RACE

RACE

Theatre : TVM Kairali

Showtime & Date : 11.30am, 12-02-2011

Status :Balcony 50%, FC 20%

After ORAAL & VEERALIPPATTU, director Kukku Surendran is back in tinseltown with his new movie RACE. The movie which was marketed as a family thriller is not at all an edge-to-seat thriller.

Story

Dr. Eby John(Kunchacko Boban) is a famous cardiologist who leads a happy life with his wife Niya(Mamtha Mohandas) and daughter Anu(Baby Anikha). Things change when Eby leaves to Banglore for conference, a stranger who introduces himself as Niranjan(Indrajith) enters Aby's home & tells Niya that Anu got kidnapped & now she's with his friend Eldo(Jagathy Sreekumar). In the meantime, Eby got kidnapped by Gauri Munjal and tells him that Anu is in their custody. What's the reason behind the kidnap? How Aby & Niya rescues Anu? Watch the movie for the answers.

Performances

The movie does not offer anything new for the actors except a few scenes for Kunchacko Boban & Indrajith. Kunchacko Boban as Dr.Eby had some nice moments in second half, especially hospital scene in second half, after the award function & a few more,otherwise nothing special for the actor to shine. Indrajith had the very same hospital scenes in second half to score & some small moments in first half, otherwise nothing special & looks robotic at times. As the suspense of the movie was predictable, Indrajith's performance in the climax could not make any impact. Mamtha was a miscast, her dubbing was weak. Gauri Munjal was sidelined with not so well developed role. Sreejith Ravi was surprisingly good with good dialogue delivery. Chembil Asokan, Geetha Vijayan & some new faces did their part. Baby Anikha as Anu was convincing especially in the "asthma" scene.

The real showstealer is JAGATHY SREEKUMAR as Eldo who appears with soda glass spects & who repeats his dialogue everytime. SIMPLY AWESOME. After a long time, a well made character for Jagathy sreekumar

Songs

There were so songs in the movie. BGM by Gopi Sundar was tad above average only, but sticks well with the mood of the movie.

Technical
Cinematography was good, Editing was average. The movie demanded fast cuts. Art Direction was good. Title Animation was good.

Script & Direction

Story by Kukku Surendran is a straight lift of hollywood flick TRAPPED. Screenplay by Kukku Surendran & Robin Thirumala is a mix of TRAPPED, RANSOM & NICK OF TIME, but didn't do justice to even one of them. Dialogues by Robin Thirumala was not that good. The movie proceeds in a very prdictable path from the beginning itself. The scenarists didn't provide any surprise for the audience. Even the sequence in second half reminds us of opening sequence in KANYAKUMARI EXPRESS. Direction was average only. The movie could have been a lot better if handled the script & direction in much more convincing way. It is just the performance of Kunchacko Boban & Indrajith which makes the movie watchable atleast once, otherwise nothing new or special.

On the whole, the thrill created by the posters designed by GABRIEL GEORGE was not at all there in the movie.

Verdict : Disappointed

BO Verdict : Flop, may end as breakeven as the movie covered its production cost through satellite & other rights

Kukku Surendran has to be careful next time, if he is planning to direct a movie.

This RACE won't happen in theatres as TRAFFIC is still there.