2008 malayalam movie starring mohanlal, kavya madhavan, siddhique and ajmal in the lead roles. mohanlal plays the role of a money lender in a small village in kerala. Siddhique is his rival in the same field. But being the protagonist, mohanlal stays with the local people in many issues which are created by Siddhique and his team. Kavya Madhavan plays the role of a private bank manager in the same village.
Ajmal is mohanlal's brother who is very unhappy in the way his brother treats him. Siddhique later succeeds in bringin Ajmal to his side, fighting against Mohanlal. They plots against Lal many times, but he gets out of them with ease. At a certain stage, Lal doesnt even get the support from his mother who thinks Lal is just behind money and gives no importance at all to relationships. But by the end, with the help of some flash back related to his father, Lal changes his mother's attitude towards him. And with the help of a court he brings his brother back to his side.
The story line seems just a normal Mohanlal type, that we have been watching for the last few years. But there is something in the film that makes you feel comfortable to stay watching it. And if you are a Mohanlal fan, then you are gonna love the film. Unlike other films, a difference with this one is that it doesn't end with an action sequence. There are no unwanted dialogues and superhero image, and the film is taken in a nice manner. Kavya has done a good job in this film, but Ajmal is not that impressive. And to get the smiley effect they have got Suraj Venjaramood, who now is a common face in malayalam films.
My Rating : Good (***)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Veruthe Oru Bharya (Malayalam - 2008)
2008 malayalam movie starring Jayaram and Gopika in the lead roles. Its supposed to be a come back in Jayaram's career. And its the last film by Gopika before her marriage.The film is about the life of a middle class family. Jayaram plays the role of the husband who is a government employee. Gopika is his wife who does all the work at home. They have a daughter Anjana (Niveditha) who is studying in the school.
As the story moves forward, Gopika becomes a person who is very unhappy with the way her husband treats her. She feels like she has been locked to the house. Also she is very unhappy in the lack of interest shown by her husband in her parents. To her surprise, Jayaram takes them for a trip with the others in his office, but he drinks a lot on the way and makes an issue at Tamil Nadu which prompts the ladies in the group to wind up the trip. Things get worse when Jayaram gave less importance to a call from Gopika's home. Because of that, they were not able to reach Gopika's house before her mother dies of illness.
This hurts Gopika a lot and she decides to start a strike by not doing the so called duties of a wife at home. This makes jayaram restless and he beats Gopika. She leaves his home and stays at her house with her father and brother. Now its Jayaram's duty to take care of their daughter and all the other matters at home. Soon he become over protective because of some unfortunate events and loses his mental stability. But Gopkia reaches home with some others from Jayaram's office just in time to see the kid suffering with severe fever and Jayaram under mental illness. They tries to get the girl out of his custody, but Jayaram feels like they are somebody else trying to hurt his child, and on trying to save her, accidentally hits the girl with an iron rod on her head. Then he loses his conciousness. Fortunately, the child is saved and Jayaram was brought under mental treatment. Later with the help of the doctor they decide to return to their old life and the film ends in a postivie way.
The film has got a lot of relevance in the current social life in kerala. It shows about the bad elements in the society that can affect the peaceful atmosphere of a family. If you are looking for entertainment, then i cant offer you that in this film. But if you want something to think, like something related to family life, then you should watch this movie. And the film is considered as a good re-entry for Jayaram in the Malayalam Film industry.
My Ratings : Good (***)
As the story moves forward, Gopika becomes a person who is very unhappy with the way her husband treats her. She feels like she has been locked to the house. Also she is very unhappy in the lack of interest shown by her husband in her parents. To her surprise, Jayaram takes them for a trip with the others in his office, but he drinks a lot on the way and makes an issue at Tamil Nadu which prompts the ladies in the group to wind up the trip. Things get worse when Jayaram gave less importance to a call from Gopika's home. Because of that, they were not able to reach Gopika's house before her mother dies of illness.
This hurts Gopika a lot and she decides to start a strike by not doing the so called duties of a wife at home. This makes jayaram restless and he beats Gopika. She leaves his home and stays at her house with her father and brother. Now its Jayaram's duty to take care of their daughter and all the other matters at home. Soon he become over protective because of some unfortunate events and loses his mental stability. But Gopkia reaches home with some others from Jayaram's office just in time to see the kid suffering with severe fever and Jayaram under mental illness. They tries to get the girl out of his custody, but Jayaram feels like they are somebody else trying to hurt his child, and on trying to save her, accidentally hits the girl with an iron rod on her head. Then he loses his conciousness. Fortunately, the child is saved and Jayaram was brought under mental treatment. Later with the help of the doctor they decide to return to their old life and the film ends in a postivie way.
The film has got a lot of relevance in the current social life in kerala. It shows about the bad elements in the society that can affect the peaceful atmosphere of a family. If you are looking for entertainment, then i cant offer you that in this film. But if you want something to think, like something related to family life, then you should watch this movie. And the film is considered as a good re-entry for Jayaram in the Malayalam Film industry.
My Ratings : Good (***)
Saturday, August 9, 2008
The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (English - 2008)
A 2008 english movie. Third in the famous mummy series, and the story happens 14 years after the second part. but take my word, not as impressive as the previous two. Brendan Fraser plays the role of Rick O'Connell, Jet Li as Emperor Han, Maria Bello as Evelyn (not the same cast as in the previous films) and Luke Ford as Alex O'Connell. Those who have watched the second part might not have forgotten about Alex O'Connell, a smart little kid. He is now grown up and follows his dads way, but i'm sure he lost his charm.
Alex decides to follow the path shown by his dad and succeeds in bringing out the dragon emperor's tomb from under the desert. At this time, the British Government assigns O'Connell Senior who is now enjoying a retirement life, for a mission in China. The mission was to return to the Chinese government the Eye of Shangri-La which originally belonged to China, but was kept in the British Museum. O'Connell reaches the Chinese museum with his wife Evelyn where the dragon emperor was brought in by his son. They didn knew that this egg is capable of resurrecting the dragon emperor who is now under a curse. The dragon emperor got the curse from a witch Zi Yuan while he was trying to become immortal, and got converted to statues. General Yang was a general in the Chinese army and he believes that only the dragon emperor can save this world. With the help of the chief of the Chinese museum, the general captures the Eye brought in by O'Connell and resurrects the Dragon Emperor. And the fight starts. Rest is almost same as that of the previous films. And in guest appearence are three yetis (monkey/bear like creatures that are believed to be existing in the Himalayas) which came in time to save O'Connell's team from the dragon emperor and his general during a fight in the Himalayas. The last fight of the film is between the army of the dragon emperor and the mummies of the people who were killed by him. Meanwhile the emperor has attained immortality from the pool of Shangri La in the Himalayas. But by sacrificing the immortality of herself and her daughter Lin, Zi Yuan makes him mortal again.
the witch is later killed by the emperor, but she somehow manages to get a knife which is the only way to kill the king. Followed by this there is a fight between the O'Connells on one side and the emperor on the other, and in the end the emperor is killed by the O'Connells.
The film is not as interesting as the previous versions. You will feel really bored in most of the first half. The second half starts with a strong fight sequence, but doesnt last long. It was in this fight sequence that they brought in a trio of Yeti's to help the O'Connells and its effects are worth
mentioning. There is also a good amount of comedy, mainly by Jonathan(John Hannah) which contributed a lot in not making the film utter boring. And for those who are going to watch the movie to see more from Brenden Fraser, i've got bad news. He is not there for long, and his son is given equal importance. Also Mrs. O'Connell is casted by a different actress and it didn work out well as in the previous movies, thats what i think. I dont recommend you to go to the theatre and watch the movie. Try some other methods. :-)
My Ratings : Yawn (**)
Alex decides to follow the path shown by his dad and succeeds in bringing out the dragon emperor's tomb from under the desert. At this time, the British Government assigns O'Connell Senior who is now enjoying a retirement life, for a mission in China. The mission was to return to the Chinese government the Eye of Shangri-La which originally belonged to China, but was kept in the British Museum. O'Connell reaches the Chinese museum with his wife Evelyn where the dragon emperor was brought in by his son. They didn knew that this egg is capable of resurrecting the dragon emperor who is now under a curse. The dragon emperor got the curse from a witch Zi Yuan while he was trying to become immortal, and got converted to statues. General Yang was a general in the Chinese army and he believes that only the dragon emperor can save this world. With the help of the chief of the Chinese museum, the general captures the Eye brought in by O'Connell and resurrects the Dragon Emperor. And the fight starts. Rest is almost same as that of the previous films. And in guest appearence are three yetis (monkey/bear like creatures that are believed to be existing in the Himalayas) which came in time to save O'Connell's team from the dragon emperor and his general during a fight in the Himalayas. The last fight of the film is between the army of the dragon emperor and the mummies of the people who were killed by him. Meanwhile the emperor has attained immortality from the pool of Shangri La in the Himalayas. But by sacrificing the immortality of herself and her daughter Lin, Zi Yuan makes him mortal again.
the witch is later killed by the emperor, but she somehow manages to get a knife which is the only way to kill the king. Followed by this there is a fight between the O'Connells on one side and the emperor on the other, and in the end the emperor is killed by the O'Connells.
The film is not as interesting as the previous versions. You will feel really bored in most of the first half. The second half starts with a strong fight sequence, but doesnt last long. It was in this fight sequence that they brought in a trio of Yeti's to help the O'Connells and its effects are worth
mentioning. There is also a good amount of comedy, mainly by Jonathan(John Hannah) which contributed a lot in not making the film utter boring. And for those who are going to watch the movie to see more from Brenden Fraser, i've got bad news. He is not there for long, and his son is given equal importance. Also Mrs. O'Connell is casted by a different actress and it didn work out well as in the previous movies, thats what i think. I dont recommend you to go to the theatre and watch the movie. Try some other methods. :-)
My Ratings : Yawn (**)
The Pursuit of Happyness (English - 2006)
A 2006 english movie based on the life story of the famous american entrepuener and philanthropist, Christopher Gardner. Will Smith plays the role of Chris gardner. This is a real story, very inspiring and i recommend u to watch this movie as early as possible.
The film tells how chris gardener struggled in his life to attain the position that he is in at present. While the film progresses we can find gardener facing some situations that are really tough and we will be very anxious to know how he is gonna tackle with them. Also Smith's son is playing the role of Gardener's son. He didn have money to pay his parking bills.Hence he was arrested and put in jail for one night. He didn have money to pay the house rend. So he was thrown out from his room and he and his son slept for some days in places where they can find safety. They once locked themselves in a public toilet in the railway station in the night. But he financially recovers after some months of very hard working and strong determination.
In the last scene, Christopher Gardener appears himself in the film as a person walking past Will Smith and his son. Smith then looks back at that person too. According to me, this is the best scene in this film. You wont identify Gardener that easily, and i got the information from Wikipedia.
And i strongly recommend u to watch this movie.
Chris Gardener is a $65million business man in US (as per 2006).
My Rating : Must Watch (****)
The film tells how chris gardener struggled in his life to attain the position that he is in at present. While the film progresses we can find gardener facing some situations that are really tough and we will be very anxious to know how he is gonna tackle with them. Also Smith's son is playing the role of Gardener's son. He didn have money to pay his parking bills.Hence he was arrested and put in jail for one night. He didn have money to pay the house rend. So he was thrown out from his room and he and his son slept for some days in places where they can find safety. They once locked themselves in a public toilet in the railway station in the night. But he financially recovers after some months of very hard working and strong determination.
In the last scene, Christopher Gardener appears himself in the film as a person walking past Will Smith and his son. Smith then looks back at that person too. According to me, this is the best scene in this film. You wont identify Gardener that easily, and i got the information from Wikipedia.
And i strongly recommend u to watch this movie.
Chris Gardener is a $65million business man in US (as per 2006).
My Rating : Must Watch (****)
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