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Lucifer: Intriguing Political Thriller Tailor-Made for Mass Audience Nd After Watching Luci- ‘Public TV’

Lucifer: Intriguing Political Thriller Tailor-Made for Mass Audience Nd After Watching Luci- ‘Public TV’

13 SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019

DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 12.15 + 2.45 + 5.15 + 7.45 + 10.15 PM DAILY AT: 1.15 + 6.30 + 11.45 PM OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT (VIP I): 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM 1-DUMBO (PG) (ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY) NEW 2-NOTEBOOK (PG-15) (/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) SAAR COLIN FARRELL, MICHAEL KEATON, DANNY DEVITO NEW DAILY AT (3D): 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 3.45 + 8.30 PM PRANUTAN BAHL, ZAHEER IQBAL, MIR SARWAR 1-DUMBO (PG) (ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY) NEW DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM COLIN FARRELL, MICHAEL KEATON, DANNY DEVITO PM DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 + 6.15 + 8.30 + (10.45 PM THURS/ 3-JUNGLEE (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) NEW FRI) 2-NOTEBOOK (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) , , ASHA BHAT NEW DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM 2-NOTEBOOK (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) PRANUTAN BAHL, ZAHEER IQBAL, MIR SARWAR NEW DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 4.15 + 9.15 PM 4-THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (PG-15) (DRA- PRANUTAN BAHL, ZAHEER IQBAL, MIR SARWAR MA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 6.00 + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) 3-JUNGLEE (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) NEW MEL GIBSON, SEAN PENN, NATALIE DORMER VIDYUT JAMMWAL, AKSHAY OBEROI, ASHA BHAT DAILY AT: 12.15 + 4.45 + 9.15 PM 3-THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (PG-15) (DRA- DAILY AT: 1.45 + 6.45 + 11.45 PM MA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW 5-WE DIE YOUNG (18+) (THRILLER/CRIME/) MEL GIBSON, SEAN PENN, NATALIE DORMER 4-THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (PG-15) (DRA- NEW DAILY AT: 3.30 + 8.30 PM MA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW DAVID CATANEDA, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME, MEL GIBSON, SEAN PENN, NATALIE DORMER ELIJAH RODRIGUEZ 4- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT (VIP): 10.30 AM + 3.30 + 8.30 PM DAILY AT: 2.45 + 7.15 + 11.45 PM BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON DAILY AT: 1.45 + 6.30 + (11.15 PM THURS/FRI) 5- LUCIFER (PG-15) () NEW 6- LUCIFER (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) NEW , , OBEROI, MOHANLAL, MANJU WARRIER, , 5- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) TOVINO THOMAS DAILY AT: 12.00 + 4.00 + 8.00 + 12.00 MN BRIANNA DENSKI, JENNIER GARNER, KEN HUDSON CAMPBELL LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP DAILY AT:11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 + 12.00 MN DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + (11.30 PM 18-ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVEN- DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PM THURS/FRI) 6- AIRAA (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW 7- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) TURE/ROMANTIC) DAILY AT (ARABIC DUBBED): 12.15 + 4.45 + 9.15 PM NAYANTHARA, VIJAY, KALAIYARASAN, MS BHASKAR, BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON ROSA SALAZAR, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, JENNIFER CONNELLY 6- FIVE FEET APART (PG-15) (DRAMA/ROMANTIC) YOGI BABU DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 + 12.00 MN DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.30 + 9.15 PM 11-COLD PURSUIT (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA) HALEY LU RICHARDSON, COLE SPROUSE, MOISES ARIAS DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 3.45 + 9.00 PM DAILY AT (3D): 12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM LIAM NEESON, EMMY ROSSUM, LAURA DERN DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 4.15 + 9.00 PM DAILY AT (VIP II): 12.45 + 6.00 + 11.15 PM 19- AQUAMAN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 2.15 + 6.45 + 11.15 PM 7- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT (IMAX): (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE KIDMAN BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON DAILY AT: 1.45 + 6.30 + 11.15 PM 12-NADI ELREGAL EL SERI (PG-15) (ARABIC/COMEDY) AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 1.15 + 6.30 + 11.45 PM 8- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) KARIM ABDULAZIZ, GHADA ADEL, MAJDE ALKIDDAWI DAILY AT (3D): 6.00 + 10.45 PM LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 3.15 + 7.30 + 11.45 PM 1- LUCIFER (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT: 11.15 + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 + (1.00 AM THURS SEEF (II) MOHANLAL, MANJU WARRIER, VIVEK OBEROI, TOVINO 8- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) / FRI) 13-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN THOMAS WORLD (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP DAILY AT (VIP II): 10.30 AM + 3.30 + 8.45 PM 1-DUMBO (PG) (ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY) NEW DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM COLIN FARRELL, MICHAEL KEATON, DANNY DEVITO CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER DAILY AT (VIP): 1.00 + 6.00 + 11.00 PM 9- WONDER PARK (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 1.15 + 5.30 + 9.45 PM COMEDY) WADI AL SAIL 9- WONDER PARK (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ BRIANNA DENSKI, JENNIER GARNER, KEN HUDSON 2-JUNGLEE (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) NEW 14- KUMBALANGI NIGHT (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) COMEDY) CAMPBELL VIDYUT JAMMWAL, AKSHAY OBEROI, ASHA BHAT , , 1-DUMBO (PG) (ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY) NEW BRIANNA DENSKI, JENNIER GARNER, KEN HUDSON DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + DAILY AT: 3.00 + 8.30 PM COLIN FARRELL, MICHAEL KEATON, DANNY DEVITO CAMPBELL DAILY AT (ARABIC DUBBED): 11.45 AM + 4.30 + 9.15 PM (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 PM DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 10.30 AM 10- ESCAPE ROOM (PG-15) (THRILLER) 3-THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (PG-15) (DRA- SEEF (I) 2-NOTEBOOK (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) TAYLOR RUSSELL, LOGAN MILLER, DEBORAH ANN WOLL MA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW NEW 10- KESARI (15+) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 + 12.00 + MEL GIBSON, SEAN PENN, NATALIE DORMER 1-NOTEBOOK (PG-15) (HINDI/ROMANTIC) NEW PRANUTAN BAHL, ZAHEER IQBAL, MIR SARWAR , , (1.00 AM THURS / FRI) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 6.00 + 11.30 PM PRANUTAN BAHL, ZAHEER IQBAL, MIR SARWAR DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM DAILY AT: 2.30 + 5.30 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM 11- COLD PURSUIT (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA) 4-WE DIE YOUNG (18+) (THRILLER/CRIME/GANGSTER) 3-WE DIE YOUNG (18+) (THRILLER/CRIME/GANGSTER) 11- BADLA (PG-15) (HINDI/THRILLER/CRIME) LIAM NEESON, EMMY ROSSUM, LAURA DERN NEW 2-SNOW QUEEN: MIRRORLANDS (G) (ANIMATION/ NEW , TAPSEE PANNU, TONY LUKE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 + 12.00 MN DAVID CATANEDA, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME, ELIJAH ADVENTURE/COMEDY) NEW DAVID CATANEDA, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME, RODRIGUEZ ELIJAH RODRIGUEZ DAILY AT: 1.00 + 6.00 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 PM 12-THE UPSIDE (PG-15) (COMEDY/DRAMA) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 2.00 + 7.00 PM + 12.00 MN KEVIN HART, BRYAN CRANSTON, NICOLE KIDMAN 12- TOTAL (PG-13) (HINDI/COMEDY/AD- 5- LAHON-W-HABS (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) NEW 3- LUCIFER (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) NEW VENTURE) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.00 + 5.30 + 8.00 + 10.30 PM 4-THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (PG-15) (DRA- HICHAM HADDAD, JAD BOU KARAM, CHEF ANTOINE MOHANLAL, MANJU WARRIER, VIVEK OBEROI, TOVINO MA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW , , THOMAS DAILY AT: 12.45 + 4.45 + 8.45 PM MEL GIBSON, SEAN PENN, NATALIE DORMER DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 3.30 + 8.30 PM 13- NADI ELREGAL EL SERI (PG-15) (ARABIC/COMEDY) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM KARIM ABDULAZIZ, GHADA ADEL, MAJDE ALKIDDAWI DAILY AT: 9.00 + 11.30 PM 6- UNGLE NAJI (PG-13) (ACTION/COMEDY) NEW 13-GULLY BOY (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/MUSICAL) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM 4- AIRAA (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW AHMED ZAIN, IBRAHIM ALMEIRASI, AHMED SAIF 5- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) ALIA BHAT, , NAYANTHARA, VIJAY, KALAIYARASAN, MS BHASKAR, YOGI DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 2.45 + 6.45 + 10.45 PM BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 8.30 PM 14- GLASS (PG-15) (THRILLER) BABU JAMES MCAVOY, BRUCE WILLIS, SAMUEL L. JACKSON DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 3.45 + 9.00 PM DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM 7- LUCIFER (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) NEW 14- KUMBALANGI NIGHT (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM MOHANLAL, MANJU WARRIER, VIVEK OBEROI, TOVINO 6- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) SHANE NIGAM, SOUBIN SHAHIR, FAHADH FAASIL 5- ESCAPE ROOM (PG-15) (THRILLER) THOMAS LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP DAILY AT: 2.15 + 8.15 PM 15- FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (15+) (DRAMA/COME- TAYLOR RUSSELL, LOGAN MILLER, DEBORAH ANN WOLL DY/BIOGRAPHY) DAILY AT: (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 2.30 + 7.00 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM 15-KODATHI SMAKSHAM BALAN VAKEEL (PG-13) DWAYNE JOHNSON, FLORENCE PUGH, JACK LOWDEN 8- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) (MALAYALAM) DAILY AT: 2.15 + 7.00 + 11.45 PM 6- BADLA (PG-15) (HINDI/THRILLER/CRIME) 7- WONDER PARK (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ *- BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON COMEDY) , , PRIYA ANAND AMITABH BACHCHAN, TAPSEE PANNU, TONY LUKE DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM + (12.45MN BRIANNA DENSKI, JENNIER GARNER, KEN HUDSON DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 5.15 + 11.15 PM 16- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN WORLD (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) CAMPBELL DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 PM CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER 9- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) 7-THE UPSIDE (PG-15) (COMEDY/DRAMA) CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 2.00 + 6.00 + 10.00 PM LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP KEVIN HART, BRYAN CRANSTON, NICOLE KIDMAN 8- KESARI (15+) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 4.30 + 9.00 PM AKSHAY KUMAR, PARINEETI CHOPRA, BHAGYASHREE 1-DUMBO (PG) (ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY) NEW 17-JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN (PG) (COMEDY/ ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 4.00 + 9.00 PM COLIN FARRELL, MICHAEL KEATON, DANNY DEVITO 10- WONDER PARK (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ 8- CAPHARNAUM (18+) (ARABIC/DRAMA) DAILY AT (ATMOS): 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, EMMA THOMPSON COMEDY) KAWTHAR AL HADDAD, NADINE LABAKY, FADI YOUSEF

MOVIE REVIEW Lucifer: Intriguing political thriller tailor-made for mass audience nd after watching Luci- ‘Public TV’. Subtlety, thy name play. Mohanlal begins to play fer, which has a runtime is Prithviraj. himself in the film, and settles Aof over 2 hours and 55 Bobby, who is in cahoots with into the old and familiar roles minutes, you come to the con- the drug mafia, is desperately that we have seen him in. We clusion that this is the motto of seeking power. However, stand- are not told how Stephen has be- Prithiviraj, who after starring in ing in his path is PKR’s trusted KNOW WHAT come so invincible, and neither over 100 films, forays into direc- disciple Stephen Nedumpally do we have any insight into his tion with this unabashed tribute (Mohanlal). Bobby tries to get backstory. But well, as Stephen to Mohanlal. The film features Stephen out of the way, but as With his suave looks, stoically says, we don’t know an- Manju Warrier and Vivek Oberoi the audience learns, you should Mohanlal gives ything about the journey taken in pivotal roles, but it’s clear who never mess with Mohanlal. by the son of God, so we don’t Prithviraj wants the audience to So what begins as a nail-biting enough to cheer for need to know anything about cheer for, right from Mohanlal’s political drama, quickly becomes the audience as Ste- his either. Philosophical or just slow-mo introduction. a revenge tale, with Mohanlal phen Nedumbally in plain convenient for the writers, Remember the biblical Lucifer beating up villains left right and Lucifer that’s left for the audience to who met his downfall because centre, with a migraine-inducing decide. he tried to do too much? Well, score in the background. It ap- In the department of acting, this Lucifer crashes and burns pears as if Prithviraj forgot about Manju Warrier shines in the like the villains being beaten up Mohanlal in a scene from ‘Lucifer’ the story halfway and decided to raj had once declared that he small role she has. We almost by Mohanlal, because it tries to who will succeed him? yadarshini (Manju Warrier) is focus only on the action scenes, would avoid any misogynistic wish that there had been more squeeze in every raging issue in The story is based in . married to the conniving Bimal which are interspersed with ir- representation of women in development to her tragic story. the country within its run-time. You don’t need to be a genius to Nair, who for some reason is relevant Biblical references. films. But alas. Vivek Oberoi starts off impres- Let’s cut to the chase. For what figure out which are the political nicknamed Bobby (Vivek Ober- During the final battle, there’s The film is generously pep- sively, but slowly becomes a car- it’s worth, Lucifer shows much parties being represented on oi). Her brother Jathin Ramdas a dance number that seems to go pered with references to Mo- toonish sketch of a villain, who promise in the beginning, as it screen. The IUF is a revered par- is the next in line for CM, though on for eternity, till you almost hanlal’s previous films, and that plays with a lighter and looks sets up the premise of an intrigu- ty and has been in existence for not by choice. There are several wish that Mohanlal knocks you is quite enjoyable, for a while. out of the window as he spews ing political thriller. The Kerala over 150 years, and RPIM mem- digs at media houses that take too out with a hammer. It’s in- The film loves its star, and in its venomous dialogues. In short, CM PKR (Sachin Khadekar) is bers stand by the red flag. funding from political parties, teresting that there is a dance excitement, forgets about the Lucifer is like Mohanlal fanfic- dead, and the next question is, PKR’s grieving daughter Pri- and a reference to ‘NPTV’ and number at all, because Prithvi- character that he is meant to tion brought to life on-screen.

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