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Iniyum Kurukshethram is typical of the action movies in malayalam in 1980's where a corrupt and defunct system forces the protagonist to take up arms. Mohanlal is an upright Police Inspector who is in love with his morapennu Sobhana and lives with his cousin brother in his Uncle' house. Both the cousin brothers are in love with Sobhana their rich Uncle's only daughter. Mohanlal is in confrontation with C.I Paul the rich Abkari who is the defacto Govt in the town.

This might be one of the few films where the hero loses from beginning to end. The climax is a major letdown . The performances are above average but with an outdated script the movie pans out badly . At many places there was dragging and the Hero is shown ineffectual at most times.

The film may have been OK 25 years back but looks very bad now. I am giving 3/10 and avoid rating Waste of Time

Beautiful is one of those movies which surprise you because of its simplicity. Beautiful has a very simple story about the life of Jayasurya a rich paraplegic but what makes the movie stand out is the script by Anoop Menon. He has made the movie enjoyable. Despite the main character being paralyzed from neck nowhere does the movie become's clichéd , sentimental or melodramatic which is another positive.

Performances Jayasuriya continues to impress me with his growth from a comedy actor and delivers a memorable performance. Anoop Menon impresses as the singer and Jayasuriya's friend. Meghna Raj looks beautiful and puts a nice performance. There are a lot of subtle comedies and nicely written dialogue in this movie. On the negative side I found the music average and one song was unwarranted.

Malayalam Cinema need mores of such well scripted films. 8/10 Watch it

Lal salam is one of the many classics of the golden era of malayalam films between 1985 to 1995. Among this Lal salam stands out because of its political genre.

Lal Salam is loosely based on the real life story of Thomas Vaidyan , Gowri Amma and Thomas Vaidyan. It tells the story of the transition of Communist from being banned outlaws to the corridors of power. D K (Murali), Nettooran(Lal) and Saidu( Geetha) are leaders of the communist movement in Central Kerala. Nettooran is also in love with Anamma(Uravashi) daughter of a landlord Madhu.The communists are banned and in the process of strengthening among workers.

Performances : Lalettan as Nettur Stephen has delivered a masterclass performance. Murali, Geetha and Uravashi also show their class. Murali in particular has got one of the best roles in his career as D K. Murali and Lalettan together carry this movie.

The movie shows the transformation of the communist movement and the setting of the rot of power in the party.

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