Makeup Man --- Manages to Entertain

Shafi's latest outing has struck the screens,when his own flick Marykkondoru kunjaadu is still continuing to be the favourite pick in the theatres.And one should say, to Shafis credit Makeup man isn't bad either.It provides the quotient of entertainment that is ever promised by a Shafi movie.

The movie is about someone who had to project himself has a makeupman to his wife,who again accidentally had to enter into the attire of a cine-actress.The confusion hide and seek dramas follow but ofcourse laced with typical humour from Suraj,Jayaram,Jagathi and Salimkumar.The movie might remind you of the love track in chocolate which again was penned by sachi sethu.The script goes places at times in the second half but shafi has managed to route the plot well enough to entertain and engage.

Jayaram as the title character was cool, wisely not opting for his strenuous expression-comedies that we saw in some of his latest flicks like happy husbands.Sheila looked beautiful as ever and was a bit of surprise to me as she performed above the benchmark that one would have pre set for her before entering the theatre.Siddique as the director was an impressive character which as usual was safe with him.Suraj-Salim kumar roams around with their usual stuff,which as usual works well enough.Jagathi,Janardhanan,Jagdish(though his stammering character with the magnifying glasses has been here before) etc too contributed to the fun.Cameos by Prithvi n Kunchacko boban fitted well into the plot.
The songs tuned by vidyasagr were impressive on the first hearing,did not get a chance to hear it a 2nd time!

Makeup man is definitely a time pass movie - But for Shafi the movie would have sank in the second half ,he indeed knows the viewer pulse!