Friday, August 28, 2026

The Himalayas

Movie, by itself, is very amateurish. But the tale is very poignant. Especially because it is a true story of a man who climbed a mountain, not to accomplish anything but to bring back the dead body of his friend. Good cinematography of mountain climbing.

Rating: Good

Language: Korean

Monday, August 24, 2026

Pilla Zamindar

 Very average movie. Typical story about a spoilt rich brat forced to mend his ways in unconventional setting. Nothing great about the direction, acting, narration or anything. Time-pass - maybe even avoidable.

Language: Telugu

Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya

 Light tickling humor but no guffaws. Good detective-ness and deductions. Shocking that it is inspired by true events. Good acting by the hero. Rest have done well enough. Simple setting in Nellore city. Worth a watch.

Rating: Good

Language: Telugu

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

 Wholesome entertainer. Ranveer and Alia are brilliant in their parts. Song and dance sequences are colorful. Simple enough tale. Typical sinusoidal love story, with predictable ups and downs. Good watch for a lazy weekend.

Rating: Good

Language: Hindi

Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B

 Well, a wee bit of upturn in the tale but overall gloomy anyways, like Satya, Vaastav and other similar dark crime tales. Undercurrent of strong romantic ties from him to her makes it going till the end. Again, good narration and direction and character portrayal. I remember seeing such dark movies about twenty years ago - especially those of Mexican nature, but now don't look forward to it any more.

Rating: Good

Language: Kannada

Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A

 Well, knew the story had 'doom' written all over it. It starts off with all positive emotions and starts going downhill and never stops going down. There are many Bollywood movies which has a sine curve with crests and troughs but this one was just one way and one way down. Story is good, acting is all good, script writing too, and bitterly truthful about every person's part. And that's what makes it hard to see, since it is true story for so many people. Good direction.

Rating: Good

Language: Kannada

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Drishyam 3

 Well, whoever thought this tale can go on and on. The part 1 itself was packed in entirety. Then came part 2 which was stunning. And now, this, part 3. Amazing script, storyline. What is stunning is that the same characters, the same settings, the same intensity and the undercurrent memory. It is unimaginable how the writer and director got this done. After watching this, we watched part 2 (to refresh our memory) and then part 1 (to re-live the tale from beginning)! This series, so far, is like once in an era tale. Absolutely gripping, although this part only had it interesting in the last few minutes. I guess, like part 2 too.

Rating: Must-see

Language: Malayalam