The latest flick from the successful duo saji surendran -krishna poojappura tells the story of four friends Roy(Jayaram),Surya (chackochan),Aamir(Jaysurya)and Meera's character.They all hail from different background,life styles etc but are destined to meet together in life due to a common factor- that they are all down ridden by cancer.Together they decide to enjoy the last few days of their life trying to fullfill their dreams with the help of the multi millionaire in them -Roy.Till here the plot seems to be fine.One could have expected to be a part of their fun filled moments from here on but on the contrary Saji-Krishna chooses the overdose of sentiments that unfortunately kills the whole purpose of the movie.
Having promoted the movie as a colourful -fun filled entertainer one would feel it to be disappointing with the overdoing of negative emotions.Coming to the performances Jayasurya steals the show yet again with a sparkling performance as ameer,The effort he puts behind the minute details of his characters is sure to give the added mileage to this guy.Deserves the kudos for having managed his career the way he has.Jayaram,Kunchakko and meera doesnt have something too different to do but did help in creating some moving moments.Salimkumar was irritating at times but won the cheers of the audience and suraaj soon followed with his typical stuffs.The crowd response for the comedies were more out of some relief from the senti stuff rather than it being too hilarious.Rest of the cast lalu alex,seema,ganesh,siddique etc did well enough.Kamals cameo at interval does help to create some waves among the viewers. Songs are well tuned and colourfully shot.Screenplay by krishna poojappura and the direction by Saji de tours to their tele-soap path often .It is definitely here that the movie falls flat.
Happy husbands(from the same team) with its slapstick illogical comedies became a super hit here because it delivered what it had promised.Four friends is definitely a lost chance for saji-krishna to make it their best movie to date.I would rate it to a 5/10 for the message,the theme and some touching moments. Thumbs down four friends ... :-( .
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
COCKTAIL --- An Attempt to be cheered.
Malayalam cinema seems to be entering a new phase with new directors, actor turned producers,veterans like renjith etc., pertaining to themes different from the routine stuff. COCKTAIL from debutant Arun kumar is the latest among this revolution.
Cocktail inspired from the pierce brosnan starrer "butterfly on a wheel" (Infact seems to be a copy paste mostly) is a thriller all set to confuse and keep you guessing,provided you aren't familiar with the hollywood version.Ravi (Anoop menon) and Parvathy (Samyuktha) along with their daughter leads a very happy life untill the day when a stranger (jayasurya) intrudes their life.The detailed storyline of the movie demands to be hushed as it will spoil the suspenses ,twists and turns that awaits you in the movie.
Though cocktail resembles its original to about most of the show,the director and the crew deserves credit for putting up something different in the screen.Kudos to Jayasurya for a credible performance in the role of the mysterious character in the movie.Though he has already proved him selves in roles with a negative shade this role has given him an added dimension.Anoop Menon deserves credit for his portrayal of ravi and for some hard hitting dialogs that he himself had penned.Samvrutha,Shanu and the rest of the cast too has done their part well.One among the two songs is hummable and the BGM suits the spooky mood of the movie.Director Arun kumar does well with his treatment of the plot despite the help he had in the form of a reference-movie.Nevertheless a well crafted remake is always better than a poor original.
Definitely a flick, which is not to be missed.
After praanchiyettan, heres another malayalam movie where the end credits rolled on with the applause from a content group of viewers.
Cocktail inspired from the pierce brosnan starrer "butterfly on a wheel" (Infact seems to be a copy paste mostly) is a thriller all set to confuse and keep you guessing,provided you aren't familiar with the hollywood version.Ravi (Anoop menon) and Parvathy (Samyuktha) along with their daughter leads a very happy life untill the day when a stranger (jayasurya) intrudes their life.The detailed storyline of the movie demands to be hushed as it will spoil the suspenses ,twists and turns that awaits you in the movie.
Though cocktail resembles its original to about most of the show,the director and the crew deserves credit for putting up something different in the screen.Kudos to Jayasurya for a credible performance in the role of the mysterious character in the movie.Though he has already proved him selves in roles with a negative shade this role has given him an added dimension.Anoop Menon deserves credit for his portrayal of ravi and for some hard hitting dialogs that he himself had penned.Samvrutha,Shanu and the rest of the cast too has done their part well.One among the two songs is hummable and the BGM suits the spooky mood of the movie.Director Arun kumar does well with his treatment of the plot despite the help he had in the form of a reference-movie.Nevertheless a well crafted remake is always better than a poor original.
Definitely a flick, which is not to be missed.
After praanchiyettan, heres another malayalam movie where the end credits rolled on with the applause from a content group of viewers.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
ANWAR -- More style but...
Amal neerad the rgv of malayalm cinema is back with another product,as expected in the lines of his previous flicks BIG B and Saagar.Of this Big B was a trendsetter (no wonder he chose the voice of Padmashree Bharath Mammootty to give the intro notes and closing notes in Anwar)while saagar failed miserably.Well he tries his luck yet again with prithvi moulded into the jackets and shoes of his typical hero.
Set against a relevant plot of terrorism,amal doesnt introduce anything new but tries to portray a glossy stylish version of the many movies with similar content.
Despite some negative views i heard prior to the show,the movie was comfortable enough for me.
Prithvi as Anwar steals the show with his looks and style,Laal has done a neat job,thanks to smilar characters he has done in the past.Prakash raj too scores in the minimal scenes he is in.Mamta has her task cut out as a heroine with limited performance.Songs are well shot and are already chartbusters,there could have been more space between the songs though .Slow Mos,rain,Dust,Guns,more guns,bigger guns,bullets .....amal neerad has got them all here too....!!!Times up for him to try something new in his narration style.Being the scripter and director he should have tried to avoid the situations/scenes/shots that virtually relates to his previous stuffs.Should have come up with a more emotional drama/sentiments dealing with such themes.
Anwar is more style ans less substance. Watchable if you like movies of such genre.
Set against a relevant plot of terrorism,amal doesnt introduce anything new but tries to portray a glossy stylish version of the many movies with similar content.
Despite some negative views i heard prior to the show,the movie was comfortable enough for me.
Prithvi as Anwar steals the show with his looks and style,Laal has done a neat job,thanks to smilar characters he has done in the past.Prakash raj too scores in the minimal scenes he is in.Mamta has her task cut out as a heroine with limited performance.Songs are well shot and are already chartbusters,there could have been more space between the songs though .Slow Mos,rain,Dust,Guns,more guns,bigger guns,bullets .....amal neerad has got them all here too....!!!Times up for him to try something new in his narration style.Being the scripter and director he should have tried to avoid the situations/scenes/shots that virtually relates to his previous stuffs.Should have come up with a more emotional drama/sentiments dealing with such themes.
Anwar is more style ans less substance. Watchable if you like movies of such genre.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Yenthiran --- Not Quite there.....!
Watched the much awaited Yenthiran in an atmosphere that was quite mindblowing,the movie unfortunately does not live up to it though.
The plot revolves around the robotic invention of a scientist which goes haywire once it gets into corrupt hands.Chitti the robot initially devoid of any human of emotions runs people into trouble and forces the scientist to give human traits to his invention !!! Ironically the robo turns against him as it falls in love with the scientists girl friend(aiswarya).How chitti gets misled and misused forms the rest of the stuff.
Whats hot....
Ofcourse when rajini is there on the screeen what else can send the house down.Starting off with a 'too-soft' intro,the traits of a rajini movie shows up only in parts with the robo chitti coming to play.The action sequences are top class and can match any hollywood gimmicks(well in the end it is them,the gyuz from hollywood who are behind the heavy action and the graphics that forms the main attraction of Yenthiran).Aiswarya never looked so beautifum in the recent past and serves purpose of both beauty and glamour.Shankar the director deserves credit for his efforts and his thirst for perfection in the action sequences.Songs though speed breakers were exotically shot.Dany too perfromed his part well.The comedy filled first half was definitely encouraging but..,
Whats not.....
the 2nd half fails to impress despite the one of its kind climax action sequences in indian cinema.The movie might dissappoint some rajini fans as it does not have the ususal thrills and tricks of style mannan.This was well felt in the response as the fans ovations often got lost in the silence for the major part of the second half.With every aspect backing him Shankar should have come up with a better plot.One feels at times this guy tests too much of the viewers logics - the mosqioto sequence,some gimmicks of the robo.....The songs are just okay.Comedy track planned by santanam and the other guy fails and looked unwanted.
Summing up Yenthiran is definitely not up there where the previews promised but has a good first half and some quality action sequences.The theatric atmosphere was terriffic which justified my decision of not opting to view this in a multiplex.
The plot revolves around the robotic invention of a scientist which goes haywire once it gets into corrupt hands.Chitti the robot initially devoid of any human of emotions runs people into trouble and forces the scientist to give human traits to his invention !!! Ironically the robo turns against him as it falls in love with the scientists girl friend(aiswarya).How chitti gets misled and misused forms the rest of the stuff.
Whats hot....
Ofcourse when rajini is there on the screeen what else can send the house down.Starting off with a 'too-soft' intro,the traits of a rajini movie shows up only in parts with the robo chitti coming to play.The action sequences are top class and can match any hollywood gimmicks(well in the end it is them,the gyuz from hollywood who are behind the heavy action and the graphics that forms the main attraction of Yenthiran).Aiswarya never looked so beautifum in the recent past and serves purpose of both beauty and glamour.Shankar the director deserves credit for his efforts and his thirst for perfection in the action sequences.Songs though speed breakers were exotically shot.Dany too perfromed his part well.The comedy filled first half was definitely encouraging but..,
Whats not.....
the 2nd half fails to impress despite the one of its kind climax action sequences in indian cinema.The movie might dissappoint some rajini fans as it does not have the ususal thrills and tricks of style mannan.This was well felt in the response as the fans ovations often got lost in the silence for the major part of the second half.With every aspect backing him Shankar should have come up with a better plot.One feels at times this guy tests too much of the viewers logics - the mosqioto sequence,some gimmicks of the robo.....The songs are just okay.Comedy track planned by santanam and the other guy fails and looked unwanted.
Summing up Yenthiran is definitely not up there where the previews promised but has a good first half and some quality action sequences.The theatric atmosphere was terriffic which justified my decision of not opting to view this in a multiplex.
