Even as "Kurup" hit the big screens on Friday, Nivin Pauly decided to stick on with the OTT platform & released his latest movie on Disney + Hotstar through his production house, Pauly Jr Pictures. Will the two flicks be able to throw up a contest as evenly matched as the T20WC final between the Trans-Tasman rivals which gets underway in a couple of hours. Titled "Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham", the project is helmed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan & had captured the attention of the audience prior to its release courtesy of its entertaining trailer. The colour tone, attire & the overall feel in that preview reminded me of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" with a reference to "The Shining" as well. So will the surreal humour & satire comedy that it promised to deliver have the audience in splits???
Pavithran (Nivin Pauly) is a junior artist who doubles up as an acting guru at other times, though his credentials were such that he just had two students. His marital life was on rocky waters as his wife Haripriya (Grace Antony), a former television artist was at her wit's end with his irresponsible nature. Hoping to bring calm into this turmoil, he gifts her with a pair of ear rings & decides to take her on a holiday to Munnar. But little did he realize that the so called yester year 'up scale' hotel that they checked into will multiply his troubles manifold.
This is the second directorial venture of Ratheesh, after his impressive "Android Kunjappan v5.25" that was appreciated by one & all. Apart from calling the shots, he has penned the script that ought to have been packed with humour that should have had us holding our sides. The manner in which the credits were shown & the subsequent opening sequences also gave the impression of something interesting. Well that didnt quite happen at least for me as the only sequences that drew a chuckle from me was the one in which the bell boy, Manaf Khan recites the lines from a novel & for which Idukki Jaffer's character riles the novelist played by Joy Mathew. The stereotypical jokes about a minority community, a sexual assault (made to appear as humorous), the usual vomit situations etc., kind of made me wonder as to how the makers expected it to be funny. None of the technical aspects stood out & it felt like a drama rather than a full fledged movie.
Among the numerous artists that lined up, Grace Antony was the best among the lot as she impresses with whatever best was offered to her character. As for the rest of the cast, Vinay Fort, Vincy & Rajesh Madhavan does manage to shine while the others including Nivin were pretty ordinary & at times, cringe worthy.
Verdict: To be frank, this came across as an unpleasant experience as I did have high expectations about it. Despite the presence of a talented cast, the lack lustered screenplay failed to do justice to their abilities. In short, it was weak...very weak!!!
Rating: 1.5/5
Regards...Ben
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