Kayamkulam Kochunni Review (Spoiler free)
Kayamkulam Kochunni - ๐Smiley Review ๐
The movie finally hit the silver screen humongously, even though the release date got shifted due to floods, the expectation was intact. Why not, its an ever green genre - Kerala Robinhood, a period film and most importantly, the big budget movie of industry (๐ to Gokulam Movies) ๐ค๐ค๐ค
Nivin Pauly in & as Kochunni๐คฉ - Really appreciate his effort taken for movie,he gave his best but the movie requires an established mass hero image and at this point of career, it is bit early for him. His stout, rom-com body language was not a proper fit in to role, it was evident on screen that he is struggling to do justice, but after that transformation, his performance was a bit satisfactory๐๐๐
Mohan Lal as Ithikkara Pakki ๐ - From the FL, everyone was excited to see this character on screen, with his experience, charismatic screen presence he just nailed it in his swag๐๐๐ - but still this cameo looks like a force fit for publicity, no value is added to the story, even he is not there, nothing much will change in this movie except the initial collection๐ค๐ค๐ค
Priya Anand as Janaki☺ - A decent performance in the given space, expressions were good but could have taken a bit more care on lip sync ๐๐๐
Babu Antony as Thangal๐ช๐ผ - A perfect fit in to the role, as strong as a horse from first frame even at this age, definitely one of his best characters in career , costumes, make up was just apt, in short the "Kattapa" of this movie✌✌✌
Sunny wayne as Kesavan๐ - Utilised the opportunity given to him brilliantly, felt a bit comical initially with the clean shaved look, but in moustache getup he scored well in all his portions, a nice performance overall๐ค๐ค๐ค
Shine Tom Chacko, Idavela Babu , MS Bhaskar & the long list of established supporting actors added grace to the frame, that periodic feel was kept alive by them ๐๐๐
Director Roshan Andrews๐คจ - His biggest positive is that he can bring out the movie in its realistic nature, but the only thing missed here was that, nothing is organic, everything felt artificial, a lot of hard work had been done in research, but it's not executed well, nothing is properly registered except the pathos of low caste people especially women, emotional connect is not at all established with any character, the only relief was some mass scenes & action sequences.
Felt like director was bit cautious about budget he should satisfy all class audience and don't want to take any risk, a template movie with all emotions that will entertain audience๐๐๐
Story Bobby&Sanjay๐ - A huge disappointment, from a combo that gave "Mumbai police", never expected such a substandard one. It seems like they already had a commercial entertainer story in hand & glimpses of Kochunni's story was just merged to it. Story flow was not fluid, felt like bits n pieces of scenes pinned together๐๐๐
Music Gopi Sundar ๐- Songs were fine, even though it was unnecessary to d story, but as usual the BGM was awesome eventhough heard some where else ๐๐๐
Cinematography, Editing, Costumes, Art, Action Choreography (Kalari) and all other dept had put in their best effort to give a better visual experience, VFX was ok for the given budget๐๐๐
The team should have taken some more time shaping the story, making screen play more gripping with soulful characters. Movie also demanded a better picturisation than this scale, an otherwise engrossing one is now turned to a pot boiler๐๐๐
Positives ๐ - Mass action sequences, punch dialogues, Lalettan's cameo, Cinematography, Climax (not for all)
Negatives ๐ - Weak characterisation, poor packaging, non-realistic treatment, not even a single mesmerising theft
Overall, movie is well qualified for a one time watch weekend entertainer for layman n family audience, but will the character KOCHUNNI stay at your heart for long ? NOT SURE ๐๐๐
General Audience : 3.5/5
Lalettan/NP fans : 4.25/5
Family Audience : 4/5
Critics : 3/5
Verdict : Commercial Hit (Mixed Response)
๐#KS ๐
The movie finally hit the silver screen humongously, even though the release date got shifted due to floods, the expectation was intact. Why not, its an ever green genre - Kerala Robinhood, a period film and most importantly, the big budget movie of industry (๐ to Gokulam Movies) ๐ค๐ค๐ค
Nivin Pauly in & as Kochunni๐คฉ - Really appreciate his effort taken for movie,he gave his best but the movie requires an established mass hero image and at this point of career, it is bit early for him. His stout, rom-com body language was not a proper fit in to role, it was evident on screen that he is struggling to do justice, but after that transformation, his performance was a bit satisfactory๐๐๐
Mohan Lal as Ithikkara Pakki ๐ - From the FL, everyone was excited to see this character on screen, with his experience, charismatic screen presence he just nailed it in his swag๐๐๐ - but still this cameo looks like a force fit for publicity, no value is added to the story, even he is not there, nothing much will change in this movie except the initial collection๐ค๐ค๐ค
Priya Anand as Janaki☺ - A decent performance in the given space, expressions were good but could have taken a bit more care on lip sync ๐๐๐
Babu Antony as Thangal๐ช๐ผ - A perfect fit in to the role, as strong as a horse from first frame even at this age, definitely one of his best characters in career , costumes, make up was just apt, in short the "Kattapa" of this movie✌✌✌
Sunny wayne as Kesavan๐ - Utilised the opportunity given to him brilliantly, felt a bit comical initially with the clean shaved look, but in moustache getup he scored well in all his portions, a nice performance overall๐ค๐ค๐ค
Shine Tom Chacko, Idavela Babu , MS Bhaskar & the long list of established supporting actors added grace to the frame, that periodic feel was kept alive by them ๐๐๐
Director Roshan Andrews๐คจ - His biggest positive is that he can bring out the movie in its realistic nature, but the only thing missed here was that, nothing is organic, everything felt artificial, a lot of hard work had been done in research, but it's not executed well, nothing is properly registered except the pathos of low caste people especially women, emotional connect is not at all established with any character, the only relief was some mass scenes & action sequences.
Felt like director was bit cautious about budget he should satisfy all class audience and don't want to take any risk, a template movie with all emotions that will entertain audience๐๐๐
Story Bobby&Sanjay๐ - A huge disappointment, from a combo that gave "Mumbai police", never expected such a substandard one. It seems like they already had a commercial entertainer story in hand & glimpses of Kochunni's story was just merged to it. Story flow was not fluid, felt like bits n pieces of scenes pinned together๐๐๐
Music Gopi Sundar ๐- Songs were fine, even though it was unnecessary to d story, but as usual the BGM was awesome eventhough heard some where else ๐๐๐
Cinematography, Editing, Costumes, Art, Action Choreography (Kalari) and all other dept had put in their best effort to give a better visual experience, VFX was ok for the given budget๐๐๐
The team should have taken some more time shaping the story, making screen play more gripping with soulful characters. Movie also demanded a better picturisation than this scale, an otherwise engrossing one is now turned to a pot boiler๐๐๐
Positives ๐ - Mass action sequences, punch dialogues, Lalettan's cameo, Cinematography, Climax (not for all)
Negatives ๐ - Weak characterisation, poor packaging, non-realistic treatment, not even a single mesmerising theft
Overall, movie is well qualified for a one time watch weekend entertainer for layman n family audience, but will the character KOCHUNNI stay at your heart for long ? NOT SURE ๐๐๐
General Audience : 3.5/5
Lalettan/NP fans : 4.25/5
Family Audience : 4/5
Critics : 3/5
Verdict : Commercial Hit (Mixed Response)
๐#KS ๐
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