Mammootty’s Best Actor Review

Saw Mammootty’s Best Actor from INOX movies, Bangalore

Liked the movie. Good one.

Best Actor is directed by debutant Martin Prakkat. Yet another good director launched by Mammootty. This guy is here to stay.

Best Actor

Best Actor

First half of Best Actor is short and is just average with some good sentimental scenes and some comedy scenes.

Second half is where the real story begins.

Picture abhi bhi baaki hai bhaai..

First part of second half is really hilarious. Scenes with Lal, Nedumudi and Salim kumar are simply superb.You will love the attittude of the reinvented Mammootty in the second half.

Songs by Bijibal suits the mood of the film. Some of the dialogues are vulgur, unusual in a Mammootty movie.

Overall the movie is entertaining with a good mix of sentiments, comedy, action and songs.

My Rating: 3/5

Director: Martin Prakkat

Story, Screenplay and Dialogue: Bipin Chandran, Martin Prakkat

Music: Bijibal, Santhosh Verma

Cinematography: Ajayan Vincent

Producer: Noushad, Anto Joseph

Starring: Best Actor Mammootty, Sruthi Ramakrishan

PokkiriRaaja Review – Ultimate Entertainer

ബാംഗ്ലൂരില്‍ ഇറങ്ങിയ ആദ്യ ദിവസം തന്നെ പോക്കിരിരാജ കണ്ടു.

മമ്മൂക്കയും പ്രിത്വിരാജും ഒത്തുചേര്‍ന്നപ്പോള്‍ ഒരു വമ്പന്‍ സിനിമ പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചാണ് കാണാന്‍ പോയത്. കാണാന്‍ സാധിച്ചത് പ്രതീക്ഷകളൊക്കെ കടത്തി വെട്ടുന്ന ഒരു കിടിലന്‍ പടം. ഒറ്റ വാക്കില്‍ പറഞ്ഞാല്‍ പൊളപ്പന്‍.

Prithviraaj, Mammootty and Sriya in PokkiriRaja

Prithviraaj, Mammootty and Sriya in PokkiriRaja

കഥ അത്ര മെച്ചമൊന്നും ഇല്ല. പക്ഷെ പുതുമുഖ സംവിധായാകന്‍ വയ്സാഖ് മമ്മൂക്കയുടെയും പ്രിത്വിയുടെയും star power നന്നായി ഉപയോഗപെടുത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്‌. Thrilling scenes ഒക്കെ വളരെ നന്നായി direct ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്. അതില്‍ പാളിച്ച പറ്റിയിരുന്നേല്‍ ഈ സിനിമ പൊട്ടി കുത്തുപാള എടുത്താനെ. ഒരു നല്ല സംവിധായകനെ കൂടി മമ്മൂക്ക മലയാള സിനിമയ്ക്കു നല്‍കിയിരിക്കുന്നു.

First half മുക്കാല്‍ ഭാഗവും പ്രിത്വിയുടെതാണ്. നാലോ അഞ്ചോ action sequences ഉണ്ട്. പതിവ് പോലെ തന്നെ പ്രിത്വിരാജ് നല്ല ഗ്ലാമര്‍ ആയിരുന്നു. പിന്നെ കിടിലന്‍ stunt രംഗങ്ങളും. കോളേജ് കാമ്പസിലെ സീനുകളൊക്കെ പ്രിത്വിരാജ് കലക്കി. ഇത് പ്രിത്വിരാജിന്റെ സിനിമ ആണോ എന്ന് ചിലര്‍ക്ക് സംശയം തോന്നി തുടങ്ങുമ്പോഴാണ് മമ്മൂക്കയുടെ കിടിലന്‍ Intro . അത് വരെയുള്ള എല്ലാ സംഭവ വികാസങ്ങളും മറക്കുന്ന രീതിയിലുള്ള ഒരു Introduction ആയിരുന്നു അത്. കുറേ തമാശകളും വളരെയധികം സംഘട്ടന രംഗങ്ങളുമായി രണ്ടാം പകുതിയും കലക്കി.

Title song സഹിതം മൊത്തത്തില്‍ നാല് ഗാനങ്ങള്‍ ആണ് പോക്കിരി രാജായില്‍ ഉള്ളത്. അതില്‍ തന്നെ climax രംഗത്തുള്ള “കേട്ടില്ലേ കേട്ടില്ലേ” ഒരു ഉത്സവ പ്രതീതി ഉണ്ടാക്കി. “ചെന്തെങ്ങില്‍ പോന്നിലനീര്‍” എന്ന ഗാനം അതി മനോഹരം ആയിട്ടുണ്ട്‌. ക്ലബ്ബില്‍ വച്ച് എടുത്ത ഈ പാട്ടില്‍ മമ്മൂക്കയുടെയും പ്രിത്വിയുടെയും രസമുള്ള ഡാന്‍സ് രംഗങ്ങള്‍ ഉണ്ട്. Watch out for Mammootty’s Moon Walk :) . Theme music സിനിമയില്‍ വളരെ നന്നായി ഉപയോഗിപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ജാസ്സി ഗിഫ്റ്റ് പോക്കിരി രാജയിലൂടെ ഒരു ശക്തമായ തിരിച്ചു വരവാണ് നടത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.

ചില ഡയലോഗുകള്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഇവിടെ കുറിച്ചിടുന്നു.

മമ്മൂട്ടി പ്രിത്വിയോട് – “ഇന്ന് നിന്റെ ദിവസമാട – Childrens Day ”
മമ്മൂട്ടി – “വെറുതെ എന്റെ പോസ്റ്റില്‍ കേറി ഗോള്‍ അടിക്കരുത്. ഞാനും എന്റെ കളിക്കാരും സ്ട്രോങ്ങാ. Double Strong ”
പ്രിത്വി മമ്മൂട്ടയോട് – “ഞാന്‍ പിച്ച വച്ച് തുടങ്ങിയിട്ടല്ലേ ഉള്ളു. ചേട്ടന്റെ പ്രായം ആകുമ്പോള്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഓസ്കാര്‍ മേടിക്കും”
ഗുണ്ടകള്‍ മമ്മുക്കയോട് – “തമാശക്ക് ആണേലും അണ്ണന്‍ തോല്‍ക്കുന്നത് ഫാന്‍സിനു സഹിക്കില്ല ”
പ്രിത്വി മമ്മൂക്കയോട് – “മധുരയില്‍ നിന്ന് ഒരു ഗുണ്ട വന്നെന്നു കേട്ടപ്പോള്‍ ഇത്ര ഗ്ലാമര്‍ ഉണ്ടെന്നു വിചാരിച്ചില്ല”
മമ്മൂട്ടി – “എന്റെ costume sense ഈ നാട്ടിലെ കൊച്ചു കുട്ടികള്‍ക്ക് വരെ അറിയാം.”
മമ്മൂട്ടി – രാജാ സൈവതുതാന്‍ സോള്ളുവേന്‍ സോല്ലറത്തു മട്ടും താന്‍ സെയവെന്‍

പോക്കിരിരാജ ഒരു ഉത്സവമാണ്. കൂട്ടുകാരോടൊപ്പം തിയേറ്ററില്‍ പോയി കണ്ടു ആസ്വദിക്കിന്‍.

My Rating: 3.5/5

Director: Vaisakh
Producer: Tomichan Mulakupadam
Music: Jassie Gift
Lyrics: Kaithapram
Cinematography: Shaji
Writer: Sibi K Thomas – Udaykrishna
Starring: MegaStar Mammootty, Young Superstar Prithviraj, Shreya Saran, Siddiq

PokkiriRaja Trailer

Drona Review – A different horror thriller

I am writing this review out of sheer anger. I had read extreme bad reviews of the new Malayalam movie Drona 2010. So my expectations was too low. But i liked the movie. Not as a Mammootty fan, but as a normal movie lover. And i am wondering why so many bad reviews for a movie which is NOT that bad. This is a perfect example of movie degrading by some fans. May be people who have not seen the movie are posting comments in different forums.

Shaji Kailas and Mammootty are together after 10 years. So naturally the hype was too much. And the trailer was too good. Expectation from the movie was very high.

Did it live up to the expectation? NO. There are some faults in the movie. And the biggest one is the climax. The bad climax had affected the movie in a big way. If you can forgive the climax, go and watch it.

First half of the movie is damn good. Lots of thrilling scenes and good action sequences.

Cinematography by Ekambaram is good. He has beautifully captured the old Mana.

Mammootty in Drona

Mammootty in Drona

Mammootty, as usual, looks cool in the movie. Kaniha is just ok. Navya Nair has nothing much to do. And Lakshmi Sharma played her part well.

The best thing about the movie is its super cool theme music by Deepak Dev.

Shaji Kailas has improved a lot. He has learned from his mistakes. The camera is stable in this movie :)   This is one of his best directed movies after Narasimham, Vallyettan and Chinthamani Kolacase.

Drona is a different suspense horror thriller. AK Sajan has done a wonderful job in writing this script. The story is not new. But the suspense element is there till the end.  Its after a very long time, that we are seeing a horror Malayalam movie.

Am not writing too much about the movie. Some reviewing sites have disclosed some of the major twists in the movie. My suggestion is – do not read reviews which tells you the full story.

My Rating: 3/5

If Drona can survive this initial negative reports, it will turn out to be a hit.

I am sure this must be the first positive review about Dhrona 2010 :)

Go with zero expectations and you will like it.

Drona 2010

Drona 2010

Drona Poster

Drona Poster

Director: Shaji Kailas
Story, Screenplay: AK Sajan
Music: Deepak Dev
Editing: Don Max
Cinematography: Ekambharan
Starring: Mammootty, Thilakan, Bala, Manoj K Jayan, Kaniha, Lakshmi Sharma, Navya Nair, KPAC Lalitha

Renjith’s Kayyoppu Review

Am wondering why Renjith didn’t market such a wonderful movie.  Kayyoppu wasn’t marketed properly and got a silent release in a very few centers. In Cochin, it was released in Little Shenoys. I am sure, if the movie was distributed properly, it would have got a decent run in box office.

If you are a movie buff and if you like the good old ‘budhijeevi’ kind of Malayalam movies of 80′s, then don’t even read this review. Go and watch this movie as soon as possible.

The original DVD of the movie can be bought from Moser Baer site – Kayyoppu DVD

Kayyoppu

Kayyoppu

Kayyoppu is a brilliant piece of work by Renjith. The movie is very short and is less than 2 hours. The movie goes in its own pace.

Script and direction were too good. The scenes shot in the night and the scenes where it rains were shot beautifully and takes you to another world. The scenes in the police station was really touching.

Mammootty as a writer has excelled in his role. Mukesh, who plays a book publisher is apt for that role.  Khusboo, Neena, Anoop Menon and the room boy have also done a good job.

And i didn’t quite digest the climax of the movie. I still don’t understand why Renjith gave such an abrupt ending to the movie. But the rest of the movie is more than sufficient to bring your mind to an excited level.

Nandanam, Kayyoppu, Thirakkatha and Paleri Manikyam – Is Ranjith the next Padmarajan in making?

Already waiting for Mammootty – Renjith team’s next movie, Ravu Mayumbol

My Rating – 7.5/10

A must watch for all serious movie lovers.

Story and Direction – Renjith

Cinematography – Manoj Pillai

Starring – Mammootty, Mukesh, Anoop Menon and Khusboo

Paleri Manikyam Review – A wonder which happens once in a while

Watched Paleri Manikyam, Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha (A midnight murder story) from PVR, Bangalore.

Directly jumping to my rating – 4 out of 5 stars

I am short of words to describe this brilliant movie directed by Renjith and performed to perfection by Mammootty. The movie belongs to Ranjith and Mammootty.

Palerimanikyam is a strong movie which haunts you for a while after leaving the theater. Not even a single scene, character or dialogue can be removed from the movie. Direction is top class. Narration style is good. Dialogues are excellent. Art direction and camera work are good and suits the theme of this period movie.

Kudos to Ranjith for making this movie. I cant think of any other director who can execute this movie so perfectly.

Paleri Manikyam Poster

Mammootty plays a double (?) role in this movie. Mammootty has once again proved that he is one of the best actors in India with his exceptional portrayal of Ahmed Haji, a cruel Muslim landlord. His looks, mannerisms and body language are so real that you wont feel that Mammootty is acting in the screen.
On the other hand, Mammootty as Haridas looks young, smart and cool.

With Paleri and Loudspeaker, Mammootty is a strong candidate for the Best actor National award in 2009.

Most of the actors in the movie are new faces and they have performed their roles well. These actors come with theater backgrounds. Thanks to Renjith for bringing out so many talented artists.

I dont know how many have noticed a hidden story in the movie. That of Haridas’s family life. There is an inner meaning to that part and the fact that it is not explicitly told makes it even more beautiful.

My Rating for movie: 4/5

My rating for Ahmed Haji (Mammootty) : 4.99/5 – I am sure there is a lot of acting skills left in his career. Hope his best is yet to come. Long live Mammookka.

A must watch for all serious movie lovers. The strong theme, visuals, violence and language are not advisable for the weak hearted and children. The film has got A certificate.

PaleriManikyam
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Screenplay, Dialogues and Direction: Renjith
Story: T P Rajeevan
Cinematography: Manoj Pillai
Music: Sarath and Bijibal

Starring: Mammootty, Gauri Mangal, Shwetha Menon, Brighty Balachandran(Mythili)

Kerala Volley Ball League, KVL Advertisement Video

Video of the Kerala VolleyBall League Advertisement. Mammootty, who was a Volley ball player is the brand ambassador of KVL.

Official Orkut Community of Kerala Volley Ball League

Official website of KVL is KeralaVolleyballLeague.com

“Ithu Kali Vere” :)

Kerala Volley Ball League Logo

Kerala Volley Ball League Logo

The one and only MegaStar, The Handsome Padmasree Bharath Dr. Mamootty

The one and only MegaStar, The Handsome Padmasree Bharath Dr. Mamootty

Mammootty Promotes KVL

Mammootty Promotes KVL

Mammootty, who is presently enjoying the astounding success of his ‘Ee Pattatnhil Bhootham’, will have his next release on August.The actor’s next movie to get released will be ‘Daddy Cool’ which will hit the theatres on August 6. Mammootty is Antony Simon, a crime branch circle inspector, who had joined the service after being fascinated by its prospects. However, after the birth of his son, Antony’s attention shifts to his kid, who he spends most of time with.

This is scripted and directed by debutant Ashique Abu. Daddy Cool however, is undeterred! Also playing substantial roles in the movie are Biju Menon, Vijayaraghavan and Baburaj. This movies promises to be good family entertainment and This is produced by Alvin Antony and Khader Mayyazhi under the banner of Wall Green Productions.

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