Jilla - A Mass Masala Entertainer

        Director:- R T Neason

        Cinematography:- Ganesh Rajavelu

        Music:- D Imman

        Starring:- Mohanlal,Vijay....

        Our Rating: 3/5 Watchable Entertainer

When I walked out of the theatre with the audience , I could find them shouting and yelling because of joy. Yes..Jilla is a colorful entertainer. It has all the elements that we expect from such a typical Vijay starrer Tamil Movie.

Jilla begins with Mohanlal’s classy introduction and a small flashback. Sivan(Mohanlal) is a local Don in Madurai who is feared by the people. Sivan brings up Sakthi(Vijay) , son of Sivan’s driver who was killed by a policeman. Mohanlal brings him up as his own child. Sakthi has hatred toward the police. Sivan & Sakthi  are too strong but circumstances for Sivan to ask Sakthi to become a cop. But when Sivan becomes responsible for an accident which resulted in the death of several innocents in Madurai, Sakthi asks Sivan to give up these things. The old Don is not ready to accept this and they start opposing each other.

The conflict between Sivan & Sakthi is what power up the film. Sakthi wants his father to change but the father is not ready for.Dialogues are too punchy.The film works mainly due to Mohanlal-Vijay combo scenes and the energetic mass song  “Sivanum sakthiyum Sernda Mass Da “ in which the duo dances is electrifying. Kajjal Agarwal has nothing much to do in Jilla.

Both the stars have equal screen space. Mohanlal took over the show in the first half & Vijay in the second half. The problem with Jilla is  that it’s too lengthy. For a Mass Masala Entertainer , a 3 hrs duration is a bit lengthy. The first half is interesting beautiful songs and sequences where as the second half lags a bit.

Summing up ..Jilla is a colorful power package which has all the features of a typical mass film.

Performance

Vijay renders enough support In his character. Mohanlal as usual gives a brilliant performance in his new looks & style. All other characters do fit to their roles respectively. Vijay-Kajjal- Soori combination brings out laughter.

Music

D Imman’s tracks were good. Veresa Pogayile is interesting & Kandangi was beautifully shot in Japan.

Direction & Screenplay

Direction from Neason was good. The screenplay is  a bit lengthy even though it engages the viewer. There are too many punchy dialogues in Jilla.

Verdict:- Jilla is a Mass Masala Entertainer For This Festive Season…..A Watchable Movie

Rating:- 3/5

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DHOOM 3 - A GRAND FILM OF THE YEAR..!

Director:- Vijay Krishna Acharya

Production :- Yash Raj Films

Cinematography :- Sudeep Chatterjee

Our Rating :- 3/5 

So at last the most expected film of the year released. People rushing & fighting for tickets... What is new in D:3 ...What difference does it make ? This is the 3rd part of the formulaic Dhoom Series which highlights bikes, action sequence & high level theft operations. The same formula is repeated also in Dhoom 3 . But this time about ' The Great Indian Circus'.

Dhoom 3 is a cop & robber drama where Aamir Khan is the robber & Abhishek Bachan is the cop.The story starts with the history of 'The Great Indian Circus' owned by Iqbal (Jackie Shroff) which is mortgaged at western Chicago bank. On a circus night he kills himself with the feeling that he couldn't save his circus while his small son sees it.
Years later the bank is being robbed relentlessly  & after the robbery the thief leaves a joker's mask and escapes off.Mean while Sahir (Aamir Khan) son of Iqbal starts the Great Indian Circus again. Sahir's involvement in the bank robbery gets revealed by the Mumbai Police. Will Jai Dixit ( Abhishek Bachan ) be able to trap Sahir who robs to take revenge on the bank which destroyed his life. This forms the rest of the plot.
The plot of the film is not much different from that of the earlier Dhoom Series. But what grabs the attention of the viewer is its screenplay and the quality of visuals it provide. It contains elements of emotion which wasn't present in the earlier Dhoom series. It also has some well orchestrated action sequences.
It's length 173 minutes make the viewer exhausted.

Performance
Aamir Khan is the soul of the film. He is sincere to his job and tries to prove his excellence in the scenes.Katrina Kaif  is beautiful & her dance are also good but she doesn't find much place in the script. Abhishek Bachan is good as Jai Dixit as always & Uday Chopra give ample support in the comic sequences which provide relief to us.

Music

Pritam's music is  not even close to what he scored in earlier Dhoom series.

Technical Aspects
The film is shot brilliantly. The editing could have been much better.

Screenplay & Direction
This time the writer of earlier Dhoom series becomes the writer & director of the third one.  He could have made it much more better.

VERDICT:- Overall ,Dhoom 3 is majestic, Grand & a feel good average movie despite it's length.

Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal- An Average Feel Good Movie 

Director: Lal Jose

Cinematography:- Pradeesh

Starring:- Dileep,Rima..

Script:- James Albert

Our Rating:- 2.75/5

                                                                                               Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal is quite different from usual Dileep Flicks. That's what I felt after watching the movie. Actually 7 Sundara Rathrikal is a feel good movie from LalJose-Dileep combo. This is the 7th movie from this combo.

Aby (Dileep) is an ad film maker. He decides to marry Ann(Parvathy Nambiar) . He takes this decision finally after delaying it for 7 years thinking about his failed romance.He comes to know from his childhood friend Abid(Harisree Ashokan) that his ex-girlfriend Sini(Rima Kallingal) is living at the same place.Abi goes to Sini's house to invite her for his wedding. Sini is now married to boxer Alex (Murali Gopi) . Aby forgets a cigarette pack at her house which causes a lot of problems. Within 7 days before his marriage , can Aby solve this problem ? This forms the rest of the plot.

Ezhu sundara Rathrikal starts as a romantic comedy , turns into suspense drama genre and then it ends up without all those great impressions. It is entertaining in the firs half which contains elements of suspence,comedy & drama. But in the later half when the details are revealed, it loses control. The problem is due to the half baked script.

Performance

Dileep is the main attraction of the film. His timely comedy & expression are good. Rima & debutant Parvathi has done a neat job.Murali Gopi gives out a fine performance.

Technical Aspects

Cinematographer Pradeesh Varma's camera job is excellent.

Music

Music by Prashant Pillai is good & the two songs in the film are good. The BGM is also excellent. It dwells with the mood & need of the film.

Script

 Script by James Albert isn't a perfect one. It contains lot of loopholes. It is the half baked script that makes the film a bit down. His dialogues were good.

Direction

Lal Jose's Direction is what makes the film entertaining. Once again he takes an average script to a watchable flick.

Verdict :- It's A feel good movie. Different from Dileeps' earlier flicks.

Rating: 2.75/5

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Don't Miss This Film...It's thrilling & Emotional- Superb Film

Director :- Jeethu Joseph

Cinematography : Sujith Vasudev

Music:- Anil Johnson

Producer:- Antony Perumbavoor

Editing:- Ayoob Khan

Starring:- Mohanlal ,Meena, Shajon...

Our Rating  : - 3.5/5 Superb

Visuals can be deceiving but this is a special one.Here comes Mohanlal's christmas release. 'Drishyam ' in which Mohanlal & Director Jeethu Joseph teams up for the very first time. This is Mohanlal's fifth film in this year.
Nothing to say  'Drishyam' is an excellent movie from this combo...!

Georgekutty(Mohanlal) is a an orphan. Through his hard work he earns some properties. He runs a cable vision in Rajakkad in Idukki known as Rani Vision. He lives happily with his wife Rani(Meena) & two children Anu & Anju. George kutty is an ardent movie fan & he tries to solve his problems in a cinematic way. Things are fine till a brat Varun (Roshan) enters their life & spoils it. The rest of the film is engaging thrilling & emotional.Drishyam is surely a film that revolves around a family but it's much more than that. But the director Jeethu Joseph has managed to surprise the viewer with a completely different approach.It is a film without any artificiality & it engages the viewer with steady story telling.

The story doesn't offer anything new but the style in which it is made is surely awesome.

The film has an average first half which contains lot of family sequences for family audience. The second half was really thrilling & emotional. Lal Magic works out again in Kerala.
The first half of the film is like what we expect. But the second half is really excellent. What makes the film thrilling is its strong script & direction.

Perfect for all types of audience. A clean film. Must be a hit.

Performance
Mohanlal is the main attraction of the film. He acting was excellent as Georgekutty especially in some emotional moments.  Meena made a good come back. The child artists did their roles very beautifully. Kalabhavan Shajon's Sahadevan , the police constable was another notable character.  All other cast including Siddique ,Asha Sharath , Roshan etc do their roles perfectly.

Technical Aspects

Sujith Vasudev's camera has captured the beauty of the place. The visuals are too good. Ayoob Khan's editing is also good.

Music

There are two songs in this film. Both are good. Anil Johnson's music is good & also he deserves a special mention for the BGM of the film. 'Marivil ....' song in Drishyam has already become a hit.

Script & Direction

Jeethu Joseph once again establishes himself as a good director. His direction was superb. The script doesn't have much loopholes & it is very much entertaining. The strong script is the backbone of this film.

Verdict:- Drishyam is an entertainer which has elements of thrills, emotions & fun. Go watch it ....

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Drishyam Malayalam Movie PREVIEW

Drishyam Malayalam Movie is all set to release on 19/12/2013 as Mohanlal's Christmas release. Drishyam is directed by Jeethu Jospeh after Memories. Mohanlal & Jeethu Joseph teams up for the first time in this family entertainer.This film has Mohanlal & Meena in lead roles. This film is produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner Aashirvad Cinemas. This will be Mohanlal's 5th release in 2013. His last film was Priyadarshan's Geethanjali.  Mohanlal will appear as a common farmer George Kutty in this film who is only educated up to 4th standard. His previous role as a Farmer was in Roshan Andrew's 'Ividam Swargamanu'. The sound track & background score is composed by Anil Johnson. Cinematography is done by Sujith Vasudev. Other characters are Siddique , Shajon , Asha Sharath ....Meena will be pairing with Mohanlal for the 7th time.

George Kutty is an orphan. With his hard work he managed to by 5 acres of rubber plantation. They have two daughters Anju & Anu. Some unexpected incidents happen in their life.This forms the rest of the plot.

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DHOOM 3 HINDI MOVIE PREVIEW

Dhoom 3 Preview Stunning Movie Reviews

Dhoom 3 is an upcoming Hindi Action thriller after the famous Dhoom series. The film is said to be released on 20-12-2013. In this 3rd part of Dhoom, Aamir Khan will essay the role of the thief & as in the previous Dhoom series ,Abhishek Bachan & Uday Chopra play the cops. Katrina Kaif will be the heroine of the film. This film is directed by Vijay Krishna Aacharya & produced by Aditya Chopra.  Dhoom 1 & Dhoom 2 were directed by Sanjay Gadhvi. This film is supposed to be most expensive Indian Cinema. The film will be released in 2D & IMAX formats. The film will be released in Tamil & Telegu after dubbing.

Aamir Khan - Sahir

Katrina Kaif- Aaliya

Abhishek Bachan -ACP Jay Dixit 

Uday Chopra - Ali

The music is done by Pritam & background score by Julius Packiam. Cinematography is done by Sudeep Chatterjee & editing is by Ritesh Soni. Story of the film is by Aditya Chopra & Vijay Krishna Acharya.

The expectations are sky high & people are anxiously waiting for this film.

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SILENCE Malayalam Movie 2013 - An Average Thriller

Director : VK Prakash

Script : YT Rajesh

Music: Ratheesh Vegha

Cinematography : Manoj Kumar

Our Rating : 2.5/5  Average

Murder mysteries are always interesting & 2013 is an year which gifted many thrillers like Memories, Mumbai Police etc...Silence too is a thriller in which VKP & Mammootty works together for the first time.After 20-20 Mammootty essays the role of an advocate in this film.

Adv .Aravind Chandrashekhar(Mammootty) is a brilliant advocate who haven't failed in even a single case in his career. He works as a lawyer in the Karnataka High Court .He is happily living with his wife Sangeetha(Pallavi Chandran)& two children . He is now promoted as the judge of Karnataka High Court. Things take a turn when Aravind reaches his hometown Kerala for attending a festival. While he happily char with his family, he gets an anonymous call asking Aravind to get ready for a hide & seek game. But when Aravind finds that himself & his family is targeted for something he seeks the help of his friend DYSP Neel George( Anoop Menon) to find out the culprit.culprit. Aravind finds that he should reopen a murder case & dig his own past which could ruin his career. Will Aravind succeed in solving this ? Answer is the rest of the film.

The film has an above average first half & an almost average second half.The intrigue & suspense is brilliantly built up initially. As the film moves to the second half , the plot gets a bit stuck & the thriller mode pales a bit.

Silence is a passable entertainer & an average thriller. The highlight of the film is Mammootty. Silence is a decent weekend watch for thriller lovers.

Performance

Mammooty as usual gave a superb performance as Aravind Chandrasekhar. Anoop Menon as Neel George IPS has done his role well. Pallvai Chandran was good. All the rest of the cast has given decent performances.

Music & BGM

Ratheesh Vegha's music and background score fails to create an impact and the background scores are unsuitable for few scenes.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography by Manoj Kumar Katoi is good & has nice moments to cheer. Editing is also good.

Screenplay

Script from YT Rajesh could have been better as the thriller thrills in the first half and fails to impress in the second half.

Direction

Direction from VKP is good. But he could have given much importance to the story line rather than some chase sequences & fight scenes.

Verdict :  Silence is an Average Watch for Thriller Lovers...!

Rating : 2.5/5

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SILENCE MALAYALAM MOVIE PREVIEW 2013 

SILENCE MALAYALAM MOVIE 2013 

Silence is an action packed mystery thriller in which Mammootty plays the role of  Advocate Aravind Chandrasekhar who is settled in Banglore. VKP & Mammootty teams up for the very fist time in SILENCE. Mammootty is essaying the role of an advocate after 20-20.

Pallavi Menon , a Mumbai based serial actress & model plays the female lead in the film. Anoop Menon plays the role of a police officer , a friend of Adv.Aravind. 

Silence is directed by VK Prakash & produced by Afseena Salim under the banner of Aysha Films.

Music of the film is done by Ratheesh Vegha,editing by Mahesh Narayanan. 

Silence will be released on 7/12/2013.

 Mammootty's last film was Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus.

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Punyalan Agarbathis Malayalam Movie Review

Director: Ranjith Sankar

Cinematography : Sujith  V                                      

Music : Bijibal

Starring: Jayasurya , Aju,                           Nyla...

Our Rating : 3.5/5

Director Ranjith Sankar comes up with his 4^th film ‘Punyalan Agarbathis’ which is  a comic entertainer & socially relevant film. Coming to his 4^th venture, it is different from his earlier films in the sense that it’s a comic entertainer but it has the elements of social importance & sattire.

Joy Thakklolkaran (Jayasurya) is a young enterprenuer from Thissur who wishes to be rich. He starts an insence stick factory & markets incense sticks named ‘Punyalan Agarbathis’  which is in fact made from elephant dung.He keeps himself afloat with the money his wife Anu(Nyla Usha) makes from her job where she has to work hard.Joy has a companion Greenu Sharma (Aju Vargheese) who considers Joy as his role model. Joy agreed to take elephant dung from the devaswom & later they disagree to give him what he needs since he is a Christian. He fights it out in the court with the help of his advocate Sai(Rachana Narayananankutty) while he tries to get elephant dung from other sources. He finally succeeds in the case . But all these were just a beginning . Things are yet to come.  

The film is suitable for all types of audience especially for the family audience. The Thrissur slang in the dialogues work out well in entertaining the people & the elements of sattire towards the present day society too works out well.The film do contain lot of things about social commitment & of course lot of funny moments to entertain us.

‘Punyalan Agarbathis’ is a perfect watch if you are not in a mood to dig out the very minute flaws which can be neglected.

Performance

Jayasurya is coming up with good roles & best performance. He is the winner of the show. It is his performance & dialogue which makes the film more lively. He renders able support to the script especially in handling the Thrissur Slang language & by rendering  beautiful performance.Nyla Usha was good as Anu.Sreejith Ravi ‘s performance was good & also T G Ravi’s. All the other cast did their roles in a very good manner which makes ‘Punyalan Agarbathis’ a colourful entertainer.

Music

Music from Bijibal renders ample support. The song  ‘Aashichavan..’ sung by Jayasurya has become a hit already. The background score entertains the audience further as it gives proper support to the mood of the film.The songs do arrive at the right places.

Technological Aspects

Sujith Vasudev’s cinematography & Lijo Paul’s editing was excellent. Sujith Vasudev captured the life of Thrissur in his camera.

Direction & Screenplay

The screen play was good which makes ‘Punyalan Agarbathis’ a neat watch. Ranjith Sankar in his 4^th films proves again with superb direction. Good Work Team ‘Punyalan Agarbathis’

Verdict: Nice Work.Good Entertainer,good humour & sattire.  Go watch it. You won’t be disappointed.

Rating :  3.5/5                  

After Celluloid , Kamal Comes With Nadan Which Highlights The History of Drama & Dramatists

Director :  Kamal

Music     :  Ouseppachan

Starring : Jayaram,Sajitha Madathil..

Script      : S Suresh Babu

Our Rating : 3.25/5 

After Celluloid - A Tribute to father of Malayalam Cinema , director Kamal comes with his new venture Nadan which zooms into the history of professional dramatists & a professional theatre artist. 

Devadas Sargavedhi (Jayaram) is a professional dramatist who had inherited his passion from his father Bharathan  (Hareesh Peradi). He runs a drama troup 'Sargavedhi' which was once a very famous drama troup which consisted of dedicated dramatists. He was a state award winning actor. Now they are in a not so comfortable position. Devadas , as husband is a failure.His wife Sudharma (Sajitha Madathil) left him taking with her , his two daughters.So his personal life too is off the track. There are people like KPAC Radhamani ( KPAC Lalitha), KPAC Abu backer (Chembil Ashokan) who still goes on with Sargavedhi but whereas people like Jyothi  ( Remya Nambeeshan) & GK (Joy Mathew) have moved to the world of cinema.All these form the plot of Nadan which mainly describes the life of Devdas as an artist & as a person.

Nadan of course is an appreciable work but if the script had been handled a bit more better way , the film would have been much engaging.There are lag at places & few unwanted elements. It becomes melodramatic towards the climax.There is nothing much in the movie for mass audience & it is a good watch for the others despite the lag.

All together Nadan is a good movie which has some flaws but the intention in making Nadan makes it a good watch.

Performance

Jayaram was good as Devdas. Sajitha Madathil also renders her full support through acting.KPAC Lalitha impresses us with her performance & others all tried to do their roles in a good manner.

Music

The background score suits the mood of the film but the songs won't last in our mind for long. Unlike the songs of celluloid, songs in Nadan is not much impressive.

Technical Aspects

Madhu Neelakandan have done a brilliant job in doing cinematography.Also the art director helped us to feel the atmosphere.

Screenplay

S Suresh Babu who have scripted Nadan could have taken much care to make Nadan , a much more better one.

Direction 

Kamal, as always does his direction part in a very good manner but if he had  given a bit more concentration on the script & made some changes , Nadan would have been an excellent one. Even though Nadan impresses to an extent, it won't gain space among Kamal's unforgettable movies.

Verdict:  Nadan as a Whole is Good Tribute to Dramatists. Impressive to an extent , but not                         extraordinary.

Rating :  3.25/5

Insidious Chapter 2 Comes ...

Insidious 2 Is Not As Scary As Its Previous 

Efforts..With No New Tricks to Impress 

Us.....

Cast :- Andrew Astor, Angur Sampson, Barbara, Leigh...

Director :- James Wan

Cinematography :-  John R Leonetti

Genre : -Thriller,Horror

Our Rating :- 2.5/5 

The Conjuring team returns to the tale of a couple troubled by spirits who want to kill their family. Rose Bryne & Patrick Wilson play the roles of husband & wife who saved their child from the clutches of a demon, unfortunately they paid a price for it.

The films starts from the original Insidious where hypnotist Elise Rainer( Lin Shaye) informs Mrs. Lambert who complains for paranormal activities that the problem is not with their house but with their son  Josh. Josh (Patrick Wilson) is a married man & has 3 Kids. While Josh saves his elder son Dalton(Ty Simpkins) from the evil, they find that he has the ability to travel while in his sleep to ‘The Further’.  But Lambert tries to find why the evil forced haunt them.With the hep of  paranormal scrutinising associates , Josh’s mother , an ex- hospital employee Lorraine helps them to find an old man Parker whom the believed was linked to their problem.

The second chapter is hugely flawed due to lack of attention towards writing part. There is nothing extraordinary about the film & is almost predictable.If horror is your favorite , you may be disappointed with Insidious Chapter 2.

Performance

The characters are as usual. The lead pair of Wilson & Byrne do a fantastic job. Barbara who played as Wilson’s mother was excellent as well. The casting has been repeated & is perfect. All actors manages to do their best & tries to impress us with their performance.

Music

There is nothing special about the music of the film. But the element that stands out is the background score of the film.

Technical Aspects

John R Leonetti's cinematography was nice which made the audience patiently watch the film.

Direction & Screenplay

The premise of this film may seem to be novel & exciting but the director James Wan has employed all Cliched tricks like flash lights & shaky camera which sets up a usual horror flick. There is nothing absurd or novel in the screen play except for the climax.

Rating : 2.5/5

Verdict :- The seasoned horror flick fans feels insipid & it leaves many things unanswered. Watch it for the horror experience. But As a whole ..it fails to Impress !!!

Thira Malayalam Movie Review

Thira Malayalam Movie Review. Thira (English: waves) , the third film from Vineeth Sreenivasan after Malarvadi Arts Club & Thattathin Marayathu is one of the best films released this year. This film marks the debut of Vineeth Sreenivasan’s younger brother Dhyan Sreenivasan and the return of actress Shobhana after almost a decade.

Thira is undoubtedly a first class thriller in which all characters including Shobhana & Dhayan Sreenivasan did a fantastic job. The story revolves around 2 people Dr. Rohini Pranab (Shobhana) & Naveen (Dhyan Sreenivasan). Dr.  Rohini is a cardiologist & she runs a welfare home for the upliftment of orphan girls. Things take a turn when her husband gets killed & few girls get abducted. Rohini goes on searching the missing girls while she comes across Naveen who is in search of his missing sister. They both have the same mission .Then the film becomes a mysterious thriller and make the audience anxious. Director 

Vineeth is successful in making the audience anxiously wait for the next scene.

Thira is the first part of a  trilogy directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. Thira gives a piece for the audience which makes them to wait for a second part.

Performance

Shobhana is still the evergreen actress of Malayalam Cinema. She is still the same National Award winning actress Shobhana whose presence made thira an awesome watch .Her performance was too good. Dhyan Sreenivasan being a debutant performed in a very best way. All others were good & perfectly chosen for their roles.

Music & BGM

Shaan Rahman’s Music was good & different. It is very much apt for the film.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography by Jomon stands out & Thira has captured all the scenes beautifully.

Direction & Screen play

Both as a director & writer Vineeth Sreenivasan is successful in Making Thira. It is his strong story & bold direction which makes Thira a must watch.

Verdict ; A must watch for the ones who expect a change. Perfect Thriller. Go for It.

Rating : 4/5

Geethanjali Malayalam Movie Review 2013

Geethanjali Malayalam Movie Review. Geethanjali marks the return of Dr. Sunny in Manichithrathazhu after 2 decades. Audience has great expectation when the film belongs to veteran director Priyadarshan.Their expectations was not completely fulfilled by this film. As the director already said, Geethanjali is not a sequel to Manichithrathazhu. Geethanjali doesn’t make any comparison except the character of Dr. Sunny.

The story starts from Mumbai when Anoop (Nishan) & his good be Anjali (Keerthi Suresh) to Anjali’s traditional house Arakkal when he mother falls sick. She returns & meets her parents. But after she enters the house, something haunts her badly & she behaves abnormally.Series of unpredictable incidents take place in her life afterwards. Nishan with the help of Suresh Gopi(Cameo Role) invites Dr. Sunny (Mohanlal) to  look after the issue. He comes and examines the girl. He finds that the girl Anjali is the one who is haunted & not the huge mansion. He then finds the reason behind all this with good elements of humor, suspense & horror.

Geethanjali actually is a story of two twin sisters. Dr. Sunny doesn’t have much to do in Geethanjali more than being a psychiatrist. The horror works out in the first half & fails to impress in the second half. Geethanjali can be watched for once surely without a comparison with Manichithrathazhu.  This movies shows resemblance with a Kannada movie which itself was a copied one. Geethanjali is not as much as Manichithrathazhu but as an independent film, it can be watched for sure.

Performance

On the performance part Mohanlal tried well to impress the audience as Dr. Sunny but the limitations in the script makes him unable to be the old Dr. Sunny in  Manichithrathazhu though he is the same old funny Dr. Sunny. Debutant Keerthi Suresh wasn’t bad but her performance in the second half made the audience a bit unhappy but the climax made most of them happy again. Nishan was not bad. Innocent was good in his scenes. All others perfectly fit into their roles.

Music & BGM

There are only 2 or 3 songs in Geethanjali & Vidyasagar was fine in making the songs. The background score suited the mood of the film well & it entertained the audience.

Direction & Screenplay

Abhilash Nair’s screen play had lot of loopholes which could make the audience unhappy but Priyadarshan’s direction made the film a good one. The horror sequences were well shot & the audience was satisfied. But the writer & the director could have taken a bit more care in making Geethanjali a fascinating thriller.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography was excellently done by S. Tirru & the scenes were well shot. The camera work stands out.

Verdict:  All together Geethanjali is not the perfect horror-suspense thriller of all times but it can be watched once without any bore. Don’t go with much expectation. Watch it as a single film without comparing with Manichithrathazhu. You’ll definitely enjoy it.

RATING:  2.75/5