My Top 10 Films of 2022 (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, English, Kannada)

The last week of December period is the time when I mainly focus upon sharing my recommendations of the year, be it the top songs or podcasts, or the top performances, or the top tv shows or films… with everything that I’ve consumed, it gives me the opportunity to share what I liked the best from all that consumption, in those respective categories. Here’s my list of the top 10 films of 2022…

Top 10 Movies of 2022

Tamil –

1. Thiruchitrambalam
2. Vendhu Thanindhatu Kaadu
3. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
4. Gargi
5. Vikram
6. Love Today
7. Witness
8. Don
9. Ponniyin Selvan – I 
10. Sardar

Telugu –

1. Sita Ramam
2. RRR
3. Pushpa – The Rise
4. Bimbisara
5. Jathi Ratnalu (2021)

Malayalam –

1. Hridayam
2. Malayankunju
3. Jana Gana Mana
4. Thallumaala
5. Rorschach
6. Padavettu
7. Aavasavyuham
8. Madhuram
9. Heaven
10. Kaduva

English –

1. Top Gun Maverick
2. The Fabelmans
3. Everything Everywhere All At Once
4. All Quiet on the Western Front (German)
5. The Banshees of Inisherin
6. She Said
7. Causeway
8. Vengeance 
9. Armageddon Time
10. The Wonder

Hindi –

1. Chup: Revenge of the Artist
2. Gangubai Kathiawadi
3. Jalsa
4. Thar
5. Sharmaji Namkeen
6. Darlings
7. Monica O My Darling
8. Last Film Show (Chhello Show) (Gujarati)
9. Freddy
10. Qala

Kannada –

1. 777 Charlie
2. KGF Chapter 2
3. Kantara
4. Dollu
5. James

Top 10 Songs of 2022 (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, English)

45, 339 minutes was the amount of time I listened to music on Spotify this year, and having listened to different artists, different genres, songs of different languages, I not only had a lot of playlists created, but also explored a variety of songs, and amongst all that listening, here’s my list of the top 10 Tamil/ Telugu/ Hindi/ Malayalam/ English Songs of 2022…

Top 10 Songs of 2022:

English –

1. Hard Drive Gold (alt-J)
2. Potion (Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug)
3. Con La Brisa (Foudeqush/ Ludwig Grandson – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
4. Do It Better (Felix Jaehn)
5. My Myself & I (5 Seconds of Summer)
6. Everything But You (Clean Bandit/ A7S)
7. It Isn’t Me (22Bullets, TIA RAY, KSHMR)
8. AEIOU (Justin Quiles/ Robin Schulz)
9. Somewhere (Andrah, Syn Cole)
10. All That Really Matters (Illenium/ Teddy Swims)

Hindi –

1. Toofan (Sandesh Datta Naik – KGF Chapter 2)
2. Nain Ta Heere (Guru Randhawa/ Ashes Kaur – JugJugg Jeeyo)
3. Sulthan (Brijesh Shandilya – KGF Chapter 2)
4. Deva Deva (Arijit Singh – Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
5. Mera Love Main (Amit Trivedi – Chup: Revenge of the Artist)
6. Gunehgar (DIVINE) 
7. Manike (Jubin Nautiyal/ Yohani – Thank God)
8. Kaala Jaadu (Arijit Singh/ Nikita Gandhi – Freddy)
9. Aashiqui Aa Gaya (Arijit Singh/ Mithoon – Radhe Shyam)
10. Jade Salona (Amit Trivedi)

Tamil –

1. Marakkuma Nenjam (AR Rahman/ Thamarai – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu)
2. Kanneer Sindha (Dhanush/ Vijay Yesudas/ Anirudh Ravichander – Thiruchitrambalam)
3. Vikram (Anirudh Ravichander – Vikram)
4. Halamithi Habibo (Anirudh Ravichander/ Joint Gandhi – Beast)
5. Megham Karukatha (Dhanush/ Anirudh Ravichander – Thiruchitrambalam)
6. Adheeraa (AR Rahman/ Vagu Mazan – Cobra)
7. Naan Pizhai (Ravi G/ Shashaa Tirupati/ Anirudh Ravichander – Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal)
8. Bae (Adithya RK/ Anirudh Ravichander – Don)
9. Chola Chola (Sathyaprakash/ VM Mahalingam/ Nakul Abhyankar – Ponniyin Selvan – I)
10. Mayava Thooyava (Shreya Ghoshal/ AR Rahman – Irvin Nizhal)

Telugu –

1. Dosti (Hemachandra Vedala/ M M Keeravani – RRR)
2. Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava (Indravathi Chauhan – Pushpa – The Rise)
3. Life Ante Itta Vundaala (Rahul Sipligunj/ Geetha Madhuri – F3: Fun and Frustration)
4. Oh Sita Hey Rama (Vishal Chandrashekhar/ S P Charan/ Ramya Behra – Sita Raman)
5. Kumkumala (Sid Sriram – Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
6. Lab Dab Lab Dab Dabboo (Ram Miriyala – F3: Fun and Frustration)
7. Naatu Naatu (Rahul Sipligunj/ Kala Bhairava/ M M Keeravani – RRR)
8. Dheemthanana (Sid Sriram – Urvasivo Rakshasivo)
9. Daakko Daakko Meka (Sivam – Pushpa – The Rise)
10. Inthandham (Vishal Chandrashekhar/ S P Charan – Sita Ramam)
    

Malayalam –

1. Thallumaala Paattu (Hrithik Jayakish – Thallumaala)
2. Pala Palli (Jakes Bejoy/ Athul Narukara – Kaduva)
3. Darshana – (Hesham Abdul Wahab/ Darshana Rajendran – Hridayam)
4. Cholappenne (Vijay Yesudas/ AR Rahman – Malayankunju)
5. Thathaka Theithare (Hesham Abdul Wahab/ Prithviraj Sukumaran – Hridayam)
6. Mannum Niranje (Swetha Mohan/ AR Rahman – Malayankunju)
7. Manavaalan Thug (Dabzee/ SA – Thallumaala)
8. Parayathe Vannen (Deepak Dev/ M G Sreekumar/ Vineeth Sreenivasan – Bro Daddy)
9. Onnaka Munthiri (Hesham Abdul Wahab/ Divya Vineeth – Hridayam)
10. Yaathonnum Parayathe (Kailas/ Sithara Krishnakumar/ Abhijith Anilkumar – Vaashi)

Themes/ BGM –

1. The Power of Prophecy (Ramin Djawadi – House of the Dragon)
2. Who By Fire (PJ Harvey/ Tim Phillips – Bad Sisters)
3. Strange Game (Mick Jagger – Slow Horses)
4. Amar Theme (Anirudh Ravichander – Vikram)
5. Maaya Maaya (Sam C S – Suzhal: The Vortex)
6. Top Gun Anthem (Harold Faltermeyer – Top Gun: Maverick)
7. God’s Gonna Cut You Down (John Grant – Inside Man)
8. Muthu’s Journey (AR Rahman – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu)
9. Dharavi Bank Theme (Amar Mohile – Dharavi Bank)
10. Once Upon A Time (Anirudh Ravichander – Vikram)

RTHReviews: Pushpa – The Rise (Part 1)

There are quite a few performances where you cannot identify the actor anymore, and all you can see is the character in the film… And Allu Arjun does just that in Pushpa: The Rise.

Right from the first moment he enters the frame, until the end of the film, you simply cannot take your eyes off him, what a gripping performance. Whether it’s his one-sided dripping shoulder look or his attitude or his style, Allu Arjun is all swag in the film.

Where the entire film’s casting and their performance was on point and pretty much adds to the intensity and the tension in the film, one of the important factors in the film remains the storyline, which may seem so basic from a macro lens, but there’s so much happening in the three-hour duration, you never know where did all that time go. The cinematography of the film also adds to that aspect, with some really good frames and the slow-motion shots that gave the scenes the gravitas they needed.

Each of the cast members had something to add to the storyline, but one of the individuals who stood out with his performance was Fahadh Faasil, for the little time he was on screen, he was just magnificent in that role and the duo (him along with Allu Arjun) was just fiery.

Where this was simply just the first part of the series, it didn’t feel incomplete nor did it leave the audience hanging at any point in time. Pushpa: The Rise (Part 1) is brilliant, and I just cannot wait for that second part to be released soon.