Thursday, April 12, 2018

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (October, Rampage and Mercury) that was published in Newsband


New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
October

October is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar, written by Juhi Chaturvedi and starring Varun Dhawan, Banita Sandhu and Gitanjali Rao in the lead roles. It is produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar under Rising Sun Films banner.
Dan (Varun DHawan) is living the life of any carefree 21 year old, revolving around a bunch of friends and fellow hotel interns who feed off each other's everyday moments, their ups and downs. Shiuli (Banita Sandhu) is one such intern at the same hotel, who at times is at a receiving end of Dan's audaciousness. Life goes on until a sudden turn of events smashes Dan and Shiuli's lives together, into a bond that's unlike any 21 year olds. The emotional connection between them goes through a metamorphoses that brings out a form of love that's unlike any other eventually leading to an internal awakening. October is not a Love Story, but rather a story about love.
The movie has Varun Dhawan as Danish "Dan" Walia: A hotel management trainee and career-oriented person. Banita Sandhu as Shiuli: Classmate and co-worker of Dan. Gitanjali Rao, Sahil Vedoliyaa as Manjeet and Prashant Singh.
The film has music composed by Shantanu Moitra, Abhishek Arora and Anupam Roy while the lyrics were written by Abhiruchi Chand, Tanveer Ghazi and Swanand Kirkire. The movie has songs like "Theher Ja", "October Theme" (Instrumental), "Tab Bhi Tu", "Manwaa"          and "Chal".

Rampage

Rampage is a 2018 American science fiction monster film directed by Brad Peyton, loosely based on the video game series of the same name by Midway Games. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Joe Manganiello, Jake Lacy, Marley Shelton, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It follows a primatologist named Davis Okoye who must team up with George, an albino gorilla who turns into a raging creature of enormous size following a rogue experiment, in order to stop an invasion of monsters.
Primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), a man who is the head of an anti-poaching unit, finds out his beloved albino silverback gorilla friend George has been infected with a mysterious experimental gas that turns him into a giant, aggressive beast. To make matters worse, a grey wolf named Ralph and an American crocodile named Lizzie have been infected too. With the help of a discredited genetic engineer named Dr. Kate Caldwell, he must save George, stop Ralph and Lizzie from destroying most of America, and find out who mutated the animals. In other words, Primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), is a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.
The film has Dwayne Johnson as Davis Okoye, a primatologist and head of an anti-poaching unit out of Rwanda. Naomie Harris as Dr. Kate Caldwell, a discredited genetic engineer who teams up with Okoye. Malin Åkerman as Claire Wyden, the woman responsible for the infection and mutation of George, Ralph, and Lizzie with the mutagenic serum for Project: Rampage. Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Harvey Russell, a government agent who works for an agency called OGA. Jake Lacy as Brett Wynden, Claire’s dimwit brother. Joe Manganiello as Burke, the leader of a private military group. Marley Shelton as Dr. Kerry Atkins, a scientist and astronaut. P. J. Byrne as Nelson, a scientist and friend of Okoye. Demetrius Grosse as Colonel BlakeJack Quaid as Connor. Breanne Hill as Amy. Matt Gerald as Zammit. Will Yun Lee as Agent Park. Urijah Faber as Garrick. Bruce Blackshear as Taylor and Jason Liles as George, an albino silverback gorilla and one of the animals affected by a strange chemical that mutates them into colossal sized monsters.

Mercury

Mercury is a 2018 Indian silent horror thriller film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. It stars an ensemble cast including Prabhu Deva, Sananth Reddy, Deepak Paramesh, Shashank Purushotham, Anish Padmanabhan, Indhuja and Gajaraj. Tirru was hired as the cinematographer after his recent work on Vanamagan, his first collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj.
A group of six youngsters get stuck in a ghost town whose population died due to mercury poisoning. In other words, maimed from mercury poisoning, five longtime friends come together for a high school reunion, and it turns into nonstop terror. Mercury is an experimental, silent thriller. This silent world is one without speech – no dialogues with the cast using sign language. Prolonged exposure to the heavy, silver-y element can lead to chemical poisoning and result in all kinds of damage, including impairment of speech, hearing and sight. The film focuses on mercury poisoning, corporate corruption and negligence as the base for this atmospheric-dependent story. A group of five friends is on a reunion weekend in a farm house in tea country. The four boys (Deepak Paramesh, Anish Padmanabhan, Sananth Reddy, Shashank Purushotham) and one girl (Indhuja) are alumni of a special school for the hearing impaired. The group communicates using sign language. After a drinking and dancing session, the group heads off on a late night joyride through desolate winding roads. They express their anger and hatred at the gates of a dilapidated and sealed off factory unimaginatively named Corporate Earth. But then things go horribly wrong, setting them off on a dark and, possibly, fatal journey. Mercury opens with the ominous words: “Silence is the most powerful scream”. Imagine being unable to hear warning signs or cry out for help. The friends get separated, setting each one up for an individual, grisly experience. While this group is fairly resourceful, they are also not the brightest, making a series of unintelligent decisions.
The film has Prabhu Deva: A person who has fallen prey to mercury poisoning, Sananth Reddy, Deepak Paramesh, Shashank Purushotham, Anish Padmanabhan, Indhuja and Gajaraj.
Film's background score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan. A promotional single The Mercury Song for the film was composed by Mithoon, sung by Haricharan and Gajendra Verma and lyrics penned by Sayeed Quadri.

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