Filmy Illusions

Little Things- Season 2 "We are not extraordinary people, we have to work hard to make our everyday special." Their story was a mess still beautiful, complicated yet understandable, heart- warming but also hurting, just like any thing related to love. The sole reason why Little Things succeeded so much was due to the highly relatable content told in a very realistic manner, gladly devoid of anything that makes it larger than life. Dhruv and Mithila were characters we could all relate to in fact they were one among us. When I heard NETFLIX adopting the show, at first, I was excited, but I was equally sceptical of the prediction that this would impact the show in a positive way.  My fears came true, Little Things season 2 is grand, too much evident of the production support they received but moments reminiscent of season 1 are the only thread holding the plot together. Don’t get me wrong, LT Season 2 is equally watchable and keeps its audience engaged.  ...

96- Movie Review "Kadhal piriyum, Kadhavukal moodamal vazhiyanapungal, kaathiringal" (Never close your heart for love, even if it left you broken) Have you ever had a first, innocent yet intense love story during school or college days which ended abruptly? Life and you moved on or at least pretended to do so until one day the moment to face the same old love sent butterflies fluttering in your stomach? Until that insanely beating heart brutally reminded you that only life moved on, but the intensity of that old school love is still the same and is piercing a thousand cuts through your soul? How many times have a movie hit you as if it was completely or in parts was taken from your life? Watching 96 gave me goosebumps at points on how relatable it was.  True to the vintage and nostalgic title, 96 reaches far deep into those corners of your heart which you have pretended to have moved on from and makes you reach far into your own self. 96 is a...

Varathan – Movie Review ‘Extreme justice is extreme injustice’ but some people deserve just that. Statutory Warning: Skip this review if you have a fragile ego about the homeland Kerala which overpowers the reality. Varathan though after heavily promising a very raw slice of life in the first half,  disappoints at that end in the second half. The fact of interest is that even that change of plot is executed so well that someone who likes well-crafted plot scenes and action sequences will enjoy. Though at an emotional and perspective level I felt cheated, Varathan is indeed worth a watch. When I watched NH10 in 2015, the spectacular thriller by Anushka Sharma, it was a gut-wrenching experience. The second half made me feel a range of emotions, from pain to outright angst and revenge. The movie was indeed a reality check but was set in again a state which is known for its atrocities against women, Haryana. The beginning of the plot is somewhat similar for bo...