Top 5 - 2010

Prosperous New Year Wishes to all my readers!!!

Time for my 2010 top 5 picks.

Top 5 Movies.

5) Best actor : A movie that held its standards while providing the promised entertainment.Debutant martin gave us a climax to remember.Mammooty once again rocked in the screens as Mohan and as Bombay.

4)Marykkondoru Kunjadu : Being the best among the few movies that lived up to the tag of entertainment in 2010,this shafi-benny project deserves a spot in the top 5 list.The movie was a bit of relief from the crass sibi uday comedies in pokkiriraja ,karyasthan and mamas's pappy appacha.Though sparingly innovative,the movie is well packaged to appeal to the pulse of the viewer.

3)Mummy and me and Kuttysrank:
Mummy and Me : The movie deserves a spot in the list being a movie that tried out a plot with some difference.It takes some stuff to go for such a subject and jithu joseph deserved the good performance the movie did at the BO.

Kuttysrank : The movie which made a mark at the national level did not disappoint my expectations.Well crafted,well told by Shaji n Karun.

2)Cocktail : A movie which surprised me by its execution and performance of the lead characters.Though mostly adapted from the Hollywood flick butterfly on wheels,the outcome is certainly commendable.Jayasurya was too good in his character,portraying the different faces with ease.Arun the director needs a pat at the back for remaking the movie well enough,despite this being his debut venture.

1) Undoubtedly at number 1 is the movie that won the applause of the critics and at the same time did amazingly well in the Box office - Pranchiyattan and the saint .A smart outcome of intelligent thoughts by Ranjith coupled with the brilliant portrayal by mammootty and co actors pranchiyettan still continues to amuse in three major centres.Amazing feat indeed.The poster tag line read "Nalla cinemayum oodoottaa".... a fact proved by the malayalees who were often blamed for promoting masala movies alone in the recent past.
An addition to the above top 5 is a movie that deserves a special mention,a movie which many might haven't even heard of---TD Dasan 6B.A sweet simple movie that unfortunately was deserted by the viewers.
Not forgetting the mass movies like pokkiriraja, happy husbands,pappy appacha which were among the big hits and movie like IGHI ,shikkar,Apoorvaragam,Malarvaadi etc which did fairly well at the BO. These movies however had very little notable to be at the top 5!

TOP 5 Actors
5)Mohanal
Dismal Year for the malluwood superstar with just his shikar managing to get a decent run.Disasters like Kandahar,alexander,oru naal varum etc ensured another poor year for him.With Multistarrer projects like china town,Xian Brothers and the big budget extravaganza casanova lined up ,all eyes are set for a rocking 2011 for him.

4)Prithviraj
Movies like pokkiriraja which was a big hit,anwar which made a big initial definitely proves his emergence as a superstar.Just a better selection of movies could have given him a better 2010.

3)Dileep
Managed to be back to where he belonged to in the latter half of the year.Commercial success like karyasathan,Mary and pappy appacha finds him a spot here.

2)Jayasurya
For his selection and portrayal of different roles,Cocktail,nallavan etc.Even his role in the flop flick four friends was notable.Unfortunately though other than happy husbands,none of his films managed a good run.

1)Mammoootty
Would not need an explanation for this spot.
2010 belonged to the Megastar Mammootty who continues to reinvent himselves to amaze the moviebuffs.Managing both BO success and crtical acclaim is indeed an achievement to cherish.
Doing out and out masala flicks like pokkiriraja,Classic subtle comedy in pranchyettan,combining both entertainment and class in best actor, Mammootty deserves to be the man of the year, as already selected by leading film magazines and websites.

Top 5 songs5)
5)Neeyam thanalinu - Cocktail
4)swapnam oru chakku - Best actor
3)Aaro paadunnu and kizhakkumala -katha thudarunnu
2)Enthedi enthedi -shikar
1)Kizhakku pookkum - Anwar