinema.

Purusha Pretham
Review

Krishand’s crime-comedy ‘Purusha Pretham’ (on SonyLIV) offers a few big laughs, but not nearly enough to sustain its overlong run time

Thuramukham
Review

Rajeev Ravi's 'Thuramukham' (Nivin Pauly, Arjun Ashokan) is a strong, unsparing 360-degree view of a workers' struggle

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
Review

Luv Ranjan's 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar', with Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, is overlong and under-plotted

19.20.21
Review

Mansore’s ‘19-20-21’ is a solid, docudrama-style deep dive into the injustices faced by tribals

Meghdoot
Review

Rahat Mahajan’s ‘Meghdoot - The Cloud Messenger’ is a beautifully imagined tale of a love that transcends time

Dear Vaappi
Review

Shan Thulaseedharan's 'Dear Vaappi', starring Lal and Anagha Narayanan, is a modest feel-good drama about chasing a dream

Karparaa
Review

Vignesh Kumulai's 'Karparaa' is a quiet stunner, an unsentimental look at an aged couple at the mercy of the young

Bakasuran
Review

Mohan G's 'Bakasuran', starring Selvaraghavan and Natarajan Subramaniam, is a dull drama about the exploitation of women

Vaathi
Review

Venky Atluri's 'Vaathi', starring Dhanush, is a half-decent, not-bad masala movie that could have been much better

Rekha
Review

The filmmaking is better than the writing in Jithin Issac Thomas’s ‘Rekha’, a love story that morphs into a detective story

Dada
Review

Ganesh K Babu's 'Dada', despite its second-half issues, is a solid relationship drama

Family
Review

Don Palathara’s ‘Family’ is a wonderfully sinister drama about conforming to one's community

Christopher
Review

B Unnikrishnan's 'Christopher', starring Mammootty, is a loud, blunt weapon of a movie about a vigilante cop

Faraaz
Review

Hansal Mehta's 'Faraaz' works better as a document of a tragedy than as a debate about the modern Muslim

Thankam
Review

Saheed Arafath's superb 'Thankam' disguises an emotional "friendship story" as a police procedural

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
Review

Lijo Jose Pellissery's magical new movie with Mammootty, 'Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam', is an instant classic

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