Only the excessive grief shown by Mammootty depicted symbolically through the shaving sequence jars a bit.
Their nuances are very natural and fits in perfectly. The pettiness, the angst, attitudinal changes, pride, selfishness have all been done superbly by Mammootty and Asha Sarath. The actors have all done justice to their roles. The movie subtly questions parents how they treat their children and what moral consciousness they have. Mammootty as a financier and the kind of changes he makes to his ethics are brilliantly brought out.Ī simple family, their ambitions and dreams, the people around them, the society in which they are living are all brought up for scrutiny. The sift from the arrogant and over-ambitious parents to a socially conscious couple again is done very naturally. Mamta as a doctor enters during this changed mood. The charting out of MBBS plans, the swimming lessons, the selfish and petty attitudes, the friend with cancer episode, the sequences involving the servant are all strung together flawlessly, to bring out a flawed set of parents and a pressured young boy.įrom here, the movie takes on a different trajectory that results in the unraveling of their ambitions and priority. The displaced sense of priority is brilliantly brought out in an unhurried manner. The subtle nuances displayed by the characters seems very real. Though this is a subject that has oft been repeated, the execution is what stands out. The poor son has to shoulder the heavy ambitions of his parents and content with their jealous and petty nature. All that the parents want is their son to excel more than the others, be the best and make them proud. His concern for others and his caring nature is repeatedly reprimanded. His humane and fragile side is time and again brushed aside brutally. They provide their only son Anand (Prajwal Prasad) with all the love and worldly support, but fails to understand the young boy. The movie revolves around Venu (Mammootty) and his wife Nandini (Asha Sarth). Without being too didactic or preachy, 'Varsham' manages to nail home the point. The well executed film has a very relevant subject that of today's rat-race and the distorted sense of priority that people, especially parents now a days have. But it has its heart in the right place and a brilliant Mammootty which makes up for an easy watch.Varsham is a very heart-touching tale with a very important message. Overall Varsham may not be a great film or a masterpiece. In fact the later half is better when compared with the earlier. Ranjith Shankar’s recent movies had a tendency for a little bit weak later half’s but Varsham is an exception. Fortunately both works big time for the movie and thus makes up for the simple Plot. From there it is the directors emotions and Mammootty’s performance which carries the movie forward. But gets better when it enters into the plot. The films begin on a weak note as there are many clichéd sequences. A movie which relies more on emotion need a good involvement from its music director and Bijibal does his duty with his smart background scores. He has made sure that there is richness in every possible frame.
Manoj Pillai’s Cinematography is really an asset for the movie. TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT – Varsham Malayalam Film Dialogues are meaningful and touching at many portions. The screenplay is decent but could have been better in the beginning. When he took a simple plot he made sure that he has extracted a good portion of actor in Mammootty. If it was the decent thrills in Passenger, the humour in Punyalan, this time around it is Mammoottys performance. But he knows to explain things in simple yet likeable manner. STORY – SCREENPLAY – DIRECTION – Varshamĭirector Ranjith Shankar isn’t know for bringing novel concepts or great films. Mamta, T.G Ravi, Vinod Kavur are good in their roles. Asha Sharat is good as Venu’s wife but looked artificial in the beginning because of a clichéd characterisation. Few scenes resembles us the vintage Mammootty. Mammootty who was more on subtle characters of late, comes up with an intense and expressive performance this time. PERFORMANCE – Varsham FilmĪs claimed by the director Varsham is highly dependent on Mammootty and he delivers it with ease. A twist in the tale turns their lives forever and what happens to Venu and his family forms the rest. Venu ( Mammootty) is a financier and has a happy family including his wife (Asha Sharath) and son (master Prajwal). 3.0 Fair on content and high on Mammootty.
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