Marana Mass

When a TV channel interviews a serial killer to know their real pain, or when a police officer puts more effort into finding his missing dog than solving a case - or when a whole village tries to deport the hero to a faraway place because he's a nuisance - or when a popular Malayalam actor appears in an unexpected guest role... you know you're not watching an ordinary film. These kinds of weirdo things don't happen in most movies, but in Maranamass, you get to witness far more absurdity.

The first half really works and makes you smile internally just seeing how ridiculous and imaginative everything is.

The protagonist, Basil Joseph, deserves a big shoutout. He mocks himself continuously and takes digs at Gen Z concepts like how being a social media influencer doesn't always take you far, or pokes fun at the "Sigma Male" trend. He underplays himself in the second half - until the end, where the tone shifts suddenly toward heroism, which feels exaggerated and inconsistent with the earlier parts.

There are some uncomfortable moments too. One scene involving inappropriate behavior by an older man toward a girl could have been handled more sensitively. Still, the way the girl responds adds a certain boldness, and it takes guts to show something like that on screen in a comical way

The promise shown by the first half makes Maranamass feel like a mass dark comedy - even if it's not exactly "maranamass" in the traditional sense. Unfortunately, the second half loses momentum, and by the time you reach the end, you find yourself just waiting for the climax. As expected, it turns a bit too cinematic and over-the-top - a contrast to the wild but grounded absurdity that came before.

Maranamass worked for me - but it's strictly not for everyone. It's a slow-burn dark comedy. Like eating a banana with poison - weirdly, it tastes good and doesn't actually harm you.

This is loud, fun and entertaining !

I had pretty low expectations when I started watching it - but the movie surprisingly was fun, flowing, entertaining, refreshingly new and quite funny!

This is a movie like Double Barrel, Neram, Super Deluxe etc. Which may not be 100% coherant, believable and have a whole plethora of characters that many may not have satisfying arcs or conclusions - but the journey is all that matter.

Performance wise Basil stood out and Babu Antony was pretty fun as well - rest were hit and miss.

This is a great movie to watch with friends.

Had the story and editing been a bit more crispy and detailed - I might have even rated it higher - but as it is - this deserve one watch atleast !

This movie took me by surprise with its wild plot, fresh execution, and strong direction. What could have easily turned into a disaster due to its unconventional storytelling instead flourished into a gripping and cohesive experience. The filmmakers deserve credit for sticking to the core narrative while pushing boundaries in form and structure.

The music complements the film beautifully, adding emotional depth and energy to an already compelling story. While this film may not appeal to everyone-especially those looking for conventional fare-those who connect with its theme will likely find it to be pure gold within its genre. A must-watch for adventurous movie lovers.

Rating - 3.25/5

A series of funny and chaotic events weaved in dark humour template coupled with complementing BGM's.

The plot of the story revolves around a young sigma male trying to blossom the relationship with his love interest unexpectedly falls into a chaotic situation wherein his lady love is involved and how they made out of it forms the storyline.

Sivaprasad & Siju Sunny has fairly managed to come up with a unique and distinctive narrative style without giving any hint of what is going to happen. The first half of the movie may keep the audience puzzled until the story makes an elevation towards the intermission meanwhile giving delectable and laughter moments through some dialogues. The filmmaker has put the audience in a story loop wherein you have to watch the movie till the end to conceive the complete story .

Impressive performances by Basil Joseph,Suresh Krishna,Puliyanam Poulose & Kudassanadu Kanakam. Startling performance by Rajesh Madhavan throughout the story and he has effortlessly carried the character through his style of conversation and mannerisms. Anishma,Jomon Jyothir,Baburaj & Pooja Mohanraj also made convincing performances.

The impressive background scoring by Jay Unnithan that stands coherent with the mood of the story is worth praising.

A decent movie for the ones who follows this genre but may not be everyone's cup of tea.

I liked the movie you want to know why? Because I expected the film to be like this way as it is a dark comedy genre.

Initially in the film character's are introduced and the actual story start at a bus .An incident occurs in the bus then how these characters deal all of these with a mix of dark humor. The characters are cartoonish and eccentric but the execution transforms the story into a darkly delightful journey.

If you look into the acting everybody's acting were good. I will not say it was the best but it was good.

Technical side was also good . I love especially how the background aligns with the dialogues of the characters that's what makes it's humor more funnier.

It was a good experience for me.