Maheshinte Prathikaaram

"Maheshinte Prathikaaram", what else could fit for a revenge drama other than this title? Maheshinte Prathikaaram is a portrait of Mahesh and everything related to Mahesh. A place playing a prominent role in a movie is something rare. And only few directors tried to do so, like Rajiv Ravi did in "Annayum Rasoolum" and " Njan Steve Lopez". Here, director Dhileesh Pothan also presented "Idukki" as a main Character.

The primary aim of Maheshinte Prathikaaram is to make people laugh. Comedy is the main ingredient here. But, sometimes it is romantic. Sometimes very thrilling. The makers didn't used anything artificial to make us laugh, all the comedies were very realistic and situational. I felt a freshness in the presentation of this film. All the technical departments raced in the same pace. Shyju Khalid's photography, Bijibal's music and Saiju Sreedharan's editing, all these acted with mutual understanding and mutual respect. 100 marks for these departments.

I have no more words to praise the performance of the cast. Fahadh Faasil played the lead character Mahesh with such an ease. No doubt he's the best actor among the youngsters in the industry. He's an actor with tremendous potential. The Soubin - Alancier combo just made the theater hall crazy. Anusree also did a great job. All the actors in this film just rocked.

Maheshinte Prathikaaram is the best Malayalam movie released this year so far.

Fahadh Is Brilliant in his role. His innocence, Looks , Impatient In nature and many ..he live in Mahesh role. Aparna is beautiful. She lifts the story in second hour with her performance. First half is somewhat slow..but the time taken for the effect should match it. Its good When u See the actions happening. Emotions and Techniques. These two things are Linked between The anger and Photography that was something different. Watch it for extraordinary performances. Songs are good. Locations are apt. Screenplay in second hour is much better than first hour. Must watch. Highly recommended

Fahadh lived as the character 🔥🔥. Aparna alsoo....

Dileesh Pothan's debut film led by Fahadh Faasil is a superb entertainer all the way. Based on a true incident, the story is indeed a slice of life and what we get to witness is actors living their characters. Till Dileesh chooses bringing in the core plot, we get a detailed introduction to Mahesh's life in Idukki. The opening song with the lyrics as beautiful as it described Idukki, making one want to book a trip there, we also get the glimpse into his small world within Idukki. He owns a photo studio and he excels in still photography. He lives with his aged father, has a couple of friends and his childhood sweetheart. It just felt like life presented as it is without any exaggeration.

Then, we reach the core plot point where Mahesh gets involved in a random fight and the whole detailing to where exactly the trigger happened is simply a writer's masterstroke. Mahesh loses the fight humiliating and vows to never wear his slippers till he gets his revenge. As the story progresses, touching upon a break up to one's bruised ego, not once the character slips up on his maturity. That's just the way he handles everything including his ego. Even when the characters chooses to get his payback, the approach doesn't let him slip out of character and that's brilliant writing clubbed with brilliant performance right there.

With an apt runtime of barely 2 hours, this is a fantastic film and is a must watch.

Ever read a Maeve Binchy novel? Her books are never about just the central character but about the towns in Ireland, their people, culture and how all the characters are interwoven seamlessly to one another. MP is more than Mahesh's sweet revenge. It's about Idukki and its people. This is probably not a movie that I'd recommend to a non Malayali as the essence of the movie would be lost to them. This is one of my all time favourite movies of all time. Yes, it's slow paced and the plot is thin but this is a movie that one must savour like an exquisite wine. What a beautiful movie!! I became a fan of Fahadh Faasil after this one.