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'Theerppu' is certainly NOT everyone's cup of tea.

On the technical side it is a well-shot, well-packaged unconventional revenge drama with an even more unconventional closure.

Coming to the writing, veteran Murali Gopy is going places with his ability to bring the slightest detail in place and deliver some strong political points only a smooth and flawless eye can even spot. I'm a huge fan of "Kammara Sambhavam" and Mollywood's topgrosser "Lucifer", both written by Murali but phenomenally different in genes and genre. This one is yet another mastercraft from the writer.

Filmmaker Rathish Ambat gets things right once again with the help of an experienced crew.

Watch this one on Disney+Hotstar.

JJJJH starring Darshana Rajendran in the lead and directed by Vipin Das is a clever laugh riot that looks like a spiced up and more cinematic version of "The Great Indian Kitchen" and deals with a highly pertinent and disgusting problem in our society. Special mention to the maker for choosing to stand with the protagonist all along instead of whitewashing the toxicity and two-faced behavior of her parents and in-laws. A group of fresh faces give hilarious performances along with the ever-reliable Basil, Asees Nedumangadu, Manju Pillai, Noby and Aju Varghese. DOP Bablu gives some fresh coloring to the outskirts of Kollam. Ankit Menon's music is fine even if the songs are unnecessary.

Must watch!

Jis Joy has attempted a dark-genre flick for the first time and despite his prowess, can't save the film from being a mess in the end. With his usual hero Asif Ali in the lead, Jis also collaborates freshly with Nimisha Sajayan and Antony Varghese, two of the most promising youth actors in Mollywood. All of the actor performances in the film are commendable but what falters is the screenplay. The film that lacks songs has a thrilling soundtrack by 4Musics and suitable cinematography by Bahul Ramesh. While the first half proved to be an edge-of-the-seat experience, the second half seemed needlessly drawn and makes you wonder how it will end. A surprise (intended) reveal in the climax didn't help either. This is also a film where you find politically incorrect behaviour from all the leads (irrespective of gender) so it is, basically, a fight between "evil and evil" (similar to what the protagonist in Lucifer (2019) labels in a scene).

Streams on SonyLIV. One-time watchable.