As always, Ayushmann Khurrana finds interesting ways to spice up his scenes. It would have been easy to make this a ba-dum-dish punch line. But he infuses into it a dash of comic desperation. You laugh at (and with) him.  

A smashingly effective story of a determined educator and his underprivileged wards

A Softer Than Expected, But Hugely Entertaining And Beautifully Made Street-Rapper Story

Thackeray is a warts-and-none propaganda film about a man who peddled hate and keenly fostered a sense of otherness (first South Indians, then Muslims). The trailer may be offensive, but it’s honest

A not-exactly-needed sequel, but a solid delivery mechanism for Kamal-isms

There are many wonderful moments in October, but the epiphany never quite arrives. Some will say that’s okay, that just the experience is enough. I guess I wanted more from what I found a fascinating experiment rather than a fulfilling film.

Kabali doesn’t pander to his fans. No comedy. No punch lines. And yet, it must be said that Rajinikanth does more for the movie than the movie does for him.

The overt attempts of feminist touches come across as manufactured. The reconciliation in the end too isn’t good enough. At least Alice in Wonderland had Tim Burton’s visual artistry. This one isn’t remotely interesting in that regard, even if watched with a magnifying glass.

An epic reimagining of the typical love story touches (and crushes) the heart…

Manithan generally hovers in the hmmm-not-all-that-bad-zone because it’s such a crowd-pleasing script.