Kumbalangi Nights (2019) - 135 min

Kumbalangi Nights is an Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Madhu C. Narayanan.
Starring Shane Nigam, Soubin Shahir, Fahadh Faasil, Sreenath Bhasi & Mathew Thomas.
The story of four brothers who live in a shed-like house in Kumbalangi. Saji & bobby were the losers among the four. The flow of their lifestyle changes when Bobby falls in love and Saji takes the responsibility of the family.
"Raymond, a complete man"
The mysterious Shammy creates a lot of tension and Fahadh Faasil makes you laugh nervously with that smile. Till date, this is the best performance from Soubin Shahir and his chemistry with Shane Nigam also helps to boost the story. The first half is dedicated to showing the equations of each character and called it as a character-driven process with a lot of humorous moments. The second half you need to feel that thing. Shyam Pushkaran's script shows the women as hope in the life of men. Ace cinematographer Shyju Khalid's visuals look real with the beautiful music sounds from Sushin Shyam. Overall, it's a simple movie that may or may not happen once in a blue moon.
Verdict: Good

9 (2019) - 158 min

9 is an Indian Malayalam-language science fiction horror thriller film directed by Jenuse Mohamed.
Starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Wamiqa Gabbi, Mamta Mohandas, Prakash Raj & Master Alok.
Like a doomsday, A red comet is going to passes over Earth which results in an electric shut down for nine days. On the other hand Albert Lewis, an Astrophysicist needs to save his son Adam from this event.
It tells the story of nine days with a scientific backdrop and more over a psychological spin of all things. The first half is more engaging with the way it presented than the second half. Performance wise, Prithviraj fails to break Koode benchmark. Wamiqa Gabbi looks gorgeous as Ava and Master Alok handles the Adam character with ease. Sound department outshines everything in the movie and all credits go to Sekhar Menon. Jenuse Mohamed uses the dark sky and red trail to represent another dimension. The visuals were frighteningly eye-catchy. Overall, it is very confusing if you go deep into the plot but at the core, it discusses the universal theme father-son bond in an entirely different way.
Verdict: Good

K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) - 155 min

K.G.F: Chapter 1 is an Indian Kannada-language period action film directed by Prashanth Neel.
Starring Yash, Ramachandra Raju, Anant Nag & Vasishta N. Simha.
The story is about a young boy named Rocky, who wants to fulfill his mother's last words which are getting rich by any means necessary. To achieve that goal, he needs to become more powerful and show the world who he is. Chapter 1 story kicks off like that and Rocky is everywhere.
The first thing you notice about filmmaker Prashanth Neel's is how he uses Yash's stardom in K.G.F movie. He knows what viewers will expect from this kind of action movie and he delivers it successfully. Apart from a few characters, the remaining cast was used to establish Rocky's strength and praising his greatness. By using a non-linear narrative style Neel has provided a different gesture to the story. The theme music is excellent and wishes to hear it more in the plot. Some actions scenes were purely inspired by mad max movie and it all works fine in the movie. The visuals were stunning and Yash's mass scenes timing were perfectly balanced from the beginning. Overall, it's good to see a mass entertainer and loved it.
Verdict: Good