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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Malayalam Movie Review - ABCD (Rating 3.5/5 Star)

ABCD Malayalam Poster

"Johns & Korah" = Modern day "Dasan & Vijayan"

Summary:

I can't remember another Malayalam movie that was as anticipated and hyped as ABCD.  The marketing partners as well as the cast did a masterful job of publicizing and keeping the fans updated throughout the making of the film.  Even us at Malayalam Film Blog actually wrote a Preview about the film in October of 2012.  The hype for the film is especially evident when looking at the analytic of this site and seeing that the ABCD Preview received one of the highest "Hits" on a daily basis showing the interst of the Malayalam film lovers.

ABCD Cast Dulquer, Jacob Gregory, Aparna
While the movie does have some of the veteran "role players" of the Malayalam Film Industry, the heavy lifting of the film is done by new comers.  Dulquer (If he can be called a newcomer) , Gregory, Aparna Gopinath (Mathumitha), SP Sreekumar etc. do a masterful job of keeping the viewers entertained throughout.  Hats off to the creators and Martin Prakkat for putting it all together.  

One of the best quotes about ABCD I have seen (via twitter) was: "Johns & Korah, the new generation Dasan &
Aparna Gopinath, Tovino Thomas
Vijayan".  The pairing of Dulquer Salmaan (Johns) & Jacob Gregory (Korah) is spot on.  They complement each other very well and likely will go down as the reason for the success of the film.

Going into the movie expect nothing but comical and playful three hours and you will not be disappointed.  The general gist of the movie is about a couple of privileged kids from the US trying to get acclimated to Kerala on there own.   The opposite of what Dasan and Vijayan went through!!!

Only one question remains: When is the Sequel coming out?

defiantly a must watch, don't miss it.

Notes/ABCD Dialog:
  • Dulquer Salmaan sure knows how to pick winners.  Keep it up.
  • Jacob Gregory (Giri Giri from Akkarakazhchakal) was AWESOME!!!
  • Tovino Thomas, the pseudo villain Akhilesh Varma, did good.
  • SP Sreekumar (Lloyd Fernandez) from Marimayam was entertaining for the small part that he had.
  • "Njangal thammil oru bendam ondu, mala bendham"
  • Korah's ill timed one liners were great and kept the playful tone always
  • "I think our balls are not safe here "
  •   "Which asshole invented this kakkoos..."
  • "To all country people..." 

Credits:

ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi
ABCD Malayalam movie Poster
Official Poster
Directed byMartin Prakkat
Produced byShibu Thameens
Screenplay byMartin Prakkat
Naveen Bhaskar
Sooraj-Neeraj
Story bySooraj-Neeraj
StarringDulquer Salmaan
Jacob Gregory
Aparna Gopinath
Tovino Thomas
Music byGopi Sunder

Trailer:


Music (Stuff that's on my playlist):

  • Johnny Mone Johnny
  • Making off Johnny Mone Johnny

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Malayalam Movie Review - Amen (3.5/5 Star)



A visual and cinematic treat!!! 
(wish the story was on the same level)


Credits:

Amen
Amen 2013 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLijo Jose Pellissery
Produced byFareed Khan
Written byP. S. Rafeeque
Starring
Music byPrashant Pillai

Summary:


Swati in AmenAmen 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.


Vincent Vattolli, Solomon in AmenThe 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:

    Amen cast
  • 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

Amen Mani
One of the bright young actors in Malayalam film today.  While Fahadh's character in Amen is different from the modern roles he has dawned in the past, but the performance is strong as always.


    

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.



Trailer:


Music (Stuff that's on my playlist):

Solomanum Shoshannayum

Pampara Pa Pa

Aathmavil

Vattolli