Film: Pranchiyettan and the SaintCast: Mammootty, Priyamani, Innocent
Directed by: Renjith
Produced by: Capitol Movies
Story by: Renjith
Music by: Ouseppachan
Reviewed by Godwin AG on 10th September 2010 at 3:00 pm
Plot
Plot
Pranchiyettan aka Cherammal CE Francis (Mammootty) is a successful business man based at Thrissur. He is a devotee of Saint Francis Assisi and often indulges in fictious conversation with him. His ancestors were rice traders,
but he had grown from that small rice shop to expand his business to jewellery, real estate, shopping complexes and lot more. Evenwith his succesful and rich life, he is unhappy of his name and wants to become a celebrity. He is called Ari Pranchi by everybody, citing his ancestors business. He want to change his image from Ari Pranchi to something great and is ready to spend any amount of money for it. Pranchiyettan and the Saint deals with how Pranchi tries to get a good name and what changes that brings to his life.
but he had grown from that small rice shop to expand his business to jewellery, real estate, shopping complexes and lot more. Evenwith his succesful and rich life, he is unhappy of his name and wants to become a celebrity. He is called Ari Pranchi by everybody, citing his ancestors business. He want to change his image from Ari Pranchi to something great and is ready to spend any amount of money for it. Pranchiyettan and the Saint deals with how Pranchi tries to get a good name and what changes that brings to his life.
Story:
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Theme
A man with no education, wants to make good name with money and influence, meets a boy who has talent but no money and family background.
Plus
Highlight of the movie is the Thrissur slang but it is used moderately (Unlike Rajamanikyam and Chattambinaadu). Enthoottu, Kidavu, Gadi all are used but easily blend with the movie screenplay. Mammootty's spectacles(:D) and moustache resembles of a typical Thrissur businessman. Excellent acting and mannerisms by Mammootty.
Innocent, Priyamani, Master Ganapathy, Khushbu, Siddique, Idavela babu, TG Ravi, Sreeraman, Balachandran Chullikkad, Jayaraj Warrier, Tiny Tom, Biju Menon are the lead characters and they performs well. Innocent is the pick of the actors whereas Jagathy Sreekumar could have been better.
Highlight of the movie is the Thrissur slang but it is used moderately (Unlike Rajamanikyam and Chattambinaadu). Enthoottu, Kidavu, Gadi all are used but easily blend with the movie screenplay. Mammootty's spectacles(:D) and moustache resembles of a typical Thrissur businessman. Excellent acting and mannerisms by Mammootty.
Innocent, Priyamani, Master Ganapathy, Khushbu, Siddique, Idavela babu, TG Ravi, Sreeraman, Balachandran Chullikkad, Jayaraj Warrier, Tiny Tom, Biju Menon are the lead characters and they performs well. Innocent is the pick of the actors whereas Jagathy Sreekumar could have been better.
Saw Jayaraj Warrier, the Thrissurkaran, in a movie after a long time. The new face, who portrayed the role of the Eyyappan, the servant of Mammooty was also good.
Director Ranjith has made the movie without being turning out to be a comedy of Thrissur slang but a refreshing and thought provoking one in all sense.
Several scenes and dialogues of the movie makes it one of the best social satire film of the recent times. The conversation between the Saint and Pranchiyettan is interesting. The tricks performed by Pranchiyettan to change his nickname are worth a good laugh and thought provoking. Regency Club speech, Felicitating of Gafoor Chekkutty, Padmasree nomination incidents brings laugh riots in the theatre.
The movie is a feel-good one with a good message in it, conveyed using many incidents and dialogues.
For those who liked the movies Lage Raho Munnabhai and 3 Idiots, Pranchiyettan is for you.
Minuses
The first part of the movie is a good satire and the last part has a good message. Altogether the movie is good to watch. In between, the scenes of Pandit Deenadayal (Jagathy Sreekumar) the tutor and the boy invites boredom and had to be worked out better. VS Achuthanandan question is an old dud. After the interval the story gets diverted and the boy becomes the central part of the story which was quite unacceptable to some of the spectators
Minuses
The first part of the movie is a good satire and the last part has a good message. Altogether the movie is good to watch. In between, the scenes of Pandit Deenadayal (Jagathy Sreekumar) the tutor and the boy invites boredom and had to be worked out better. VS Achuthanandan question is an old dud. After the interval the story gets diverted and the boy becomes the central part of the story which was quite unacceptable to some of the spectators
Some comedy sequences doesn't click as expected. Pranchiyettans Regency club election speech may have been made better ( Like the Chatur speech from 3 Idiots)
The idea of dialogue exchange between Pranchi and the Saint Francis reminded me of the scenes between Munnabhai and Gandhiji in the movie Lage Raho Munnabhai.
Ranjith had earlier had told in an interview that movies of Rajkumar Hirani inspired him.
Cherammal Gold advertisement which resembles Atlas Gold is also an old trick, that too didnt click as expected.
Songs
The movie has only one song 'Kinaavile Jaalakangal' featuring Priyamani and is hummable.
The movie has only one song 'Kinaavile Jaalakangal' featuring Priyamani and is hummable.
Verdict
The movie is a good comedy entertainer from Ranjith and offers more to think than to laugh. One of the best movies in 2010.
Malayalm films have started to run back in track, atleast by seeing innovative Bollywood and Tamil movies.
Rating 4/5
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NICE MOVIE
Great movie
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