Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal - Malayalam Movie Review
Directed by Lal Jose
Produced by Rathish Ambat, Prakash Varma, Jerry John Kallatt
Written by James Albert
Starring Dileep, Rima Kallingal, Murali Gopy, Parvathy Nambiar
Music by Prashant Pillai
Editing by Ranjan Abraham
Studio Small Town Cinema, LJ Films
Release dates December 20, 2013
Country India
Language Malayalam
Produced by Rathish Ambat, Prakash Varma, Jerry John Kallatt
Written by James Albert
Starring Dileep, Rima Kallingal, Murali Gopy, Parvathy Nambiar
Music by Prashant Pillai
Editing by Ranjan Abraham
Studio Small Town Cinema, LJ Films
Release dates December 20, 2013
Country India
Language Malayalam
Cast
Dileep as Aby Mathew
Rima Kallingal as Sini Alex
Murali Gopy as Tyson Alex
Parvathy Nambiar as Ann
Tini Tom
Harishree Ashokan
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Sekhar Menon
Arun
Ramu
Praveena
Suja Menon
Ambika Mohan
Surabhi
Anil Rajgopal as Baijuraj
Dileep as Aby Mathew
Rima Kallingal as Sini Alex
Murali Gopy as Tyson Alex
Parvathy Nambiar as Ann
Tini Tom
Harishree Ashokan
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Sekhar Menon
Arun
Ramu
Praveena
Suja Menon
Ambika Mohan
Surabhi
Anil Rajgopal as Baijuraj
A superb title, that too in 'Malayalam' (a rare now a days in Mollywood), Lal Jose - Dileep combo, James Albert's script, Star cast involving Rima, Murali, good trailer and promo song etc created enough hype around 'Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal (7SR).
Aby Mathew, an ad film maker, finally decides to get married after averting the topic for years due to a failed romance. 7 days before the wedding Abie decides to give his Ex-Lover Sini, now a house wife, a visit. The film deals the with the consequences that the visit casts on the lives of these two and people surrounding them and their efforts to make everything right, with just 7 beautiful (bachelor) days to go, before Aby's marriage.
7SR begins as a romantic comedy, turns into suspense-drama mode and finally ends up a mahed potato, to many things tried out and failed to get most of them right, Too many cooks spoiled the brath. Its fairly entertaining in the first half with the right dose of suspense and drama but loses control in the later half when everything gets revealed, which are predictable by the way. It also feels extended/dragged towards climax. Point to blame, the half baked script. Had James focused on single thing it would have endd up a much good film.
The biggest plus of the film is Lal Jose's direction. Once again he took an average script to a watchable level via his craftmanship. The film also shows the new gen making style of Lal with a bollywood rom-com feel in many scenes. The dreaming sequences were a riot, especialy Murali doing 'Vachikkava'
Dileep has done a convincing job as Aby, but those who go to see his TM laughs and gags will be slightly disappointed. Rima & new comer Parvathi has done their part well. Murali Gopy looked like was trying hard to look the tough, rough, partyfreak, angry boxer. Rest of the cast were okay.
James Albert has given a half baked script, but definitely better than his last few attempts IMO.But his dialogues were good, as always. Camera work was nice, except few weird micro close up shots. BG score was okay. The Promo song and Koodeyirikkam songs were good, rest only helped the movie to lag its pace. Editing was good.
With almost all revenue recvered before release, thanks mainly to the exhauberent satellite right, and in brand placement the producers might be sitting comfirtably. But hates when the 'business motive' stands projected above the movie, eventhough it is a business after all.
7SR is a one time watchable movie, its not bad, but its nowheren near where it should have been7SR begins as a romantic comedy, turns into suspense-drama mode and finally ends up a mahed potato, to many things tried out and failed to get most of them right, Too many cooks spoiled the brath. Its fairly entertaining in the first half with the right dose of suspense and drama but loses control in the later half when everything gets revealed, which are predictable by the way. It also feels extended/dragged towards climax. Point to blame, the half baked script. Had James focused on single thing it would have endd up a much good film.
The biggest plus of the film is Lal Jose's direction. Once again he took an average script to a watchable level via his craftmanship. The film also shows the new gen making style of Lal with a bollywood rom-com feel in many scenes. The dreaming sequences were a riot, especialy Murali doing 'Vachikkava'
Dileep has done a convincing job as Aby, but those who go to see his TM laughs and gags will be slightly disappointed. Rima & new comer Parvathi has done their part well. Murali Gopy looked like was trying hard to look the tough, rough, partyfreak, angry boxer. Rest of the cast were okay.
James Albert has given a half baked script, but definitely better than his last few attempts IMO.But his dialogues were good, as always. Camera work was nice, except few weird micro close up shots. BG score was okay. The Promo song and Koodeyirikkam songs were good, rest only helped the movie to lag its pace. Editing was good.
With almost all revenue recvered before release, thanks mainly to the exhauberent satellite right, and in brand placement the producers might be sitting comfirtably. But hates when the 'business motive' stands projected above the movie, eventhough it is a business after all.
Rating: 2.75/5
Verdict: Above Averge
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