Celluloid - A Tribute to Malayallam Cinema

Already there are many reviews and recognition given to this landmark cinema. Few things that made me bring up a smile on face always when I think about this movie.

• Even though there are many critics regarding the censor board, personally I feel Malayalam movie directors they conceive the message what they thought and even sway the board members in a convincing way.
• The movie was beautifully carried over by the lead actors veteran Sreenivasan, Prithiviraj, Mamta and Chandini , a singer  who played the role of P. K. Rosie
• Kamal, the director the way he crafted the movie without spoiling the novel or adding his own influence is simply awesome. Thanks to Mr. Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan for registering it in the form of novel.
• Venu’s video graph and Jayachnadran’s soundtrack is very much prompt for the movie.
• The dialogues are uncompromised and dealt on a straight forward way which greatly helps the movie to reach the category of “True Cinema”
• The very minor negative point I feel is budget of the movie shows some poor cosmetic and sets throughout the movie and some scenes are directed very flat as stage dramas. But with 3.6 crore making this attempt is splendid. Hats off to Murali Cinemas for believed in the script and produced the movie.

 

• The touching part was the intention to make Mr.J.C.Daniel remember and giving right credit to his very first movie of Malayalam “Vigathakumaran” is to be appreciated rightly.

• Even though Mr.Daniel didn’t receive those things when he was alive but the generation upcoming will not forget the legend and the pain he suffered because of Castisam and other issues on his literary period.

• This movie should have been taken in Tamil first and celberated their native person J.C.Daniel in a right way. But pathetic thing was they totally forgot the legend and the native state Kerala is celeberating and giving proper recongintion to a Tamilian.

For more details http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celluloid_(film)

August Club since 1969

August Club Since 1969

Malayalam movies entering in to intellectual sector is not a new thing. But what I am sensing nowadays is giving the content is a presentable manner is increased and technical values of the movies are grown par better.

Youngsters like Fahad, Vineeth Srinivasan, Dulqur, Nivin pauly are creating waves and equally mallu girls’ rules kollywood, tollywood, bollywood and mollywood as well. In the list I am seeing lot of confidence with Rima Kallingal. In this August club movie she is splendid, natural as well as portrayed the role very well. She solely balances the whole script.

The movie adopted from Shri Anandha Padbanambans novel / Screenplay Venalinte Kalaneekkangal and directed by K.B.Venu. The Script is sensitive and the technical crew supported it very well. Hats off to Cinematographer Pratap P nair and music director Bennet Veetraag. There is nothing much to say about songs but the Background score is more appreciatable. .

The Story revolves around Rima, a house wife, mom of two kids in a creamy layer gets diverted by a youngster who is part of the club which she plays chess. The whole movie narrates her emotions with the backdrop of the game Chess.

Muraly Gopy as Rimas husband is very much convincing and Praveen Anidil as the younster with traces of grey shades is charming and have a impressive screen presence. Veteran Thilkan also have a space to score and did his role in a usual convincing manner.

The movie has a mature content, not on the scenes but on the emotions and dialogues are more urbanly bold. Rimas friend comment her poetry as “intelltual mastrubation” is  a sample.

On the negative side the movie loses its pace on the second half a bit, and hope the director had the confusion of making the movie critically acllaimed one or the feel good family entertainer. It has all the possiblities of being a critically acclaimed movie but director some what compromised with the trend and the general people mind set.

Verdict : The movie is a must watch especially for the Perfomrance by the lead actors and the aesthatic narration. Keep up the Good Work Venu Sir !!. Expecting a lot in your upcoming movies.