2024 Best Films!!
Maharaja, Meiyazhagan, Kalki 2898AD, Chamkila, Kishkindha Kaandam, and many more!
So many movies deserve to be on this list, but at Filmcontentcentral, we handpick five movies for you that you simply shouldn’t miss!
(In no particular order)
Chamkila (Imtiaz Ali)
Hindi cinema had many releases this year, but only a handful were good.
Vidya Balan’s Do aur Do Pyaar, also starring an excellent Pratik Gandhi, was a great rom-com, but one that not many saw. The spy thriller, Berlin, starring Ishwak Singh, Aparshakti Khurana & Rahul Bose, was another standout. But the real standout of the year was Imtiaz Ali’s big comeback, Chamkila, based on the life and songs of Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila. Starring an authentic and natural Diljit Dosanjh, with a credible Parineeta Chopra lending support, the movie is mainly great due to Imtiaz Ali’s fearless and innovative direction, blending sync-sound songs sung by the actors with archival footage and a non-linear screenplay.
Meiyazhagan (C Prem Kumar)
What Prem Kumar manages to achieve with Meiyazhagan is something unique. Just like he did with his earlier hit and fan favorite ‘96.
The movie, starring a spectacular Arvind Swamy and Karthi, is a bittersweet take on a simple relationship, but the way the screenplay weaves incidents & small moments into the narrative, makes for a special ride.
Watch our full review of Meiyazhagan here
There were other movies in Tamil that were good this year, including the December release Viduthalai Part 2 (Vetrimaaran) and Thangalaan (Pa Ranjith). But two stood out for us, Meiyazhagan and…
Maharaja (Nilanthan Saminathan)
Maharaja was a marvel in the thriller genre. A big hit critically and commercially and in all languages, the movie excited viewers with its multi-timeline and non-linear narrative, the director confident of his story and actors (a superb Vijay Sethupathi) to pull off the complexity of the screenplay.
And it paid huge dividends. Maharaja is a modern classic as far as thrillers go, joining the likes of Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahani.
Kalki 2898AD (Nag Ashwin)
Despite the many flaws, including a first half that doesn’t work, director Nag Ashwin has to be applauded for the scope of his vision. And for reimagining the complex character of Mahabharat’s Ashwatthama, and setting the character is a futuristic setting. The biggest credit for this of course goes to the megastar that is Amitabh Bachchan. And the actor that he is.
Also, the very brief scenes of the battle of Kurukshetra that bookended the film, were magnificently done.
Kishkindha Kaandam (Dinjith Ayyathan)
Malayalam cinema has been at a high since the last few years. Bold stories, brave directors, actors willing to take risks, excellent technicians.
There were many movies that impressed, including Aavesham where Fahadh Faasil was a hoot and Malaikottai Vaaliban, the superlative collaboration (it is a movie we believe will gain a cult status over time) between Mohanlal and Lijo Jose Pelissery.
But Kishkindha Kaandam, the year end release starring Asif Ali and Vijayaraghavan stood out as a solid film, except the very last minutes of twists that undoes some of the good work done earlier. But it is again an excellent, offbeat script, executed with a lot of finesse by the director.
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