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  • Special Ops 1.5, Red Notice, Kurup: 9 titles which are our prime picks this weekend

    This weekend there’s a multi-language deal with for OTT platform lovers and moviegoers. Kay Kay Menon-starrer Special Ops returns on Disney+ Hotstar for its second season. With simply 4 episodes, it’s neither a prequel nor a sequel within the strictest sense.
    For the moviegoers, Kurup is the spotlight of the weekend. One of essentially the most awaited movies of the 12 months, it’s a movie on legal Sukumara Kurup, with Dulquer Salmaan taking part in the lead function. It is offered in a number of languages.
    Upping the oomph issue is Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot in Red Notice, which is offered on Netflix.
    Special Ops 1.5- Disney+ Hotstar
    Special Ops 1.5 is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar. (Photo: PR)
    Disney+ Hotstar present, Special Ops was a success among the many lots when it launched on the streaming big. Now it has returned with a prequel, titled Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story. It follows the origin story of how Kay Kay Menon’s Himmat Singh grew to become the legendary R&AW officer. Helmed by Neeraj Pandey, the net present additionally stars Vinay Pathak, Gautami Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Aadil Khan, Parmeet Sethi, and Kali Prasad Mukherjee. Praising Menon’s Himmat Singh, The Indian Express’ movie critic Shubhra Gupta wrote, “He is still his sharp, sardonic self, pushing back at corrupt, incompetent seniors and catching the backs of the people he works with. This quality evokes undying admiration in Abbas Sheikh (Vinay Pathak), diligent cop and faithful collaborator, who picks up the threads, and gives us chapter and verse of his hero’s ascent. The interactions between two are the best part of this season too.”
    Read the assessment of Special Ops 1.5 right here.
    Adulting: Season 3 – Amazon Mini TV

    Adulting Season 3, starring Aisha Ahmed and Yashaswini Dayama has premiered on Amazon miniTV. The sequence follows the story of two flatmates and finest associates, Ray and Nikhat. Like the final two seasons, this time too, the 2 women will probably be managing life amid the hustle and bustle of Mumbai. The new season additionally has some new additions to its solid as Nikhat unravels her love life, and Ray grows on the skilled entrance. The makers of the slice-of-life present have promised to take the viewers ‘through the unique yet relatable depiction of life in an urban jungle.’
    Red Notice: Netflix
    Red Notice is an motion heist thriller. (Photo: Netflix)
    The Netflix movie Red Notice options Hollywood royalty — Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds, and these three are sufficient to seize your consideration. Red Notice derives its title from the Interpol alert of the identical title. The official synopsis of the movie reads, “An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world’s most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI’s top profiler (Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gadot, Reynolds), there’s no telling what will happen.” The opinions, nevertheless, discuss overpromising and underdelivering.
    Read the assessment of Red Notice right here.
    Kurup: In Cinemas
    Dulquer Salmaan as Sudhakara Kurup in Kurup. (Photo: KurupFilm/Twitter)
    Dulquer Salmaan performs ‘India’s longest wished fugitive’ Sukumara Kurup in Srinath Rajendran directorial Kurup. The movie additionally stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Indrajith Sukumaran, Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne and Bharath Niwas. The movie tells the story of a conman who murdered a person named Chacko in 1984, and used the corpse to subsequently pretend his loss of life to assert insurance coverage cash. Kurup was to launch in May 2021. However, because of the Covid-19 second wave and subsequent lockdown, the movie was postponed. Upon its launch, the movie has obtained largely optimistic responses.
    Read the assessment of Kurup right here.
    Pushpaka Vimanam: In cinemas
    Pushpaka Vimanam stars Anand Deverakonda within the lead function.
    Pushpaka Vimanam is a household entertainer starring Anand Deverakonda, Geeth Saini, Saanve Megghana, Sunil, Naresh and Harsha Vardhan. The movie revolves round Deverakonda’s character whose spouse elopes every week after marriage. Govardhana Rao Deverakonda, Vijay Mattapally, and Pradeep Errabelly have produced the movie.
    Read the assessment of Pushpaka Vimanam right here.
    Raja Vikramarka: In cinemas
    Kartikeya Gummakonda in Raja Vikramarka. (Photo: PR Handout)
    The Telugu drama, directed by Sri Saripalli stars Kartikeya Gummakonda, Tanya Ravichandran, Tanikella Bharani and Pasupathy within the lead roles. Kartikeya stars as an secret agent with a comic book sense. For a covert operation, he befriends the daughter of the Home Minister of the state and tries to nab the culprits who appear to be planning one thing large within the metropolis.
    Read the assessment of Raja Vikramarka right here.
    Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham: Disney+ Hotstar
    Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar.
    Nivin Pauly’s Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham is the primary Malayalam movie to have OTT launch. Directed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval, the movie additionally stars Sudheesh, Jaffer Idduki, Joy Mathew, Sivadasan Kannur, Grace Antony and Vinay Forrt. Nivin Pauly’s Pavithran KV is a struggling junior artist in Malayalam cinema. He additionally runs an appearing academy. His spouse Haripriya (Grace Antony) is a former junior artiste in Malayalam soaps. Pavithran tries to save lots of his marriage with Haripriya by shopping for her a pair of gold earrings and so they take a trip to Munnar. What occurs between the 2 on the trip kinds the foremost plot of the story.
    Read the assessment of Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham right here.

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    Woh Kaun Thi: YouTube and Prime Video
    Woh Kaun Thi can also be remembered for its melodious music.
    Starring Sadhana and Manoj Kumar in lead roles, Woh Kaun Thi? is a horror thriller. It follows the story of Anand, a health care provider who believes he’s being adopted by a ghost, performed by Sadhana. His life takes a dramatic flip when he finds out that his new bride Sandhya is definitely a ghost. As Anand begins dropping his thoughts, individuals round him are additional intrigued concerning the id of the lady who has everybody puzzled. This is one fringe of the seat thriller that you could get pleasure from with your loved ones on weekend.
    Persepolis: Apple TV
    Are you up for an animated film? Persepolis, an animated movie for adults, is a few younger Iranian lady who grows up in a strictly orthodox authorities. It is predicated towards the backdrop of the Iranian revolution that befell in 1979. Writing concerning the movie in her column, Hollywood Rewind, indianexpress.com’s Anvita Singh wrote, “Persepolis is many things at once, it is a darkly comic film, it is also a historical-political drama and it works greatly as a ‘bildungsroman.’”

  • Kurup Review: It is All Dulquer Salmaan’s Show But Srinath Rajendran’s Direction Lacks Energy

    Movie: KurupKurup Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Shine Tom Chacko, Sobhita Dhulipala, Indrajith Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Maya Menon, Vijaykumar PrabhakaranKurup Director: Srinath RajendranThe place to Watch: In TheatresReview by: Russel D’SilvaAlso Read – Kurup Full HD Available For Free Download Online on Tamilrockers and Other Torrent Sites If anyone defines new-age Malayalam cinema to the hilt, it’s Dulquer Salmaan. While Mohanlal and Mammootty proceed the grand custom of masala Malayalam motion pictures, Fahadh Faasil retains doling out the revolutionary wave of Malayalam movies for enjoyable and Prithviraj Sukumaran does each albeit with a country vibe, Dulquer imbues the entire above, with a further urbane contact with required, tapping into the all ages and geo-cultural demographic of Malayalam cinema followers. So, is his most bold and costliest serving but, Kurup, change into one other feather in his cap? Alas, it will get slowed down beneath the load of its ambitions and likewise walks within the shadow of its personal main man’s aura. Also Read – Dulquer Salmaan’s Kurup Releases Worldwide on 1500+ Screens, Fans Call it ‘Classic Crime Thriller’ So, are you enthusiastic about what to look at this weekend or what to look at this week and questioning whether or not Kurup is value your time? Scroll down for my full Kurup assessment…

    What’s it aboutKurup endeavours to cowl the size, breath, peak and depth of its eponymous real-life conman, Sukumara Kurup, one in all Kerala’s most needed, who was accused of homicide and faking his personal dying, resulting in a national manhunt in a case that’s unresolved until date. Also Read – Kurup in Legal Trouble: Case Filed Against Dulquer Salmaan’s Film on Day 1 of Release What’s hotFront, again, left, proper and centre Kurup is a Dulquer Salmaan present, written for him, mounted household him, envisaged round him, and the Malayalam cinema heartthrob lives as much as the venture’s excessive calls for in additional methods than one. He embodies each aspect of his real-life eponymous conman, making us fall in love with him one second and abhor him the very subsequent. Director Srinath Rajendran and his writers (Jithin Okay. Jose, Okay. S. Aravind and Daniell Sayooj Nair) have understandably carved their total narrative round Dulquer, understanding full effectively that they’ve an actor who’s additionally able to evoking the swag and histrionics such a larger-than-life character calls for sans going overboard and taking part in to the gallery, so kudos to them for not diluting this impact within the quest of pseudo-realism.

    Another spotlight of Kurup is its infectious background rating and soulful songs, with music director Sushin Shyam elevating and mellowing the tempo precisely as and when the movie calls for. The utilization of 60s and 70s Bollywood chartbusters paralleling the factual screenplay additionally makes for a refreshingly peppy contact. Sobhita Dhulipala, Shine Thomas Chako, Indrajith Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas Sunny Wayne, Maya Menon and Vijaykumar Prabhakaran are additionally in fantastic type, lending a agency hand to Dulquer. Nimish Ravi’s gritty, dirty camerawork is one other excessive level. What’s notFor a con movie, Srinath Rajendran’s course lacks the mandatory vitality and brisk tempo. Plus, it’s as a result of Dulquer’s dexterity that the character stays as attention-grabbing as he’s on display; within the palms of a lesser actor, he’d have grow to be bland given the work behind the digicam. It’s telling that studying in regards to the real-life Kurup is extra attention-grabbing than watching his life unfold on display, which makes it fairly long-winding and albeit, a activity to comply with at instances. Vivek Harshan’s cuts additionally wanted to have been far sharper and tighter to infuse the sort of punch such a film demanded.

    BL VerdictKurup is Dulquer Salmaan and Dulquer Salmaan is Kurup, accurately on condition that he performs the eponymous, larger-than-life, real-life conman who’s evaded seize to today. However, as a lot because the star shines, the course lacks the punch of a con movie, the move lacks the briskness for such a thriller and the screenplay takes is simply too long-winded to maintain the viewers glues to their seats – all necessary conditions for an efficient film of this type as displayed by stalwarts like Neeraj Pandey, Sriram Raghavan and Vijay Anand prior to now. A deal with of Dulquer followers, however lackluster for individuals who aren’t. I’m going with 2.5 out of 5 stars. Rating :2.5 out of 5