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Thudakkam (2026): Vismaya Mohanlal Carries keeps the film tense but uneven overall
The premise is simple: a young woman faces unexpected danger and must find courage to survive. That is all we know about Thudakkam, Jude Anthany…
Malayalam
Ottam Thullal (2026): A Familiar Rural Recipe That Banks on Its Ensemble
G. Marthandan’s latest Malayalam family entertainer arrives with a title that promises mischief, yet the film’s first frames suggest a director content to stroll through…
Pluto (2026): Neeraj Madhav anchors a loopy alien comedy with uneven execution
The alien crash-lands in a sleepy Kerala village, and within minutes, the local tea shop erupts in chaos. Neeraj Madhav’s Vicky stares, the crowd mutters,…
Maharaja Hostel (2026): The warden s lifts key stretches, not the full runtime
Three engineering students unpack their bags in a city hostel that promises cheap rent and fresh starts. Within minutes, the warden MGR, played with unsettling…
LURK (2026): Saiju Kurup Anchors A Hollow Thriller About Human-Wildlife Conflict
The premise is promising: a man trapped in Kerala’s dense forests, caught between survival and a growing paranoia about the wildlife around him. But Lurk,…
Varavu (2026): Joju George Anchors A Familiar Revenge Thriller
A man stands at the edge of a hillside town, his gaze fixed on the structures of power that once broke him. The landscape is…
Aroopi (2026): A horror debut with great visuals but uneven pacing
The vintage doll’s seal cracks open, and two petty thieves stare into the abyss they’ve just unlocked. A Yakshini, ancient and furious, emerges in a…
the flower she left me: A Risky Experiment That Leaves Petals On The Floor
We open on a single, unmade bed. A man traces his finger along the indentation where a body once lay. It is a ghost story…
Uyir (2026): A Craft-First Crime Thriller With a Haunting Central Performance
The opening shot doesn’t cut away. It holds on the mouth of a well, dark and still, until something shifts in the water. SI Ajeeb…
Ananthan Kaadu (2026): A taut political thriller anchored by Arya’s compelling lead performance
The opening scene of Ananthan Kaadu finds its protagonist making a desperate choice in the shadows of a 1980s town, his face half-lit by a…
Chinna Chinna Aasai (2026): Indrans and Madhoo Anchor a Gentle, Risk-Filled Two-Hander
Varsha Vasudev throws a curveball in Tamil cinema: two strangers, Leela and Madhavan Mash, meet by chance in Varanasi, and the next hour is measured…
Mollywood Times (2026): Naslen’s Cinema Dream Risks Ambition Over Execution
A small-town teenager fixates on directing films, pleading with his father for a video camera in the opening moments, a request that crystallizes both his…
അവിചാരിതം (2026): A Malayalam Film Lost to Verification Limbo
അവിചാരിതം, the Malayalam word itself carries weight, suggesting something unforeseen or unexpected, arrives as a 2026 release shrouded in the kind of obscurity that defines…
Karakkam (2026): Subhash Lalitha Subrahmanian’s Comedy-Horror Hybrid Gamble
A possessed house and its increasingly unhinged inhabitants spiral through Malayalam cinema’s familiar supernatural-comedy framework, testing whether genre collision can salvage what appears to be…
Kattalan (2026): Antony Varghese Enters Malayalam Action’s Highest-Stakes Gamble
A man stands alone against forces designed to crush him, no shield, no mercy, only forward motion. Kattalan arrives as a Malayalam action-thriller positioned to…
Bhishmar (2026): Dhyan Sreenivasan Anchors a Quiet Night That Whispers Instead of Roars
A vegetable vendor in Palakkad receives an unexpected plea from a stranger to help rescue his girlfriend, and what unfolds across a single night is…
Oru Durooha Saahacharyathil (2026): Kunchacko Boban’s Commitment Can’t Anchor Uneven Thriller
Sethu performs as a dead man inside his home, a quirky masquerade born from his paralyzed brother’s refusal to grieve. When a wounded stranger arrives…
Vaazha II (2026): Savin SA Chases Laughs Over Lingering Emotion
Four friends spiral through adulthood marked as liabilities, parents disappointed, schools indifferent, society labeling them failures before they’ve begun. Vaazha II widens the lens on…
Pallichattambi (2026): Dijo Jose Antony Crafts a Period Thriller Around Tovino Thomas
A scheming small-town man navigating British-era power structures, where every risky plan collapses back onto its architect, is the kind of premise that lives or…
Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam (2026): Saiju Kurup’s Comedy Sequel Bets on Familiar Faces
Sequels to surprise comedy hits carry a peculiar burden, the first film’s charm was accidental, unrepeatable, and deeply personal to its original audience. Mohiniyattam, the…
Aadu 3 (2026): Midhun’s Craft Buckles Under Its Own Ambition
A fortified gate in 1790. Maharaja Padmanabhan Thampuran and Azam Khan in a charged confrontation. Then, the same crumbling location in 2025, where Paapan and…
Prathichaya (2026): Nivin Pauly Carries stands out while the narrative loses grip
A Kerala Chief Minister’s liquor policy triggers left-wing protests on the streets while his IT entrepreneur son quietly seals a data deal with a Russian…