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Sringaravelan Malayalam Movie Review
Sringaravelan Malayalam Movie Review
Producer– Jaison Elamgulam
Director– Jos Thomaas
Cast- Dileep, Vedhika, Lal, Kalabhavan Shajon, Nedumudi Venu, Baburaaj, Joy Mathew etc.
Music– Berny Ignatious
Background score– Rajamani
Screenplay: Sibi K Thomas & Udayakrishna.
Review By : Unni R Nair (Kerala9.com )
‘Sringaravelan’, in which Dileep teams up once again with Jos Thomaas, is a big disappointment.
Scripted by Sibi K Thomas and Udayakrishna, ‘Sringaravelan’ offers nothing new. Well, that’s not what makes it disappointing. We’d have appreciated even if it’s old wine in new bottle, but this one is just stale and insipid. You won’t relish it in any way…
The story, as mentioned earlier, is not at all new. Kannan is the happy-go-lucky son of Ayyappan Achari (Babu Namboothiri), a hard-working weaver. Kannan wants to make easy buck and hence tries to persuade his father to give him money to invest in real estate business, wherein he wants to play it foul to make big money. But this does not work out. In the meantime Kannan’s father asks him to deliver a saree that he had woven at a Kovilakam. Kannan, who has Vasu (Kalabhavan Shajon) as a constant companion and who has now got a new companion in Yesudas a.k.a Yesu (Lal), a crook, sets out to deliver the saree. Yesu waits for him at Thrissur so that Kannan can come back and try to get married to a very rich lady, by dint of which he could get rich himself. But things go out of hand and Kannan finds himself drawn to Radhu (Vedhika), the young heiress of the Kovilakam. Things take a new turn when Kannan realizes as to who Radhu’s father D Gopi Prasad (Joy Mathew), known to all as DGP, really is…from here develops the plot…
Well it’s not that things defy logic in ‘Sringaravelan’; you don’t always look for logic in an entertainer. With ‘Sringaravelan’, the issue is that it’s all shoddily written and presented. The humour is so crass it doesn’t make you laugh even once, the story has nothing new to offer and it just goes on and on. By the time it ends, almost 3 hours after it starts, you are confused as to what you’ve been watching.
Yes, ‘Sringaravelan’ is a big disappointment in the name of comedy…
Performance
Dileep is his usual self and offers nothing new. Vedhika comes sans expressions and you are not at all impressed with her performance. Lal and Shajon are totally unimpressive, courtesy the poor script. You just wonder why Baburaaj was brought in, in a totally senseless kind of role. Joy Mathew too is unimpressive…
Technical aspects
Nothing much to say about the technical aspects.
Music
Neither the songs nor the background score makes an impression on your minds…
Script
Had the script been good, this story in itself, though it doesn’t have anything new to offer, could have made for a good entertainer. As of now, no marks for the script…
Direction
Sorry Mr. Jos Thomaas, you can do nothing with such a shoddy script at hand. Better luck next time…
Verdict- Nothing new; totally unimpressive…
Rating: 2/5
D Company Malayalam Movie Review
D Company Malayalam Movie Review
Producer- K Mohanan (Seven Arts) and Vinod Vijayan
Director- M Padmakumar, Diphan and Vinod Vijayan
Cast- Asif Ali, Samuthirakani, Anoop Menon, Jayasurya, Unni Mukundan, Fahadh Faasil, Ananya, Bhama, Tanushree Ghosh etc.
Music– Rahul Raj, Gopi Sundar, Ratheesh Vega
Cinematography :Bharani K. Dharan,Vinod Illampally,Pappu
Studio 😀 Cutz Film Company
Review By : Unni R Nair (Kerala9.com )
‘D Company’ no doubt would be liked by people who love anthologies or portmanteau films. Of course there is no point in comparing it to others in the genre like ‘Kerala Cafe’ or ‘5 Sundarikal’. This one is different; it’s a compilation of crime stories and hence the appeal is likely to be restrained. Not everyone likes crime stories on screen!
‘D Company’ presents three short films, all crime stories. The first one is ‘Oru Bolivian Diary’, directed by M Padmakumar; the second one ‘Gangs of Vadakkumnathan’, directed by Diphan and the third ‘The Day of Judgement’, with Vinod Vijayan as the director.
‘Oru Bolivian Diary’, which has Asif Ali, Samuthirakani and ‘Aadukalam’ Naren in key roles. The film traces the happenings in a remote tribal settlement in Kerala. There are three vertices of the narrative. Chakravarthy (‘Aadukalam’ Naren) is a dare-all cop on the hunt for extremists, Chaukidaar (Samuthirakani) is a rebel leader who has come to Kerala and goes from village to village to spread his message, Chinnan is a tribal youth who’s caught by Chakravarthy and is interrogated so that he opens up about the whereabouts of Chaukidaar, whom he has hidden somewhere in the forest following a police ambush. The story unravels as narrated by Chakravarthy to a young reporter (Ananya), who professes to admire the hero in Chakravarthy
‘Gangs of Vadakkumnathan’ tells the story of how a shrewd Police Officer Akbar (Anoop Menon) from Bangalore lands up in Thrissur and plans the elimination of the different goonda gangs that infest the city. The cast also includes Jayasurya, Unni Mukundan, Irshad, Jojo, Arun etc.
‘The Day of Judgement’ has a young doctor named Sunil Mathew (Fahadh Faasil) as the pivotal character. His young wife Jeena (Bhama), who has been having psychiatric issues, dies following a fall from the parapet on the balcony of their house. He is just overcoming the shock while something else that’s more perplexing happens. A young girl is found dead in another house that’s owned by him and which is in his wife’s name. The police, headed by ASP Serena Mohammed (Tanushree Ghosh), start the interrogation and from here develops the plot.
The three films are different- story-wise, treatment-wise and of course as regards the backdrop as well. Padmakumar’s ‘Oru Bolivian Diary’ has certain resemblances with his earlier film ‘Shikkar’. The backdrop and treatment is similar, Samuthirakani plays a very similar kind of role here too. But despite this, there is no denying the fact that the film holds your interest. Diphan’s ‘Gangs of Vadakkumnathan’ is no doubt well-made. You find it predictable and you know you have already seen Anoop Menon playing such roles before and mouthing similar dialogues, but it does have its appeal. Jayasurya has put in a real good performance as Varaal Jaison. Vinod Vijayan’s ‘The Day of Judgement’ is slow-paced and those looking for the usual kind of investigative stuff may even find it a bit tiring. But I’d say that to a great extent, ‘The Day of Judgement’ is perhaps the best of the three, in terms of performance and the controlled manner in which it’s treated.
Well, go watch ‘D Company’ if you like watching crime stories. Don’t go with too much of an expectation, you may not find anything outstanding about the film. Just go with a free mind, watch it and you may find positives…
Performance
Fahadh and Jayasurya deserve to be appreciated the most among all the actors in ‘D Company’. There is no denying that Fahadh Faasil, with his versatility, is a real asset to the Malayalam film industry and Jayasurya too excels as Varaal Jaison, the goonda leader of Thrissur. All the others in the cast do justice to their roles.
Technical aspects
Vinod Illampally (‘Oru Bolivian Diary), Bharani K Dharan (‘Gangs of Vadakkumnathan’) and Pappu (‘The Day of Judgement’) have all done good job of the cinematography part. The other technical guys- Santhosh Raman and Mahesh on the art-side and Ajith Kumar and Samjith Mhd on the editing side have lent full support.
Music
Ratheesh Vega, Gopi Sundar and Rahul Raj have delivered the kind of music that’s demanded by the subjects being discussed and deserve appreciation.
Script
It’s Rajesh Ravi, the writer of ‘The Day of Judgement’, who deserves to be appreciated the most. The way the subject is treated, from the writer’s side, makes it the best in the anthology. G S Anil, who has scripted ‘Oru Bolivian Diary’ has done justice to the story and so is the case with Anoop Menon, who has scripted ‘Gangs of Vadakkumnathan’, but it’s to be mentioned that both of them could have done better with the subjects at hand. There seems to be something amiss with both the stories, something vital that takes away from the impact that it makes on our minds. Still, good work…
Direction
All the three directors- M Padmakumar, Diphan and Vinod Vijayan- have done justice to the scripts that they chose to direct. But I’d say that Padmakumar, who had earlier delivered films like ‘Vargam’ and ‘Vasthavam’ nowadays, seems to be going a bit low. His recent films don’t match up to the levels set by his earlier films and ‘Oru Bolivian Diary’, though not bad, is not too impressive. He could have done better. Diphan’s ‘Gangs of Vadakkumnathan’ is good. Vinod Vijayan deserves to be appreciated for ‘The Day of Judgement’, which too of course could have been much better. In short, the anthology would have been much better had the directors chosen better scripts…
Verdict– Watchable anthology of crime stories; could have been better
Rating: 3/5
Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus Review
Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus Review
Producer- Faisal Latheef
Director– G Marthandan
Cast- Mammootty, Siddique, Honey Rose, Suraaj Venjaramoodu, P Balachandran, Aju Verghese
Music- Bijibal
Cinematography – Pradeep Nair
Written by -Benny P Nayarambalam
‘Deivathinte Swantham Cleetus’ is an apt gift for Mammootty fans this Onam, a treat for all ardent admirers of the mega-star.
Raphael Vadakkumthala (P Balachandran) and his brother Sunny Vadakkumthala (Siddique), who is a priest, are all set to get ready a light and sound show on the life of Jesus Christ. They need someone to play Jesus Christ. Father Sunny Vadakkumthala and Kunjachan (Suraaj Venjaramoodu), who is Raphael’s son-in-law, set out to find someone who’s apt to play Jesus Christ. It’s thus that they come across Cleetus (Mammootty), who greatly resembles Jesus Christ. They bring in Cleetus and set up a rehearsal camp. It’s later only that they realize that Cleetus is in fact a goonda, but there is nothing they could do about it. Father Sunny believes that they could even reform Cleetus. The rehearsal commences and goes on. From here develops the plot…
The film is an entertainer wherein Mammootty performs to satisfy his fans in all ways possible. There is enough of drama, there is humour and there are fights. The makers have also brought in Suraaj Venjaramoodu and Aju Verghese to work out the humour part.
There is also a romance track, which is worked out as a sub-plot and which is interesting. Honey Rose appears as Lakshmi, a young widow who lives by stitching and into whose life Cleetus makes an entry at a particular stage.
‘Deivathinte Swantham Cleetus’ is colourful, interesting and fun. It’s the perfect film to watch during the festive season of Onam.
Performance
The film belongs to Mammootty, who plays the role of Cleetus quite convincingly. He does everything possible to satisfy his fans, ranging from humour to fights. All the others do justice to their respective roles. Honey Rose looks good as Lakshmi. P Balachandran, Siddique, Suraaj etc are good.
Technical aspects
Pradeep Nair has done a good job of the cinematography while Joseph Nellickal impresses with his art-work.
Music
Bijibal takes care of the music department with utmost care and delivers the kind of background score that suits the subject and gives us songs that syncs well with the theme and the plot.
Script
Benny P Nayarambalam, who has scripted many colourful hits, once again delivers up to expectations and packs his script with all necessary ingredients.
Direction
Debutant director Marthandan has done a neat job and has delivered a good entertainer in ‘Deivathinte Swantham Cleetus’.
Verdict– Colourful entertainer, treat for Mammootty fans…
Rating: 3/5
Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus Movie Song – Kizhakku
Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus Movie Song – Kizhakku
