Grand Master: A plot based on serial killing ,a game portrayed by the killer infront of a shrewd policeman Chandrashekhar...!Parts of the movie also deals with the personal side of Mr chandrshekhars life.
What strikes .......!
Mohanlal...A relief to see his cool act.Looked trimmed,well toned and neat.
Direction: Unnikrishnan's best work till date as a director.
Babu Anony's performance was a surprise from what he presented in Cobra!
Rest of the cast too fitted in well!
What Don't......:
Script: First half wasn't engaging untill the killings showed up. The lags were intermittently present between the engaging scenes throughout the plot . The suspense story looked ordinary to the build up given to the series of killing.
Songs:One of the songs,(the first one) sounded good.The rest could have been avoided.
On the whole Gm is a neatly presented flick from B unnikrishnan.
Cobra: Lal has been successful with his hariharnagar series and he tries to repeat the same slapstick formula with Mammootty in the lead . The storyline seems to be pretty silly with the twin brothers in love with anything that starts with ko...!
+ ....
Mammootty - Looked like he enjoyed what he did in the screen.Energetic perfo.
Lal-repeats what he does best.
Salimkumar- Does his usual stuff.
Ente nenjinullile song
Boxing ring fights.
- es....
Script
Could have come up with something more convincing.The story looked half baked.
Some comedies made the characters look so silly!
The 2nd song.
On the whole Cobra is just another attempt to make merry on pre made formulas.Watchable Entertainer if you love to watch crappy entertainers!
22 Female Kotttayam
A revenge story that revolves around a nurse, her lover and his boss.A very well crafted movie.
+....
Rima kallingal...sure to sweep some awards with this perfo...
fahadh.....Though similar kidn of roles n looks...he has been very effective in presenting them convincingly....
pratap pothan,sathaar,tg ravi....all did well....
Aashiq abu displays his class.
Camera....
Well made script.
-ves
Some of the dialogues could have been avoided and looked like inserted for showing the bold approach of the movie makers.....
Bold attempt...Worth a watch with friends or alone.....Not for the kids!!!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
MASTERS n MAYAMOHINI
Masters!
Johny Antony is more well known for his cartoonish approach to cinema,but the man has also done decent thrillers like cycle before.He tries out another one here in the form of the Prithviraj Starrer-Masters.Based on an investigation of a serial killer,masters begins with an attempt to establish the bond between two friends done by prithviraj and Sasikumar,this unfortunately doesn't materialize,but there after the plot gets along well with the viewers.Direction for me didn't look awful,seems like the director preferred to use the old style of film making,without resorting to any torturous gimmicks!The suspense is predictable which lets the climax down.Prithviraj provides the fire and looks that is all required in such investigative movies.Sasikumar was a total failure and never looked in a mood to do this movie.The script demands attention and appreciation but got poorly executed at the climax.Salim kumar and Biju Menon requires some special mention for their roles.Most of the other characters have minimal roles to play which were safe with them.
Johny Antony has done a decent job though the climax could have been executed differently.Though Masters doesnt give you goose bumps,or pump out your adrenaline,it certainly gives you an engaging watch!
Decent Thriller!
Mayamohini-- THE QUEEN OF CRAAAPS!
Such kind of movies are a result of the undeserving attention malayalees had given to craps like karyasthan,pokkiriraja ,or to generalize to most of the recent udayakrishna sibi k thomas movies.Mayamohini is a pathetic attempt to make you laugh by remixing and reusing most comedies of previous Malayalam films.Almost 90% jokes are non vegetarian,surprising for a family movie,but even surprising is the fact the families are rushing to catch their seats for maayamohini.That is their trust on Dileep,perhaps the most bankable actor as far as families are concerned.The sad part is that this trust is getting misused by churning out craps like mayamohini,karyasthan etc!First half of the movie looked terrible for me except for some laughs here and there for baburaj,but the second half was utter crap that it made me feel that the first half was sort of ok!
Direction is fast paced but still cant hide most of the loopholes,because there were plenty of them in the script.Dileep looked irritating as mayamohini,but his efforts to take up such a character deserves applause.Script-How many times they have fooled the audience and still they does,but hope not the majority of them were happy this time!Sphadikam george ,Abu salem too were asked to try the Baburaj way ,but looked miserable with their comedies.Biju Menon and Baburaj evokes some laughter here and there.
Mayamohini - Hope the audience treats such movies deservingly,else more of the same genre will frequently jump out from the pipe line --- Avoidable!
Johny Antony is more well known for his cartoonish approach to cinema,but the man has also done decent thrillers like cycle before.He tries out another one here in the form of the Prithviraj Starrer-Masters.Based on an investigation of a serial killer,masters begins with an attempt to establish the bond between two friends done by prithviraj and Sasikumar,this unfortunately doesn't materialize,but there after the plot gets along well with the viewers.Direction for me didn't look awful,seems like the director preferred to use the old style of film making,without resorting to any torturous gimmicks!The suspense is predictable which lets the climax down.Prithviraj provides the fire and looks that is all required in such investigative movies.Sasikumar was a total failure and never looked in a mood to do this movie.The script demands attention and appreciation but got poorly executed at the climax.Salim kumar and Biju Menon requires some special mention for their roles.Most of the other characters have minimal roles to play which were safe with them.
Johny Antony has done a decent job though the climax could have been executed differently.Though Masters doesnt give you goose bumps,or pump out your adrenaline,it certainly gives you an engaging watch!
Decent Thriller!
Mayamohini-- THE QUEEN OF CRAAAPS!
Such kind of movies are a result of the undeserving attention malayalees had given to craps like karyasthan,pokkiriraja ,or to generalize to most of the recent udayakrishna sibi k thomas movies.Mayamohini is a pathetic attempt to make you laugh by remixing and reusing most comedies of previous Malayalam films.Almost 90% jokes are non vegetarian,surprising for a family movie,but even surprising is the fact the families are rushing to catch their seats for maayamohini.That is their trust on Dileep,perhaps the most bankable actor as far as families are concerned.The sad part is that this trust is getting misused by churning out craps like mayamohini,karyasthan etc!First half of the movie looked terrible for me except for some laughs here and there for baburaj,but the second half was utter crap that it made me feel that the first half was sort of ok!
Direction is fast paced but still cant hide most of the loopholes,because there were plenty of them in the script.Dileep looked irritating as mayamohini,but his efforts to take up such a character deserves applause.Script-How many times they have fooled the audience and still they does,but hope not the majority of them were happy this time!Sphadikam george ,Abu salem too were asked to try the Baburaj way ,but looked miserable with their comedies.Biju Menon and Baburaj evokes some laughter here and there.
Mayamohini - Hope the audience treats such movies deservingly,else more of the same genre will frequently jump out from the pipe line --- Avoidable!
Friday, March 23, 2012
KING AND COMMISIONER -- STILL FIREBRAND!
Saving a few,sequels in Malayalam has often never been able to live up to the expectations set by their prequels.Many of the iconic heroes like tharadas, perumal,saagar,have looked silly in their second comings.Luckily Joseph alex the man with an extra bone will never have to be forced to this category.The King and Commisioner delivers big time.
Stuffed with cliches of Ranji-Shaji films ,its the verbal grandeur that lifts the spirit of the movie.Joseph Alex,the District collector who rocked the screens around 20 years back is back with the same vigour,the same fire and the same sharpness to set the screen on fire.This time he is in Delhi and is on an assignment related to the threat national security and the country's prime minister.Minutes away from the titles arrives Joseph,an intro for which a fan of his would have been waiting since an year or so .Each word uttered were pompous for the mass that most parts of the dialogues went unheard.Scenes proceed with Joseph stealing the bloody show all the way. Halfway through the movie IG Bharath chandran joins joseph as his protection officer.Thereafter both enjoys thrashing the baddies with their verbal power.
Nice to see Shaji Kailas back.Its long time that one could enjoy a shaji craft,despite his best efforts behind the camera.Ranji Panikker provides sufficient stuff for him to set fire on screen.Mammootty as joseph alex is nothing short of a wonder as he just dwells into the soul of a character he did 20 years back.The dialogue modulation,the charisma and the energy that made joseph alex,the king of the masses was amply rediscovered by him in the sequel as well.Suresh gopi too adds to the mass element of the movie with Bharath chandran.Suresh gopi as always excels once again as the arrogant police officer!Saikumar gave in a controlled performance,while Biju pappan performed well in one of the prominent role in his career.Samyukta could have been easily avoided.Janardhanan plays the typical hero friendly minister of Ranji script and did his part well though they could be trimmed cutting the 3 hours movie shorter.KPAC lalithas scene with suresh gopi just reminds you how gifted the actress is.
In brief - King and Commisioner is a return to the good old days for the Firebrand movie lovers!
Stuffed with cliches of Ranji-Shaji films ,its the verbal grandeur that lifts the spirit of the movie.Joseph Alex,the District collector who rocked the screens around 20 years back is back with the same vigour,the same fire and the same sharpness to set the screen on fire.This time he is in Delhi and is on an assignment related to the threat national security and the country's prime minister.Minutes away from the titles arrives Joseph,an intro for which a fan of his would have been waiting since an year or so .Each word uttered were pompous for the mass that most parts of the dialogues went unheard.Scenes proceed with Joseph stealing the bloody show all the way. Halfway through the movie IG Bharath chandran joins joseph as his protection officer.Thereafter both enjoys thrashing the baddies with their verbal power.
Nice to see Shaji Kailas back.Its long time that one could enjoy a shaji craft,despite his best efforts behind the camera.Ranji Panikker provides sufficient stuff for him to set fire on screen.Mammootty as joseph alex is nothing short of a wonder as he just dwells into the soul of a character he did 20 years back.The dialogue modulation,the charisma and the energy that made joseph alex,the king of the masses was amply rediscovered by him in the sequel as well.Suresh gopi too adds to the mass element of the movie with Bharath chandran.Suresh gopi as always excels once again as the arrogant police officer!Saikumar gave in a controlled performance,while Biju pappan performed well in one of the prominent role in his career.Samyukta could have been easily avoided.Janardhanan plays the typical hero friendly minister of Ranji script and did his part well though they could be trimmed cutting the 3 hours movie shorter.KPAC lalithas scene with suresh gopi just reminds you how gifted the actress is.
In brief - King and Commisioner is a return to the good old days for the Firebrand movie lovers!
Sunday, March 18, 2012
ORDINARY -- NOT ORDINARY
Ordinary
The recent times have seen many promising talents,both in front of and behind the camera entering the big league of cinema.Well the latest addition to the list is the crew behind the camera of the flick Ordinary.Crafted in the misty backdrop of Gavi ,Ordinary takes you through an episode in the lives of two KSRTC employees.
The movie begins with Eravi(Kunchakko getting appointed to KSRTC as the conductor for the GAVI bus,of which Suku (Biju Menon) is the driver.In due course of their trips ,they get to be a part of the lives of people in Gavi.What follows is a series of engaging and scenically portrayed scenes which are laced with subtle wits which thankfully evokes some laughter.Towards the interval the movie meanders to its story element and ends with your hopes raised for a brilliant second half.However the 2nd half literally obliges to the movie name as it becomes pretty predictable and ORDINARY.
Kunchakko once again proves that he has the mettle in him to entertain the masses.he repeats what he did in Dr Love with a cool head!Biju menon surprisingly had a different slang which was well dubbed by him but one felt that it never was in sync with his body language.The new heroine was ok for the role she had while Ann Augustine was terrible as usual!Baburaj once again entertains in his newly found comic avataar and along with Biju menon,kalabhavan navas's brother (donno his name) provides the humour element which gives life to the movie.Asif Ali was blessed with a brilliant intro ,but the character proved too heavy for him by climax.Other cast like Lalu Alex,Jishnu, etc fits in well enough.
The first half of the movie would often mistake you for this being a Lal Jose flick.Sugeeth the debutant director has to be applauded for this being his first attempt.The screenplay by Manu and nishad was engaging to say the least.The camera work was good enough though nothing to be called as eye candy!Music wasnt good enough to engage you in the first hearing except for Sun Sun Sundari.
To sum it up Ordinary is not Extra ordinary but is definitely worth a watch if you are ready to forgive the minor faults considering this as the first outing of the team!
Also Watched EE ADUTHA KAALTHU-Another of those new generation cinemas that gives you a roller coaster edge of the seat ride especially in the second half.The first half looked a bit too long and boring because of the over detailing of the characters!The brilliantly scripted second half forms the soul of the movie.Indrajith once again brings in the ease and naturality to Vishnu!Finally Nishan gets a role that gets the audience to talk about.Murali Gopi performed too well as the egoistic husband that he might have irked the viewers at times.Anoop Menon Lena and Tanushri Ghosh dwells in well.
Ee aduth kaalathu - Bold one!Thrilling second half!
The recent times have seen many promising talents,both in front of and behind the camera entering the big league of cinema.Well the latest addition to the list is the crew behind the camera of the flick Ordinary.Crafted in the misty backdrop of Gavi ,Ordinary takes you through an episode in the lives of two KSRTC employees.
The movie begins with Eravi(Kunchakko getting appointed to KSRTC as the conductor for the GAVI bus,of which Suku (Biju Menon) is the driver.In due course of their trips ,they get to be a part of the lives of people in Gavi.What follows is a series of engaging and scenically portrayed scenes which are laced with subtle wits which thankfully evokes some laughter.Towards the interval the movie meanders to its story element and ends with your hopes raised for a brilliant second half.However the 2nd half literally obliges to the movie name as it becomes pretty predictable and ORDINARY.
Kunchakko once again proves that he has the mettle in him to entertain the masses.he repeats what he did in Dr Love with a cool head!Biju menon surprisingly had a different slang which was well dubbed by him but one felt that it never was in sync with his body language.The new heroine was ok for the role she had while Ann Augustine was terrible as usual!Baburaj once again entertains in his newly found comic avataar and along with Biju menon,kalabhavan navas's brother (donno his name) provides the humour element which gives life to the movie.Asif Ali was blessed with a brilliant intro ,but the character proved too heavy for him by climax.Other cast like Lalu Alex,Jishnu, etc fits in well enough.
The first half of the movie would often mistake you for this being a Lal Jose flick.Sugeeth the debutant director has to be applauded for this being his first attempt.The screenplay by Manu and nishad was engaging to say the least.The camera work was good enough though nothing to be called as eye candy!Music wasnt good enough to engage you in the first hearing except for Sun Sun Sundari.
To sum it up Ordinary is not Extra ordinary but is definitely worth a watch if you are ready to forgive the minor faults considering this as the first outing of the team!
Also Watched EE ADUTHA KAALTHU-Another of those new generation cinemas that gives you a roller coaster edge of the seat ride especially in the second half.The first half looked a bit too long and boring because of the over detailing of the characters!The brilliantly scripted second half forms the soul of the movie.Indrajith once again brings in the ease and naturality to Vishnu!Finally Nishan gets a role that gets the audience to talk about.Murali Gopi performed too well as the egoistic husband that he might have irked the viewers at times.Anoop Menon Lena and Tanushri Ghosh dwells in well.
Ee aduth kaalathu - Bold one!Thrilling second half!
Monday, January 30, 2012
CASANOVA -- COSTLY CRAP!!!
There hasn't been something so big in recent past in Malayalam cinema.Be it with the hype,the production cost,the casting or the locations, CASANOVA was a name that was thoroughly promoted by the crew over the past year.Unfortunately the same cannot be told regarding its success.
Roshan andrews's latest flick has Mohanlal portraying the title character inspired from Casanova,the ancient womaniser legend.
The one liner for the movie is difficult to be explained as there is scarcely any to boast about.The plot revolves around the hot guy,rather a middle aged man for whom the chicks drool about!Mohanlal's Casanova always arrives well dressed,with goggles,in posh cars,bikes, helicopters and with lots of hot chicks always around him!One gets a notion of the torture he is to expect right away from the intro song.With all the chicks expecting their darling in an airport waiting area,he is introduced riding a sports bike!From thereon the movie tries to exhibit the charm and tricks of casanova with which ladies easily go crazy!Casanova,who is in dubai finds a reason to stayback and tries to bring out the truth behind the death of one of his dearest girls.
It is still a pity that movies like Casnova still happen.How many times has movies with style and minimal substance failed colossally and Casanova will be no different and in fact would be even bigger considering the huge budget that the promotions boasted about.Roshan andrews as a director fails as he has nothing expect a few awesome frames to boast about.The mediocre script was made even lagging with the style of narration opted.He has tried to recreate stunts like what we have seen in movies like dhoom ,but not sure how many would agree on the success.The script from Bobby sanjay was a shocker considering their previous works.Though Mohanlal looks cool in most of the frames one would feel he wasnt the hottest guy(he is reffered to as hottest guy in newyork by the white chicks) to justify Casanova.The role doesnt offer him any sort of entertainment oriented performance scope as well.Shriya saran,lakshmi rai,sanjana roma etc tries to enrich the glossiness of a womaniser based subject.Jagathy has repeated his role in sagar elias jackie.Music is another aspect which is a letdown!
The responses once again confirms that skin shows/cars or locales cannot save a movie like Casanova.The only advantage from the movie is just that it is another chapter to learn for cinema enthusiasts that money alone need not make a good watch!
Verdict : Crap!!
Also watched
Spanish Masala-Hash of several malayalam films.Some average comedies and fresh locations may make it watchable for some.Average!
Asuravithu -- Strictly Avoidable!
Beautiful- Indeed Beautiful.Definitely to be enjoyed in theaters.
Indian Rupee--Good movie.Watchable.
Roshan andrews's latest flick has Mohanlal portraying the title character inspired from Casanova,the ancient womaniser legend.
The one liner for the movie is difficult to be explained as there is scarcely any to boast about.The plot revolves around the hot guy,rather a middle aged man for whom the chicks drool about!Mohanlal's Casanova always arrives well dressed,with goggles,in posh cars,bikes, helicopters and with lots of hot chicks always around him!One gets a notion of the torture he is to expect right away from the intro song.With all the chicks expecting their darling in an airport waiting area,he is introduced riding a sports bike!From thereon the movie tries to exhibit the charm and tricks of casanova with which ladies easily go crazy!Casanova,who is in dubai finds a reason to stayback and tries to bring out the truth behind the death of one of his dearest girls.
It is still a pity that movies like Casnova still happen.How many times has movies with style and minimal substance failed colossally and Casanova will be no different and in fact would be even bigger considering the huge budget that the promotions boasted about.Roshan andrews as a director fails as he has nothing expect a few awesome frames to boast about.The mediocre script was made even lagging with the style of narration opted.He has tried to recreate stunts like what we have seen in movies like dhoom ,but not sure how many would agree on the success.The script from Bobby sanjay was a shocker considering their previous works.Though Mohanlal looks cool in most of the frames one would feel he wasnt the hottest guy(he is reffered to as hottest guy in newyork by the white chicks) to justify Casanova.The role doesnt offer him any sort of entertainment oriented performance scope as well.Shriya saran,lakshmi rai,sanjana roma etc tries to enrich the glossiness of a womaniser based subject.Jagathy has repeated his role in sagar elias jackie.Music is another aspect which is a letdown!
The responses once again confirms that skin shows/cars or locales cannot save a movie like Casanova.The only advantage from the movie is just that it is another chapter to learn for cinema enthusiasts that money alone need not make a good watch!
Verdict : Crap!!
Also watched
Spanish Masala-Hash of several malayalam films.Some average comedies and fresh locations may make it watchable for some.Average!
Asuravithu -- Strictly Avoidable!
Beautiful- Indeed Beautiful.Definitely to be enjoyed in theaters.
Indian Rupee--Good movie.Watchable.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
PRANAYAM --- FEEL LOVE.....!
How often has a movie given you an experience so poetic,so adorable,so close to life or so inspiring, sort of feelings? Rare are such talents in this Era who can convince you that the life you led could be better just within the time frame of 2hrs and 20 mins.Blessy does more than that with his latest attempt on human relations, Pranayam.
Penning up a script based on a not so common love track and portraying it without going overboard isnt easy these days.Blessy succeeds big time narrating it in the most poetically convincing manner, that you cannot imagine any better execution for most parts in the movie.He lets the characters meander through from the stroke of the titles till the climax frames.All begins when Achuthamenon (Anupam Kher)meets his ex wife Grace(Jayaprada) who is now married to Mathews(Mohanlal).What you witness there after is some thing to be felt through.
The movie is shouldered along by the three characters Mathews,Grace and Achuthamenon and without their scintillating show ,the movie could not have quite managed to become what it does!Mohanlal,the extraordinary actor,though with limited movements(half paralysed) and on screen time once again mesmerises as Mathews.Anupam kher was a brilliant casting.With many brilliant actors in malayalam to do such character roles,Blessy justified himself why he chose Anupam kher.But for me the real surprise was Jayaprada who bagged the role of her life time.The character not only demanded the charm of a mid aged lady but the emotions she goes through isnt something which any actress can portray.Any flaw on her performance would have stooped the movie down!Anoop Menon once again exposes the acting talents in him.He is sure to make a mark in Indian cinema in the days to come.All others gels in well.
Music as usual with Blessy movies delights in Pranayam too.Songs and BGMs carry along the tempo of the movie without distracting you.Camera is excellent with love embedded on each and every frame!Blessy,undoubtedly among the best scriptwriter of this era has come up with very inspiring scenes and dialogues,one being ....SWAPNANGALEKKAL MANOHARMAANU JEEVITHAM ....JEEVIKKANARIYAAMENKIL....!
The movie just flows along without any hiccups for most of the time.One may feel the plasticity in the way Grace and Achu falls in love or may be even the role of Cardiac arrest in the movie ,but that takes away nothing from Pranayam,being close to his First and Best Kaazcha.
PRANAYAM --- FOR THE ONES WHO LOVE LIFE....OR WANT TO LOVE IT.!
Penning up a script based on a not so common love track and portraying it without going overboard isnt easy these days.Blessy succeeds big time narrating it in the most poetically convincing manner, that you cannot imagine any better execution for most parts in the movie.He lets the characters meander through from the stroke of the titles till the climax frames.All begins when Achuthamenon (Anupam Kher)meets his ex wife Grace(Jayaprada) who is now married to Mathews(Mohanlal).What you witness there after is some thing to be felt through.
The movie is shouldered along by the three characters Mathews,Grace and Achuthamenon and without their scintillating show ,the movie could not have quite managed to become what it does!Mohanlal,the extraordinary actor,though with limited movements(half paralysed) and on screen time once again mesmerises as Mathews.Anupam kher was a brilliant casting.With many brilliant actors in malayalam to do such character roles,Blessy justified himself why he chose Anupam kher.But for me the real surprise was Jayaprada who bagged the role of her life time.The character not only demanded the charm of a mid aged lady but the emotions she goes through isnt something which any actress can portray.Any flaw on her performance would have stooped the movie down!Anoop Menon once again exposes the acting talents in him.He is sure to make a mark in Indian cinema in the days to come.All others gels in well.
Music as usual with Blessy movies delights in Pranayam too.Songs and BGMs carry along the tempo of the movie without distracting you.Camera is excellent with love embedded on each and every frame!Blessy,undoubtedly among the best scriptwriter of this era has come up with very inspiring scenes and dialogues,one being ....SWAPNANGALEKKAL MANOHARMAANU JEEVITHAM ....JEEVIKKANARIYAAMENKIL....!
The movie just flows along without any hiccups for most of the time.One may feel the plasticity in the way Grace and Achu falls in love or may be even the role of Cardiac arrest in the movie ,but that takes away nothing from Pranayam,being close to his First and Best Kaazcha.
PRANAYAM --- FOR THE ONES WHO LOVE LIFE....OR WANT TO LOVE IT.!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Salt n Pepper --- Yummmy
Have you tried something different recently,well Asiq Abu certainly did and he delivers his stuff big time with Salt n Pepper.If Daddy cool could show only glimpses of his his talents,salt n pepper exhibits the filmmaker in him.
The whole plot of the movie is a love story which isn't anything new but the theme of movie narration based on the delicious recipes makes it a stand out. Be it the main characters or the scenes ,food items form the link between them.A smoothly inserted story of the foreign war hero and his wife(who is waiting with a cake each day, for his return)simply shows the good work behind the screens.
Lal was good as usual.Mythili too wasnt a miscast, but the real picks for me were Baburaj,Shwetha menon and Asif Ali.Babu raj-What a transformation from the roles of the tried and tested villain/goonda to the soft hearted cook in salt n pepper.Never would have he won so many hearts with any of his previous characters.Kudos to Ashiq Abu in using him this way.Shwetha was excellent i portraying a the frustrations of a companionless middle aged.Asif Ali has really emerged from the dubious guy in rithu to one who could handle comedy numbers with ease.He surely can bring the house down on his own in the future days.The rest of the cast fits in well too.
Music from Bijibal is another mention-worthy aspect that helps the cause of the movie.Avial song impresses too with a perfect sign off.
Final word - None among the audience bothered to move even after the climax titles started rolling.They waited for the avial song to finish off to exit gratified.
The whole plot of the movie is a love story which isn't anything new but the theme of movie narration based on the delicious recipes makes it a stand out. Be it the main characters or the scenes ,food items form the link between them.A smoothly inserted story of the foreign war hero and his wife(who is waiting with a cake each day, for his return)simply shows the good work behind the screens.
Lal was good as usual.Mythili too wasnt a miscast, but the real picks for me were Baburaj,Shwetha menon and Asif Ali.Babu raj-What a transformation from the roles of the tried and tested villain/goonda to the soft hearted cook in salt n pepper.Never would have he won so many hearts with any of his previous characters.Kudos to Ashiq Abu in using him this way.Shwetha was excellent i portraying a the frustrations of a companionless middle aged.Asif Ali has really emerged from the dubious guy in rithu to one who could handle comedy numbers with ease.He surely can bring the house down on his own in the future days.The rest of the cast fits in well too.
Music from Bijibal is another mention-worthy aspect that helps the cause of the movie.Avial song impresses too with a perfect sign off.
Final word - None among the audience bothered to move even after the climax titles started rolling.They waited for the avial song to finish off to exit gratified.
