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She Says She Says: “Oru Adaar Love” – Does it live up to the hype?
Posted on February 18, 2019
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shaviswa
February 19, 2019
Read the reviews on the net and it is getting panned consistently. And looks like 96 has become the film to compare this with. 🙂
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vinjk
February 21, 2019
Unrelated post…
I wish brangan reviewed Kumbalangi Nights. It was such a nice movie. Soubin Shahir, Shane Nigam, Fahadh Faasil, Anna Ben (Babymol character) and also the elder sister acted so well.
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