Synopsis - Cleetus (Mammotty) was invited by Father Sunny (Siddhique) & co to their drama to play the lead role of Jesus Christ without knowing his backdrop.
Script - "Please don't go with Expectations!!!...This is mere Entertainment!!...We are not coming up with huge claims regarding the cinema". These are the quotes made by the makers of this product. This inturn reflects the quality of the product as well as the confidence in the product by the makers itself. Nowadays its some kinda sin to watch some movie with expectations. But even if the makers didn't make such claim, I wouldn't have entered the hall with huge expectations mainly because of the scriptwriter, Benny P Nayarambalam. Eventhough he looks better than Udaykrishna-Sibi K Thomas, still he has to depend on the formula to set a script.
Here the film starts off in a surprisingly promising note with watching moments. But once Mammotty makes an entry, the writer & director falls into the image trap. Now we can see scenes just made to boost up his mass image without caring the storyline. Now if its the storyline, then its old as hills. From what I saw, its a weird mix of Naran,Swarnakireedom & Chamayam. Now I don't want to detail on where I felt mainly because I really don't want to spoil the viewing experience of those who are planning to spend money on this. The biggest problem with the formulas is if the director is not competent enough, it will be a tedious experience watch. You have to just accept the scenes without sparing a moment to think. Almost all the repeated commercial ingredients like double meaning comedy/adult jokes, action sequences are there. Now going further to criticize this movie is an absurd move because the makers themselves claimed to go without expectations. But nothing can stop me saying regarding one of the climax scenes I have ever seen...It wasn't mass....It was lengthy, absurd and over the top.
On positive note, the first half is a fine watch if you really don't with expectations. Some light hearted scenes are there that can keep you engaged. Other than that, there is nothing to be mentioned about.
Direction - Marthandan wants a commercial success. So he made such a movie as a debut film. Except the cross border illiterate gunda with a flash back murder sequence, this film carries all the deja vu moments the off late Mammotty commercial movies like Thaapana,Maayavi etc etc. Adding to that, each time Mammotty is shown on screen, we can see a slow motion shot mostly from feet to top. Thankfully, he didn't make Mammotty to deliver lines using a weird dialect of fake voice. A good thing he did is that he ended the movie within 126 minutes.
Cast & Performance - Mammotty, with his long hair, has nothing special to do other than lock & unlock his hair bun. For those who saw his last movie, the way the makers used this actor in this movie is nothing but a cardinal sin. Suraaj seems to have learned from his mistakes and started to perform in a manner which doesn't irritate. While Aju Varghese has taken the role of what Suraaj used to do earlier by playing Mammotty's side-kick. Hony Rose was absolutely wooden while Vijayaragahvan has to play the role of a cop once again. Siddhique was fine as Father Sunny while P Balachandran did a fine job. Tasneem Khan seems to be in an image trap by playing the role of a flirtatious role once again. The rest of the cast comprises of Rejath Menon,Kailash,Abu Saleem,Anoop Chandran,Vinayakan etc etc etc
Songs & Background Score - None of the songs were impressive. The first song played during the opening credits which reminds you of those drama songs. Then there was a dance song by Mammotty n group. Finally a song during the drama. The background score comprises of two theme musics for Mammotty.
Technical Expertise - Pradeep Nair's cinematography was decent.Shyam Sasidharan's editing contained too many cut shots. The art direction team led by Joseph Nellickal has done an outstanding job with the drama sets.
Bottomline - Hmmmmmmmmm......I didn't like the experience mainly because of the second half. The film carries almost all the commercial trapping of a usual Benny P Nayarambalam film.
Ratings --> 3.5/10
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