Ajagajantharam

Tinu Pappachan's latest that released on Christmas last year was a success at the BO given the ever so popular track "Olluleru" becoming all the rage in the months prior to the release. But does one song make the film watchable? I don't think so!

Ajagajantharam is set in Aranjali, where the annual temple festival is being organised. As a part of the festival, some major attraction include an elephant and a drama troop. But a altercation between the mahouts and the locals leads to an all out no holds barred fight among the two parties.

Well, that sounded like a WWE event (no holds barred). But it is almost like one. For most part of the movie, we are served pulsating action sequences between the two mahouts played by Kichu Telles and Antony Varghese and the brazen locals; some of the familiar faces here include Arjun Ashokan (always the one with the temper), Sudhi Koppa, Vineeth Vishwam and Lukman Avaran (who hardly gets any screentime due to all the ruckus). Jaffar Idukki, Sabumon Abdusamad, Tito wilson, Vijilesh Karayadvt (in his most decent role yet) co-star. Anil Nedumangad stars in his last screen appearance and Nadackal Unnikrishnan plays the 🐘 in the movie.

Ajagajantharam's talented ensemble cast waste their talent performing stunts. There was no need to cast such talented actors in this film. It is fun to watch with the characters all riled up and ready to charge but the banter that is a given between these guys is missing. I loved the way the movie has been made and the picturisation that captures all the elements of a bustling temple festival but in the end you are left disappointed by the sheer lack of ingenuity.

This is the first time, i am watching like this movie which doesnt have any good thing in it. As a movie, it needs some story otherwise any good moments, but nothing is there. Simply quarrelling people without any character development. I am very disappointed about the crew who are taking such a shameful movie like this without anything good to offer.

Bottomline - Simply a complete waste of valuable 2 hours!!!

Worst movie. No story.

2hr movies, skipped 1hr of fight scene and that too pathetic fight scene- not the one ypu find interesting to watch.

Actors were inexperienced and acting was low quality. Not recommended for family or kids.

Only recommended for college party members student who wants to fight every day for nonsense reasons.

Think of a boring party. There are no jokes. Nobody is getting along. Not that there aren't some real characters. But it's not working. Could be because there are too many rowdy characters and nobody really gets his say. Everyone puts on a show of getting along and having fun.

So the person who threw the party plays some really loud music. Also brings in an elephant. Some of the characters throw in some spicy jokes. It works for a while. Jeez! This might actually work out thinks the party giver.

But then things begin to fizzle out again. And then the utmost boredom kicks in. Party giver brings in some bombs. They throw some bombs at each other and it looks beautiful but then smoke sets in and nobody knows what's going on. All the noise and lights and smoke still cannot hide the dullness of the evening. Everyone just gives up and goes home.

This was very much in the vein of Jallikattu om terms of the style of storytelling.

Not much of a plot and it wasn't as interesting as some of the other movies in this genre.

The characters were okay but I found my interest waning in between.

Overall, a slightly above average movie.