ReviewRemakes are legitimate creative pursuits, but what are we gaining or losing in the process?Nadika NLet’s get some of the hygiene things out of the way, shall we? Laxmii, starring Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Sharad Kelkar and a bunch of others, is a comedy-horror film, written and directed by Raghava Lawrence. It’s a (fairly faithful) remake of Raghava’s Tamil film Kanchana and has released on Disney+Hotstar. By now, we’ve had five iterations of Raghava Lawrence’s Muni/Kanchana franchise. In Tamil, that is. So no major plot lines need be discussed, but for the Hindi audience who may have strayed absentmindedly south, a quick recap. A young man is possessed by the ghosts of a trans woman, a Muslim man, and a young man with an intellectual disability. The spirits perform a few scares and stunts, then reveal the reason for possession: revenge. They...
- 11/10/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
Laxmii movie review is here. The Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence marking his Hindi directorial debut. Laxmii is the remake of Raghava Lawrence’s 2011 Tamil film Kanchana (also known as Muni 2) starring Raghava Lawrence along with Sarathkumar and Lakshmi Rai.
Laxmii stars Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani in lead. The movie is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from 9 November 2020.
Laxmii story
Asif (Akshay Kumar) married to Rashmi (Kiara Advani) doesn’t believe in ghosts/spirits. The inter religion marriage between Asif and Rashmi has invited woes from Rashmi’s father Sachin (Rajesh Sharma). On the 25th anniversary of Rashmi’s parents, Rashmi’s mother Ratna (Ayesha Raza Mishra) invites her and Asif to her house in Daman. Asif and Rashmi reach Daman and strange things start happening with Asif.
Laxmii movie review
Raghava Lawrence’s money-spinning horror comedy franchise Muni gets a bigger and glossier facelift with Laxmii anyways.
Laxmii stars Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani in lead. The movie is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from 9 November 2020.
Laxmii story
Asif (Akshay Kumar) married to Rashmi (Kiara Advani) doesn’t believe in ghosts/spirits. The inter religion marriage between Asif and Rashmi has invited woes from Rashmi’s father Sachin (Rajesh Sharma). On the 25th anniversary of Rashmi’s parents, Rashmi’s mother Ratna (Ayesha Raza Mishra) invites her and Asif to her house in Daman. Asif and Rashmi reach Daman and strange things start happening with Asif.
Laxmii movie review
Raghava Lawrence’s money-spinning horror comedy franchise Muni gets a bigger and glossier facelift with Laxmii anyways.
- 11/10/2020
- by Vishal Verma
- GlamSham
Laxmii; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Sharad Kelkar, Rajesh Sharma, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Manu Rishi Chadha; Direction: Raghava Lawrence; Rating: * * (two stars)
By Vinayak Chakravorty
Every now and then, it seems, Akshay Kumar cannot resist giving in to the urge to churn out boring humour. The last time he did it was in Diwali last year, with Housefull 4. He is back this Diwali with a film that would make Housefull 4 seem like a classic.
The problem with Laxmii is not that it is mindless. The problem is the film is just not funny enough, despite playing to the gallery. Director Raghava Lawrence, who makes his Bollywood debut with this film, collaborates with Farhad Samji in a bid to recreate his 2011 Tamil hit Muni 2: Kanchana. What may have seemed funny nine years ago clearly fails to make the cut today.
Uh, yes -- there's the social message part.
By Vinayak Chakravorty
Every now and then, it seems, Akshay Kumar cannot resist giving in to the urge to churn out boring humour. The last time he did it was in Diwali last year, with Housefull 4. He is back this Diwali with a film that would make Housefull 4 seem like a classic.
The problem with Laxmii is not that it is mindless. The problem is the film is just not funny enough, despite playing to the gallery. Director Raghava Lawrence, who makes his Bollywood debut with this film, collaborates with Farhad Samji in a bid to recreate his 2011 Tamil hit Muni 2: Kanchana. What may have seemed funny nine years ago clearly fails to make the cut today.
Uh, yes -- there's the social message part.
- 11/10/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
KollywoodAccording to reports, there are plans to attach the digital motion poster of 'Kanchana 3' along with the release of Rajinikanth’s 'Petta'.Digital NativeThe Muni franchise from Raghava Lawrence is the most successful of his ventures till date. The actor–filmmaker is currently busy with the making of Kanchana 3. The latest on this project is that the makers have announced its release date. The film, bankrolled by Sun Pictures, will be released on April 18 next year. The announcement was out on the official Twitter handle of the production house. It said, “The much awaited Muni 4 – Kanchana 3 by Raghava Lawrence is nearing completion of shooting and will release in April 2019.” There are plans to attach the digital motion poster of Kanchana 3 along with the release of Rajinikanth’s Petta, we hear. The much awaited Muni 4 series – Kanchana 3 by Raghava Lawrence is nearing completion of shooting and will release...
- 12/22/2018
- by Manasa
- The News Minute
I don't have a lot to say about this. Motta Siva Ketta Siva is a Tamil language remake of Telugu film Pataas, which I've never seen. The new film stars Raghava Lawrence, one of my favorite underdog performers in Tamil cinema. His horror comedy trilogy Muni/Kanchana/Ganga started a trend in Kollywood that led to numerous - and frequently solid - horror films. This time around he appears to be playing at least two characters, and at least one of those is a corrupt cop. That's about all I know. Oh, and it was produced by a company called Super Good Movies Pvt. Ltd., so how bad can it be? But. Holy crap, how about this motion poster! If the film is one tenth as amazing...
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- 5/22/2016
- Screen Anarchy
While Shankar's massive romantic fantasy I got most of the press for the Tamil film industry outside of India, this year's big surprise has been a proliferation of horror films doing extremely well at the Kollywood box office. Well received films like Mysskin's Pisasu, Lawrence's Muni: Kanchana 2, Darling, Suriya's Masss, and Demonte Colony have been racking up the rupees. The latest film to attempt to scare the pants off of South Indian film fans is Maya, starring Kollywood diva Nayantara.Maya is the story of a haunted sanitarium and the woman who dives for the truth behind the hauntings. Where most of Tamil cinema's successful horror films of late have been horror-comedy offerings like Masss, Darling, and Kanchana 2, Maya looks to take its scares...
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- 7/15/2015
- Screen Anarchy
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