Guppy

The movie is a really nice feel good movie. I really enjoyed it.

The story revolves around a boy nicknamed as Guppy(a kind of fish) played by Chethan Jayalal. The movie invites us to travel through his life, his affection with his mother, friends and many more people who love him. With the introduction of the engineer(Tovino Thomas) into the plot, events take a turn. The main strength of this movie are its characters. They are like perfectly carved sculptures. Even the characters appearing in one or two scenes have their own importance. Music suits the process of story telling perfectly. The performances by all artists were excellent. The director(and writer) Johnpaul George should be appreciated for handling this story that glides through various emotions and situations with exceptional skill. "Guppy" makes you think, feel and will remain in your mind for quite some time.

I was one of the lucky few who watched this jem at theatres.

I watched it simply because it was the next show upcoming when I went to a mall and wanted to kill some time. So I had no expectations and have not heard anything about the movie ( promotions sadly were almost non existing for this movie).

Boy was I blown away ! The score, music, script, acting, realistic and down to earth story !

Sad very few got to experience this in its full glory at theatres ( since the movie became a hit only after DVD came out )

This movie flew under the radar when it came out, but it's a lovely little tale on the human psyche without ever getting preachy or manipulative in its storytelling. The child actor Chetan brilliantly portrays growing pains of a boy who despite the tough lot life appears to have handed him, still manages to find love, laughter and fun in his surroundings. The tussle of wits that he engages in with the recently arrived engineer (Tovino) is the plot point, but it serves more as a window into exploring the souls and lives of these two disparate characters. Add some amazing cinematography into the mix and it's no wonder this is one of the best of the year

my rating- 4/5(a well packaged and executed movie which makes it a must watch to all types of audience) positives- 1.)direction,screenplay and script- these 3 are masterpiece of this film. the way director introduces us to the world of guppy was excellent and definitely screenplay has supported it. realism was added to each and every scene which wont bore audience. dialogues from each actor looked natural and special mention to the script. john paul(director) was trying to imitate direction style of maheshinte prathikaram. and the story also looked similar as both of these stories has revenge content. but the creativity of the director was good and we could see that in this movie.

2.)cinematography and editing- cinematography was excellent making each and every frame lively and colourful. seaside shots were good and nicely taken. some of the scenes dint even need a dialogue because the scenes itself explained everything.edits were also good.

3.)music and bgscore- i am out of words to praise!! songs and bgscore was totally amazing and loved it. it matched the film perfectly. (this reminded me of maheshinte prathikaram because even in that songs and bgscore was excellent.) 4.)master chetan, tovino and rest all cast- master chetan has done his role neatly with realism and probably he will get state award for his performance. the one scene in climax he holds back his tear was a topnotch one. tovino was excellent and his revenge role with beard was a good idea by the makers. tovino and chetan both were able to emote properly at proper places. rest all characters were all good and it stays in your heart.

negatives- 1.) duration- i felt duration was bit long and they could have trimmed unnecessary scenes so that it woudnt have disturbed the flow of the movie.

is it a must watch? yes from my side. this movie may not have proper stars but that doesn't mean we should avoid it. this movie should be watched in theatres to get the feel but i now feel guilty for not watching it in theatre. but thats fine if you take DVD and watch it and not by downloading it.

overall- one thing i liked about the movie is the presentation style. director tried to add varieties and he eventually succeeded in that. yes there maybe few boring and unwanted scenes which they could have cut but then though it didn't affect the flow in a big manner so its not a big deal. watch this movie with your family and its also a good family drama as well. it explains different emotions we as human's face in certain stages of our life. songs and bgscore were top notch as well as performance from each and every actors. special mention to master chetan for doing his role with realistic touch without any flaws and his climax performance defines everything. the emotional touch the makers gave to tovino and master chetan in climax was fantastic. this revenge drama may have similarities to maheshinte prathikaram due to its theme but we cant compare these 2 in a full manner as the settings and few elements are different. so don't think of comparing it and i only compared the theme not the full story or the full film. (comparing can spoil the film ) my rating- 4/5 (a well packaged and executed movie which makes it a must watch to all types of audience ) For more reviews on all language movies go to- Ridin bal movie reviews