Thanga Magan Tamil Movie Review

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Direction: R Velraj
Written By : R Velraj
Music: Anirudh Ravichander
Cinematography:A Kumaran
Starring: Dhanush, Amy Jackson, Samantha
Our Rating : 3/5 

Makers of last year's blockbuster hit Velai Illa Pattathaari(VIP) join hands again in 'Thanga Magan'. Thanga Magan is a light-hearted entertainer that has its elements of humour, love,affection,and action.  Dhanush's fourth film of 2015 after Anegan,Maari and Shamitabh , he could end 2015 on a good note.


Tamizh(Dhanush) belongs to a middle class family. His two phases of life is portrayed in the film . One as an irresponsible teenager and the other as a responsible family man.  As a teenager Dhanush loved Hema(Amy Jackson) ,an Anglo Indian. As the typical love story between a beautiful looking girl and an average looking guy progresses, their love story too progressed.  However, this love story didn't flourish for long and Dhanush is married to Yamuna(Samantha) and he turns out to be a responsible family man. Things take a turn when Tamizh's father commits suicide one morning and no one knows why . How Tamizh unravels the reason is the story of Thanga Magan. 
The interval block ends on a high note. The later half is not as packed as the first. The first half was filled with timed comedy sequences,few one-liners and good elements of romance and in the later half the film shifts into a less pacy action mode. The problems which this middle class family encounters and how they overcome it forms the rest of  the plot.
A breezy,simple and light-hearted entertainer with an interesting first half and an average second half.  The romance between Dhanush and Amy was good to watch and the underlying humor was well timed and well executed.


Performance

Dhanush did exceptionally well as Tamizh both as a teenager and as a family man. Amy Jackson too did well. Samantha was good in her cute looks and mature performance.  Dhanush -Amy Chemistry worked out well.  Satish was good in his role. KS Ravikumar proved himself to be a good actor too playing Tamizh's father. Radhika Sarathkumar was equally good as Tamizh's mother. Other cast did justice to their roles.

Music

Songs by Anirudh was good. They sounded intense and mature.  The BGM was an average one. 

Screenplay and Direction

The writer is successful in creating a crisp entertainer of 2 hrs duration. The direction was also good. Director Velraj could create another entertainer after VIP. 

Verdict:- Thanga Magan would be a decent watch for the Family Audience. A Watchable Entertainer to be enjoyed with less expectations.. 

Rating: 3/5 

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Action Hero Biju Malayalam Movie Preview

Director : Abrid Shine

Music: Gopi Sundar

Written By : Muhammed Shafeeq

Produced By: Nivin Pauly

Cinematography: Alex J Pulickal

Starring : Nivin Pauly, Jude Anthany, Anu Immmanuel

Release Date : 22 January 2016

  

Nivin Pauly's next after the blockbuster hit 'Premam' in 2015 is Action Hero Biju . Nivin join hands with director Abrid Shine for the second time through this film. Their earlier venture was the film 1983 released in 2014 which was a huge success. 1983 bagged him the Kerala State Film Awards' best actor award for the year 2014.  1983 was Abrid Shine's debut as a director . Action Hero Biju is Nivin Pauly's 25th film as an actor and he will be essaying the role of a police sub inspector in the film. This film marks his debut as a producer too. Nivin Pauly's character in the film is Sub-Inspector Biju Paulose . 

The film is expected to be an action oriented one. Music is handled by Gopi Sundar. Earlier , Gopi Sundar had worked with the same team for 1983. 'Olanjali Kuruvi ' song in 1983 was a noted one. 

In the initial stages , it was announced that the film would be released in November, but due to delay , the release was postponed to January 2016.  So this will be Nivin's first film in 2016 and his 2nd film in 2016 would be 'Jacobinte Swarga Rajyam' in which he word with Vineeth Sreenivasan. 

Stay Tuned For the Review on The Release Date ...

Bangalore Days Malayalam Movie Review

Direction:- Anjali Menon

Cinematography:-Sameer Thahir

Music:- Gopi Sunder

Produced By:-Anwar Rasheed

Editing:- Praveen Prabhakar

Rating:-3.25/5

After heart touching films like Ustad Hotel and Manjadikkuru , Anjali Menon is back with a youth multi starrer which is a generous and a good movie.Different from the genres she had attempted before , she has come up with a film which depicts the life of three cousins.

The  Plot of the film revolves around three cousins Krishnan a.k.a. Kuttan (Nivin Pauly) , Divya (Nazriya) and Arjun (Dulquer). Kuttan is a software Engineer , Divya is a graduate ,and Arjun is a software Engineer who is interested in racing. Divya is married to Shiv Das (Fahadh Fazil) a Bangalore based guy . Their marriage life is not so good.  During this time, Divya comes to know about his old love story which keeps her away from him. What happens in the life of the three cousins later and their bondings are beautifully pictured. Divya was forced to marry Das by her parents who are not in much good terms with the parents of the other three cousins. 

The movie , is a joyful youth movie which won't disappoint you. Don't expect anything like Ustad Hotel and Majadikkuru as this film is of a different genre and it has also kept up it's standard. The film is a bit lengthy.There are many good emotional and funny sequences in the film.

Watch Bangalore Days just for fun, humor, some emotional sequences. It is a generous feel good movie which everyone will enjoy.

Performance

Among the actors, Nivin Pauly was good a  shy and conscious techie.  Dulquer as usual has done a good and decent job. Nazriya was excellent and delightful in her looks, expressions, and dialogues. Fahadh was good as a rough and workaholic husband. All the other casts including Parvathi,Nithya Menon, Isha Talwar has done good job in acting.

Music
Gopi Sunder's songs were good. BGM was also equally good.

Technical Aspects
Sameer Thahir's visuals were too brilliant. The frames were captured with much excellence. The editing was also crisp and good.

Direction And Screenplay
Anjali Menon who has earlier delivered many hit movies gives another good movie this time. She proves herself as a director and writer once again. The script has many loop holes and the film was a bit lengthy. 

Rating:- 3.25/5

Verdict:- A Joyful Ride and a feel good generous movie..watch it..  

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Bangalore Days Malayalam Movie Preview

Direction:- Anjali Menon

Cinematography:- Sameer Thahir

Music:- Gopi Sundar

Producer:- Anwar Rasheed

Editing:-Praveen Prabhakar

Written By:- Anjali Menon

Release Date:- 30/05/2014

Starring:-Fahad,Dulquer,Nazriya,Nivin,....

After Ustad Hotel and Manjadikkuru, director and writer Anjali Menon comes up with her latest venture Bangalore Days starring the youth icons of Malayalam Film Industry. The Film , is expected to be a romantic comedy entertainer.

The plot of the film revolves around three cousins Divya(Nazriya) Arjun (Dulquer) and Kuttan(Nivin Pauly). The three lives in Kerala and moves to Bangalore to choose their destiny. After reaching Bangalore, they took different paths to fulfill their dreams. Later they're joined by Fahad Fazil. The main crux of the movie is how Bangalore affects the life of the three cousins. Isha Talwar, Nitya Menon, Parvathi Menon has some good roles in Bangalore Days.

The film is written and directed by Anjali Menon who earlier proved herself as a capable director and writer through Ustad Hotel and Manjadikkuru. The cinematography is done by Sameer Thahir and the Music of the film is done by Gopi Sundar.

The Trailer and the song ' Mangalyam Thanthunanena' has already become hits.

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The Release Date of Bangalore Days was postponed from 16th May to 30th May..

Review Will Be Uploaded on 30/5/2014 before 5 PM

Happy Journey - A Passable Feel Good One ....

Director:-Boban Samuel

Screenplay:-Arunlal

Music:-Gopi Sundar

Cinematography:- Mahesh Raj

Editing:-Lijo Paul

Our Rating:-3/5 

Verdict:- Average Passable One...

Happy Journey is an average feel good movie which certainly entertains but at time bore you. Boban's Samuel's 3rd film after Romans & Janapriyan is watchable but it could have been much better if it was handled with care.

The story of the film revolves around the life of Aaron (Jayasurya) a blind man who loves cricket. He had passion towards cricket from his childhood on wards & also his mother Alice(Lena)gave him enough support of develop the same passion by taking him to a cricket coach John (Sunil Sukhada). Aaron gets selection in the under 15 cricket tournament but he loses his eyesight in a road accident. Aaron & Alice tried to get selection in the Blind Cricket team & when he was all set to join the All India Blind Cricket team , his mother passes away & desperately Aaron gives up his passion. The plot of the film deals with Aaron's Journey of life. Aaron says all these to Siya Sidharth(Aparna Gopinath) whom he meets on his way to Chennai. He gets a hotel helper's job in a hotel run by Easop(Idavela Babu).  His cousin Fredy (Balu Vargheese) renders him enough support. Aaron is again inspired to join in the All India Blind Cricket Team by his earlier coach John.
He finally gets selection there & from there he meets his new coach Gopikrishnan(Lal). The rest of the plot deals with how Aaron , Gopikrishnan & other members of the team struggle to fulfill their dreams.

The First half of the film is very much interesting & entertaining while the second half bores the audience a bit. Some portions of the films do gather our attention. It is a passable fare if you go with less expectations...

Performances

Jayasurya gave a brilliant performance as Aaron in his dialogue delivery, expressions & innocence. He is the one who makes us watch the film. Lal was good as Gopikrishnan. Aparna Gopinath doesn't have anything much to do. Balu Vargheese was also impressive. Rest of the cast have done their roles in a good manner.

Music

Gopi Sundar's music is good  & the songs are well placed. The background score suits the mood of the film & it gives the overall feeling of the movie.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography was good though not excellent. Mahesh Raj tried to capture all the good visuals.

Direction & Screenplay

Arunlal's script is not up to the mark. Even though the first half is very interesting & thrills the audience, the second half bores them a bit.  The plot , if it was treated in a bit more good way , the film would've been mind blowing. The direction by Boban Samuel was good in the first half. In the second half he tries to get control but he loses it.

Verdict:_ Average Fare...Watch it With less expectations for some good performances & an interesting first half...

Rating:- 3/5 

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Om Shanti Oshana - An Average Entertainer...!

Director:- Jude Anthony

Editing:- Lijo Paul

Cinematography:- Vinod Illampally

Music:-Shaan Rahman

Starring:- Nivin,Nazriya, Aju ,....

Our Rating:- 3 /5 Watchable Entertainer

Om Shanti Oshana is all about a love story which doesn't have any routine gimmicks. Debutant Jude Anthony Joseph's Om Shanti Oshana  is a love tale which revolves around a teen girl.

In many movies, we've seen the hero following the heroine to impress her. Here there is a difference. This time , it's girl who is choosing the man. Pooja Mathew ( Nazriya) is a naughty school girl. Her best friends include a flirt Neethu ( Akshaya ) & Dona. She is the daughter of Mathew Davis( Renji Panicker) & Annie. 

She goes to visit her aunt Rachel often. One day on a visit to Rachel Aunt, she learns the positives of  love marriage and goes to search an eligible man for her. She at firsts looks at a good looking guy at her school & later she finds another guy named Giri (Nivin Pauly) one day. Giri take part in farming & social activities even though he is a graduate. She is impressed with Giri's nature & she decides that Giri is her man.

She expresses her love to Giri on his birthday but Giri rejects it telling  that she is a small girl.He asks her to concentrate in her studies. Disappointed Pooja returns back.  Later she concentrates in her studies & after completion of school studies she get through the entrance examination. She gets admission in Calicut Medical College. She goes to Giri's house to tell him that she's going for her studies. She hears from his mother that he had already left to Shaolin Temple in China to learn Kung-fu. She again being disappointed , goes to her college. She gets into the company of the young & enthusiastic teacher Dr. Prasad Varkey (Vineeth Sreenivasan) . On her final year of studies , she again comes across Giri. Will Giri accept her love now..? This forms the rest of the plot.

Om Shanti Oshana is entertaining & engaging. It doesn't bore you & also it makes you laugh with some one-liners. Even though the film is said from the female side , it has some usual stuff in it & it is a bit predictable.

Performance

Nazriya gave a good performance as Pooja with some decent performance & good expression. Nivin Pauly as Giri was equally good. Aju Vargheese who played Pooja's cousin was good & successful in making you laugh.Rest of the cast including Vineeth Sreenivasan , Lal Jose, Renji Panicker have done justice to their roles.

Music

Music by Shaan Rahman was interesting are placed in suitable positions. Background score of the film dwells with its mood & it's energizing too.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography by Vinod Illampally was also good even though it wasn't the best.

Direction & Screenplay

Director Jude Anthony Joseph  has tried to give out a film that is good & worth watching. Screenplay was co-written by Midhun Manuel Thomas.  The screen play was also good.

Verdict :- Om Shanti Oshana is a Watchable Average Entertainer that has some good jokes & performances.

Rating:- 3/5 

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1983 - This Game Surely Entertains.....!

Director:-  Abrid Shine

Cinematography: - Pradeesh M Varma 

Music :-  Gopi Sundar 

Editing:-  Manoj

Our Rating:-  3.5 /5 A True Entertainer

                                 
                                   I was happy. The Film was good. I was really satisfied to watch a true entertainer.  Director Abrid Shine's debut film tells the story of the cricket lovers in India & their passion towards it. It also discusses the passion of the people of a remote village towards cricket.

The story unfolds in a beautiful village Brahmamangalam from the year 1983, where some children along with the people of the village celebrate the world cup victory of India. There is a small gang of cricket players in that village which include Rameshan(Nivin Pauly) the batsman ,Pappan(Saiju Kurup), Babukuttan( Sanju), Prahladan(Neeraj Madhav),Mantle Johny( Kalabhavan Prajod) , Saji(Dinesh)  & Chandru,Varkey & Basheer. They grow up with their passion towards cricket. Rameshan's Father Gopi wanted him to become a Mechanical Engineer but Rameshan's passion towards cricket made him not to choose engineering. His father is a mechanic & workshop owner who hates cricket.At their school days Rameshan loves Manjula( Nikki Galrani). Majula after studies hopes that Rameshan would find a good job & marry her. But Rameshan's passion was still cricket even after growing up & looking after his father's workshop. Manjula gets married to another guy while Rameshan is forced to marry Susheela ( Srindaa Ashab) by his parents. The life becomes more happy by the birth of Kannan. After a few years , Rameshan understands his son's passion towards cricket & decides to give him coaching. He takes Kannan to Vijay(Anoop Menon ) a cricket coach who helps Kannan to become an efficient player.This forms the rest of the plot.

So, 1983 is an extremely enjoyable entertainer putting aside some lags. It  pleases the heart of the audience.
It is a film suitable for all generations & takes all to the nostalgic memories of our childhood. For those who have passion for cricket, watch this movie. It will relax your mind.

Performances

Nivin Pauly performed well while he played Rameshan.  Nikki Galrani as Manjula did justice to her role & she impressed the viewers with her looks. Srindaa Ashab did her role superbly as Susheela with her innocent expression & dialect.Everyone did justice to their roles. Jacob Gregory did his part well as Sachin  & also Anoop Menon as Vijay Menon.

Music

Music By Gopi Sundar was excellent. The song 'Olanjali Kuruvu' has already become a hit. All other songs suits the mood of the film & also the BGM was excellent.

Technical Aspects

Pradeesh M Varma captured the visuals of the village beautifully. The cricket matches shown in this film are too interestingly shot.

Direction & Screenplay

The story of the movie which the director himself had written was superb. The dialogues too are good which created a lot of laughter.

Verdict: -A True Entertainer. ... A Must Watch....

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The third film of the series, Ramji Rao Speaking and Mannar Mathai Speaking, has hit the theaters today and in one word the film is a "pure entertainer". Directed by Mamas, this film has almost the same cast. The director has tried to portray all those characters that have captured our minds years back. The film is basically a funny movie but does not have that punch the others movies of the series has.
The central characters of the film remains the same, Mannar Mathai (Innocent), Gopalakrishnan (Mukesh) and Balakrishnan (Sai kumar). This time the trio are running "Urvasi Tours & Travels" as they have had enough with the drama troupe. But Mathai's intense passion towards drama takes him to a decision to do a drama on the 25th anniversary of their troupe. Even though Gopalakrishnan and Balakrishnan does not favour this, at last they accept.

One fine morning, they decides to give a newspaper ad asking for a driver who is fluent in English and for a female lead in their drama. Soon they meet the driver Unni (Basil) and actress Nithya (Aparna Gopinath). All things remain fine till they meet their old rivalry Mahendra Varma (Biju Menon), whom they thought was dead. The rest of the trio's life along with a lot of laughter and entry of different characters completes the story line.

PERFORMANCES
Innocent and Mukesh have tried their level best to recreate the characters those had been stuck in to the audiences' mind. They have succeeded in that too. But Sai Kumar's performance was not that pleasing. Aparna  Gopinath's performance too was not very impressive. Biju Menon was truly awesome in his role. All others like Shammi Thilakan, Indrans, Janardhanan, Vijayaraghavan did a handy job.

MUSIC
The film's music has been composed by Rahul Raj and he has done a good job. BGMs were really impressive, but songs stay average.

TECHNICAL ASPECTS
Mamas has done the direction in a decent way. He has recreated those characters pretty well without any major defects. Cinematography by Vishnu Narayan is also a good one.

VERDICT
This film is for those who enjoy laughing, and does not want to carry anything from the film. Truly, an entertainer.

RATING   :   2.75/5




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Salala Mobiles is Okay For One-Time Watch

Director:- Sharath A Haridasan

Cinematography:-Satheesh Kurup

Music:- Gopi Sundar

Starring :- Dulquer,Nazriya....

Rating:- 2.5/5 Watchable

Walking out of the theatre , I thought about the film & I couldn't find anything that interesting in Salala Mobiles. Yes , Salala Mobiles is a usual film that doesn't have anything to offer or express.

Afzal (Dulquer Salman) a lazy guy who roams about jobless after his studies. His mother Sifa (Gita) asks her brother Salaludheen to advice Afzal and he arranges fund for Afzal for starting a Mobile showroom. Azal & his friend Binoy (Jacob Gregory )begins their business. They named the shop 'Salala Mobiles'. Shahana (Nazriya) is their frequent customer & she visits their shop to get her mobile recharged. Afzal falls in love with shahana at the very first sight but he doesn't express it due to his fear.Things take a turn when Afzal meets Alagar Saamy(Santhanam) a young programmer and software developer on their trip to Coimbatore to obtain mobiles at wholesale rate. He gifts them , a mobile call tapping software. Afzal & Binoy starts using the software for fun & they begin to tap the call of their customers. The local people informs the police about the call tapping. Will the police trace them? Will Afzal be able to express his love? . All these form the rest of the plot.

Salala Mobiles is just a usual rich-poor love story which is watchable. Even though it was promoted as a romantic comedy entertainer, it doesn't offer those much. The first half is watchable but the second half is a little let down and the people may feel unsatisfied with the climax.

Performance

Dulquer was good in his role as a lazy innocent teenager. Nazriya is good at her expressions but she got sidelined in the film. She didn't have anything great to do.Jacob Gregory was good as Binoy as he was able to produce some laughter. Santhanam was good but he deserved a better Debut.Rest of the cast have done justice to their roles.

Music

Music by Gopi Sundar is good throughout the BGM portion but the songs are just average.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography By Satheesh Kurup was fine though it had nothing much to offer.

Screenplay & Direction 

The script by the director himself doesn't have anything much to offer. The jaded script is one of the negatives of this movie.

Verdict:- All together Salala Mobiles Is Just an Average film..Good for One- Time Watch...

Rating : - 2.5/5

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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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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                  

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