I'm a big Mohanlal fan, like every other Malayali out there. When we knew Ettan was making a movie with Lijo Jose Pallisserry, our excitement show through the roof. But the excitement faded into nothingness once we watched the movie. The technical team of the movie did a terrific job with the costumes, the locations and the movie set pieces. The only lacking element is the story. It's just not interesting. Apart from moments like the fight with the Portuguese, the rest of the movie is just blank. The music is a confusing part of this movie. There are good songs, good score, but initially none is used. Instead, during the intro of "Vaaliban" the music used for the fight is just so dull, made everyone fall asleep. Its only later in the movie, the better music is utilized. The best part of the movie is the cinematography. each frame can be used as a PC wallpaper, it's that good. The DOP did a terrific job ith giving the movie the artistic look that a epic drama such as this requires.
In conclusion Malaikkotte Vaaliban is nothing but an attempt to create a period drama that came out to be a period mass action movie with a sorry story as an excuse for the movie to happen.
But one thing in the movie is too much, the slo motion sequences. It's like Zack Snyder on steriods. Atleast Snyder makes it look cool, in this, it's a hit or miss, and a miss most of the time