Charlie : A Feel Good Movie ...

Direction: Martin Prakkat

Written By : Martin Prakkat

                        Unni R

Music : Gopi Sundar

Cinematography: Jomon T John

Editor:  Mahesh Narayanan

Starring : Dulquer Salman
                  Parvathi Menon
                  Aparna Gopinath

Release Date : 24/12/2015

Our Rating : 3.25/5

After long wait. the most anticipated film of the year 'Charlie'  has opened to positive reviews.  Charlie is a romantic drama but it can't be compared with Premam or Ennu Ninte Moideen. It has its own  style. With less expectations , Charlie is a decent watch.
Charlie (Dulquer Salman) is a young man who leads a detached life. He loves to travel and wishes to live without any worries.  He leads a crazy and impulsive life.  The story goes through the view point of Tessa(Parvathy Menon) who elopes from her family as she doesn't wish to get married. She finds a shelter in Kochi. Tessa lived in a room which was earlier occupied by someone. His stuff in that room and one call from his creates curiosity in Tessa to find out who the previous occupant was. The film is Tessa's journey to find who Charlie actually is.

The film is not a complete fun film like 'ABCD'. It has its own dimensions.  The style of narration was good and the visuals were outstanding.  The climax was good but abrupt. Dulquer-Parvathy chemistry is added positive to the movie.

The film isn't a pacy one. It takes its own time to get into the track.

Performance

Dulquer as Charlie was brilliant. He could present the Charming character with ease. One of his best performance till date, Parvathy was good as curious Tessa. Her mature acting skills stole the show.  Aparna Gopinath, Nedumudi Venu ,Chemban Vinod, KPAC Lalitha, Tovino,  Soubin ,Neeraj were perfect in their roles.

Music

BGM was good . Songs were average ones.

Cinematography

Charlie is visually extravagant and the credit goes to cinematographer Jomon T John. He proved himself once again with his stunning visuals.

Script and Direction

Writer Unni R is successful in creating a fresh and simple love story. The way in which characters were introduced in the film created difference. The movie doesn't have any big elements of suspense but still engages the audience .  Martin Prakkat's direction was good and he could transform a good script into a better movie.

Verdict : Charlie is A Decent Watch ....

Rating : 3.25/5 

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Charlie

Direction:      Martin Prakkat

Written By : Martin Prakkat
                       Unni R

Music :          Gopi Sundar

Cinematography: Jomon T John

Editor:          Mahesh Narayanan

Starring :      Dulquer Salman
                       Parvathi Menon
                       Aparna Gopinath

Release Date : 24/12/2015

Director Martin Prakkat is back with his 3rd film Charie starring Dulquer Salman and Parvathi Menon in lead roles. Dulquer  join hands with the director for the second time after the success of  'ABCD' back in 2013.  Charlie is expected to be a romantic comedy entertainer.  Parvathi is pairing up with Dulquer for the second time. The duo had earlier shared the screen in Anjali Menon's 'Bangalore Days' in 2014.

Dulquer is in an entirely new outlook for the film creating curiosity among the viewers. The film will be released on 18th December 2015 .  Reports say that the film is an experimental one and each of the characters will be portrayed in different looks. The shooting of the film started in May 2015. The main locations were Gujarat,Kochi and Munnar.

Writer Unni's previous venture was 'Munnariyippu' directed by cinematographer turned director Venu featuring Mammootty in the lead role. The film was critically acclaimed and bagged several awards.

Stay Tuned for our Review!!!  On 24th December... 
RELEASE POSTPONED DUE TO THETARE STRIKE...  

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Gangster Malayalam Movie Review

Director:-Aashiq Abu

Cinematography:-Alby

Music:-Deepak Dev

Screenplay:-Ahmed Siddique

Editing:-Saiju Sreedharan

Our Rating:- 2.5/5

Verdict:- Average

Starring:- Mammotty,Sekhar Menon...

Well , the most awaited movie of 2014 released today. People waiting to see their mega star on screen with stylish looks. Gangster seems to be the usual old gangster movies which doesn't have an enough good plot.

The story of Gangster unfolds in the city of Mangalore ruled by 3 'Gangsters', Mani Menon(Kunchan), Uncle Sam(John Paul) and Akbar Ali Khan(Mammootty).  The story begins with some animation clips which describe how Akbar became a gangster. Things goes fine in Mangalore until Uncle Sam's grandson Anto (Sekhar Menon) , a sexual pervert and a drug addict reaches the city. He plans to import contaminated vaccines to Mangalore port and sell them at higher rates thereby making much profit. Akbar is against drug activities and he opposes him. Anto plans to eliminate Akbar. In an attempt Akbar's wife Sana(Nyla Usha) gets killed and Akbar gets seriously injured. A disappointed Akbar moves to Ajmer for a pilgrimage with a mind that longs to take revenge on the one who ruined him. From then , it's all about violence. Will Akbar be successful in his attempt forms the rest of the plot.

So that's all about Gangster. The main attraction of the film is the stylish looks of the 'Gangster'. The film has many flaws in it. The film was slow in it's pace. Many sequences were excellent and a few were not up to the mark. The Villain character was not strong enough. As a whole, Gangster is a usual mass movie which never lives up to the standard and hype it made initially before it's release. The film has lot of violence elements and for that, it was given an 'A' Certificate.

Performance

The main attraction of the movie was Mammootty's performance ,stylish looks and dialogue delivery, He portrayed the Gangster very well. Nyla Usha was good in her role even though she didn't get much chance. Sekhar Menon, the villain couldn't live up to the standard of the protagonist.Rest of the cast were good in their roles.

Music

Music from Deepak Dev was good. Background music is another interesting element of the movie.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography was brilliant and lived up to international standards. The frames and angles were perfect , The Makeup man, Art director , costume designer receives appreciation as they made Gangster Stylish.

Direction And Screenplay

The script is the villain here. If the script was a better one, Gangster would have been brilliant. The script  by Ahmed Siddique and Abhilash Kumar was not up to the mark. Aashique Abu direction work was good but the lack of a good script made the direction weak.

Verdict:-Average Mass Entertainer..May Not Appeal to All..

Rating:-2.5/5

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Praise The Lord Malayalam Movie Review

Director:- Shibu Gangadharan

Story:-Zachariah

Music:-Shaan Rahman      BGM:-Bijibal

Editing:-Zian Sreekanth

Cinematography:-Pradeep Nair

Our Rating:- 3/5 -Feel Good Movie

                                       Shibu Gangadharan's directorial debut 'Praise The Lord' based on Zachariah's novel of the same name is just an average feel good family entertainer which entertains most of the audience.

Mullathazhathe Joy(Mammootty) is a rich planter who lives in Kottayam. He is unaware of the world outside the small place he lives. He lives there with his wife Ancy(Reenu Mathews) and two children. He lives there looking after his properties. He is a very simple man and he loves his wife very much.  Joy's childhood friend Advocate Sunny (Mukesh) asks Joy for a help. He asks Joy to hide Samkutty(Ahmed Siddique) and Annie(Akansha Puri) eloped without the permission of their parents.Joy agrees to hide them. Samkutty is a firm believer in God while Annie is  a modern spoiled brat whom he meets at Delhi.They fell in love with each other.Annie wishes to enjoy unmarried family life. They are later threatened by Joy's father Kunjutty(Joy Mathew) and they move from there. How Joy and others struggle to hide them and help them live together forms the rest of the plot.

Altogether 'Praise The Lord' is a usual average family entertainer which can be enjoyed if approached with less expectations.The first half is very much interesting with good jokes and performances. The second also is good despite the lag during the beginning of the second half.

Watch it with less expectations. It won't disappoint you. The film may appeal to all sections of audience.

Performance

Mammootty performed very well as Joy .He is the main attraction of the film.  His expressions , dialogues and mannerisms as Joy was excellent.  Reenu Mathews as Ancy is also good. Ahmed Siddique did a neat job as Samkutty. Akansha Puri as Annie was just fine. Rest of the characters did justice to their roles and rendered enough support.

Music

Music by Shaan Rahman was good. The two songs 'Innaleyolam' and 'sharon vaniyil' were good. Background score by Bijibal was fine.

Technical Aspects

Even though not excellent, Pradeep Nair's camera work was nice. He has captured the locations of Kottayam in a beautiful manner.

Screenplay and Direction

Screenplay by TP Deverajan based on Zachariah's novel was fine. Direction by debutant Shibu Gangadharan ,was also good. The film is a good and enjoyable family entertainer.

Verdict :- An Light-Hearted and Simple Family Entertainer...Go with less expectations...

Rating :- 3/5

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DIRECTION:- SHIBU GANGADHARAN

CINEMATOGRAPHY :- PRADEEP NAIR

MUSIC :- SHAAN RAHMAN

EDITING :- ZIAN SREEKANTH

STARRING:-MAMMOOTTY,REENU MATHEWS,MUKESH,..

Praise The Lord is an upcoming malayalam family entertainer directed by Shibu Gangadharan based on the novel 'Praise The Lord' written by Zacharia. The film discusses the life of a rich Kottayam based farmer Mullathazhathe Joy (Mammootty). Joy is immensely rich & still he leads a simple life with his wife Ancy (Reenu Mathews) and two children. Joy even though rich , is unaware of the life outside the small place where he lives. Joy's peaceful life came to an end when a newly married couple Samkutty(Ahmed Siddique) & Annie (Akamsha Puri) who married without the permission of their parents eloped and reached Joy.

Problems faced by Samkutty and Annie leads them to an unpleasant married life and it's after effects in Joy's and Ancy's life is depicted in the film.

Script of the film is penned by TP Devarajan.

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Review of The film will be available in this blog on the day of release of the film (20-3-2014)  before 5 PM. Keep Visiting this blog. 

Balyakalasakhi is the cinematic adaptation of the well known novel of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer in the same name. The novel has been one of the classics and so the adaptation has turned out to be really good. The film is directed by Pramod Payyanur and has Mammotty and Isha Talwar in lead roles.
Being a period film, it hasn't disappointed the crowd. It has been a good watch.
Balyakalasakhi is a love story of Majeed (Mammotty) and Suhara (Isha Talwar). Their love towards each other has begun from their childhood itself. When the movie begins, Majeed is in search for a job at Calcutta, where he lose his bag and money. He receives help from Selvi (Seema Biswas) who introduces him to Ameen Sahib (Sasi Kumar). Ameen Sahib later offers Majeed a job in the press. Majeed then meets Shabnam (Thanushree Ghosh), daughter of Ameen Sahib. The rest is some flashback of his love story and what life has to offer him afterwards.

Performances
Mammotty's double role performance as Majeed and his father has been the best in the film. He has acted very well. Isha Talwar as Suhara also was pretty good. All others has done justice to their roles, including the child artists.

Technical Aspects 
Cinematography by Hari Nair has been spectacular. He has done a good job. Music by late legend Raghavan Master and Shahabaz Aman is a treat for all those who love music.
Director Pramod Payyanur has done a neat job. The cinematic adaptation was not a easy job, but he has done a great job.

Verdict : A good movie, do watch it !

RATING :  3.5/5

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Director:- Pramod Payyanur

Story:-Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

Music:-Issac Thomas

Editing:-Manoj Kannoth

Cinematography:- Hari Nair (ISC)

Starring:- Mammootty,Isha Talwar...

People are now waiting to see their mega star on screen with a powerful character penned by Vaikkom Mohammed Basheer. Balyakalasakhi is a 2014 movie based completely on Basheer's most famous novel titled 'Balyakalasakhi'.

Balyalakalasakhi is a romantic tragedy written by Basheer. Basheer's novel tells the story of two children who grows up playing together & who fall in deep love during their adolescence. The protagonist of the novel is Majeed , a guy from a rich family & the heroine of the novel is Suhra who is a poor girl. Majeed starts loving Suhra & asks his father to sponsor her education after Suhra's father's death. When his father refuses to accept his demand ,he wanders off to distant places. When Majeed returns back to his house he finds that all the wealth had gone & Suhra got married to another person. Majeed leaves home once again with plans to get a job & to get rid of poverty before he could get married to the girl of his dreams. But Majeed faces many problems. He later comes to know that Suhra is ill & later he hears the news of her death.

Earlier in 1967 there was a film named 'Balyakalasakhi' starring Prem Nazeer & Sheela based on the same novel & the script was written by Basheer itself.

In Balyakalasakhi coming out in 2014 , Mammotty will be doing the role of Majeed & Isha , the role of Suhra. Mammootty has lot of challenging sequences to be done in this film. 

Balyakalasakhi will be releasing on February 7 2014 Friday. 

 Review of The Film Will Be Published In This Blog On 8-2-2014 Before 6 PM.

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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 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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