Guppy

"Guppy" - with the tinge of life. Written by : Vinodini It is quite amazing to know how much impact could be created through a piece of well made creative work, in this case, a beautiful movie. It continues to haunt us for a bit longer as the characters retain their existence inside our minds even after the show time. That was the movie experience given through the perfectly portrayed "Guppy", directed by Johnpaul George. I regret for not having to watch it in the big screen (especially the multicolored fascinating wings of guppy fish elegantly flaunting with the pace of the movie, beautifully captured in every frame), but I don't wonder why this movie wasn't a box office hit either. The story has a rhythm, a slow tune of melancholy, which is a harder phase to get past through, but once we are into that symphony, it would embrace us to the depths of excitement and prolonged happiness. In fact, it takes us through almost all feelings humanly possible. Initially, it was compassion that we feel towards a boy named 'Guppy' (called so because he rears and sells guppy fish which feed on mosquito larvae) for the hardship that he is going through, to take care of his mother. We expect the boy to be modest, down to earth and ideal in every respect, but here is where we explore the fragrance of real life narrated in the movie. He is like every other boy in the neighborhood, who possesses all the flaws of a boy of his age. As the story unreels, we witness the rivalry that takes place between Guppy and the Engineer named Thejus Varkey, who comes to the village for building an over bridge. Here the movie breaks all stereotypes created in our minds through various movies of this genre, especially here the Engineer has the looks of a wandering traveler in a motor bike, who isn't so kindhearted or broadminded either. Unlike the "Heroes" out there, he doesn't seem to be divinely aware of all the untold truths around him. He is also like everyone else, not acting so "goody goody" to everyone, ending up with wrong interpretations, committing mistakes which are honestly humane. Like every youngster, he also gets annoyed with the repeated pestering of an old man offering him black tea. In fact, no one in the movie steps away from being real in words or deeds, thus giving me a notion to believe that the characters still continue to live that seaside village. Master Chethan has played the role of Guppy, and not even for one instance we would feel that it's a fictional character. His ignorance, childish arrogance and his immense passion towards guppy fish, were very perfectly rendered all sequences. Also, Tovino Thomas has done an exceptional performance, portraying the Engineer. His dialogue delivery and weird mannerisms reflect his character precisely. Somewhere hidden behind his arrogant persona, we could sense the sadness in his smiles and empathy towards his co- living beings. Sreenivasan's character as a gatekeeper striving for the upbringing of his granddaughter is also quite remarkable. The rest of the roles played by the cast were also noteworthy. In short, the movie narrates the intensity of real life, the struggle and passion in the most subtle way, leaving us speechless in a world inside our imagination. As for me, I would keep imagining a world where Guppy and Thejus Varkey would spend their lives finding solace in each other's presence, filling the loss of their dear ones. A 'must watch' for enjoying a really good movie with a genuine story-line! Thumps-up to the whole team of Guppy!

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Guppy is a movie which makes you immerse in a story with it's realism, The characters are well portrayed,even side characters felt so alive.Some characters in this movie will remain in our hearts for a while. Each frames are well planned by the director, Music also plays an important role in conveying the stroy and effect of the movie, we too would go through various emotions as the story progresses

guppy is the only Malayalam movie that made feel complete recently, and I have no words other than superb! to describe master Chetan's and Tovino's acting. it was simply mind blowing. while watching this movie we can see each character has story behind then and that's why I decided to write my first review in IMDb for guppy.

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 )

The story revolves around a boy named Guppy who finds his living out of rearing and selling the small fish Guppy. Guppy has this dream of buying an automatic wheel chair for his ailing mother. An Engineer comes to the seaside village for the construction of a railway bridge. Many unexpected things occur when a small rivalry starts between Guppy and Engineer. All characters in this movie will remain in our hearts for a while and all characters have some important role too... In this movie we can see the amazing cinematography, super bgm scores and good songs.. I promise you, this movie will get into your favourite movies list..

Guppy is a malayalam language drama film written and directed by Johnpaul George.The protagonist of the story is a boy known as guppy, as he sells guppy to earn a living.The boy works in a teashop and sells guppy to look after his mother,whose lower half of the body is paralyzed.But events turn out when a rivalry arises between him and an engineer Thejus Varkey who came there to construct an over-bridge in the area. The best word to describe the film would be 'Beautiful'.Yeah,it is beautiful in every sense-the cinematography is beautiful,the music is beautiful, the performances are beautiful,the direction is beautiful even the script is beautiful.Ever aspect of the film deservers applause-the direction,screenplay, cinematography, music,performances, editing, makeup,art direction, costume design,make up everyone has done a brilliant job.This is one of the few films in which almost every actor has given a 'perfect' performance.You could hardly point out any actor who has either overacted or underacted.Despite not having a great story,what makes guppy so good are it's characters,out of which many remains in our heart even after watching the film.Every character has been carefully written.The backstories along with the simplicity of the characters play an important role in making them so good.Eventhough the script was well balanced the 'automatic wheelchair' plot proved to be a disturbance.Both the background score and music was perfect for the 'beautiful' script along with the splendid visuals which at times seemed 'too good'.Eventhough the film had a lot of subplots(some of which could have been reduced)and the narration has a medium pace,it rarely test's your patience.It deals with many subjects like friendship,love(both mother-son love and girl-boy love),revenge,hope,loses but the theme which the director tried to convey at the end was unclear.But in the end it proved to be a beautiful tale which is not only a visual but also an emotional treat for the audiences