apoorv nair

For the first time I switched off my mobile during the screening of a film, thanks to the visual extravaganza called Marakkar filmed by none other than the master craftsman Priyadarshan. There are so many beautiful shots throughout the film that I lost count and I'm so glad I watched it on the big screen. Marakkar, unlike a Baahubali, is not a fictional story and we know what's instore. However, the director has taken plenty of creative liberty in executing a pretty straight forward screenplay with few twists in the second half. Also brilliant are cinematography by Thiru, art direction by Sabu Cyril and costume design by Rasheed. I expected a little better from Rahul Raj's score but the songs are, as always, given a midas touch by Priyan. Appu does his part well despite my huge reservations of the actor he is but he doesn't have a huge screen space for obvious reasons. Among the other supporting cast, Arjun, Harish Perady and Ashok Selvan (what a perfect casting) shine whereas Keerthy Suresh does her minuscule role well. I think the last few minutes of the film are rushed for no obvious reason and it feels like a couple of melodramatic scenes could have been chopped to make way for a more elaborate climatic episode. But that's just among the few downers I felt in an otherwise brilliantly shot majestic film. I'm still stunned at the scale at which this Malayalam film has been mounted. Having a vision is one thing but bringing it to life with a finite budget (unlike those Hollywood epics) is totally different. Accolades must galore for Antony, Priyan and for none other than the actor par excellence Mohanlal who at this age is just having a gala time pulling off stunners one after the other. Marakkar is a visual spectacle that deserves a big screen experience but decide whether you wannna be an armchair expert having access to a mobile phone or a cinegoer who ignores all the reviews (mine included) and witnesses this magnum opus unravel in a theatre.

please ban rhea why is her movie releasing atleast chop her character.