Pradeep Menon, Author at Arré

Uunchai review: A Restrained Emotional Drama that Tugs at the Heart

Sooraj Barjatya returns to weave a simple, yet emotional narrative that hits all the right notes and is symbolic of the Director’s signature approach to cinema.

Pradeep Menon June 17, 2016

Pop Culture

Phone Bhoot Review: Screwball Horror Comedy That’s Unashamed of Being Silly

Phone Bhoot is silly, awkward and committed to nonsense to the extent that you don’t mind taking partaking in its idea of fun.

Pradeep Menon June 14, 2016

Pop Culture

Cuttputlli review: Bland and Boring

Akshay Kumar is the weakest link in a film that rarely makes sense or has you at the edge of your seat.

Pradeep Menon May 31, 2016

Pop Culture

Doctor G Review: A Breezy Watch Where the Women Shine

Doctor G is familiar Ayushmann Khurrana territory, but it is unique for the way it allows its women to shine.

Pradeep Menon May 5, 2016

Pop Culture

Liger Review: An Abomination that Can’t be Saved by Vijay Deverakonda’s Mass Appeal

Liger fails on almost all fronts as one giant incoherent mess of a film, that can’t even do bare clichés right, let alone suggest it has the scent of originality.

Pradeep Menon May 3, 2016

Pop Culture

Good Luck Jerry review: Janhvi Kapoor Anchors a Delightfully Airy Crime Caper

Good Luck Jerry is anchored by a career-best performance by Kapoor and though it isn’t deep or particularly inventive, the film is charming, entertaining and ludicrously simple, but in a good way.

Pradeep Menon April 19, 2016

Pop Culture

HIT: The First Case is a Return to Form for Rajkummar Rao

Rajkummar Rao plays Vikram Jaisingh, a detective suffering from PTSD in a film that though weak in its plotting , is rescued by its performances, foremost of that by Rao.

Pradeep Menon April 13, 2016

Pop Culture

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is a Middling Biopic Bar Madhavan’s Commitment

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, thanks to a committed Madhavan is one of those films that you don’t really feel like criticising too much, and yet there’s little about it that outlasts its runtime.

Pradeep Menon April 12, 2016

Pop Culture

Jugjugg Jeeyo review: Hits the Mark with Humour and Emotion

Jugjugg Jeeyo is a trademark Dharma film. Loud and boisterous, with a fantastic ensemble cast – especially the returning Neetu Kapoor - it follows familiar tropes too, but surprisingly packs in the kind of emotional punch that most, old-wines-in-new-bottles lack.

Pradeep Menon April 5, 2016

Pop Culture

Goodbye Review: Amitabh Bachchan Leads a Largely Charming Film

The Amitabh Bachchan led film wants to explore the aftermath of death, and bar a few sloppy moving parts, is largely charming and likeable.

Pradeep Menon April 1, 2016