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My Rating : 0/5

I don't understand why directors like priyadarsan have to make movies like this. Its true that he is good at making Slap stick comedies, but there is a limit for everything. This is the most boring movie of priyadarsan that i have watched in recent times.
After watching kancheevaram, no body can question the capability of priyan, but movies like this can do much harm to his credibility.
Its a mixture (Avial) of comic scenes from various malayalam films (from vettom to mannar mathai speaking). I felt like watching some comedy programme in TV channels where they continue to show comedy scenes from various malayalam films.
The only thing that is positive about this movie is the climax scene. Though it is a boring climax, the technique behind creating flood inside a hotel is impressive (though it reminds us of scenes from titanic)
Its high time that priyadarsan stop making films like this. I spoiled my christmas watching this bull shit.

Palery Manikyam

My Rating : 4/5

"Whom do you think is the most intelligent director in Malayalam Film Industry till date?"Today Vaisakh asked me this question

I didn't have any doubt in answering this question and the answer is "Renjith". Especially since watching Paleri Manikyam Yesterday.
It doesn't mean that I don't appreciate directors like bharathan, padmarajan, priyadarsan etc. Bharathan has an uncanny skill of making great movies but he fails in writing skills and its the vice versa with padmarajan. There is no doub that padmarajan's movies are great, but when you look back, its the stories of those movies that are dominating than the movie.
But when it comes to renjith, he is as good as making movies as is in writing movies. And paleri mankiyam is no exception. But I sincerely wish that he don't atempt movies like prajapathi anymore.
This story first came as a novel in Madhrubhumi Weekly. I read the first two parts, after that my laziness stopped me from reading any further. After watching this movie I feel that I missed a good novel. Or is it the making of the film that make us feel that the story is good.
Really intelligent film making. It is not just an investigation story, it depicts the life of the people of kerala in the late 40's. The narration style was also remarkable.
It tells the story of a private detective, who returns to his birthplace to solve a murder mystery that occurred on the same night he was born.
Dectective Haridas (Mammootty) takes up a case just to satisfy his curiosity, not to find or punish the culprit, as all the suspects in the case are dead. His purpose, which seems vague in the beginning, achieves clarity only halfway through the story.
Mammootty gives some neat performances in his different roles. Mammotty's Ahamad Haji is one of the most perfect role that he has done in years.
Ranjith has delivered a fine film with a minor hiccup in the climax (not that it was bad, just that it didnt come up to the standard set by the whole movie).