Jacobinte Swargarajyam

I went into the theater quite angry at my friend because I told him to book a ticket for a Hollywood movie, but instead he had two tickets of Jacobinte Swargarajyam. When we came out of the theater, I had a smile on my face. My friend flashed a look at me which clearly said, "Wasn't it worth your money?". Yes, it was!

The first thing I noticed in the movie was the direction. Vineeth, you are perfect! Nothing less, Nothing More. Everything in a right quantity. All the cast were exceptional with their acting. Nobody looked artificial. The cinematography by Jomon was excellent and added the charm to the family environment. Shaan Rahman's music increased the threshold of this emotional roller-coaster!

For any person who watch a movie for its content, this one is an absolute treat! Don't know if a critic would give 10 stars, but I surely would!

Congo Team! You deserve the applause!

Its always difficult to travel against the flow. Here Vineeth Sreenivasan took a nice step without much interfering the culture of a typical malayali. In general the word 'kachavadakkaran' is not accepted in kerala. Exceptions are there with a few. Culture level it sometimes belongs to certain families or at the most a few castes or certain regions. Boldly the lady character is telling that 'I am an Ichayathi'. It has got those kind of indications. I wish to view it is a movie of a lady : Jacob's wife. But normal clichés like 'Villianising the investor', 'negotiation is bad with him' etc are portrayed for making it consumable as a commercial movie. However we should always appreciate a director for these kind of things are as he is not publishing it as an art-movie. Hats off Vineeth.

Awesome movie with a neat screenplay - Lot of maturity shown by the film maker in terms of screenplay post Premam - It a clean and neat editing and what a beautiful way to put all these things on screen - Its again a clean sweep.

How well can you present a simple,feel-good movie that it will leave you spellbound with its inimitable positive vibe and heartfelt connection that you make with its characters - The answer is 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam'.Stellar performances,refreshing narration,sparkling visuals,fitting musical score and the warmth of togetherness in each frames makes this one a special film from Vineeth Sreenivasan and team that will stay close to your hearts for quiet a long time.

It's been some time since I watched a movie like JSR that's brimming with such immense positive energy and optimism that it will have a purifying effect on your senses once you are done with the movie.The humongous response from the families in the form of unanimous claps and the smiling faces of the viewers after the show is testimony of the impact of this simple film that's taken to another level by master-class direction by Vineeth,who have showcased his mettle in presenting human emotions so convincingly and impactfully on the silverscreen.

Based on the true story of Vineeth's friend Gregory Jacob and his family,JSR tells the story of Jacob,an NRI businessman and his family,the bondage between them,their emotions and faith in each other and God.The movie certifies the eternal truth that the biggest asset for one is his family and there's nothing more divine than being with your loved ones and standing by them at the times of need.If there's something that can make you feel complete,it is your family,your 'kingdom of heaven' like the one Jacob possess.

The storyline might seem too simple and even predictable,but the presentation by Vineeth is top-notch that there aren't any notable negatives to point out in its 145 minutes of running time leaving aside some minor lags in the latter part of the first half that faded away by the onset of the second half.Notably,there was a consistency in the narration by Vineeth that was well-maintained till the end of the movie.

Casting is a major highlight of the movie and credit must be given to Vineeth and the casting team for the fact all that we could see in the movie was Jacob,his family and companions rather than any actor as such.

Nivin Pauly did his part really well and stamped his ability on choosing brilliant scripts of late.This one is undoubtedly the best film from the heavily successful combo of Vineeth and Nivin that have earlier produced box office superhits like Thattathin Marayathu and Oru Vadakkan Selfie.Renji Panicker was the most impressive among the lot and lived as the title character Jacob,his career best portrayal till date.

T.G.Ravi was brilliant in his supporting role and made the eyes wet with his touching dialogs.Stacen,Sreenath Bhasi and Aima Sebastian were lovable.Lakshmy Ramakrishnan was a delight to watch and excelled with her dialogue delivery.Reba Monica John as the love interest of Nivin was adequate.Ashwin Kumar,Dinesh Prabhakar,Sai Kumar etc too gave notable performances.Aju Vargheese and Vineeth made their cameos memorable.

Jomon.T.John was as usual brilliant with his amazing camera work that captured the beauty and essence of the city of endless possibilities,Dubai.Editing by Ranjan Abraham was fine.Songs by Shaan Rahman were complimenting the storyline and the songs along with apt background score added to the beauty of the narration.

Overall,Jacobinte Swargarajyam is a brilliantly narrated feel good movie that deserves a watch with your family from the big screens.

I still remember watching this the day it came out at PVR cinemas Kochi. I had no idea what this film was about neither have i seen its trailer but 40mins into this film my face was so lit up. I have a very close friend who is from Dubai. This film reminded me of her all throughout.

There is no great story or anything but what Vineeth Sreenivasan does best is put heart and soul into every frames and it shows. That one scene where Renji Panicker tells Nivin to look after his mother brought tears to my eyes. At the end of the film i was so happy.

Even today whenever i feel down or lonely i rewatch this film, i changed multiple mobiles after this but everytime i have this film inside the phone.

This is my happiness pill.💙