A visual and cinematic treat!!!
(wish the story was on the same level)
Credits:
| Amen | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
| Produced by | Fareed Khan |
| Written by | P. S. Rafeeque |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Prashant Pillai |
Summary:
Amen is one of the movies that have been much hyped on twitter/Facebook during the production of the film as Fahadh Faasil (@twitfahadh), Indrajith (@indrajith_S) and Lijo Jose Pellissery (@mrinvicible) are active Social Media users. Tales of Fr. Vattolli was very prevalent and kept the anticipation high for many months leading up-to the release.
The movie is set in a village named Kumaramkari many decades ago and the story revolves around the Geevarghese Palli and the Geevarghese Band. Overall it's a very well constructed movie in which a great deal of effort is taken to be innovative in most areas. It's made to a higher standard than the typical Malayalam Movie. The delivery of each scene is very different from what we are used to seeing. Beautiful backdrop, peppy yet apt background music, crisp dialog that does justice to the period as well as entertain the audience, a large number of characters that are each memorable in there own unique way and above all a touch of simplicity in all aspects. Beautiful!!!
All that being said, one area where the movie falls short on is the story. It's not on par with the rest, simply typical!!!
Overall it's a Must Watch!!!!
Additional Notes:
- Rachana Narayanankutty's delivers on par w/ her performances in Marimayam. Loved it.
- As always Chinjumol is awesome
- In most Malayalam movies, whenever there is a "foreign" person involved, it seems as if the director/producer found them laying on a beach somewhere and asked "Would you like to be in a movie?". The french girl in Amen, seems like she's actually an actress that was caste for the role. Nice!!!
- All the songs in Amen are excellent and fits in with the motif of the film
Noteworthy Performances:
Fahadh Faasil
Indrajith
Fr. Vincent Vattolli, what a name!!! While he is not the "main" character in the movie, he delivers a character that is very very memorable and essential to the movie.
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