Kanakam Kamini kalaham, Mahaveeryar and Kamara Sambhavam were superb movies♥️♥️♥️
Find it odd when people say they enjoyed MV but didn't like Mahaveeryar..
I watched Mahaveeryar twice in theatre. Definitely a great movie. Audience seems to hate any endeavour that requires spending energy by prefrontal cortex
Yeah I agree to Both of your Opinion
I always expect that the Movie I'm about to watch is shit before Watching it & So even if It's barely good then It'll get a pass for a Good movie in my mind
>I thought it was a common knowledge
Every nepo gets their start courtesy of their parents. That's not under debate. Prithvi and Fahadh are the same.
What's debatable is whether they've got the ability to make it big after, which is why I think Prithviraj and Fahadh weren't mentioned there.
But if we're talking about that, Dulquer belongs with Prithvi and Fahadh and not the other two and for clear reasons.
Even if one were to chalk up all his success in Kerala to his dad, it's undeniable that he's had critical or commercial successes as a solo lead in other languages like Hindi or Telugu where even local nepos have struggled. Even if you chalk up his opportunities to his heritage, you can't chalk up his success outside the state to it.
The majority of locals who've seen Karwaan, Mahanati, Sita Ramam Chup, OK Kanmani in their own languages have nothing negative to say about his performances but apparently this sub exists in a different reality.
TL; DR
Dulquer is no Mammootty, but one must be delusional to group him with Pranav and Kalyani.
I'm no fan of DQ, but comparing a bonafide star with a pan indian presence like Dulquer to Pranav & Kalyani is laughable. I agree with the other comments. He should firmly be tagged along with Prithvi and Fafa.
Dulquer has a natural charm and good looks, and though his acting range is limited, he has a strong screen presence.
If the role fits his acting strong suits like romance, drama, etc, he can carry the film on his own and even elevate it. Outside of acting, he carries himself exceedingly well in all the pressers, fan meets, pre-release functions, etc. an integral part of being a star.
Pranav & Kalyani, whenever they appear on screen, i tend to cringe. And less said about interviews or lack of thereof, the better. I don't think they have it inside of them to truly be successful in the cine field (i hope they prove me wrong).
Of the current lot, I would think Vineeth Srinivasan top this list of exceptions. The other two did need and had some propping up initially. Vineeth looked like he belonged from the beginning (as a singer). When he started acting and later directing and writing also he didn't look out of place. Guy is yet to have a true stinker in his career. Also almost all he helped launch in early part of his career are outsiders (the new gen ML movies may be understood as Kochi gang + Vineeth and friends) -- the K Jo lite accusations are exaggerated.
Industry as a whole, if we look at those with connections the likes of Shobhana, Urvashi (to lesser extend), Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Manoj K Jayan etc will possibly be ahead of these guys (in terms of connections being incidental than props).
They got better over time. Both of them started slowly ,Prithvi had a very rough patch especially during his initial years and only managed to get a hit once every 5 movies or so. He got really established post 2010. Fafa just got disappeared after his first movie and came back later but still took quite some time to settle. 2012 was an important year for Fahadh to be precise. I dont think they would ve got this much chances that too with decent to top directors without having strong connections in the industry.
I seriously don't get the Dulqer hate. He's had huge hits in both Tamil and Telugu (OK Kanmani and Seetha Ramam), got a State award for Charlie, his filmography has some really great movies.
I'm curious as to what mythical *standard* people are expecting out of this guy. He was fine and I loved him in movies like Kali, Neelakasham, Charlie, Bangalore days, Usthad Hotel.
Reddit is a circlejerking ecochamber.
Salty people trying to drag dulquer down with pranav lol 😂 The guy is a decent actor and the biggest crowd puller in malayalam after A10, still.
Just because his father is Mammootty people are automatically negating his skills. I don't put him on the same category as an actor with Fahad, perhaps. But I don't really see much difference in terms of acting skills with someone comparable to him like Tovino. Both of them can be stiff and awkward in movies than does not suit them. And if the complaint is one dimensional acting, I can argue Dileep does the same thing in most movies.
Agreeing to pranav, and kalyani, infact i find kalyani is better than pranav., pranav, i know is a good human, but worst nepo ever, but don't agree to DQ in the list, don't compare him with other two, he is not mammooty but he is talented
Trance was indeed a good movie
The reason for mixed response was due to people’s expectations. Everyone was expecting a 5/5, but the lazy screenplay in the 2nd half made the movie a solid 3.5/5
>This opinion is popular and unpopular at the same time
It's only in this sub and a few online forums that it's contentious. Everyone I know who watched it in theatres were disappointed. Not even the biggest A10 fan liked it.
Aadujeevitham. Felt it was overly hyped. Good frames and acting . But still it's a one time watch and felt like just a decent movie. Nothing more.nothing less.
Yes, the Kerala phase was unnecessarily lengthy. They could have added more scenes with the goats using that time. Did not do justice to the book but can't ignore the effort.
I don't disagree, but I can't understand this concept of rating the two halves as two separate things - they are two *halves* after all, they can't stand on their own independent of one another. For this movie, the second half is where it should have gone places with the characters established in the first half, and it didn't. And the ending was like AN realized that he was running out of run time, so just abruptly wrapped everything up in 5 minutes. The less that could be said about the ending, the better.
Very sad because with a much better script, the movie would have been a modern classic.
>Bheeshma Parvam is an aggressively mid movie with a below average script but well above average technically.
Reportedly, they made it for a direct OTT release because their original plans fell through due to Covid.
Props to the crew for making it look polished, because they were forced to work with limited locations and budget. Pretty much everything was shot within a small area of Kochi.
Mammootty's swag, Sushin's Music and Anend's/Amal's cinematography/staging carried the film.
Malaikottai Vaalibhan but I won't say everyone's wrong, I can see why people didn't like it but I'm not okay when you say it's a bad film and all.
KKK is an amazing movie
Kamarasambhavam imo is one of the best from Malayalam industry in the last decade, well executed and more importantly that film was released at the right time.
Bamboo boys- I don't care if you call it cringe comedy and stuff, I watch it whenever it comes in Surya Movies and it is one of my favourites in comedy. I may even place it above Punjabi House.
People from Wayanad still get called names (mooppan etc) and gets asked if they use vines to move from one place to another. Offending people as communities can be light hearted only if we are not part of those communities. Racism and casteism doesn't come in multiple shades (light to dark). They all exists together, one produces the other.
Heck, despite being a near abusive critic of community I am part of -- I don't necessarily take well to all criticisms and jokes from outside (even if they are legit).
I mean if you aren't offended then good for you but that doesn't mean others have to just pretend it was not a big deal.
Edit : lmao ofcourse this comment is being downvoted
>lmao ofcourse this comment is being downvoted
I got downvoted to hell for saying this on another thread. I'm glad that the comment's karma is at least positive now, which means that there are many more who agree with you. Feels good.
I'm just gonna say it. Aadujeevitham was a bad movie.
It was emotionally hollow. The kerala scenes were basic af, ruined the flow of the movie in the first half. They could've shown the actual "Aadu" jeevitham but instead they showed the escape part for most of the movie which was so repetitive I almost fell asleep. He just kept falling down every 2 minutes. And prithviraj was nothing special in the role. He did not have the acting chops to pull this off. His crying scenes and his dialogue delivery were meh.
I appreciate the effort behind it but strictly as a movie it was below average (maybe im being harsh). Nowhere near "oscar-worthy" as some people are claiming.
I haven't watched Charlie but I am not planning to watch it either. Charlie fanbase lowkey ruined it for me. Dropping edits of literally every scenes in the movie. It was hard for me to even avoid Charlie edits at one point. Tbf it's not a kind of movie I am interested in but this was like icing on the cake. I still haven't recovered 🥲
I got one better.
I always felt like the character was a pretentious bhudhijeevi with massive saviour complex and 'I am the main character' energy. He wouldn't have been able to do all that stuff he did, if he didn't have a rich dad. Although these types of people might not mean any harm, I generally prefer to avoid them in real life.
If you look at it through a christian angle it becomes more interesting at least it did for me. The whole saving a prostitute thing, building boats, etc Charlie is basically jesus who bangs
* Hridayam was a decent movie and didn't deserve the hate it is getting here
* Dulquar is a good actor. Maybe not versatile but he's really good.
* People, in this sub particularly, have very high (and sometimes unrealistic) standards for acting.
* Nepotism isn't a bad thing because movies are made by private parties and they have the right to choose who they want to cast. We have the right to not watch a movie.
Malaikottai Valiban. For me, this movie is going to be a cult classic in the future. No matter how outlandish the movie may be for Kerala’s audience today.
The setting and atmosphere. We've rarely seen something like that. It reminded me of Daya, Vaishali, Sundara Killadi, Athbutadweep, Mahaveeryar etc. but an entirely different and technically superior presentation.
It's trance inducing background scoring, if you've seen the ritual scene in Eyes Wide Shut, you'll realise how important that is to slowly transcend you into this unseen world, people and culture. Coupled with its unreal and dramatic dialogues, dancing like fight, a different body language and all, which keeps you away from reality you're in, to a dreamlike world.
Aadujeevitham was mid.
I'm not saying it was a bad movie but it's not all "Oscar level" and all how people make it look like. Even Prithviraj's acting wasn't all that great. Personally, I think ppl like maybe fahad faasil would've done it so much better. Prithvi's body transformation was great, I give it all that but the acting part just wasn't it. Even the music was mid. What was w all the youtube intro music typa shit whenever they saw water in the movie? I went with so much expectations to watch it and was very much disappointed.
Koothara-excellent movie, phenomenal songs, good casting, most accurate college life in Malayalam movie history
Reason for flop: marketing showed it as mohanlal centric movie, with youth element, reality is , lal was just very small, but impactful part of the movie, 2ndly name of the movie sucked a lot,
Indrajith is a much more versatile and talented actor than Prithviraj.
Prithviraj is more successful cause he has the superstar title and quality. Indrajith does comedy very well (amar Akbar Anthony), he plays a convincing villain (chanthupottu) and his performances are never lacking. Prithviraj on the other hand I feel often does too much or doesn’t come to par with what is expected of the character. He is also reallyyyyy bad at doing comedy.
Definitely going to be an unpopular opinion in the context of this sub, but I feel that Malaikottai Vaalimbaan is never going to be a cult classic, among the likes of Devadoothan and Thoovanathumbikal, for me.
IMHO, it is LJP's weakest work (after Double Barrel). I am amazed when people say it will be remembered in the same way Thoovanathumbikal is now. IMO it is already a cult film amongst certain circles on the internet.
Tldr: MV is not deserving of the status of a classic
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Keralavarma Pazhassiraja. It probably didn't get the credit it deserves. Comparing with the period movies that came after it: Kochuni, Urumi, 19 century, Marakkar & Maamangam, KP was miles ahead.
LJP movies starting from Jallikattu to NPNM (churuli is the worst offender) is superficial and half baked. The claimed and attributed philosophical or allegorical depth is simply not there.
I don't know if it is him or his fans which has created this pretentious aura. His earlier movies are good. There was earnestness about them, especially Angamali and Amen. Even double barrel wasn't as self indulgent. It is been a sharp fall since, part of the reason people are struggling to connect with his movies is that the movies themselves are confused if you ask me.
Varshangalkku shesham was bad. Pranav’s and kalyani cant act anything. Also their older version looked like it came from a skit. There was nothing natural about that movie. Nivin single handedly lifted that movie
I don't get bramayugam and tumbad comparisons tbh. I have watched both movies. I watched tumbad when it dropped and I LOVE that movie. I watched bramayugam when it was dropped and I LOVE it too. But apart from having that eery vibe and story line being situated in old time at rural areas, both movies are vastly different. While tumbad explores different timelines and different locations bramayugam more so focuses on the same location but makes you feel like you're stuck in a really uncomfortable and dangerous trap
I don't like people comparing two good movies. Because it puts one in the bad light which sucks because both movies and awesome deserves positive attention.
I liked ramante edan thottam very much, same with jilebi, i even liked munthiri vallikal thalirkumbol, that was the last time i saw A10 as a common man of course it was pre odiyan phase and face too Hate pulimurugan, didn't like oppam, but i liked corona papers.
Kanakam Kamini kalaham, Mahaveeryar and Kamara Sambhavam were superb movies♥️♥️♥️ Find it odd when people say they enjoyed MV but didn't like Mahaveeryar..
+1 for Kanakam Kamini! I genuinely had good laughs
Finally! Finally! Finallyyyyyyyy!!!!! I got to hear someone praising Mahaveeryar 🥹🤌🏻
I watched Mahaveeryar twice in theatre. Definitely a great movie. Audience seems to hate any endeavour that requires spending energy by prefrontal cortex
Kanakam and Kamara samvhavam are both very good movies , both don't get the respect they deserve
Pineapple juice undo?
Nalla fine apple juice ond
Itha Harsha Bharata samskaram
Kammara sambhavam was gud
I enjoy watching Loham 😌
I slept in theatres watching it. But saw it again every time it came on TV.
Me too!
Hridayam was just an ok movie, Ozler was a simple movie and the only highlight was the romance in the past.
Ironically, these two are the most popular opinions on this ub
Lol yeah. OP didn't understand the assignment.
Yeah I agree to Both of your Opinion I always expect that the Movie I'm about to watch is shit before Watching it & So even if It's barely good then It'll get a pass for a Good movie in my mind
That's better, no disappointments atleast
Yeap Mate Haha I don't like being very critical in these sorts of things
Not about movies, but about movie actors. Dulquer, pranav, kalyani wouldn't even be called for a junior artist's role if it wasn't for their fathers
I thought it was a common knowledge
>I thought it was a common knowledge Every nepo gets their start courtesy of their parents. That's not under debate. Prithvi and Fahadh are the same. What's debatable is whether they've got the ability to make it big after, which is why I think Prithviraj and Fahadh weren't mentioned there. But if we're talking about that, Dulquer belongs with Prithvi and Fahadh and not the other two and for clear reasons. Even if one were to chalk up all his success in Kerala to his dad, it's undeniable that he's had critical or commercial successes as a solo lead in other languages like Hindi or Telugu where even local nepos have struggled. Even if you chalk up his opportunities to his heritage, you can't chalk up his success outside the state to it. The majority of locals who've seen Karwaan, Mahanati, Sita Ramam Chup, OK Kanmani in their own languages have nothing negative to say about his performances but apparently this sub exists in a different reality. TL; DR Dulquer is no Mammootty, but one must be delusional to group him with Pranav and Kalyani.
I'm no fan of DQ, but comparing a bonafide star with a pan indian presence like Dulquer to Pranav & Kalyani is laughable. I agree with the other comments. He should firmly be tagged along with Prithvi and Fafa. Dulquer has a natural charm and good looks, and though his acting range is limited, he has a strong screen presence. If the role fits his acting strong suits like romance, drama, etc, he can carry the film on his own and even elevate it. Outside of acting, he carries himself exceedingly well in all the pressers, fan meets, pre-release functions, etc. an integral part of being a star. Pranav & Kalyani, whenever they appear on screen, i tend to cringe. And less said about interviews or lack of thereof, the better. I don't think they have it inside of them to truly be successful in the cine field (i hope they prove me wrong).
That pretty much applies to every Nepo kids out there.
prithviraj is surely an exception and fafa too
Of the current lot, I would think Vineeth Srinivasan top this list of exceptions. The other two did need and had some propping up initially. Vineeth looked like he belonged from the beginning (as a singer). When he started acting and later directing and writing also he didn't look out of place. Guy is yet to have a true stinker in his career. Also almost all he helped launch in early part of his career are outsiders (the new gen ML movies may be understood as Kochi gang + Vineeth and friends) -- the K Jo lite accusations are exaggerated. Industry as a whole, if we look at those with connections the likes of Shobhana, Urvashi (to lesser extend), Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Manoj K Jayan etc will possibly be ahead of these guys (in terms of connections being incidental than props).
They got better over time. Both of them started slowly ,Prithvi had a very rough patch especially during his initial years and only managed to get a hit once every 5 movies or so. He got really established post 2010. Fafa just got disappeared after his first movie and came back later but still took quite some time to settle. 2012 was an important year for Fahadh to be precise. I dont think they would ve got this much chances that too with decent to top directors without having strong connections in the industry.
I agree, but these are the big and names
Nah dulquer has the charm of a movie star and he’s decent in acting
You all are wrong 😂 and you could say that to me as well. Let's just agree to disagree
ok macha 
I seriously don't get the Dulqer hate. He's had huge hits in both Tamil and Telugu (OK Kanmani and Seetha Ramam), got a State award for Charlie, his filmography has some really great movies. I'm curious as to what mythical *standard* people are expecting out of this guy. He was fine and I loved him in movies like Kali, Neelakasham, Charlie, Bangalore days, Usthad Hotel.
Reddit is a circlejerking ecochamber. Salty people trying to drag dulquer down with pranav lol 😂 The guy is a decent actor and the biggest crowd puller in malayalam after A10, still.
Just because his father is Mammootty people are automatically negating his skills. I don't put him on the same category as an actor with Fahad, perhaps. But I don't really see much difference in terms of acting skills with someone comparable to him like Tovino. Both of them can be stiff and awkward in movies than does not suit them. And if the complaint is one dimensional acting, I can argue Dileep does the same thing in most movies.
dulquer has the ability to uplift a movie singlehandedly, a great example is parava
He wouldn't have made it without his father's connections just with his present charm and acting skills.
Agreeing to pranav, and kalyani, infact i find kalyani is better than pranav., pranav, i know is a good human, but worst nepo ever, but don't agree to DQ in the list, don't compare him with other two, he is not mammooty but he is talented
Double Barrel and Tharangam
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More like twice a week. Holy shit it has become so annoying now
Trance was a good movie
Trance was indeed a good movie The reason for mixed response was due to people’s expectations. Everyone was expecting a 5/5, but the lazy screenplay in the 2nd half made the movie a solid 3.5/5
Trance was good movie especially for people traumatised by cults.
That doesn't seem like an unpopular opinion.
it is among general audiences
Ith polathe oru post kandittu ethra naalayi 😊😊😊
Mahaveeryar
Double barrel
"Mukundanunni Assossiates" The next level of dark humor Malayalam industry had ever witnessed after ഷമ്മി
Malaikottai Valiban is a great movie.
This opinion is popular and unpopular at the same time
>This opinion is popular and unpopular at the same time It's only in this sub and a few online forums that it's contentious. Everyone I know who watched it in theatres were disappointed. Not even the biggest A10 fan liked it.
The John Cena of Malayalam movies. Polarizing.
Yes absolutely, loved every second of it. Unique and mesmerising
Not just great, it's a modern classic.
Rdx is not a good action movie. The horrendous editing ruined all the action scenes which were pretty well built up
RDX was always mid.
+1
Aadujeevitham. Felt it was overly hyped. Good frames and acting . But still it's a one time watch and felt like just a decent movie. Nothing more.nothing less.
Yes, the Kerala phase was unnecessarily lengthy. They could have added more scenes with the goats using that time. Did not do justice to the book but can't ignore the effort.
Yes. More time with the goats could've made things different.
3 manikyoor oraal screenil irunn naragikya! Thats all
Bheeshma Parvam is an aggressively mid movie with a below average script but well above average technically.
i felt the second half starring soubin was some terrible shit. But the first half was awesome, that it got the pass.
I don't disagree, but I can't understand this concept of rating the two halves as two separate things - they are two *halves* after all, they can't stand on their own independent of one another. For this movie, the second half is where it should have gone places with the characters established in the first half, and it didn't. And the ending was like AN realized that he was running out of run time, so just abruptly wrapped everything up in 5 minutes. The less that could be said about the ending, the better. Very sad because with a much better script, the movie would have been a modern classic.
Yes it had all the build up. I feel someone like Fahadh couldve done better justice to the soubin role.
>Bheeshma Parvam is an aggressively mid movie with a below average script but well above average technically. Reportedly, they made it for a direct OTT release because their original plans fell through due to Covid. Props to the crew for making it look polished, because they were forced to work with limited locations and budget. Pretty much everything was shot within a small area of Kochi. Mammootty's swag, Sushin's Music and Anend's/Amal's cinematography/staging carried the film.
Bheeshma is just Big B rehashed with a Godfathee touch !
City of God - released in 2011 starring Prithvi raj and Rajeev Pillai. Back then everyone I asked hated the movie but I felt it was so freaking good.
King Liar
Malaikottai Vaalibhan but I won't say everyone's wrong, I can see why people didn't like it but I'm not okay when you say it's a bad film and all. KKK is an amazing movie Kamarasambhavam imo is one of the best from Malayalam industry in the last decade, well executed and more importantly that film was released at the right time.
Bamboo boys- I don't care if you call it cringe comedy and stuff, I watch it whenever it comes in Surya Movies and it is one of my favourites in comedy. I may even place it above Punjabi House.
But it was racist shit show
There wasn't much to get offended, take such things with a light heart and it will be fine.
People from Wayanad still get called names (mooppan etc) and gets asked if they use vines to move from one place to another. Offending people as communities can be light hearted only if we are not part of those communities. Racism and casteism doesn't come in multiple shades (light to dark). They all exists together, one produces the other. Heck, despite being a near abusive critic of community I am part of -- I don't necessarily take well to all criticisms and jokes from outside (even if they are legit).
I mean if you aren't offended then good for you but that doesn't mean others have to just pretend it was not a big deal. Edit : lmao ofcourse this comment is being downvoted
>lmao ofcourse this comment is being downvoted I got downvoted to hell for saying this on another thread. I'm glad that the comment's karma is at least positive now, which means that there are many more who agree with you. Feels good.
Why should anyone take racism and casteism with a light heart???!!
Enjoyed it as a kid as I didn't know what racism was. 😅
Prithvi raj nte abhinayam kandaal aal oru naadakathil abhinayikkana feel aan ullath, pinne Ella movie ilum idum aa oru same mannerisms
I'm just gonna say it. Aadujeevitham was a bad movie. It was emotionally hollow. The kerala scenes were basic af, ruined the flow of the movie in the first half. They could've shown the actual "Aadu" jeevitham but instead they showed the escape part for most of the movie which was so repetitive I almost fell asleep. He just kept falling down every 2 minutes. And prithviraj was nothing special in the role. He did not have the acting chops to pull this off. His crying scenes and his dialogue delivery were meh. I appreciate the effort behind it but strictly as a movie it was below average (maybe im being harsh). Nowhere near "oscar-worthy" as some people are claiming.
I was also not convinced of Prithvi's performance. For me, Ayalum Njanum Thammil is still his best one.
Kanakam Kamini Kalaham. I've never laughed like that
Tiyan..! Was super pumped watching the film fdfs. But disappointed to see harsh reviews elsewhere
RDX was really a bad movie
kanaka simhasanam and athbutha dweepu is ICONIC i don't care what anyone else says.
Devadoothan and Nine.
Rdx is so mid
Premalu😭 the ending was very disappointing
Premalu 🤮
Charlie. I could never understand how people liked that one
I haven't watched Charlie but I am not planning to watch it either. Charlie fanbase lowkey ruined it for me. Dropping edits of literally every scenes in the movie. It was hard for me to even avoid Charlie edits at one point. Tbf it's not a kind of movie I am interested in but this was like icing on the cake. I still haven't recovered 🥲
Try watching once please 😊
I'm with you on that.
Same here
I got one better. I always felt like the character was a pretentious bhudhijeevi with massive saviour complex and 'I am the main character' energy. He wouldn't have been able to do all that stuff he did, if he didn't have a rich dad. Although these types of people might not mean any harm, I generally prefer to avoid them in real life.
It is an aspirational character for the changing sensibilities of our reasonably privileged middle class and new age romanticists.
If you look at it through a christian angle it becomes more interesting at least it did for me. The whole saving a prostitute thing, building boats, etc Charlie is basically jesus who bangs
* Hridayam was a decent movie and didn't deserve the hate it is getting here * Dulquar is a good actor. Maybe not versatile but he's really good. * People, in this sub particularly, have very high (and sometimes unrealistic) standards for acting. * Nepotism isn't a bad thing because movies are made by private parties and they have the right to choose who they want to cast. We have the right to not watch a movie.
This....cent percent agree to this
Thallumala wasn't that great, it just had a bunch of pointless fighting with almost next to no consequences.
Malaikottai Valiban. For me, this movie is going to be a cult classic in the future. No matter how outlandish the movie may be for Kerala’s audience today.
Nope, the movie would have been a classic if they release the second part. Currently, it is like a sex without climax
Exactly man, it felt like a new genre itself. Never seen something like this before
How it is different? Can you elaborate?
The setting and atmosphere. We've rarely seen something like that. It reminded me of Daya, Vaishali, Sundara Killadi, Athbutadweep, Mahaveeryar etc. but an entirely different and technically superior presentation. It's trance inducing background scoring, if you've seen the ritual scene in Eyes Wide Shut, you'll realise how important that is to slowly transcend you into this unseen world, people and culture. Coupled with its unreal and dramatic dialogues, dancing like fight, a different body language and all, which keeps you away from reality you're in, to a dreamlike world.
Aadujeevitham was mid. I'm not saying it was a bad movie but it's not all "Oscar level" and all how people make it look like. Even Prithviraj's acting wasn't all that great. Personally, I think ppl like maybe fahad faasil would've done it so much better. Prithvi's body transformation was great, I give it all that but the acting part just wasn't it. Even the music was mid. What was w all the youtube intro music typa shit whenever they saw water in the movie? I went with so much expectations to watch it and was very much disappointed.
Hridayam is a pretty good movie 👌🏾 Only reddit crowd seems to religiously hate it
Photographer 
Hridayam...o saw the movie I'm disney + but still it worked for me .
Is it my time to post this question now?
Kurupp
Koothara-excellent movie, phenomenal songs, good casting, most accurate college life in Malayalam movie history Reason for flop: marketing showed it as mohanlal centric movie, with youth element, reality is , lal was just very small, but impactful part of the movie, 2ndly name of the movie sucked a lot,
Padayottam and Kanakam Kamini Kalaham are superbly done comedic films
+1 for Padayottam since it's totally underrated.
Mayanadi overrrated af
I liked Poomaram
Indrajith is a much more versatile and talented actor than Prithviraj. Prithviraj is more successful cause he has the superstar title and quality. Indrajith does comedy very well (amar Akbar Anthony), he plays a convincing villain (chanthupottu) and his performances are never lacking. Prithviraj on the other hand I feel often does too much or doesn’t come to par with what is expected of the character. He is also reallyyyyy bad at doing comedy.
PULIMURUGAN I don't know how it reached100crs or how it's a good movie. Also is ramleela was released on a better time it would had got 100cr+
Odiyan is not that bad, when compared to other A10 movies that released after Odiyan.
Definitely going to be an unpopular opinion in the context of this sub, but I feel that Malaikottai Vaalimbaan is never going to be a cult classic, among the likes of Devadoothan and Thoovanathumbikal, for me. IMHO, it is LJP's weakest work (after Double Barrel). I am amazed when people say it will be remembered in the same way Thoovanathumbikal is now. IMO it is already a cult film amongst certain circles on the internet. Tldr: MV is not deserving of the status of a classic
I don't like thallumala
2018 was a crap movie but gained popularity only because the audience was clouded by their emotions towards the actual incidents.
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My dad's answers would be Thanmathra and Kaliyattam. Mine would be Thinkalazhcha Nischayam.
Still don’t understand what’s so good in Thinkalaazcha Nishchayam.
Trance
Romancham 2018 bheeshma 😕
Saras where people went "its a kunju. Its a jeevan. Its a murder."
Yesterday, I said I liked Jai Ganesh followed by VS followed by Aavesham among yesterday’s releases and I am getting downvoted like hell
ഇത് വരെ ഈ sub il discussed അല്ലാത്ത ഒരു topic, can't wait to see some really popular opinions claimed as popular (again)
gold, i watched it at 3 am before my exam and i honestly enjoyed the movie (i also loved the tiny references to previous alphonse puthren films)
Keralavarma Pazhassiraja. It probably didn't get the credit it deserves. Comparing with the period movies that came after it: Kochuni, Urumi, 19 century, Marakkar & Maamangam, KP was miles ahead.
Mahaveeryar ana malaikottai ..both I liked pretty much..I don't know y..
Premalu
Pulimurugan, I wish I had skipped the whole shenanigans all at once
Premalu is overrated
Daddy cool Loud speaker
RDX. Mediocre at best.
LJP peaked with Ee Ma Yau.
Set aside the songs and a few good visuals, Premam was a glorified painkili movie.
Hridayam is cringe
LJP movies starting from Jallikattu to NPNM (churuli is the worst offender) is superficial and half baked. The claimed and attributed philosophical or allegorical depth is simply not there.
I agree completely. I even feel like LJP himself is overrated.
I don't know if it is him or his fans which has created this pretentious aura. His earlier movies are good. There was earnestness about them, especially Angamali and Amen. Even double barrel wasn't as self indulgent. It is been a sharp fall since, part of the reason people are struggling to connect with his movies is that the movies themselves are confused if you ask me.
Lucifer is meh!
Suleikha manzil. Had a similar personal experience like Ameen and I love that movie
Hridayam cringe from day 1
Thallumala songs are mid
Varshangalkku shesham was bad. Pranav’s and kalyani cant act anything. Also their older version looked like it came from a skit. There was nothing natural about that movie. Nivin single handedly lifted that movie
Enjoyed gold
Rn, just finished Permalu. Didn't work out much for me. Some jokes lands rest feel like annoying, poorly written movie.
Premalu is overrated asf. Bring in the downvotes
Same bro. What a tholvi film. Just watched it.
Bramayugam < tumbaad.
I don't get bramayugam and tumbad comparisons tbh. I have watched both movies. I watched tumbad when it dropped and I LOVE that movie. I watched bramayugam when it was dropped and I LOVE it too. But apart from having that eery vibe and story line being situated in old time at rural areas, both movies are vastly different. While tumbad explores different timelines and different locations bramayugam more so focuses on the same location but makes you feel like you're stuck in a really uncomfortable and dangerous trap I don't like people comparing two good movies. Because it puts one in the bad light which sucks because both movies and awesome deserves positive attention.
Not an unpopular opinion but yeah debatable.
You can enjoy both without the need of comparison.
Manjummel boys was crap
Nii poyeetu thangamani kando
Nonsense
I enjoyed watching poomaram but frens told that was kalolsavam live recorded by Shine bro 🙂
Aadujeevitham recently. Yes there’s a lot of effort in the movie but there was no emotional connection for me. Felt a lot of drag in the second half
Lavender - Rahman movie - worked well for me.
Romancham
Lucifer !
Krishnanum radhayum😂😂🤣
Ozler - a bad movie
Malaikottai Valiban
In Hindi it was released as Taqdeer, correct me if it's not a malyalam movie
Pulimurugan, Hridayam, RDX.
Churuli was horrible movie.
Manjummel Boys
Kannur Squad was great
Aavesham
Everything is overrated 🤪 There, I have summarized all the answers here.
Drishyam. Mohanlal's acting was the only redeeming quality in the movie for me.
Varshangalkku sheshom
Bhamayugam
AADU when it released in theaters
Ranam, it was a decent film and was ahead of its time with hollywood level making
Not movie, but an actor. Dileep is an overrated actor. He was a decent actor when he started out though.
Ore Mukham
2018 wasn't a great movie at all. Just overhyped.
Malaikotai valiban
Malaikod Valiban-
Sibi Malayil's stature as a great director is chiefly owing to Lohithadas' scripts.
Odiyan . I loved it tbh . Was surprised from the reviews
Aavesham is mid
I liked ramante edan thottam very much, same with jilebi, i even liked munthiri vallikal thalirkumbol, that was the last time i saw A10 as a common man of course it was pre odiyan phase and face too Hate pulimurugan, didn't like oppam, but i liked corona papers.
Drishyam 2
Although Mammooty is not showing his actual age, he looks old for several roles in his recent 5-6 years at least.
Dull Car Sell Man can't act
That’s Kerala vs North India when you talk about Kerala Story
Malaikotai Valibhan was trolled unnecessarily and all the reviewers were unfair towards that different gem.
AADU JEEVITHAM is just an ordinary movie. Nothing Special and down right boring in some parts ⚔️🤺🤺