Madambi (Malayalam - 2008)

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 (***)