Top Picks of March 2023
Coming to the end of the financial year, let’s see if the movie makers have also surpassed their targets.
Here are our top picks for the month of March 2023…
- Date of Release: 03 March 2023
- Genre: Drama
Balagam follows the story of a young man who plans to get engaged to receive a dowry which he would utilize to pay off his debts. This until, there is a death in the family to stall his proceedings. The story here is a solid drama veiled as a comedy… Read More…
- Date of Release: 03 March 2023
- Genre: Drama
Gulmohar follows the story of a family who must vacate their homes in 4 days amidst some of the family secrets spilled in the arena. The story here is exciting and subdued(in a good way) with its core emotion of attachment and restarting being important… Read More…
- Date of Release: 10 March 2023
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Scream 6 is the 6th installment of the popular slasher franchise wherein another set of killings take place in the city of New York. The story may not be too novel but credit to the writers for adding ‘rules’ and meta-references and also playing around with different combinations to keep the audience invested… Read More…
- Date of Release: 16 March 2023
- Genre: Drama, Historical
The second season of Rocket Boys does pick up from the same point where season one had ended, and it follows the story behind the making of India’s first nuclear bomb headed by some of the greatest minds of the country, amidst a layer of geopolitics. The story here is inspirational as it also does account for the politics that was prevalent at the time when India was just about finding its feet on the world stage with respect to Science… Read More…
- Date of Release: 17 March 2023
- Genre: Drama
Zwigato(a clever mismash of Swiggy and Zomato) follows the story of a delivery man set against the backdrop of a socio-economic environment in Odisha. The story here might seem simple on the surface but the writers have packed in layers and layers of subtext with a subtle commentary on each of the prevalent issues… Read More…
- Date of Release: 24 March 2023
- Genre: Drama
Set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, Bheed follows the story of a crowd featuring people from different walks of life gathered at a checkpoint immediately post the first lockdown. Now, we have seen many stories set against the backdrop of the lockdown. Recently too, I watched the Hindi film India Lockdown which was a shallow account of the lives impacted during the pandemic… Read More…
- Date of Release: 24 March 2023
- Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
John Wick: Chapter 4 is (probably) the final chapter of the John Wick franchise and it picks up from the same point where Part Three had ended and it traces John’s journey against the High Society. The story here is pretty interesting and it does invest you brilliantly simply from its world-building perspective… Read More…
- Date of Release: 24 March 2023
- Genre: Comedy
Purusha Pretham follows the story of a cop who misplaces a corpse of a man whose family comes to claim him. Will he be able to handle this mess? The story here is a crazy comedy that plays on the situations to generate humour. It is chaotic and almost refreshing given that this brand of comedy is lesser tapped into. The screenplay standing at a shade above 150 minutes might seem daunting to begin with. But rest assured the proceedings are 150 minutes of pure hysteria!.. Read More…
- Date of Release: 31 March 2023
- Genre: Biopic, Drama, Historical
Tetris follows the story of an American salesman who discovers the game Tetris only to be entrapped in a web of lies and corruption with respect to the rights of the game. The story here is refreshing and almost unassuming as a thriller. Being set in the late 80s, the thing to be noted is the series of events that took place amidst the backdrop of the Cold War between the US and the erstwhile Soviet Union. The screenplay standing at a shade under 2 hours does make for a compelling watch that would keep you on your toes right throughout… Read More…
- Date of Release: 31 March 2023
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Viduthalai – Part 1 follows the story of a new police recruit who finds himself in the turmoil between his own men and the People’s Army which is dedicated to fight against the authorities. This is only the first of the two part film but the story here is just so brilliant with a typical Vetri Maaran trademark of going all out, that it shall leave you numb by the end of it. It is almost like 1000 bricks flung at you and they hit you exactly where it would hurt the most… Read More…