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Bollywood Movies Part CXC: The Mollywood Takeover Part XXIX

When Chief Minister P. K. Ramdas (Sachin Khedekar) dies, he leaves behind five potential heirs: his daughter Priya (Mamta Mohandas) who is not active in politics, her husband Bimal “Bobby” Nair (Vivek Oberoi), P. K. Ramdas’s son Jethin (Tovino Thomas) who lives in the States, the current acting CM Mahesha Varma (Saikumar), and Stephen Nedumpally (Mohanlal) who only recently entered politics and has a checkered past. Bobby makes a grab for power by planning to funnel drugs into Kerala, while supporting Jethin becoming the face of P. K. Ramdas’s party.

TW for movie: drug use, noncon (offscreen). Lucifer is a fascinating movie about politics and a broken family. The story is never dull, and it draws you in even though some of the transitions are jarring. The actors are all excellent, but this film is really Mohanlal’s show. Favorite songs are Varika Varika and Empuraane. Neither song has subtitles.

Right before the Partition of India, Satya (Sonakshi Sinha) discovers she is dying. She arranges for Roop (Alia Bhatt) to join her household just outside Lahore, but Roop insists on becoming Satya’s husband Dev’s (Aditya Roy Kapur) second wife. Unhappy in Husnabad, Roop takes singing lessons from Bahar Begum (Madhuri Dixit) and begins a romance with blacksmith Zafar (Varun Dhawan) who has ulterior motives.

Kalank is beautiful and ostentatious, but is lackluster otherwise. The actors try with what they’re given, but the story lets them down. As a story about the tensions during the Partition, it is especially bad because it doesn’t try hard enough to put nuance into its portrayal of the events. Favorite songs are Ghar More Pardesiya, Aira Gaira, and Tabaah Ho Gaye. None of the songs have subtitles.

Days before fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a pilot, Pallavi (Parvathy Thiruvothu) turns down her longtime boyfriend Govind’s (Asif Ali) offer of marriage. In retaliation, he attacks her with acid, compromising her vision and destroying her dream forever. As Pallavi learns to live with her scarring, she meets Vishal (Tovino Thomas) of Cloud 9 Airlines and challenges him to get her a job as an air hostess.

TW for movie: emotional abuse. Uyare is a poignant take on an abusive relationship and its aftermath, as well as the effects an acid attack can have. The whole story is extremely well written and believable, except for perhaps when Pallavi takes over when a pilot has a heart attack, which is the framing device for the movie. However, the film is still very enjoyable and a great watch. Parvathy shines in her role as Pallavi, but the other actors are also very good, especially Siddique as Pallavi’s father Raveendran. Favorite songs are Pathinettu Vayasilu and Kaatil Veezha. Neither song has subtitles.