Malamaal Weekly

I finally watched "waking ned devine", it was not as funny as I expected. I have to say that I love this one much better.

Here is what I wrote a few weeks ago.

I didn't know that this movie was a remake of the English movie, but it didn't diminish how funny this movie is. The storyline fits with the specific Indian village setting pretty good.

I had to rewind quite a few times just to watch those funny scenes again. It is a comedy, not a history movie, so there is no need to check the facts to see if they are correct or not.

"Chup Chup Ke" was the first Indian comedy that I have seen, I rated that one a 9. I also rated this movie a 9. Those actors were pretty good, and their facial expressions are priceless.

I truly enjoyed it very much. I may watch it again after a few years to have another good laugh.

This movie is one of the best I have seen coming out of India. It has a very complex plot that is very well put together. The acting is top notch. The movie is also one of the funniest I have seen in a long time. It made me laugh and laugh and laugh. Highly Recommended !!! Someone wrote that it is inspired by another movie. Most movies have been inspired by some other movie or story. The movie is set in a small and very poor village in modern day India and is about a lottery ticket reseller whose customer wins 1 crore rupees. The man dies of happiness but not before he has told his estranged sister and half the village. What follows is a riot of side splittingly funny events as the lottery ticket reseller tries to keep it a secret and in the process make some money.

They are some films which work due to big stars but Priyadarshan's MALAMAAL WEEKLY which had Paresh, Om Puri in main leads worked just on the popularity of Paresh and people who like Priyadarshan's comedy

The film is a remake of WAKING NED DIVINE(1998)

The film has a good plot and the comedy is situational like HERA PHERI but the problem being the film drags in between and too many characters also the comedy at places is too crude

The film otherwise follows 1 track throughout and doesn't break into dances.etc the romance is also non filmy

The chaos that ensue due to the hidden lottery and many gags are hilarious The film keeps your attention most of the film only the film tends to drag here and there The climax also follows the typical Priyadarshan style where people chase others

Direction by Priyadarshan is good but his claiming that he wrote the script is faulty as the film is a remake of WAKING NED Music(only 1 song in the background) is okay

Paresh Rawal entertains though his new look is bad but yet he is good though nothing new Om Puri is good but hams at places Ritiesh though sidelined does a great job Reema Sen is okay Sudha Chandran is good Arbaaz Khan is good Asrani is as usual, loud and so is Shakti Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav the rest are okay

A very nice comedy after a long time...free of nudity, vulgarity etc ... a complete family entertainer. A great theme making people laugh from the beginning till the end of the movie. Although the film has stars of the fame like The great comedy king Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Asraani, Sudha Chandran, Ritesh, Shakti Kapoor etc but still the movie doesn't look cluttered with stars... Star of the Show is "Baaje" n "Leela" And unlike most of other comedy movies.. the end of Malamaal Weekly is still grasping and very very comic. A total Paisaa Wasool.... A bit overdoing on part of Ritesh.. But still a good Timepass. Do watch!!

At first i have to say that i have never laughed so much in my entire life in cinema...and i have watched and am a fan off all sorts off comedy from Tom and Jerry to Russell Peters Stand Up Comedy (Comedy Central) to the Ace Ventura (Carrey)....but i believe Indian Cinema has never had another Director as brilliant as Priyadarshan to make u go nuts......The Comedy in his movies never stops....one funny bone after another the story keeps hitting all the parts of our body that can laugh....

And Secondly,Indian cinema has found its own pair of Comedy Geniuses...Paresh Rawal and Om Puri....the new Rawal-n-Puri duo has given such a commendable comic performance that i believe will give any comedian in World Cinema a run for his money....the pure Innocence of the Village-People of India is portrayed beyond perfection by the Duo...

And Thirdly,I do wish (as an avid fan of Good authentic Indian Cinema that has no pastures and Trees with Chipmunks running around them with a back ground filled with "music" from the Wedding Planners in Heaven !!!!)that the Rawal-Puri duo get all the right awards and commendations for their respective roles....which i have a sinking feeling will go to charismatic "HEROES" off the so-called "Bollywood"......

And,at last but not the least....Kudos to all the Cast of this rib-tickling comic havoc....Keep up the brilliance people...heres awaiting more...