Hi! Watched this movie yesterday! To tell you the fact, i don't have enough vocabulary to express my feelings about this movie. Its simpy EXCELLENT. Be it be for acting, cinematography, standard of story telling, historical accuracy, sound effects, this movie excels in all departments. For me, such a movie has never been taken( in all respects) in India( bollywood can inspire a lot from the movie). To start with, Kudos to MT Vasudevan nair, the Jnana peedam award winning literary giant , he is the backbone of the movie. No one apart from him could have written such a script maintaining historical accuracy and attention of viewers. Only a man who has mugged up history and mythologies, epics can write such a commendable script. Then hariharan, the director of the movie , has done a remarkable job. I guess he is booming with confidence when he find MT working with him. Well in the acting department, i have to say that every actor in the movie has done an amazing job. For me it has got more do with the right casting(most of our directors don't even give a damn about casting anyways). Mammotty..Oh boy..he is simply exhilarating portraying the character of Pazhassi raja. He has perfectly understood the mood and mindset of the character. He is quite subtle, yet showing his adrenaline rush whenever required. I had goosebumps during the scene when he is tactfully captured by the British and pazhayaveedan chandhu, and his wife offering him water on a copper plate hiding a mighty Urumy out of nowhere and freaking out the British. Sarath Kumar for me, delivers some Cracking Material, he really looks like an Army chief, very manly, and he has done justice to his character. Another surprise package in the movie is Manoj K Jayan and Padmapriya as tribal Leaders. i don't want to explain too much things, and it will spoil the surprises. Technically the movie is at its best, can be comparable with international movies. The camera work is stunning and visuals just take u along with the movie to the 18th century. Well another hero, though don't have any screen presence is our Resul Pookutty, his samples of sounds make the movie quite realistic. Watch out for the fight sequences. The background score is Brilliant, a different work form Illayaraja. For me the most creative scene of the movie, is when , the pazhassi army performs a well calculated surprise raid during night on British camp, and captures it. Meanwhile Pazhassi, sitting on horse from a high altitude hill, quite bothered about the outcome. When the army set the British arm-stockpile on fire, pazhassi gets view of a small rising flame far away, in the moonlight. Oh boy, that express in Mammotty face is priceless. This should be an inspiration for other Indian directors, who believe that, giving an ambiance of king, queen and war can yield a classic movie. Once again my Pranamam to guru, MT vasudevan Nair. Overall my Verdict : Excellent.
Review of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
