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