Black Coffee review: "Hard to avoid yawning even with multiple black coffee!!!"

A fortnight back, "Drishyam 2" released & Jeethu Joseph set the bar as to how sequels should be made, which to be frank is unlikely to be matched by most film makers. In the hope of conjuring something similar, Baburaj has attempted to recreate the magic of "Salt N' Pepper" with the sequel "Black Coffee''. More often than not, sequels have failed as they are made with the sole purpose of cashing in on the success of its predecessor. Well the trailer of Baburaj's venture was pretty average, but I  decided to check it out coz of its enjoyable prequel.

After having spent numerous years as the trusted confidante/cook of Kalidasan (Lal), Babu (Baburaj) decided to move on, on the back of a trivial ego clash. His journey lands him in a household with four independent females each with problems of their own . The movie is essentially about how he helps them out from their adversities. Incidentally, the story was written (or was there even a script) by Orma Bose who also plays the role of Rachana's sister and was undoubtedly the most pathetic among the cast. 

One of the major strengths of the prequel was the manner in which Syam Pushkaran had created the character 'Babu', which in turn had boosted Baburaj's career. However, when Baburaj himself called the shots, not only did he fail to improve upon it; on the contrary it came across as mediocre. The storyline was whimsical and didnt have anything worthwhile. None of the technical aspects is worth mentioning & it looked like a serial in many sequences. 

As mentioned earlier, some of the traits in the character played by Baburaj gets exaggerated which makes it odd rather endearing. I fail to understand as to why would Lena choose such a role while Rachana was average. Oviya was ok, Orma was torturous while Sunny Wayne, Lal, Shweta Menon were in the movie for reasons oblivious to even them.

Verdict: There is nothing to sugar coat about this movie as it was pretty pathetic & squashes the good will that the prequel had garnered. Why does people even attempt to make sequels, if they dont have a proper script to back it up? Well it might be solely to make some quick bucks rather than a genuine creative interest. In short, dont bother!!!

Rating: 1.5/5

Regards...Ben