Mr Fraud Malayalam Movie Review

Director:- B Unnikrishnan

Music:- Gopi Sundar

Cinematography:- Satheesh Kurup

Editing:- Manoj

Starring:- Mohanlal,Dev Gill..

Our Rating:- 3/5

                      After the classic hit Drishyam, Mohanlal comes up with his new venture Mr Fraud which is a mass heist movie.  Mohanlal has earlier teamed up with director B Unnikrishnan for Madampi and Grandmaster which were super hits.


Mohanlal plays a fraud in the film with different names, a non sympathetic hi-tech cunning robber.  He is given a new mission which helps him gain a huge amount so that he can end up with all these games. The mission is too risky and challenging as the character says.  A treasure belongs to an old kovilakam known as Adityapuram Kovilakam.The family members are too much bothered about the distribution of wealth except Rajasekhara Varma(Siddique) and Saraswathy(Mia).  An Ex MLA and a staunch communist Varma wants the entire wealth to be handed over to the government. Will Mr Fraud be successful in completing the mission forms the rest of the plot.

The film is a mass heist thriller and there is no point of asking for a different story line. The first half of the film is racy and entertaining. The second half , though not much interesting is also average.  Overall Mr Fraud is a mass heist thriller. A must watch for fans and good for one time watch for others.

Performance

Mohanlal was simply free flowing and outstanding even making minutest expressions and dialogues clap worthy. His new look in grey hair and beard was good and he was in full control giving a decent performance.  Siddique is decent in a pivotal role. Dev Gill as the antagonist is shrill. All others gave a decent performance.

Music

Gopi Sundar's BGM is interesting and the songs are equally good.

Technical Aspects

Satheesh Kurup's camera work is good and visuals are interesting. Editing was sharp.  VFX team has done a good job. Art work and action choreography are average.

Direction And Screenplay

B Unnikrishnan's script was simply average but it engaged the viewers through out. The script has few loop holes here and there. Direction part was good. The dialogues were interesting.

Verdict:- Good for one time watch .. Must watch for Fans..Go With Less Expectations 

Rating:- 3/5

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Complete actor Mohanlal and Director B. Unnikrishnan join hands together for the latest movie "Mr. Fraud" and this is going to be exciting. Previously, when these two came together, Grandmaster, a superhit was born. So expectations are never small.

Mr. Fraud can be categorized as an action-thriller. Mohanlal appears in various avatars in this film. This makes the film even more exciting. Other than Mohanlal, the film features Siddique, Dev Gill, Mia, Pallavi and many more.

The story happens in a palace known for its tradition and royalty. A person form Delhi comes to the palace to solve a problem that had happened there. And with his entry, the problem become even more complicated. As said earlier, Mohanlal comes in many avatars and his role is a dynamic one.

Music is composed by Gopi Sundar. Songs have already released and are getting average responses all over. Cinematography is handled by Satheesh Kurup.

This movie will hit the big screens on 16th May 2014. Earlier it was said that release would happen by around May 8 but somehow it did not happen. But this time it will release for sure. Let's all wait!

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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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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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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