MY REVIEW ON "Kerala Cafe"
Damn good….the name KERALA CAFÉ is very suitable for d film coz all the characters are linked around a restaurant named ‘KERALA CAFÉ’ in one way or d other… the link, rather d connection of movies n characters were done efficiently by ranjith in a surprising yet different way... now my take on the movies one by one..
1.Nostalgia
Director - M.Padmakumar
Main cast:-Dileep, Navya Nair,sudheesh
This movie deals around a selfish nri business man and his family.dileep essayed the role of d business man and navya nair acted as his wife.sudheesh did the role of a hotel supplier in ‘kerala café’ who wants to get a job in dubai for taking care of his family.the 3 lead roles were good but the movie didn’t had the substance which can be conveyed in some 10 min and odd..the ending was abrupt..i felt 10 min was too short for d film and d director was helpless coz dat was d script which he got.. Rating-2.5/5
1.Nostalgia
Director - M.Padmakumar
Main cast:-Dileep, Navya Nair,sudheesh
This movie deals around a selfish nri business man and his family.dileep essayed the role of d business man and navya nair acted as his wife.sudheesh did the role of a hotel supplier in ‘kerala café’ who wants to get a job in dubai for taking care of his family.the 3 lead roles were good but the movie didn’t had the substance which can be conveyed in some 10 min and odd..the ending was abrupt..i felt 10 min was too short for d film and d director was helpless coz dat was d script which he got.. Rating-2.5/5
2.Island Express
Director - Shankar Ramakrishnan
main cast:-Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Rahman, Sukumari
This is the story of a writer[prithviraj] who is all set to publish the book in d memory of his friend ‘ohm’.let the theme which the book deals remain a suspense coz its somethin u all shud undeertand by watching the film.prithviraj was lookin excellent and received a big cheer when he was introduced on screen. d biggest applause was heard when he said the name ‘mangalashery neelakandan’ as one of his idols..other main casts sukumari,jayasurya, maniyanpillai raju and rahman justified their roles..the theme and direction of the movie was brilliant. My hopes on the remaining movies became very high after watchin this one.Rating:-4/5
3.Lalitham Hiranmayam
Director - Shaji Kailas
Main cast: Sureshgopi, Jyothirmayi
Let me take a deep breath before commentin on dis movie.It was easily the worst one in kerala café. Had such a nonsense theme which was not presented very well too..suresh gopi had nothing 2 do with his character given 2 him..jyothirmayi did a fair job but movie was very irritatin that I wanted it to get over as early as possible..Rating:-1.5/5
Director - Shankar Ramakrishnan
main cast:-Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Rahman, Sukumari
This is the story of a writer[prithviraj] who is all set to publish the book in d memory of his friend ‘ohm’.let the theme which the book deals remain a suspense coz its somethin u all shud undeertand by watching the film.prithviraj was lookin excellent and received a big cheer when he was introduced on screen. d biggest applause was heard when he said the name ‘mangalashery neelakandan’ as one of his idols..other main casts sukumari,jayasurya, maniyanpillai raju and rahman justified their roles..the theme and direction of the movie was brilliant. My hopes on the remaining movies became very high after watchin this one.Rating:-4/5
3.Lalitham Hiranmayam
Director - Shaji Kailas
Main cast: Sureshgopi, Jyothirmayi
Let me take a deep breath before commentin on dis movie.It was easily the worst one in kerala café. Had such a nonsense theme which was not presented very well too..suresh gopi had nothing 2 do with his character given 2 him..jyothirmayi did a fair job but movie was very irritatin that I wanted it to get over as early as possible..Rating:-1.5/5
4. Mrithyumjayam
Director - Uday Ananthan
Main cast:-Fahad, Thilakan, Reema Kallingal,anoop menon,meera nandan
When I was expectin and prayin for a better movie since the previous one was bad, am disappointed 2 say ,dis one was also not dat good even tho much better than lalitham hiranmayam. Anoop menon and meera nandan are siblings .they meet in ‘kerala café’ and start discussin abt an ‘old mana ‘ Thilakan enacted d main role and reema kalinkkal was his grand daughter..he is a manthravadi who owns a mysterious mana..fahad played d role of a journalist who comes 2 take d interview of thilakan and something happens in d end which is d suspense of d film.wel this movie was included just to hav a ‘horror’ flick but it didn’t convince d theme fully..thilakan as always was good..fahad[kai ethum doorathu fame],anoop and meera were ok but reema kalinkkal was not good..direc was d weakest part indeed..Rating -2.5/5
5. Happy Journey
Director - Anjali Menon
main cast:-Jagathi Sreekumar, Nithya Menon
This movie was a perfect blend of acting and direction…I wasn’t able 2 find out who excelled over d other..hats off to anjali menon…she is a bunch of talent…this was a nice hilarious theme which extracted the acting potential of our fav jagathy chettan..an interestin yet predictable storyline was very wel presented…nithya was also too good..movie is abt jagathy an insurance employee who mets a beautiful gal durin a journey and tries hard 2 impress her.she is too smart and plays a prank on him…the perfect movie be4 the intermission… Rating -4.5/5
6. Aviramam
Director - B.Unnikrishnan
main cast:-Siddhique, Swetha Menon
B.unnikrishnan made a very likable movie about an IT professional [SIDDIQUE] who is facing d illeffects of recession..shwetha menon is his wife…aviramam had a very emotional theme..the love chemistry b/w d couples siddique and shwetha was shown very wel..siddique showed versatility in acting and shwetha menon was also good…dis movie had an ending which made me emotional…Rating 3.75/5
7.Off Season
Director - Shyamaprasad
main cast:-Suraj Venjaramood,vindhyan
I was very eager 2 watch dis movie just 2 see how the most talked abt combination of kerala café SHYAMA PRASAD-SURAJ VENJARAMUD works out..i wasn’t disappointed at all…suraaj acted a jobless guy who is ready 2 do anything 2 earn money…durin an offseason in kovalam beach he meets a portugese couple..den d real film starts which had a mixture of humorous and sentimental sequences b/w d ‘trio’…suraj used his usual tvm slang which wasn’t felt repetitive and perfect for his character…a good movie infactRating:-3.5/5
Director - B.Unnikrishnan
main cast:-Siddhique, Swetha Menon
B.unnikrishnan made a very likable movie about an IT professional [SIDDIQUE] who is facing d illeffects of recession..shwetha menon is his wife…aviramam had a very emotional theme..the love chemistry b/w d couples siddique and shwetha was shown very wel..siddique showed versatility in acting and shwetha menon was also good…dis movie had an ending which made me emotional…Rating 3.75/5
7.Off Season
Director - Shyamaprasad
main cast:-Suraj Venjaramood,vindhyan
I was very eager 2 watch dis movie just 2 see how the most talked abt combination of kerala café SHYAMA PRASAD-SURAJ VENJARAMUD works out..i wasn’t disappointed at all…suraaj acted a jobless guy who is ready 2 do anything 2 earn money…durin an offseason in kovalam beach he meets a portugese couple..den d real film starts which had a mixture of humorous and sentimental sequences b/w d ‘trio’…suraj used his usual tvm slang which wasn’t felt repetitive and perfect for his character…a good movie infactRating:-3.5/5
8.Bridge
Director - Anwar Rasheed main cast:-Salim Kumar, Kalpana, Shanthadevi
This was easily the best film in kerala café…infact d best film I ve seen in d recent years..all credits goes to anwar rasheed and unni.r..anwar rasheed simply rockzz..each and every frame of his was a treat 2 watch and movie was presented marvelously..salim kumar,santha devi and d child artist did their roles beautifully…the climax of the film still haunts me…am fallin short of words describin abt dis movie… dis movie is a class apartRating -5/59.
9.Makal
Director - Revathi main cast:-Sona Nair, Archana
Being a gr8 fan of Revathy [actor n director] I wanted dis movie 2 be a real spl one..but the theme of the film was not new which was portrayed on screen atleast 100 times in many other films…but the relevance of the subject makes this an imp part of kerala café..sona nair wants to adopt a gal…she adopts a girl from a remote villiage in tamil nadu..the scenes of d kid leavin d family reminded me the classic ‘akashadoodthu’. the real intention of sona nair was something else which u can understand while viewin d film..Rating:-3/5
Director - Anwar Rasheed main cast:-Salim Kumar, Kalpana, Shanthadevi
This was easily the best film in kerala café…infact d best film I ve seen in d recent years..all credits goes to anwar rasheed and unni.r..anwar rasheed simply rockzz..each and every frame of his was a treat 2 watch and movie was presented marvelously..salim kumar,santha devi and d child artist did their roles beautifully…the climax of the film still haunts me…am fallin short of words describin abt dis movie… dis movie is a class apartRating -5/59.
9.Makal
Director - Revathi main cast:-Sona Nair, Archana
Being a gr8 fan of Revathy [actor n director] I wanted dis movie 2 be a real spl one..but the theme of the film was not new which was portrayed on screen atleast 100 times in many other films…but the relevance of the subject makes this an imp part of kerala café..sona nair wants to adopt a gal…she adopts a girl from a remote villiage in tamil nadu..the scenes of d kid leavin d family reminded me the classic ‘akashadoodthu’. the real intention of sona nair was something else which u can understand while viewin d film..Rating:-3/5
10. Puram Kaazhchakal
Director – lal jose Main cast:-mammootty,sreenivasan
PURAM KAZHCHAKAL ,undoubtedly the most hyped film in it coz of its star cast[mammookka and sreenivasan] and presence of a super director lal jose behind d screen..movie started of slowly but ended in d most sentimental way one can imagine..like al other movies In d sec half dis one also dealt with an emotional subject…mammootty and sreenivasan were good in deir respective roles..except the side story of sreenivasan all other scenes in d movie were nice…definitely one of the better movies in d collection.. Rating:-3.75/5
A standing ovation 2 ranjith and team for coming up with such an extra ordinary idea and presentin it pretty nicely and convincingly…like all other films this one also had its positives and negatives ..but considerin d effort behind the film al the little minuses can be forgiven…watch KERALA CAFÉ for a superb and unique movie experience…OVERALL RATING FOR KERALA CAFE:-4/5…
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