Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal

The film that I haven't seen anyone talking about till now but still I wanted to watch. And after 7 years I have watched it now. I personally feel this movie is underrated. This film was an average grosser at the theatres despite good hype generated before release. I think the film was promoted in wrong way. People expected a romantic movie from the title could have been dissapointed. The film is a kind of bitter or black comedy with lots of confusion and twist and should have been promoted in such a way rather a romantic movie. Tamil btter comedy movie like manmadhan ambu also was an average grosser as the people wasn't familiar with the genre bitter comedy. Both these movies aren't perfect but does justice to its genre and both the movies couldn't do very well at the box office.

The only think I didn't like about the movie was the cliche motive for the twist rest all was good watch. This movie is not everyone's cup of tea but should try watching if you want to explore this genre(Bitter Comedy)

Lal Jose has come back with his story about relationships & characters & in here he tries to evince how relationships matter to everyone in a very lousy way.

Dileep's character is getting married to his muse in 7 days and so, throws a bachelor party in which I don't know how or why even people come with their wives & eventually even the bride gatecrashes in. Then things go haywire when Dileep meets his ex-girlfriend in an inebriated state. Then, the plot loses its credibility as character start behaving like they are doing some crime but seemingly are not. They choose steps which are bound to lead to bizarre consequences. And just in time, the writers introduce spies & unnecessary characters (Sooraj V, etc.)

Rima Kallingal failed to impress me but the real disappointment comes from Dileep whose slapstick made me barf. The CGI associated to his funny acts are so cheap & lowbrow, I think he should just stop. While I may have chuckled few times, the whole story is something of a terrible, avoidable melodrama.

In an attempt to bring in suspense, Lal Jose tries very hard to set his cards right but fails. Because the audience cannot connect with the characters. Commonplace dialogs & increased use of digital art as a backdrop makes it a rather shoddy work on new wave cinema. It tries to speak of adultery but then realizes what it meant is nothing related to adultery. Funny, eh?

BOTTOM LINE: If you have free weekend, rent a DVD if it is less than 40 and try to laugh along to the very few comic points. And if you were expecting romance, forget about it. Watchable!

When I finally got down to see the movie I checked the cast and the crew.Lal Jose-Dileep partnership usually brings something good.Here though the basic plot line is noble one-to ponder in to todays relationships which lacks depth, the execution was to every extend a weak one.there is not a moment where we feel for the character.The whole "issue" which starts the whole drama is so absurd and pointless that the whole movie we wonder-REALLY?? The comedy scenes in the movie are so unimaginative that the audience is expected to laugh at cartoon like steam blowing out of the nose and ears. The marketing of products is so deliberate that it is hard to imagine if Lal Jose did this for the money or he actually believed in the script, which is very low in imagination.The director who gave Classmates has never touched that sublime moment after that. Rima has done a fair job with what she was given.Dileep was just OK.Tini and ashok though a small part did what is expected of them.

Bottomline:-Don't watch the movie with the expectation that you can take away much from it.