POOJAI

POOJAI

Theatre : TVM SreePadmanabha
Showtime & Date : 2.30pm, 22-10-2014
Status : Housefull

Vishal after a break is doing a mass masala entertainer with Hari who delivered some racy entertainers in Tamil Cinema. Did the movie works??? Lets see

Story
Vasu(Vishal) is doing small time financial business who is staying in a market. We have a villain who is a contract killer underplaying his role on society as a financial company head, an honest cop Sathyaraj after him, a heroine Sruthi Hassan for romantic scenes and songs. And as expected a family drama with twists.

Performances
Vishal as always is supercool in these type of roles. His emotional scenes were good. And in action, as always he shines. Sathyaraj was fine. Sruthi was just for songs and romantic scenes. Her dubbing and certain expressions in certain scenes were horrible. Villain was fine. Lot of stars Jayaprakash, Thalaivasal Vijay, Sithara, Radhika, Kousalya, Renuka... to play family members as they did their part well. Soori simply shines in his role

Songs & BGM
Yuvan Shankar Raja disappoints in songs, BGM was fine

Technical
Cinematography and Editing were perfect for this mass masala entertainer

Script & Direction
Both departments handled by HARI was just rehash of Hari's own SINGAM, THAMIRABHARANI, ARUL movies. Still the packaging, the way plot unfolds maked the show interesting. Interval punch was superb. Second half was fine, but side track comedy though enjoyable didn't fit to the plot much. Also the climax ended as ordinary one. The fresh element I could see in this was the way the villain does his job, their planning and all

Overall if you like HARI films and mass masala entertainers, this won't disappoint you, but don't expect something fresh.

Verdict : MASS MASALA ENTERTAINER

ROMANS

ROMANS

Theatre : Aluva Zeenath
Showtime & Date : 6.15pm, 17-01-2013
Status : Balcony FULL, FC 95%

The hit duo Kunchacko Boban - Biju Menon comes together in Janapriyan fame director Boban Samuel's ROMANS scripted by Y V Rajesh. Expectation was just a simple entertainer. But the movie turned out to be a well made kidu racy mass comedy entertainer which was never expected from the director. The duo actors made the show to the max entertaining level.

Story
Aakash(Kunchacko Boban) & Shibu(Biju Menon) escapes from way to prison and reaches Poomala village where people were expecting two priests from Rome. To find a hide out & to make money, they acts like priests from Rome & things change when they plans to conduct the church function which has got some mysterious past.

Performances
Kunchacko Boban & Biju Menon - their chemistry was magical. Throughout the film we can see them complimenting each other. The whole film was their show. Terrific combo & ORDINARY is just a history after this movie for sure

Shaju was funny with costumes & visiting card numbers. Nelson was too good. Ponnamma Babu rocks in her cameo. After a long time, Kakka Ravi aka Nizhalgal Ravi in a cameo.Lalu Alex rocks, T G Ravi & Vijayaraghavan too. Niveda was just for the sake of a heroine. The one who played Arun Ghosh's heroine is a heroine material. Awesome screen presence.
Rest of the actors did their part well.

Songs & BGM
Though songs by M Jeyachandran was passable, BGM by Bijipal rocked especially for Chackochan & BijuMenon scenes.
Technical
Cinematography was awesome, Editing was perfect for second half, but first half needs a bit more better work I felt. Art direction was awesome.

Script & Direction
Script by Y V Rajesh was superb. Though the basic thought was from hollywood flick We're No Angels, the thread was beautifully made into a fresh story & executed very well with nice elements in apt mixture. Fun was there thoughout along with sentiments & horror factor. Best screenplay by Y V Rajesh till date. Dialogues were too funny at many parts which makes us miss some proceeding dialogues. Smart work

Direction by Boban Samuel was impressive. We can't believe that the same director who created Janapriyan made this. Scenes were well crafted & told in a fresh manner at many points especially flashback & story telling modes. Frame composition were awesome for 90% of the scenes. Not a single dull moment. So racy & fun filled.

Overall the first good comedy mass entertainer, enjoy with your families

Verdict : Go for it
BO Verdict : Sure Hit, chances for Blockbuster too(if ORDINARY can, this one has  double chances)