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.

'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.

A legend in the making, Classmates has the right ingredients at the right proportions, invoking the delicate human feeling of Nostalgia. The phenomenal success of this movie will be remembered by the Malayalam cine goer for a long long time. Superbly cast, the actors lived the reel life like in real life. Actors and characters blended in the movie as if they were tailor made for each other. The music of this film was also a out of the ordinary feat for the ears. The commercial success of this movie will stay unrivaled for quite some time.The names of the crew of this film can stand up and say "WE HAVE DONE IT". My best wishes to Director Lal Jose and his entire team. Hope you guys will be back with a bang, with more surprises.

Campus life is all about friendship, love, broken heart, memories, and joy and no other movie has portrayed at this deep level other than classmate. It's not just a campus movie, it's a romance, thriller, revenge movie. I am hundred percent sure that it will be a nostalgic experience to watch this movie. Prithviraj as Sukumaran was just mesmerizing as he portrayed it brilliantly. The directorial brilliance of Lal Jose is seen throughout the movie, the whole cast, location, just describes his brilliance....A must watch movie and will never disappoint u at all... That's a guarantee...

It seems yet another girl deserted Pazhanthuni. A weeping pazhanthuni finds relief in the eternal love song of malayalam, 'Sanyansinee Nin' which is sung exclusively for him by college's pet singer Murali. Murali who can not say no to anybody, obliges and reminds him that this third of this kind. The humour in this scene is not so loud or slapstick as we were experiencing in recent malayalam movies. Puzhanthuni, who just has hardly 4 to 5 dialogues in the entire movie is still fresh in the memories of viewers. Thats the beauty of this film.

The batch of 1991 decides to meet at old college campus after a long gap of 15 years. Many of them are changed. Some of them has achieved a lot, some still struggling, some married and some are not, and some of them are looking forward to this meeting with their own ambitions. Then there is flashback of their old college days where fierce election was fought between two rival groups, which brings about a lot of freshness, humour and nostalgia. The strength of the movie lies in the script and direction which unveils a murder mystery in an untold fashion.

Everybody connected with this film is giving their best performance so far. Be it is Lal Jose the director, Pritviraj

the protagonist, Kavya, Sunil, Indrajith or the newcomers Rasiya and scriptwriter Alex Paul. The songs were just too melodious and it has already became a huge craze among the youth. One heartening thing about this movie is the acceptance of young actors by the viewers of Kerala, at a time when the industry was sticking only to Mammootty and Mohanlal, the superstars of malayalam cinema.

It is the first genuine hit for Pritviraj, whose career was under scanner for a while. Reports say that it has already became a cult-classic in malayalam film history. It has broken the all-time collection records, and still going strong. Don't miss this movie, its a movie for lifetime.