S.i.B - 5

Verude Oru Bharya (A wife, just like that!)
A clean family entertainer with a strong message. Jayaram steals the show as an egoistic husband and this is supposedly his first hit in 5 years. It takes guts for an actor of his caliber to portray a character with negative shades. Hats off to Jayaram and his power packed performance, especially in the second half. Gopika isn’t bad too, but doesn’t look matured for her character. A must watch for all husbands who are inconsiderate towards their wife. Recommended. Rating - 3.5 / 5

Mumbai Meri Jaan (Mumbai, My life)
A remarkable attempt at providing good cinema, but a little too documentary-ish. The movie tells the story of five individuals who fall under the different strata of society, people with different approach towards life, with different dreams, and all gets connected by one common incident. The message in the movie comes straight on the face, thus being a little preachy at times. Paresh Rawal and KK Menon excels. Director Nishikant Kamat strikes again after Dombivilli Fast / Evano Oruvan. Recommended. Rating - 3.5 / 5

Dhaam Dhoom (Chaos)
Like its name, the movie is a total chaos. A clear example of how story telling could conflict when the makers change. Jeyam ravi tries his best to get into the character and so does Lakshmi Rai, unfortunately the script destroys everything. What still remains a mystery is how the makers even thought of casting Kangana Ranaut as a village belle!!! Jayaram character is a surprise but is wasted. An illogical first half and a horrendous second half; that’s how the movie is. The only saving is Harris Jayarajs music, but the picturisation disappoints. Avoid. Rating – 1.5 / 5

Rock on !!!
A well made cliché movie. A story about four friends, their past and present with rock music in its backdrop. After DCH, there hasn’t been any movie in Bollywood that made friendship look so beautiful on screen. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loys music simply rocks throughout the movie, though they were subjected to a lot of criticisms initially when the album was released. Performance wise, this movie deserves special mention. Recommended. Rating 3.5 / 5

Jeyam Kondaan ( Have won )
The movie started well, stands still at a particular point and then goes haywire. A different plot on brother-sister relationship; but written with no interest and care. The heroine, Bhavana, had absolutely nothing to do and the movie would have remained the same without her presence. Vinay Rai and Lekha Washington, brother and sister in the movie, looked wooden throughout the movie. Avoid, at all cost. Rating – 1 / 5

A Wednesday
Mind blowing. A must watch for all cinema lovers, leave alone those meaningful ones. Naseeruddin Shah is simply superb; the rest of them are good too. The movie holds you onto the seats till the end and would wish if there wasn’t an interval in between. The face of Bollywood is changing and this movie is an example for that; 100 mins of thrills, no songs, not even in the background, no vulgarity, and no wasted characters. Kudos to the entire crew of this movie, for coming up with something original. ‘A Wednesday’ is one hell of an experience. Highly recommended. Rating 4.5 / 5

Saroja
If not for the same team that gave us Chennai 28 last year, this movie with fairly new faces would have been a washout at the box office. The movie falls under the comedy thriller genre, and the director balances the comedy and thrills perfectly. But certain scenes in the second half get repetitive making it a little dragging. The climax to an extent is unpredictable. RJ Siva and Premji is superb with their comic timing and dialogue delivery. Out of the 4 songs, two are good and fans of Yuvan shankar Raja could also get to see him in one of them. Watch it with your friends and you will never get disappointed. Rating 3 / 5