Whenever Prajesh Sen & Jayasurya had collaborated in a project, they have come with a movie that did have oodles of emotional drama which was enacted to perfection by the latter. So when Prajesh announced his latest venture "Meri Awas Suno", yet again with Jayasurya; I was more than eager to check it out. There was also the added attraction of seeing Manju Warrier working together with Jayasurya in a movie for the first time. So did the movie live up to expectations???
RJ Shankar (Jaaysurya) was one of the most sought after radio jockeys in the state with his voice striking a chord with whomever he spoke with over the show. His popularity & acceptance among the audience earns him accolades and happiness. But fate had other plans as he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and lost his voice in the process. Even as his wife, Meryl (Sshivada) stood by him like a pillar of support; he wasn't able to come to terms with his condition. It was at this juncture that Dr. Reshmi Padath (Manju), a speech therapist & motivational speaker stepped in to help him. How Shankar & his family deals with the ordeal and whether there was indeed hope at the end of all this forms the crux of the movie.
This is the remake of the Shiboprosad & Nandita Roy's Bengali movie "Konttho" which was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. There is no doubt that Prajesh has done a decent job with the remake as the emotional turmoil and conflicts are portrayed reasonably well. However, it is pretty predictable & that kind of drains the interest after a point of time though Jayasurya & Sshivada's performance keeps it engaging. There are also sequences which reminds one of "Captain", "Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam", but on the whole it seemed fine with M Jayachandran's music in sync with the mood created.
As I mentioned it in the past, Jayasurya continues to evolve as an artist with an excellent portrayal of the protagonist who struggles emotionally and physically without his voice. There is no denying the fact that it did have shades of some characters that he essayed in the past, but that does not affect the viewing experience of the audience. Sshivada has done utmost justice to her role, Johny Antony was fine while Manju was surprisingly the weakest among the lot. It certainly had to do with the manner her character was etched which was loud and over the top; though I felt she could have toned it down by quite a bit.
Verdict: Jayasurya shoulders this emotional drama that might not quite warm up to many of the audience due to its predictable & slow pace. In short, you may give it a try!!!
Rating: 2.25/5
Regards...Ben
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