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Padmini, a comedy drama film directed by Senna Hegde and starring Kunchacko Boban, Aparna Balamurali, Madonna Sebastian and Vincy Aloshious in the lead roles, is all set to stream on Netflix from August 11. The film was released in theatres on July 14, 2023 and received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.

The film tells the story of Rameshan, a poet and lecturer, who becomes the laughing stock of the village after his wife runs away on their wedding day. When he tries to overcome these taunts and get married again, he faces further complications. The film is expected to offer lighthearted entertainment, drawing audiences into its charming narrative.

Padmini Trailer

The trailer of the film was released on July 6 and has already garnered over 200k views on YouTube. The trailer showcases Kunchacko Boban’s performance as a teacher who is also a poet. The film also features an ensemble cast of Malavika Menon,...

ReviewIrshad Parari, making his debut as writer-director, has a cute idea of a story, but it gets stretched too far and snaps.Ayalvaashi begins well – animated drawings, the kind children would create, forming the visuals of the opening credits, and setting the background of the film. The opening is enjoyable too, with an engagement party in the house, young women dancing, and seniors in the family walking helter-skelter arranging everything. You make out the main characters from the opening animation – three male friends who grew up together, and their families. But just as you are about to warm up to the narrative, the film slips through many holes in the script and hardly ever finds itself back on its feet. Irshad Parari, making his debut as writer-director, has a cute idea of a story, but it gets stretched too far and snaps. Thajudheen (Soubin Shahir) is busy with the engagement...

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ReviewThallumala, obviously, is not everyone’s cup of tea. You can either enjoy it or not, or else understand that this is something appreciable and just not your kind of thing.CrisThey know how to name a film, the folks who gave the title Thallumala to the new Tovino Thomas movie. There is thallu – meaning fighting – in the beginning, thallu in the end, and thallu in the middle. Enemies are made by thallu. Friends are made by thallu! Stories are told through thallu. And whatever little time is left between each thallu – precious few minutes if you count – is so loud and colourful you might be lost in a Marvel comic book. Khalid Rahman – the same man who made films like Unda and Love – has left absolutely no trace of him in his new venture, and quite smoothly manages to pull it off. No hiccups, no stone unturned (literally). It...

ReviewShine Tom Chacko and Rajisha play a couple in a marriage typical of our times — lots of happy photos that cover up the toxicity within.Sowmya RajendranKhalid Rahman's Love begins with an almost poetic exposition of violence. An argument breaks out between a husband and wife; they seethe at each other, they break things around them, they slap and pull at each other. There is no sound but we can imagine it. All through, the camera treats the sequence as a form of duelling dance. To the point when you wonder if the director is going to end up romanticising domestic violence. But then, the husband accidentally kills the wife in the melee. That's the stark beginning, and you wonder if this is going to be a Drishyam-like 'what to do with the dead body' kind of mystery. But it isn't. Shine Tom Chacko plays Anoop and Rajisha Vijayan plays Deepthi.