Synopsis - The movie totally focuses on the live in relationship of a self centered artist, Michael (Fahad Fazi) & his dedicated and loyal partner, Gayathri (Ann Augustine).
Script & Direction - I maybe one of the very few who wasn't impressed with his "Arike". The main reasons I felt were the predictability and the performance from the cast.Based on the story by Paritosh Uttam, conveys the emotional turmoil experienced by two people and how they maintain a live-in relationship through that weather. Here Michael is sketched as a self centered character who just do not spare a second to understand others feelings whereas Gayathri is woman who is practical and yet extremely loyal to Michael due to her unconditional love. The film actually focuses on the testing moments encountered by Gayathri which could have affected her relationship with Michael.
Shyamaprasad is known for portraying such relationships and chemistry with utmost realism. Since I am not a huge fan of most of his works barring "Rithu" & "Electra", I wasn't actually confident whether I will be able to connect with what he is trying to convey. But I have to accept that I absolutely fell in love with each and every moment of this movie except the stereotyped phase (which was inevitable for a vital point but replaceable). What I loved about Shyam's presentation is that he never tried to justify Michael despite of being the protagonist. The film carries various moments to display the awesome chemistry between the lead pair and this indeed is the life of the movie. The chemistry was strengthened along with the establishment of their romance through various scenes. While the first half is narrated through the memories of Gayathri regarding Michael and how they commenced a live-in relationship and the second half takes on various challenges encountered by the pair post an incident. Shyam's narration never trespassed from the focus point and thus always maintained the tempo, without including melodrama at any point to sympathize the pair (especially Gayathri). If the same subject was given to V M Vinu, he would have increased the length from 108 minutes to 150 minutes because of the scope for melodrama and thus depict it as a tearjerker. But the highlight point is the manner with which Shyam opted for a brave climax to give it one of the best realistic cine experience I experienced in recent times. The dialogues were brilliant and supported the realistic mood with a pinch of light humour n sarcastic lines for Michael.
Cast & Direction - Once I believed this actor is nothing beyond the metro-sexual Arjun (Chaapa Kurishu). This year he surprised me with Rasool (Annayum Rasoolum) followed by an outstanding performance as Anoop (Red Wine). But now I am confused which is the best out of the four when I include Michael. This is perhaps one of the toughest character he played because of the various emotions and expressions he had to go through which might be quite unfamiliar for him. There is eccentricity, outbreak etc etc but he delivered it so naturally that I don't mind accepting that Fahad is the best out of the young lot. While Ann Augustine surprised me with her performance as Gayathri. Till then I thought this gal can't act and have no reason to be part of this industry. She simply lived as Gayathri, despite of the minute flaws in the accent, and the chemistry between the lead pair was stupendous. Sreeram Ramachandran as Abhi was good while Vanitha was mesmerizing as Gayathri's mother. At the same time, Vanitha's real life husband and singer, Krishnachandran looked slightly jaded in the cameo. Siddharth Siva was fine as the art curator while Srindha as Ruchi was decent.
Songs & Background Score - "Ilaveyil..." (Bijibal-Rafeeque Ahmed) by K S Chitra is a beautiful melody played to show Gayathri's college days. "Prakashame.." is used as a bit song in the backdrop which captures the challenges faced by Gayathri. As usual a mixture of light instrumentals and silence is used as background score.
Technical Expertise - Sham Dutt opted for natural frames and yet he lavishly captured various color of the artworks around. Some of the night shots using minimum lights conveyed the mood of the scene. Vinod Sukumaran's editing was close to perfect. The art direction team displayed their prowess by the art works which plays a major role in this movie.
Bottomline - I don't know how many will like/love this movie....But I LOVED this movie a lot.
Ratings --> 9.25/10
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