Among the numerous movies that had released this weekend, the one that I was most eager to watch was Ratheesh Balakrishnan's "Nna Thaan Case Kodu". The primary reason for that was the hilarious & unique makeover of Chackochan, the catchy posters & especially, his excellent performance for the iconic 'Devadoothar' song. I don't know how many times I would have watched it, but each time I did; it never failed to crack me up. If this wasn't enough, the credentials of Ratheesh built on the back of his previous ventures made it all the more irresistible.
Kozhumal Rajeevan (Chackochan) is a petty thief who decides to mend his ways after he gets into a live-in relationship with Devi (Gayathrie Shankar). Just as life seemed to blossom for the couple, Rajeevan gets caught for trespassing into the MLA's residence & is accused of theft. Apparently, he sustained grievous physical injury from the MLA's dogs & according to him, all of this was primarily because he was forced to jump into the compound coz of a pothole on the road in front of that house. With his honor & livelihood at stake, he decides to fight it out in the court though he was up against political bigwigs. So does he stand a chance at all???
This is Ratheesh's third venture after the much appreciated directorial debut "Android Kunjappan" & yet again he decided to go ahead with the script that he had penned. It is undoubtedly the best among the three as the characters that he had created be it the judge, lawyers, police, politicians etc. all had their own traits and characteristics, not to forget his intelligent manner of showing the time period. He had made sure that all of them were given screen space & they paid dividends to his trust. Kudos to Rajesh Madhavan for his fantastic casting which did justice to the subject that was being conveyed. It is an interesting satire that tickles our funny bone time & again. However, I did feel that opposition could have been presented as being tougher & the incident that led to the whole sequence of events deserved to be presented with more significance. On the technical side, almost all of them have done a fine job be it Rakesh Haridas's visuals, Dawn Vincent's music & the make up department.
This is undoubtedly one of Chackochan's best performances as his body language, expressions & diction were impressive. However, I felt PP Kunhikrishnan (as Magistrate) was the best among the lot with his impeccable comic timing & excellent expressions. Rajesh & the female who acted as his lover were brilliant, while the police officer, Advocates Shukoor & Krishnan, Sibi Thomas & even Basil Joseph in a cameo did utmost justice to their roles.
Verdict: In all probability, this will be one of the biggest hits of Chackochan & kudos to the veteran for constantly trying to reinvent himself. Hats off to Ratheesh for yet another interesting movie & as a matter of fact, it looks like a different version of "Mahaveeryar" but something which will appeal to all sections of people. In short, definitely check it out!!!
Rating: 3.5/5
Regards...Ben
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