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Salman Khan's wrestling film 'Sultan', co-starring Anushka Sharma and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, scores and delivers a solid entertainer with heft
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New Delhi: Salman Khan has unleashed his annual Eid storm. His wrestling film Sultan, co-starring Anushka Sharma and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, scores and delivers a solid entertainer with heft, says The Indian Express. Even while struggling with familiar Bollywood tropes, Zafar surprises us by keeping the slack moments mostly at bay in this 170-minute enterprise. Khan gives his most human performance, breaking free from the bondage of Bhai-giri and is ably supported by Sharma. Read more here
Scroll.in adds that using a basic and predictable sporting drama template, writer and director Zafar drafts the most comprehensive mythos around Salman Khan yet. Sustained by the leading man’s magnetic pull, nicely cast supporting actors, a welcome lack of melodrama and a setting that looks less plastic than the average A-list movie, Sultan is the apogee of the Salman Khan cult. Read more here
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For Hollywood fans, American 3D computer animated comedy The Secret Life of Pets, directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney and starring Louis C.K. Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart and Steve Coogan, comes to India this week. Rolling Stone calls it an animated fluffball that does everything to drive you crazy and ends up being totally irresistible. Renaud and Cheney pull out all the stops in the too-busy script and sometimes you wish they’d pull back a little on the throttle. But they know how to use this Toy Story with critters to get loads of laughs and put a lump in your throat. Read more here
The New York Daily News agrees the film is a hilarious account of the relationship we have with our animals, and a gentle reminder to treat them with love and respect. Despite not being all laughs and thrills, the film is sweet and as fun for parents as the brats they take with them to the movies. Read more here
Surviving the Sultan onslaught are a few films in the south.
Tamil comedy Adra Machan Visilu, directed by Thiraivannan and starring Shiva Arun Balaji and Naina Sarwar, tests your patience with forced jokes and a lacklustre screenplay, says The New Indian Express. Crude and loud with the message in your face, this one is clearly meant for the lowest denominator in the audience. Read more here
Tamil slapstick comedy horror film Dhilluku Dhuddu, directed by Rambala and starring Santhanam and Shanaya, is a decent one-time watch that manages several laugh-out-loud moments, says behindthewoods.com. The storyline is very thin, but the screenplay is decently engaging, especially in the second half. Santhanam shows great evolution as a lead actor, and his comic timing is sure to tickle the bones. Read more here
Malayalam romantic comedy Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum, directed by Boban Samuel and starring Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya and Amala Paul, is a decent entertainer for those in the theatre only to laugh their hearts out, says manoramaonline.com. Although revolving around a funny love triangle, the movie has a streak of suspense right from the opening scene to the very end and manages to maintain a level of curiosity throughout. Read more here
Malayalam thriller Kasaba, directed by Nithin Renji Panicker and starring Mammootty, is the superstar’s show all the way, says Filmi Beat. Panicker succeeds in delivering a perfect treat for the actor’s fans, as well as mass movie lovers. The film delivers on the technical front too. Read more here
Malayalam film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, directed by Khalid Rahman and starring Biju Menon and Asif Ali, works because of a neatly layered screenplay and several moments that make you smile, says Filmi Beat. The movie maintains its realistic feel without ever losing on the entertainment quotient. Read more here
Bengali films Badsha-The Don and Kelor Kirti haven’t elicited any reviews.
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