TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC

Went for TRAFFIC, second time

Theatre : TVM Dhanya
Showtime & Date : 6.15pm, 08-01-2011
Status : Balcony Full, FC 60%

A movie which is forcing me to watch in theatres again and again .
Factors are many - Brilliant Script, exceptional narrative style & excellent direction, Brilliant Natural performances, Classy Technical part....

Story
If u want to enjoy the movie, don't read anything regarding story in any of the reviews u come across.

Performances
Felt a few more things while watching second time

Sreenivasan as traffic police constable Sudevan
Sreenivasan is the routine actor for directors who think something different or something new. As usual, he did his part well.

Kunchacko Boban as Dr.Abel Tharyan
Natural performance of a flawed character in a brilliant way. Very few dialogues were there. More importance for his looks & expressions which conveyed everything to the audience. Be it his smile to Asif Ali inside the van or how he message from his mobile after looking at others or his entry to hospital just before the mission, nothing but Excellent. VILLAINISM was done very well in a natural way. Also in the climax Bilal Colony sequence, he was good with some nice thrilling moments. Also the fight in second half was a natural one without cinematic gimmicks.

Anoop Menon as commissioner Ajmal Nassar
While walking we can see Mammootty in him
While acting we can see Mohanlal in him
If the role is something like an angry character, we can see SureshGopi's expressions in him
Atlast he did it, though traces of all above said comes in parts, he did his part well with high energy and good screen presence.He was natural when mission starts, especially, when wireless lost connection, his dialogue "u chk it, chk it."
Finally Anoop Menon behaved as a character, AJMAL NASSAR, keep doing these.

Asif Ali as Rajeev
Asif did the role of a true friend well especially in the Bilal colony sequence showing like he'll do anything for his friend Rayhan. His voice modulation needs to be improved. He spoiled a good scene with Sandhya with bad performance.

Vineeth Sreenivasan as Rayhan
Vineeth Sreenivasan was there in very few scenes only but made his mark and his presence was there throughout the movie. He did his part well.

Rahman as superstar Siddharth
This is the character which Rahman as an actor shines well in his third innings. As superstar Siddharth with head-weight, he simply scored in an interview scene in first half. At times, audience may feel like whether he's imitating Mammootty by wearing sunglasses, makeup in between, arrogant nature & driving car by himself.

Saikumar as Rayhan's father
Natural performance at its best, be it the hospital sequence talking to collector or calling his friends to watch his son's TV programme or asking his wife " Shall we go for a drive". Crying while driving the car, SMART PERFORMANCE!!!

Rony as journalist
Rony as journalist in Asianet was natural, nice work!!!

Vijayakumar as Mathew
Vijayakumar's role of Superstar Siddharth's right-hand Mathew may reminds us Antony Perumbavur or Anto Joseph, JUST JOKING!!!

Baiju Ezhupunna as Thanseer
With two dialogues and climax song sequence, he rocked especially the scene in which he blocks school children and clearing roads.

Krishna as Jicku
Krishna was there in a few scenes but did his character well.

Lena 

As the mother of a ill-daughter, she simply scored especially in second half, Good Performance!!!

Sandhya as Adhithi
Sandhya got a nice role, she did it well in the beginning. After a few scenes, emotions were not that deeply presented.

Roma as Miriyam
Roma comes only in second half. She had a very few scenes & was very natural in performance. This role is an escape from her routine roles, what movies like Notebook & Chocolate gave her.

Remya Nambeeshan as Shwetha
Nothing much to do. Did her part well, especially the accident scene in second half without dupe, good work.

Namitha Prasad
Namitha, a debutant, as Siddharth's daughter had nothing much to perform. In the interview sequence and in opening scene she had some good moments.

Reena Basheer
As a middle class govt employee and wife of Sudevan's character , she nicely potrayed her role.

Jose Prakash in cameo as Dr.Simon D'souza
What to say, with brilliant dialogues and screen presence, he starts the game. Impressive effective cameo.

U won't find any unnecessary character in the movie.

VERDICT : We can watch the movie atleast once for these performances alone