Classmates

Classmates (2006) : Brief Review -

Perhaps, the best campus comedy-thriller ever made and most likely to retain this rank for years. This Malayalam Classic flick has been remade in 3 languages. I haven't seen the Tamil and Telugu remakes but i have seen the Marathi Remake directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and that too in theater 'First Day First Show'. Now after watching this original version i realised that the Marathi Remake had few additional charcters and made a love-triangle too, which wasn't here. And because i had seen the Marathi remake already, i was keeping my expectations low knowing everything about the storyline. So, the fact that this original one is one of the Top rated Malayalam Film at IMDb was somehow itching me. But now i feel happy that this film has surpassed my expectations and i think it deserves that High rating. College classmates meet for a 15-year reunion, which does not go as smoothly as planned. Love is discovered, friendships are broken, poltical conspiracies and secrets about tragic events in the past are revealed. There are many great Campus Comedies made in India in other film industries but I don't remember any of them being a Suspense Thriller without any antagonist or crime world angle. Everything in Classmates looks so organic and it keeps you engaged for 150 minutes. The feel-good vibes are there, funny scenes are there, there is romance plus melodious songs, there are thrilling twists coming unexpectedly and most importantly all of it is unintentional. The only thing that didn't work for me was the reflection of college events shattering the real Life of the character. But that's forgivable as we see get to know some unknown facts later than can be termed plausible in cinematic Liberty. Overall, a timeless film and the entire team is responsible to make it so.

RATING - 8/10*

By - #samthebestest.

The best campus movie ever made in mollywood. The movie contains everything, comedy, love, drama, incredible twist, suspense, thrilling elements... The direction of Lal Jose and the script of James Albert made the movie one of the best movies in malayalam.. Another best part in the movie is music, the songs are very beautiful, especially that song ' Ente khalbile' what a feel !. Brilliant performance from the cast. Prithvi & Kavya chemistry made the love story of Suku & Thara beautiful.. overall Classmates is a must watch film.. :)

'Classmates' is truly one of those movies that make a great impact on the viewers. The new age actors of the Malayalam film industry like Prithviraj, Indrajith, Naren etc have done a wonderful job. It's also a great relief to see that movies like this can be well made without involving the veteran actors. Special accolades should be credited to the strong screenplay and a beautifully done direction by Lal Jose. The songs in 'Classmates' are very romantic and also contains a well written lyrics. The story goes on to tell about the story of a batch of classmates who reunite 15 years after their graduation in a get-together. Unfortunately one of the classmate had undergone a suspicious death during their college days. The story progresses as to tell us how this mysterious death takes place. The climax of this movie is so beautifully shot that it lasts in the memory for long. The female actors like Kavya Madhavan and the débutante actor Radhika have performed their roles really well. Overall, i would say that this movie should definitely be watched by every Malayalam film lovers.

Classmates is a smartly packaged film that shows the importance of a good script. Director Lal Jose has made a great entertainer which tugs your heart strings and features lesser mortals. The film opens with a retired college professor Iyer and his wife a retired Chemistry professor trying to organize a get-together of the 1991 batch of students. This meeting is also in memory of their only son who died under mysterious circumstances during his final year. The actors look and act real. Pritviraj as Sukumaran is an absolute delight to watch. Watch out for his romance with Kavya. Jayasurya is simply great in comedy and he walks away with some of the best one-liners in the film. Indrajeet as Pious is a revelation and Kavya comes out with a fine portrayal. But it is the new girl Radhika who steals the show in the suspense laden climax. The supporting cast of veterans are all brilliant even though in small roles.

Classmates can be included in the list of all-time great campus stories in Malayalam.

Classmates. The story is based on the campus in the early 90s. The film centres on a group of classmates who attendeded the same Chemistry class in their final year of college, The story revolves around the college graduate class of 1991. In 2006, working in different corners of the world, the friends get together for a class reunion to revive the joy and laughter of their student days