Fahad Fazil and Swathy Reddy are again joining together. Their previous film was ‘Amen’. They are joining together again for the film ‘North 24 Katham’. Anil Radhakrishna Menon is the director of the film. Swathy has also confirmed about that. Right now, Swathy is doing a Tamil film. She is in the thrill of acting with Fahad. The shooting of the film will be commencing on the month of May.
Hotel California Malayalam Movie Review
Producer– Josemon Simon
Director– Aji John
Cast– Jaysurya, Saiju Kurup, Anoop Menon, P Balachandran, Shankar, Joju George, Dhwani, Maria Roy etc.
Music– Shaan Rahman
Editing by– Xian
Review By : Unni R Nair (Kerala9.com )
‘Delhi Belly’ comes to Mollywood- that’s what I’d say about ‘Hotel California’, director Aji John’s latest offering, his third film after ‘Nallavan’ and ‘Namukku Paarkkaan’. Hey no, it’s not ‘Delhi Belly’ remade, but it’s just an attempt at that kind of filmmaking. I must say writer Anoop Menon and director Aji John have together succeeded partially in making such a brand of movie, but in total, I’d say ‘Hotel California’ is just average stuff and fails to impress beyond a limit. The film would appeal to people, especially youngsters, expecting a fun-ride, but that too in parts only. There are issues with the total structure, which make it just a so so kind of film…
‘Hotel California’, in the film, is the name of a film starring superstar Prem Sagar (Anoop Menon) and all set for release. Prem Sagar, who has been delivering flops after flops, and his fans have been pinning hope on this one film. So, on the one hand we have people attempting to smuggle in, from the Gulf, a pirated CD of the yet-to-be released film; the CD is sent to Kerala through Rafeeq (Saiju Kurup), a young chap who’s working in the Gulf for his family. In the meantime, we have Jimmy (Jayasurya), a Kochi-based don and pimp who has undertaken to oversee that the CD gets smuggled safely. Rafeeq is advised to wear a burka to avoid trouble at the airport. We also have Tarun Singh Deol (Saiju Kurup in a dual role), an upcoming, corrupt young politician who is involved in a multi-crore scam along with his father and who plans to visit Kerala very secretly, clad in a burka, to escape the media and the cops. We also have a young, rich girl Kamala (Maria Roy), who’s only too happy to pay a fortune to bear a baby via artificial insemination and by accepting the sperm of a Bollywood superstar. There’s also the story of Aby Mathew (Shankar), a lecherous rich guy who wants to bed young television actress Swapna (Dhwani); Swapna accepts it for a big sum of money and is all set to take a break from her shooting to join Aby Mathew at his hotel room. There is also Bharath Chandran (Joju George), the police commissioner; the team of goons (led by Nandu) who want to make big money kidnapping Tarun Singh Deol and the former media guy Sasi Pillai (P Balachandran), who’s chasing Jimmy and shooting everything that happens around him, with an agenda of his own. All this and much more get mixed, in a funny manner, in ‘Hotel California’, which entertains at points and goes unimpressive at many other places too.
The performance side is all OK, the technical aspects well in tune. But on the script side, there are issues. The take off is good, but later, at some stage, things go out of control. There are too much happening and you don’t have the time to stop, watch something and keep laughing. The laughs, some of them good, don’t last long. It just goes on, you are engaged in watching it and when it all ends, you just get up, shrug your shoulders and walk away. I bet you won’t go to watch the movie once again… And you won’t share the jokes from the film with your friends and laugh over it the way you do with most comedy capers. That’s where it goes wrong. In total ‘Hotel California’ is passable fare, just passable fare…
Performance
Everyone is good; everyone has done justice to his or her role. I don’t think I need to point out the actors one by one; everyone has played his or her part quite convincingly. Joju George, Dhwani, Jayasurya and Saiju Kurup impress the most.
Technical aspects
Jithu Damodar has done a great job with his camera, while editing by Xian and art-work by Sajith Krishna is also good.
Music
Shaan Rahman delivers the kind of background score that’s required of the plot and the theme; Anoop Menon has penned the song, which is not bad either.
Script
Anoop Menon needs to be appreciated for trying his hand at all genres; but still, it’s to be noted that ‘Hotel California’ doesn’t come up to the level of his earlier works. He begins the story on a promising note and then, at a stage, with too many characters on board, he seems to go out of control and delivers a mishmash that fails to impress beyond a level…
Direction
For the director Aji John, ‘Hotel California’ definitely was a challenge. He had never done such a film and it’s not easy handling so many characters and so many narratives. To an extent he has done justice to the script (which itself has issues!), but on the whole the film ends up being just an average entertainer. But still, compared to his earlier ventures, ‘Hotel California’ is definitely better, from the direction perspective…
Verdict– ‘Delhi Belly’ kind of movie; average entertainer…
Rating: 2.5/5
Mumbai Police Malayalam Movie Review
Producer- Nisad Haneefa
Director- Rosshan Andrrews
Cast- Prithviraj, Rahman, Jayasurya, Kunjan, Aparna etc.
Music- Gopi Sundhar
Review By : Unni R Nair (Kerala9.com )
When I visited the sets of ‘Udayananu Tharam’ a few years back, I was impressed with the confidence that Rosshan Andrrews, then a debutant director, exuded. I knew that this confident guy was going to deliver a hit. ‘Udayananu Tharam’ was a hit, a big hit. Now, eight years after ‘Udayananu Thaaram’, I once again witnessed the same confidence at work, in ‘Mumbai Police’, Rosshan’s fifth film as director. That’s what prompted me to send him an SMS, after seeing the movie, saying “Good Job”. Yes, good job it indeed is, excellent and neat work, not just on the part of Rosshan, but also on the part of the writers Bobby and Sanjay and also the actors, especially the lead player Prithviraj. A taut, well-made thriller that breaks conventions to an extent- that’s what ‘Mumbai Police’ is.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Antony Moses alias Tony (Prithviraj), who is on his way back after investigating a case, calls us Police Commissioner Farhan (Rahman), who’s not just his superior, but his best friend and brother-in-law as well, and informs him that he has solved the case. But, before he names the culprit whom he has identified, he meets with an accident, post which he loses his memory.
A few days later Tony, scarred and sans a past that he can recollect, is once again on the case; Farhan makes him take up the case once again. But since he doesn’t recollect anything, not even his name or anyone else or that he has been investigating the death of his friend and Assistant Commissioner Aryan John Jacob (Jayasurya), he has to begin from scratch. The most complicated thing about it is that he doesn’t even know who his friend is and who now… Farhan briefs him on things he knows and then leaves Tony to do the rest. Tony, whom his doctor now calls Antony Moses B (sans his memories, which constituted the persona of Antony Moses A), starts from scratch, groping in the dark and putting pieces together.
A neat, well written script, a director who’s in control of things and neat performances by key players is what makes ‘Mumbai Police’ stand out. I know there are people who’d just comment, with a usual, all-knowing shrug, “Oh, yet another taut thriller!”. But no, this one is really worth watching. The finale, the grand finale, is sure to turn out to be a bit shocking for you. You would never expect it to go on those lines…never ever!! (Don’t want to give out anything about it; that would spoil the entire thing!) Watch the film; don’t expect it to be a formulaic thriller, just keep your mind free and watch ‘Mumbai Police. You wouldn’t be disappointed.
Performance
Well, well… I just don’t know what to say about Prithviraj, the lead player. It’s not just that he has played his part excellently well and 100 percent convincingly, he has also done something that no other star in Malayalam has dared to do (Sorry, can’t divulge details!). Rahman and Jayasurya render excellent support while others in the cast fit into their respective roles perfectly well.
Technical aspects
R.Diwakaran, the cinematographer seems to know exactly what the director and the film needs; his frames suit the tempo of the thriller in all ways. Editing by Mahesh Narayan and art work by Cyril Kuruvila also deserve mention.
Music
Gopi Sundhar has done a perfect and neat job of the background score. He’s done it so well that we don’t at any stage stop to ponder about the background score and its composer; it jells so well with the film’s total fabric.
Script
Brothers Bobby and Sanjay, who have already penned some hit screenplays (including ‘Traffic’), prove once again that a good script can indeed work wonders for a film. It’s their script, with almost no loose ends, that works out in favour of the whole film. They deserve appreciation for paying perfect attention to each single sequence in the film and also for daring to do something really bold and unprecedented, as regards the climax. The tempo is retained in every frame and the suspense element worked out quite well. Also interesting is the characterisation aspect; the plight of a man who doesn’t remember his past but still has to reconstruct that past is etched out well. Similarly, the supporting characters- especially those of Farhan and Aryan John Jacob, have been handled well.
Direction
As said earlier, Rosshan Andrrews is in full form and full control as the director. It’s his rapport with the writers as well as with his actors and technicians that works out a kind of chemistry, in favour of the film. We expect more good films from you, Rosshan!!
Verdict- Taut thriller; daring and unconventional; superb script; good performances…
Rating: 3/5
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Paisa Paisa Malayalam Movie
Director: Prashanth Murali
Producer: Raj Zacharia
Production Co: Celebs and Red Carpet
Cast: Indrajith, Mamtha Mohandas, Aju Varghese, Daniel Balaji, Sandhya, Anoop Chandran, Aparna Nair
Screenplay: Rajesh Varma &Laser Shine
Story/Writer: Prashanth Murali
Nivin Pauly’s first Tamil film ‘Neram’ is going to release. The film is also releasing in Malayalam. The script and direction of the film by Alphons Putheran. The film will be releasing on May10. Nasriya Naseem is doing the heroin role of Nivin in this film. This film is a complete comedy thriller. Manoj K. Jayan, Lalu Alex and Anju Kuriyan are doing the central characters in Malayalam version of the film. Nasar, Thambi Ramaya, John Vijay and Ananthnag are doing important roles in Tamil.
Andrea Jeremiah will not act in the film ‘North 24 Katham’ with Fahad Fazil. Earlier, she has decided to act in the film. But she is moving back from this film due to date issue. Andrea’s manager told that ‘London Bridge’ is the only film that Andrea is going to do in Malayalam now.Andrea had already given the date to act with Fahad in the film ‘North 24 Katham’.But she had also given dates for other language films earlier. Andrea explained that the dates are not matching, that’s why she is moving back from the film.
Hotel California Malayalam Movie Song – Manjuthirum Ravinullil
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