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Prathyush Parasuraman

HollywoodReporterIndia

6Reviews
1Publication
Mandaadi

Mandaadi

2026 · HollywoodReporterIndia

Soori's Charisma Sails Through A Painfully Predictable Plot

Dorothy

Dorothy

2026 · HollywoodReporterIndia

Dorothy is a welcome departure from that disappointment. The form is solidly present, flipping between a flashback in colour and a present in black and white—a reversal, where usually the past is rendered in monochrome nostalgia. Long shots litter the film—and there almost seems to be a narrative point to these long shots.

Eko

Eko

2025 · HollywoodReporterIndia

Great cinema has a way of undoing our expectations of it. At its most potent, Malayalam cinema can feel pungent, thick with characters, who are full of life.

Tourist Family

Tourist Family

2025 · HollywoodReporterIndia · May 2025

There is something bold, naive, hopeful, and tiresome about Abishan Jeevinth's 'Tourist Family' — you can never win against the worn out state, but you can always charm it.