Bhaskar the Rascal

With 25 years in film industry, with a record of making all his films the top box office grossers, director Siddique has yet again delivered a knock-out comedy with a strong backing of a good story and an awesome cast.

The movie jumps from one sequence to another without waiting to describe too much of each situation, leaving the viewers to their logic.

Like all Siddique movies, this movie too keeps the viewers engaged by telling a serious story in a humorous way.

The film explores the minds of young kids, and their feelings have been interestingly shown without adding any drama. A daughter who finds the warmth of a father in her friend's dad and a son who feels the love of a mother in his friend's mom are portrayed beautifully.

And it keeps u guessing what kind of feeling does Bhaskar & Hima have for each other, when the movie travels through a series of events. Without just focusing on only the main characters, the film is elaborate with many other interesting characters, which makes the movie fully packed, engaging and interesting.

A fresh Siddique movie again! A Must Watch!

The story is terrible. I am pretty sure Siddique can do better than this. The comedy isn't all that great. I don't know what to say about it. In some scenes we can see a repetition of jokes that are not funny. Mammootty was not an excellent choice as the protagonist. A more young actor like Dileep would've been OK. The main characters are portrayed immensely rich and are of high standards. I don't know why but I don't like that. It's not just this movie but many new Malayalam movies do this. Some of them for product placement for costly cars and such.

There are many unnecessary extended fight scenes in the movie(Like in every other Malayalam movie ever made.). They are of poor Stunt coordination. The last action scene is the director's unsuccessful attempt to reach bollywood/Hollywood standards.

The song "I Love you Mummy" in the movie is similar to the song "I Love You Mama". Check out that song on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWujY0xauDM

The climax like the rest of the movie is awful. This movie isn't a result of lack of imagination but it is just another commercial cinema made in a rush. I bet the story was fully developed within a single day. So is this movie watchable? NOOO!!!!

There was a time when slapstick was fun. Because the story was carved out in a way to comfort this slapstick. However, times have changed, but the notions haven't.

Glamboy Mammootty plays Bhaskar, a short-tempered single father of an over-smart Y-generation son. On the other hand, Nayanthara plays a single mother of an over-smart Y-generation daughter. Their differences have kept them apart and now their children are trying to patch them up so that they become a single happy family. While there is no believability in the story, the plot strictly depends upon humor and pieces of drama to stay afloat.

The first twenty minutes are basically smug people walking around in crisp, tailored costumes. With a lot of stunt sequences to clatter its audience's senses, the film is divided into two parts with respect to the interval. And if one succeeds in passing the first half, the second half will not be a struggle. Roping in Isha Talwar for a cameo shows us what level the film is at, gasping for breath. And she is sort of catalyst that drives the film, somewhat somewhere.

Mixing a family drama with a ting of crime rots the whole setup and ends up as a below average entertainer. Awful editing, average dialogs, and boring songs are the parameters you will have to struggle with if you find the first half boring. Mammooty is so glamorous, his performance is only second to it. Nayanthara is fine. The writers' notion that comedy will single-handedly drive a film is the reason the film blows apart.

Every major character addressing other characters as their mummies or daddies is the best unintended humor the film offers. If you can catch that, then a 3/10 rating sounds justified. The trio of Harishri Asokan, Kalabhavan Shajon, and Saju Navodaya is the source of comedy and slapstick and the only factor that kept me from walking out.

BOTTOM LINE: Siddique's Bhaskar The Rascal is a calculated attempt at boring people with a wicked plot that unfolds slower than a caterpillar metamorphoses into a butterfly.

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Such a poor movie that takes undue advantage of the family audience's longing weakness for a 'festival entertainer' :) How else could one explain the 'hit' status of this movie that has a pathetic plot, a lead hero who is at-least 20 years older than the role demands, 'real tragedy' in the name of comedy, a frustrating set of sequences one after the other and a hell lot of un-necessary drama.

Siddique might end up making a lot of money with this hit and the remakes that will follow in the other languages ; But the man,who gave us the all-time entertainers in the 90's we still cherish, should feel ashamed of himself for this 'pathetic' dip in his standards smile emoticon

Plus: 1. Mammooty 2. Nayanthara 3. Sanoop 4. Anika 5. Songs Minus: 1. Saju navodaya, harisree ashokan and shajohn comedy 2. Villain track 3. Packaging 4. Laughable climax 5. Editing Verdict: Mammooty who didn't get an opportunity to showcase his comic side in his last two films with siddique gets to show it fully in Bhaskar the rascal. But siddique fails to make it a well packaged family entertainer like Hitler and chronic bachelor.