SENIORS

SENIORS

Theatre : TVM Ajanta
Showtime & Date : 11.00am, 07-05-2011
Status : HOUSEFULL

After last year's superhit movie POKKIRIRAJA(a below average one in my opinion), director Vysakh is back with his new movie SENIORS, a multistarrer movie produced by Vysakh Rajan under the banner of Vaisaka Cynyma after the blockbuster Marykkundoru Kunjaadu & scripted by Sachi-Sethu team.

Story
As shown in poster, BACK TO COLLEGE is the theme of the movie. Twelve years after college days, friends Pappan(Jayaram), Rex Emmanuel(Kunchacko Boban), Idikkula(Biju Menon) & Munna(Manoj.K.Jayan) decides to join for PG course in the very same college & there was a reason behind that decision. Watch the movie to know more.

Performances

Jayaram as Pappu couldn't make any impact as it was a routine role for him. Kunchacko Boban steals the show towards the climax & his expressions & dialogue delivery & three getups was superb. Also in action sequences, he shines. Biju Menon steals many scenes with good one-liners which he delivers with such an ease which we have seen in the movie Pattalom. Manoj.K.Jayan couldn't make much impact as the character demanded but some good one-lines in the script helped him in some scenes. Padmapriya had only three emotions to be portrayed throughout the movie. Ananya does her part well with ease. Meera Nandan was okay in her cameo role. Jyothirmayi & Radha Varma were wasted in limited roles. Suraj Venjarammoodu does the same as in previous movies, even the dialogues were same. Some dialogues will make us laugh. Siddhique was good as always with nice dialogue delivery. Jagathy, Vijayaraghavan, Shammi Thilakan, Lalu Alex were wasted.

Songs
For the first time in malayalam, multiple music directors are joning for a single movie - Jassie Gift, Alex Paul & Alphonse Joseph. Aaraamam Niranje song, though music is not upto the mark, it perfectly fits the celebration mood of the movie. The item song in second half was not at all impressive. Another music director Gopi Sundar handled background score. BGM was loud at many parts of the movie. A haunting violin music as part of drama sequence in the movie composed by Alphonse was good.

Technical
Cinematography by Shaji and Editing by Mahesh Narayanan was racy. Art direction by Joseph Nellikkal looks usual other than some sets in songs. S.B.Satheeshan did a commendable job in Costumes department. Choreography by Shoby was superb as he managed to make all the four leasds dance well.

Script & Direction
Script by Sachi-Sethu team was predictable. The movie starts with a 1981 episode & 1996 episode. Then itself a normal film goer will understand the the answer for the question WHY. Some scenes in first half clearly gives him the answer for WHO too. But the dialogues in the movie were superb & could evoke laughter. If the opening sequence was avoided & started with Jyothirmayi episode, it could have been a much more better-atleast the answer for WHY would have kept as a suspense. Still the movie manages to entertain with racy first half. In second half, the item song episode & Lalu Alex scenes look totally out of place. Direction by Vysakh was racy & entertaining. It is his direction which makes the climax look this better & Editor Mahesh Narayanan did a commendable job to make it racy though predictable. Vysakh handled many scenes very usually & end up as spoilers. Still the movie is an engaging one with racy first half & an above average second half.

Verdict : Above Average Mass Entertainer
BO Verdict : HIT