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We well know the cult of directors in International Cinema, movie enthusiasts place high expectations on the output of the directors rather than the celebrities. In India, this 'cult of directors' is very rare because of the 'larger than life' heroes that the industry has produced. There are certain industries where there have been shifts in this trend, and the Malayalam industry would certainly be the top contender in that list. Among the names of the consistent and creative directors, Khalid Rahman finds his spot with his latest outing 'Love'. With each passing movie, Khalid Rahman is becoming a master of the art. In this movie, his writing is astonishing with the character's that he brings in, and the pinch of confusion that he sprinkles hither and tither. Jimshi Khalid, who previously handled camera's for Khalid's movies, has done a pretty good job. The subtle yet haunting music by Neha-Yakzin is yet another factor to be appreciated. Shine Tom Chacko is the guy who can do any character given to him. With each passing movie, he is proving his versatility, and Rajisha Vijayan too gets her work done well towards the end.

In 'Love', if it weren't for the brilliant writing and performance from the cast, it wouldn't have worked. I would recommend this one because of the quality of content in it. Also, I would love to have director's ditching the 'Interval' for movies within the runtime of 90 minutes.

Movies with the basic plot of 'One-man vs Army' have been tried and tested for a long time in our country, especially the ones that feature either an average person or a police officer as the principal character. We've seen movies like; Singam, Saamy, and Dabbang, that were able to entertain and turn their characters into a franchise. 'Krack' is the Telugu version of the above movies, but tailor-made for their audience. I felt quite a few similarities between Vijay Sethupathi's movie 'Sethupathi' and 'Krack' in a lot of places, but it does not stick to that plot all the time. Combined with a lot of action episodes, hero elevations, and the usual unnecessary song placements, 'Krack' fails to create something new in terms of content in the cop-based movies. With S. Thaman's loud background music, you do feel the 'Mass' that you expect to get, but the question here is how long can you bear with it?. GK Vishnu who previously worked on the cinematography of 'Bigil', replicates the same style of work in 'Krack', the whole colour palette of the movie is just RGB and key lights. Ravi Teja sticks to his nickname 'Mass Maharaja' yet another time with this movie. Watch this only if you've seen a lot of mass-masala movies from the Telugu industry, otherwise watch it at your own risk.

Periyasamy is a happily married man and a father to four children, one fine day when an astrologer predicts that a person from his family is going to lose their life, his wife dies. Years later, a brawl between the children snaps ties with their father. In the present, Eeswaran, the most loved man of the town, is looking after Periyasamy. Periyasamy is longing to meet his family, especially his grandchildren. Eeswaran now has a task to complete; making Periyasamy's long desire come true.

The above synopsis has been the template of a lot of rural-based movies from Tamil Cinema, and even the twist in the story or the revelation of a character has been very predictable. Director Suseenthiran has stuck to this routine template by adding an abstract of the current pandemic. In terms of story or screenplay, there is nothing fresh in this movie, but for the Simbu fans, they have a well-presented platter of whatever they require for satisfying their appetite. For a commercial entertainer movie, the writers keep in mind several mannerisms to display the 'Mass' of the central character. In Eeswaran, Simbu just has to snap his fingers or even his toes to exhibit his 'Mass'. In Simbu's recent movies, he has never fallen in love with anyone, instead, the female characters fall for him because of his kind-hearted nature, and the same happens in Eeswaran. With cringe-worthy comic scenes stuffed at unwanted places, a protagonist who's just there for the sake of it, and a Simbu who survives after being bitten by a cobra, but still manages to run after and beat the bad guys. Eeswaran is a film filled with clichés and pathetic writing. At the end of the film, there's a dialogue from Simbu to the Protagonist that goes like "If you are the 'Asuran' that have come to destroy, then I'm the 'Eeswaran' that have come to save them", and I can very much relate to this dialogue because I'm the 'Eeswaran' that has come to save you from watching this movie.