Apart from "Salute", there was one more major release last weekend in the form of Madhu Warrier's "Lalitham Sundaram". They had also opted for the OTT platform & hence it was streamed on Disney Plus Hotstar. The vibrant colours & the ice cream font used seemed to convey that they have packaged it in a fun manner & even the trailer kind of suggested the same. With a talented cast in the frame, it was upto Madhu to ensure that his directorial debut will reap rich dividends for his sister's investment. It certainly lived upto its name but partially.
Sunny (Biju Menon), Annie (Manju Warrier) & Jerry (Anu Mohan) are siblings who haven't been in the best of relations for quite a while. On the behest of their father (Raghunath Paleri), the trio decide to visit him on the occasion of their mother's death anniversary (Zarina Wahab). Even as both Annie & Jerry were well off in their respective careers, Sunny was going through a horrid time both personally & professionally. As expected, tension spills over between the siblings over past issues & it seemed as if even time hadn't healed their wounds.
As a director, it would be fair to say that Madhu has done a decent job in the manner the movie was executed, be it in the casting or the technical aspects. However, Pramod Mohan's script left a lot to be desired as it was way too simplistic with not much content to convey. The emotional sequences don't quite connect with the audience & even the so-called issues were trivial. As a matter of fact, the basic template was similar to that of "Kapoor & Sons" in more ways than one. Bijibal's music was fine while the visuals captured by P Sukumar & Gautham Shankar were colourful & vibrant.
With a talented cast on board, it's almost a given all of them will do a fine job. Biju Menon was impressive as always with Saiju Kurup proving himself to be a reliable performer with each passing movie. Manu was fine while Sudheesh is turning out to be a powerhouse performer even with limited screen space. The rest of the cast such as Anu Mohan, Deepti etc have all done their parts aptly.
Verdict: It's a decent one time watch with a story which was way too simplistic & hardly any substantial content to keep the audience engaged. In short, you can give it a try!!!
Rating : 2.5/5
Regards...Ben
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