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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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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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

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!

                                  Review Available..

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7th Day Malayalam Movie Review

Director:- Syamdhar

Cinematography:-Sujith Vaassudev

Screenplay:-Akhil Paul

Music:-Deepak Dev

Editing:-John Kutty

Our Rating:-3/5

Starring:-Prithviraj,Vinay Fort

Verdict:- A Good Suspense Thriller

          

                   7th Day from debutant Syamdhar is a feel good suspense thriller which has Prithviraj in the main role.

David Abraham IPS(Prithviraj) is a crime branch officer who is under suspension. He has been suspended for a reason which will be revealed in later stage of the movie. Even though under suspension, he investigates an unregistered case by himself. On the night of Christmas, David and two youngsters Shaan(Vinay Fort) and Vinu(Anu Mohan) go for a chance encounter which changes their life.The the other three in their gang  being Jessy(Janani Iyer) ,Cyril(Praveen Prem) and Eby(Tovino Thomas).These guys tries to escape from a money laundering racket.The investigation would be completed in a span of seven days starting from the day of Christmas to the day of new year.  Revealing much about the story would reduce your interest in watching this one. Will David succeed in solving the case ? What will happen on the 7th Day forms the rest of the plot.

The first half of the film drags a bit when the premise of the thriller is set. The second half of the film is brilliant  and the climax was a good one. The lack of pace and need of logic arise  in the first half. So, 7th Day is an average and good watchable thriller from Prithviraj if you avoid comparison with his other police characters.


Performance

Prithviraj is the back bone of the film. He played his role well in his middle aged look, intense expressions and dialogue delivery.  Vinay Fort and Anu Mohan were equally good. Others did justice to their roles.

Music

Music by Deepak Dev, though not outstanding,it  is not a let down. BGM was fine.

Technical Aspects

Sujith Vaassudev's camera work was brilliant. His dark shaded frames were excellent. 

Direction And Screenplay

Debutant writer Akhil Paul tries to give a serious tone to the narrative by slowing the pace. But he is not much successful in doing that. The script has many loop holes in it. Debutant director Syamdhar has done his part well. He tried much to make this one a dark mood thriller. 

Verdict:-7th Day is Just A Good Suspense Thriller...

Rating:-3/5

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Director:- Syamdhar

Cinematography:-Sujith Vaassudev

Screenplay:-Akhil Paul

Music:-Deepak Dev

Editing:-John Kutty

After Mumbai Police and Memories, Prithviraj does the role of an investigative officer in 7th day directed by Debutant director Syamdhar. Prithviraj plays the role of David Abraham , a 42 year old police officer who is under suspension for some reason. Even though under suspension , David engages himself in the investigation of  a case which is unrecorded. He investigates the case for 7 days and what happens on the 7th day forms the rest of the plot.

The film is directed by debutant director Syamdhar and produced by Shibu G Suseelan. The film is written by Akhil Paul and cinematography is handled by Sujith Vaassudev. The music of the film is done by Deepak Dev.

Janani Iyer is the heroine of  the film.  Vinay Fort,Praveen Prem,Anu Mohan etc are the others who are in the film.

The film will be released on April 12 th Saturday.(Date Changed From 11th to 12th)

'The Film Was Censored with a Clean 'U' certificate. 

Review of the film will be uploaded in this blog on                                           April 11th at 6:15 PM

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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. 

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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