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Gold movie review: Alphonse Puthren reflects on greed in this Prithviraj starrer

Gold review: this could be the beginning of alphonse puthren gravitating towards making films that reflect on social issues and the ongoing spiritual bankruptcy of society..

Filmmaker Alphonse Puthren’s last directorial outing, Premam, caused an earthquake of sorts in the film industry. Starring Nivin Pauly in the lead, the film followed a man’s journey to find love through various stages of life. It takes a long time for the hero to find the woman of his dreams, but when he finally does, the moment is so perfect. It gets etched in your memory. If you are the same age as George David, you may relate to the scene. If you are younger than him, it may give you hope that life will work itself out.

Alphonse’s Gold also has a generous amount of optimism packed into it, though it is not expansive like Premam. Joshi S Kunjan (Prithviraj Sukumaran) wakes up to find a truck hastily parked outisde his house, blocking its front gate. Prodded by his mother (played by Prithviraj’s mother Mallika Sukumaran) Joshi goes to investigate the strange pickup truck. He checks the cargo, which is about 200 boxes of portable speakers. As a law-abiding citizen, he goes straight to the cops to report the suspicious vehicle. But, it so happens that the situation at the police station mirrors his own. A lorry carrying massive timber logs has broken down blocking the entrance to the station. The whole station is under stress, so Joshi’s complaint takes a backseat.

While Joshi is frustrated that he’s unable to bring his new car inside the compound of house, courtesy of the abandoned pickup, in the next few scenes he will realise that he’s sitting on a gold mine.

The film slowly develops into some version of a heist movie replete with absurd and thought-provoking humour. Yes, you heard it right, thought-provoking. Well, it seems Gold could be the beginning of Alphonse gravitating towards making films that reflect on social issues and the ongoing spiritual bankruptcy of society.

The ills of gluttony are the main theme of Gold. Most characters in the film are chronic consumers. They consume more than they create. Few people have so much money that they don’t know what to do with it. Many people have nothing and have no idea where to find some. We are devolving into a society of takers and the list of givers is growing thin. ‘Idea’ Shaji (Lalu Alex) is the personification of excess. It seems he can never run out of things to eat or drink. He’s always on the prowl to take things from others. And when he gets what he wants, he doesn’t know what he wants to do with it. Yet, he wants everything he lays his eyes on. On the other hand, we meet a broken man who is overjoyed when he makes a little bit of money, which allows him to buy his starving children a tasty breakfast from a local eatery.

Lalu Alex and Ajmal Ameer do a fantastic job as men of excess. They bring out the meaninglessness of buying one expensive thing after another. In their hands, all the expensive things, including money and iPhones, lose value. Baburaj delivers a memorable performance, which is subtle but effective. He’s in an occupation where he’s presented with many temptations to take things that don’t belong to him. But, he never allows himself to indulge. He cuts a sane presence in a self-consuming world. Nayanthara ’s Sumangali Unnikrishnan is also the byproduct of over-indulgent lifestyle but she’s not beyond saving. That said, the film has failed to value her talent. She is just an expensive presence in the cast with nothing much to do.

How do you enjoy an Alphonse Puthren film? By simply being in the moment. If you expect the narrative to take you someplace else, you might be left disappointed. Instead, if you choose to enjoy what the film is offering you at any given moment, you will find entertainment. Like life, in Alphonse’s films, it’s not the destination but the journey that matters.

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Prithviraj and Nayanthara’s latest outing ‘Gold’ is a decent comedy thriller

Malayalam movie Gold is the talk of the town for not just one reason. From not releasing a single poster or trailer of the film to being directed by a filmmaker to who came to forefront after a seven-year hiatus, Gold was much anticipated by fans. Helmed by Alphonse Puthren of Premam fame, Gold teaser which had released long back had the viewers excited.

Starring Prithviraj and Nayanthara in lead roles, Gold  is a comedy thriller. Spanning over a period of four days, Gold follows the life of protagonist Danger Joshi (played by Prithviraj) who purchases a new automobile owing to a marriage alliance. Cut to the day when the vehicle is to be delivered, Joshi finds an abandoned vehicle outside his house which also has a consignment of portable speakers. On finding himself at such an odd situation, Joshi approaches the police for help but isn’t offered any. The vehicle which has been parked for a while at Joshi’s house arouses his interest. Joshi thereby stumbles upon and makes an astounding discovery that the speakers are in fact gold bars. What happens next is a laughter riot as chaos ensues in this comedy of errors.

Apart from the lead actors, Gold also boasts of Sharafudheen, Roshan Mathew, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon, Soubin Shahir, and a few others who are quite popular in contemporary Malayalam cinema.

Gold review: Twitter verdict

#GOLD – An Alphonse Puthren Film. Average 1st Half & Decent 2nd Half. Good Performance from Prithvi👍, Shammi Thilakan & Lalu Alex😂👏. Super BGM. One Line Comedies Works in Parts. Few Lags Are There. Writing Could Have Been Better. Neither Great, Nor Bad. Decent! 3/5 – AVERAGE! //googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-4773716-3'); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-4773716-3'); }); — FDFS Reviews (@FDFS_Reviews) December 1, 2022

#Gold Review POSITIVES: 1. Casting 2. Performances 3. Writing 4. Comedy 5. BGM 6. Cinematography NEGATIVES: 1. Some lags in 1st half Overall, #GoldMovie is an entertaining film that will make your day 🤩 Go for it 👍 #GoldReview #PrithvirajSukumaran #Malayalam pic.twitter.com/sA9RIg3Qoe — Kumar Swayam (@KumarSwayam3) December 1, 2022

#Gold is a simple, fun out-and-out #AlphonsePuthren film. Storyline and Nature shots relation is awesome. Craft is visible throughout starting from title cards. EVERYONE performs well except #Nayanthara Don’t miss this one in theatres if you like Craftful simple film. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌘 pic.twitter.com/xnyaSMKdiO — Unbiased Malayalam Reviews (@review_unbaised) December 1, 2022

The film which was scheduled for a theatrical release in September 2022 was later postponed due to various reasons. Finally, the release date was changed, and the film was released on December 1, 2022. For the unversed, the digital rights of the film were bagged by Amazon Prime Video. So, if you’re thinking enjoying this comical thriller from the comfort of your homes, then you’ll have to wait until it arrives on the OTT platform.

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Gold Movie Review (2022)

Alphonse puthren's 'gold' (malayalam) has a lot of big ideas but they don't come together as a satisfying whole.

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Gold marks Alphonse Puthren's return to the screen after seven years, and to talk about the flavour – or rather the vibe – of the film, let's look at the stretch where a man needs a gold furnace. The easiest thing may be to have the man Google it up, but this is how Alphonse does it. The man calls a jewellery store. No luck. He calls another jewellery store. Again, no luck. Then he calls someone who is about to hang himself. Bingo. He gets it. This entire series of scenes is not about "logic", but about a certain approach the screenplay takes. It rambles with scenes you think can be cut out, but without those scenes the punch with the suicidal man would not work.

The man looking for the furnace is Joshy, and he's played by Prithviraj in a somewhat one-note manner – but that is also because the character is one-note. Like many in the film, he has no shades. Gold takes off when Joshy discovers a truck full of, well, gold, and there's a parallel track where the phone store he owns in a mall is about to slip away from his hands because the owner of the mall has asked him to vacate the premises. Now, this is a classic situation about a desperate man and the easiest route the screenplay could have taken is to first establish the desperation, the need for money, and then have Joshy come across the gold, which could solve all his problems. But Alphonse – thankfully – is not your typical filmmaker (or writer), and he does not link these two pieces of information in a "dramatic" way: that is, in the way a typical cause-and-effect drama would. He keeps them separate. Instead of using the "gold situation" to make us pity Joshy and root for him, he uses it to build a series of obstacles for the man.

Money is the invisible theme of the film, right from the title. It's there in the form of dowry. It's there in the form of an impoverished family that has not eaten for days. It's there in the form of a cop who keeps stealing things that are confiscated at a police station. It's there in the form of a brand-new Volkswagen car. It's probably also there – off-screen – in the number of shooting days, in the time taken to release the film. Like Premam , Gold is filled with a lot of shots and scenes where nothing seems to happen. But in Premam , these "nothing shots" added a fantastic aftertaste to the main narrative. You might have felt that this scene or that one could have been cut out, and maybe we would not have missed them – but because they are there on screen, the film becomes bigger. It becomes more than just the "story".

That does not happen in Gold . The laughs do not land. The oddness of the Saiju Kurup character, the running gag of jumping over a compound wall of a police station, the scene with Vinay Fortt and an army guy, the scenes where Joshy smokes secretly so his mother (played by Mallika Sukumaran) will not find out, or the scene where this mother keeps offering food and drink to people – none of this comes together as a satisfying whole. The film never takes root in the head, and the effort to put together the links is exhausting. Nayanthara is the nominal heroine. Her entire character could be  summed up in three words: "she eats popcorn". I'm exaggerating a little, but that's not too far from the truth. I did laugh at places (like a bit about an "exterior designer"), but the film is too diffuse to put a frame around. I loved the idea of having one-off characters come and go, but they should have been memorable cameos that stick in the mind – and they aren't. 

Among the pluses is Rajesh Murugesan's super-fun soundtrack. The truck containing the gold is a Bolero, which is also the name of a form of Western Classical Music – and at one point, we do hear a famous piece of Western Classical Music. (It's "In the Hall of the Mountain King," if I recall correctly.) But the quirky music hints at a movie that should have been much quirkier. Alphonse likes to show grasshoppers and ants and birds and squirrels, but they do not have the impact of the butterfly in Premam . I am not asking for a super-tight plot, but even loose storytelling has to add up in some way. Gold is by no means a lazy failure. But it is one of those films where the concept lies far above the execution, and the nobility in the last stretch comes out of nowhere and kills the amoral mood we have been in that far. By the end, there's no awe – just Au.

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Gold (2022): ‘Prime Video’ Review: Needlessly messy, overly indulgent crime comedy

Prithviraj Sukumar an is one of the most popular actors in the Malayalam film industry. My introduction to him, however, was through a Hindi-language film – Aiyya, where he was captivating despite his relatively small role. It introduced me to his screen presence, where he can be commanding and subtle in equal measures. With ‘Gold (2022)’, written & directed by Alphonse Puthren (Premam, Neram), you see him being an ultimate conman convincingly after a mere accident that throws him into a web of lustful greed. All of the events in this man’s life occur due to sudden access to wealth. With a premise as simple as that and an actor like him, the film could have easily been a thoroughly rewarding experience. Except it isn’t!

In this crime comedy film, Prithviraj plays Joshi, a mobile phone shop owner from a small town in Kerala. Looking at his house and general mannerisms, you can see that he is sufficiently well-off. With the money he has, he decides to buy a new car for himself. However, on the day it is supposed to come, he comes across a van with tarpaulin on the back parked in the front lot of his house, which blocks the way for it to enter. He gets pissed and starts looking for the van’s owner. Since he cannot find anyone, he goes to the police to put an official complaint about it.

They cannot help right away due to an emergency. By the time they return, he gets curious and peeks under the tarpaulin, where he finds several boxes of portable speakers. He figures it to be smuggled material but takes one of those boxes when his own speaker stops working. He opens the box, takes out the new speaker, and tries connecting it to his phone. Sadly, he cannot press any of its buttons. It turns out it’s not a faulty speaker but a gold brick colored to look like a speaker.

The following narrative builds upon Joshi’s struggle to maintain this enormous wealth he suddenly finds in his possession. He cannot contain his excitement and starts dreaming of everything he can do with it. However, he needs to think of a way not to get caught with this gold and find the best means to carry out his secret plan. After leading his life like a fair simpleton by then, he suddenly gets this sweet smell of success. He does not want to let go of the possibilities it can afford him and makes every possible effort to hold on to them.

What opens up this gold is a messy affair. It turns out it was going to be used as just a ping-pong ball between two wealthy people, who are so wealthy that they would not give even a single thought before deciding to close an entire shopping mall under their ownership. While in one way or the other, these rich folks keep trying to retrieve the gold for a marital transaction, something keeps failing them at every attempt. Meanwhile, Joshi keeps evading every other obstacle coming his way, be it due to sheer luck or his efforts. Perhaps with this, the writer wanted to put forth a lesson in karma!

While the crime thriller could have been fairly easy to follow, the film insists on making it needlessly messy, with flashbacks abruptly entering the story and with dialogues that sound like incoherent ramblings. There are some random characters, played by some wonderful actors like Roshan Matthew, Chemban Vinod, or Vinay Forrt, which serve either zero or negligible purpose in the plot. While these characters could have started out as amusing, quirky ideas, they end up adding to the headache. Other characters played by Nayanthara and Deepti Sati that are integral parts of the plot suffer from being two-dimensional, even if the actors do their best to add that extra bit of quirk.

Suddenly, Soubin Sahir also joins some dancers, whose skit pops up out of nowhere in between the narration. You can see the impact of a film like Manmarziyaan, where twin dancers, who have no relation to the central plot, pop up out of nowhere to continue their dance routine. It adds to the mood of this Malayalam film and, luckily does not feel as jarring as the other interrupting elements. Unfortunately, that does not save Gold from being an incoherent mess due to a lack of unified creative direction.

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Gold Movie Review: Prithviraj-starrer is an exhausting, 165-min-long Instagram reel

Rating: ( 2 / 5).

Time behaves strangely in Gold . Alphonse Puthren employs a variety of editing techniques to manipulate reality. (No, this is not a sci-fi film.) We get freeze frames, colour shifts, jump cuts, ripples, waves, reverse-forward playback, audio enhancements, dialogues merging into the soundtrack, split screens, and so on... Puthren plays with his movie as a DJ would with a record. A few of these choices work -- they contribute neat comical touches -- but most of them feel self-indulgent and had me wondering whether they were really essential. They don't enhance the storytelling. They are all mind-numbingly jarring, and if it was about catering to viewers with low attention spans, I'm not sure they work. Even Thallumaala -- a fantastic example of inventive editing and staging -- had areas that tested my patience due to this very reason. Gold is a simple case of a simple plot stretched beyond a necessary length. Unfortunately, it is neither Ayyappanum Koshiyum nor Thallumaala .

Director: Alphonse Puthren

Cast: Prithviraj, Nayanthara, Shammi Thilakan, Lalu Alex, Baburaj, Roshan Mathew

Rating: 2/5

When Premam came out seven years back, I was one of the few who didn't find it remarkable. I don't dislike it entirely, though, because it wasn't a total waste of time. I have some favourite moments from it, but here's the thing: I've never felt like revisiting it after that first watch in the theatre. But despite me not being a fan of it, I was keen about watching Gold owing to this 'image' Puthren has developed over the years. That might seem a strange reason to watch someone's film, but sometimes, your expectations get met. (The recent Mukundan Unni Associates is a great example -- a classic case of walking the talk -- from a newbie that too.) 

Is it possible to be fascinated with a filmmaker without being a fan of his work? I think so. Somewhere at the back of my mind, I hoped to see Puthren make a film with better ideas than the ones in Premam . Gold delivers on that front, but only to a small extent. The strange thing is, Premam didn't quite boast of a novel idea, but more of it worked for me than Gold because it was relatively less self-indulgent. Watching Premam was like having a meal with not all the dishes to your satisfaction, but at least it wasn't as grossly disappointing as Gold .

In Gold , there is a scene where two women go into a mobile phone shop and ask for a smartphone that would be ideal for making Instagram reels. I found this line amusing because Gold feels like watching a glorified Instagram reel. There is a brief stretch where the film goes into a black-and-white mode, and the explanation we get is that this scene involves "black money". What?! In another example, the subtitles tell us, "it's the sky above a police station; this is the land below it".

In other instances, we get a word or two from a dialogue showing up on the screen in bold colours, aside from the characters' names displayed in the same way. In one 'counting' scene, numbers appear above each of the boxes that comprise the cargo of a Mahindra Bolero that, for some mysterious reason, is parked in front of Prithviraj's house one fine morning -- the opening that sets off the chain of events in Gold .

There are also markers to inform us when and where some flashbacks are happening. Since all these are interlinked, Gold qualifies as a 'hyperlink' movie. But its events are not interesting enough to make it a Traffic (both the Steven Soderbergh film and the unrelated Malayalam film of the same name) or a Syriana .

We get obvious analogies -- praying mantis, ants -- the significance of which is readily apparent when considering the parallel activity involving the human characters. But these, too, get exhausting after a point. I presume they are there to mask how inadequate this film is. I also found the film largely unfunny, save for the portions featuring Chemban Vinod Chose, Roshan Mathew, and a hilarious verbal warfare between Lalu Alex and Shammi Thilakan.

The film also wastes more time by focusing, in two disparate places, on a band singing an unremarkable song and a dance group. Speaking of, don't get me started on the soundtrack. Unable to sit through them, I wished my mind possessed jump-cutting powers too.

Also, what was the purpose of casting Nayanthara in such an insignificant role? Why are Malayalam filmmakers giving her such weakly written characters -- and why is she accepting them? (There was Love Action Drama and Nizhal before this.)

But I'm still trying to understand why some of Lalu Alex's gestures and words cause the image or audio to have a sudden seizure. He is not the only actor to get this treatment. Even a mundane walk or action of Prithviraj is slowed down or enhanced in a way that makes it look like it was all done by someone who just started learning editing on Irfanview or Filmora or something. I mean, this is the same frustrating quality that we find in most amateur short films. Gold is a perfect testament to the fact that knowing editing doesn't necessarily make you a good filmmaker.

That said, I must give props to the team for not giving away the plot or character details in the teaser and promos. It is why I have opted to keep my review free of those details because, in this age where people spoil everything on social media, it's nice to see at least somebody going against the grain, even though the output didn't meet my expectations.

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Jyoti Nair Thakur 434 days ago

I liked Prithviraj in the comedy roll.  But I felt Nayanthara had very few roles.  It’s a good movie to watch with family and friends and have a good laugh.  

Pri Verheiratet 442 days ago

Concept of movie is good . But it's too draggy, some scenes are unwanted , too much slow motions .. I was having high expectations , but got disappointed . 165 minutes is for this movie is too long .

User n Jaz 450 days ago

Really Boring

jinoabyja 451 days ago

Terrible terrible movie

Steve Shaw 458 days ago

This movie is an absolute waste of time, talent &amp; every bit of resource that was utilized into making this nonsensical work!!<br/>Every actor part of this movie has undone all the good work they've done in other movies by agreeing to be part of something as horrible as this.<br/>With so many talented actors, it is sad to see them being part of a mockery called movie. Does not even deserve 1 star. Having watched all of Alphonse&rsquo;s previous movies multiple times, I am stunned by the lows to which this movie has fallen.&nbsp;<br/>As a Malayalam movie lover, I'm beyond disappointed ! Please do not make such movies, it&rsquo;s a request!

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Gold review: All that glitters is not….

This Prithviraj-Nayanthara starrer is a one-time watch

“All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.”

Director Alphonse Puthren, in a Facebook post on the eve of the release of his film Gold , wrote that it is as “imperfect” as his earlier films Neram and Premam - both of which were hugely popular – and so, people are likely to love the latest flick, too.

Well played, Mr Puthren! The ball is firmly in our – the audience, that is - court now.

Puthren was right. Neram and Premam had their flaws. But the imperfections were, as Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska said, served in doses small enough to be tolerable. There was something gripping and endearing about both the films. And, the making, of course – the style was quite refreshing in Malayalam film industry then.

So, did Puthren get his dosage right with Gold , too?

True to its name, the film revolves around the yellow metal, which finds its way to Joshi’s (Prithviraj) hands. Does he get to keep it? If yes, what does he do with it? And, if not, what happens to all the gold? The story unfolds over four days and a bevy of characters – caricatures, in some cases – walk in and out of the film, most of who are connected in one way or the other, to the stash of gold.

There’s a bit of Neram in Gold , if one looks at how the sequence of events plays itself out. But the slickness of Neram is somewhat missing here. Puthren connects the incidents well, but there are far too many distractions, especially in the second half. One moment you might be drawn into the film, and the next, you may be throwing up your hands in despair as yet another caricature appears on the screen. To see what veterans like Lalu Alex and Sharat Saxena, and promising actors like Roshan Mathew and Soubin Shahir have been reduced to in the film, was disappointing.

Most of the supporting actors seem to have walked right out of Premam into Gold . It’s a reunion of sorts, albeit in blink-and-you-miss kind of roles.

The similarities with Premam don’t end there. Right from the credit scenes to the camera angle and shots, everything reminds us of the 2015 flick. Even the butterfly flutters in and out of the frames!

Even Rajesh Murugesan’s music – he composed for Puthren’s earlier films, too – has shades of Premam , especially when the scenes switch to “mass” mode.

Prithviraj is at his usual self (sometimes, exaggerated. It comes as a package, so, you cannot complain). However, the less said about Nayanthara’s character Sumangali, the better. And don’t get me started on the dubbing part. Sumangali has to be the biggest disappointment in Gold , especially when you have someone of Nayanthara’s stature portraying it.

But, set all such ‘overdoses’ aside, and you have a film that is tolerable.

Language: Malayalam

Director: Alphonse Puthren

Cast: Prithviraj, Nayanthara, Baburaj, Mallika Sukumaran, Shammi Thilakan and others

Rating: 2.5/5

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Gold movie review: Neglects Nayanthara, wastes Prithviraj's zeal and redefines lack of cohesion

Seven years after his mega-success with Premam, Alphonse Puthren misses the mark while trying to reinvent the musical with Gold.

Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Mallika Sukumaran, Shammi Thilakan, Baburaj, Lalu Alex, Nayanthara, Shanthi Krishna, Chemban Vinod Jose, Deepti Sati, Ajmal Amir, Saiju Kurup, Roshan Mathew, Jagadish, Vinay Forrt, Soubin Shahir, Sharafudheen, Jaffer Idukki, Aleena Alphonse Puthren, Sharat Saxena, Etc, Etc

Director: Alphonse Puthren

Language: Malayalam

It has been seven years since the release of Alphonse Puthren’s Premam , a runaway box-office success that has gone on to attain a cult status, was one of the earliest films from the New Malayalam New Wave to become a pan-India hit, cemented Nivin Pauly’s standing as a star, catapulted Sai Pallavi on her path to the superstardom she now has across language industries, and gave both Anupama Parameswaran and Vinay Forrt their most memorable roles till date. Such an achievement would weigh heavy on the shoulders of any normal person – its burden is evident in the conception of the director’s new release.

Gold is a star-studded exercise in reinventing the musical as we know it in India. Since the musical is the norm and not merely a genre in this country, any effort at re-envisioning it here makes sense only if it is markedly visionary. Gold is not.

It is possible to imagine that Gold sounded attractive at the conceptual stage, which would explain why the leading man is so sold on it. Prithviraj Sukumaran throws himself into his role with gusto, and has produced the film. His zeal is not matched by the writing and direction.

Team Alphonse starts out with some good ideas for Gold. The film works in bits and pieces. Some of the music-led sequences are well-conceived. In its entirety though, the narrative so completely lacks cohesion and reasoning, and is so transparent in its attempts at being cool that it is little more than a bid to be different for the heck of it.

Prithviraj in Gold is an entrepreneur called Joshi who one day finds the entrance to his front yard blocked by an abandoned SUV. Unknown to him, it was left there by a bunch of criminals who are now anxious to retrieve its precious cargo. Meanwhile, Joshi has alerted the police. As he waits for them to take the vehicle into their custody, he discovers what it contains.

This is a well-off man who runs a smartphone shop in a posh mall and lives with his mother (Mallika Sukumaran) in a spacious riverside home built by his father. Money is not in short supply for him, but greed is a monster that, ironically, consumes the wealthy perhaps more than any other strata of society. So the question is if he will retain his integrity in the face of the temptation laid out before him on a platter, and what the police will find out.

On the sidelines of this principal strand is Joshi’s proposed marriage to Radha (Deepti Sati). Off the radar of his awareness are the shenanigans of a gold trader named Unnikrishnan (Shammi Thilakan), his daughter’s father-in-law-to-be, Shaji (Lalu Alex), and petty criminals led by a fellow they all address as Boss Freddy (Chemban Vinod Jose).

Instead of going full throttle into the moral dilemma facing Joshi and an examination of what an open window can do to even a saint, Gold stays determinedly on the surface of this story as if fearing that depth would diminish its enjoyability. This might still have been okay if its frothiness was entertaining. In the pre-interval half, it is, while everyone and everything are being introduced, when musical set-pieces erupt on screen without a by-your-leave, and stars start popping up for walk-on parts following which they disappear. The unnecessary on-screen graphics are an irritant even in this portion, but remain tolerable as long as there is hope that Gold may go somewhere, if not in terms of storyline then at least in terms of experimentation in format. In the second half though, all this comes across as a cover-up for lack of substance.

Anend C. Chandran and Viswajith Odukkathil shoot the flora and fauna around Joshi’s house in Discovery-Channel-style detail. Since the film fails to add up, these stunning visuals feel pointless after a while. Likewise, the sudden insertion of lines from an old Bollywood song into a Malayalam number. The rhythm is addictive, the switch in language inexplicable in this setting, and ultimately it enhances the “see how hip I am” vibe that Gold gives off.

Though the screen is not overloaded and crowded in Gold as it was in Thallumaala earlier this year, it is in that neighbourhood. Wipes are used once too often. The non-linear timeline is spelt out again and again with the written words “minutes earlier”, “X months later”, etc. When characters first walk in, their names are flashed in bold letters; sometimes, so are their actions, emotions and descriptions of them. For instance, when Shaji’s son says a particular job has to be assigned not to old-style hooligans but to a new-generation goonda, Roshan Mathew enters the scene to the accompaniment of the words “new-gen goonda” on screen next to him.

Initially, the film has a sense of humour, but as the minutes pass, the jokes get flat. One running gag about Shaji – who’s known as Idea Shaji – is unfunny from the beginning but becomes a stronger sleeping pill with each repetition. The dullest comedic thread that’s kept up throughout involves Joshi’s mother. Each time we see her, she’s either offering to make tea and snacks for guests and Joshi, or making them, or serving them. She does nothing else. Nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. This is no doubt meant to be hilarious; at a stretch, it might even have been a clever comment on how patriarchy influences women’s view of their role in society and the family. The joke’s on Gold though, considering how blatantly it sidelines women.

You cannot mock patriarchy if you are one of its facilitators. Believe it or not, Joshi’s Mum is the only somewhat-fleshed-out woman character in this film that features barely any women. Unnikrishnan’s wife (Shanthi Krishna) and a policewoman have negligible roles. And one of India’s biggest stars, Nayanthara, has been roped in to just sit around. At least Deepti Sati gets to showcase her dance skills as she and Prithviraj throw their hearts, souls and bodies into Thanne Thanne . Nayanthara’s Sumangali is positioned as a primary player in the story, but is so neglected that she amounts to less than the film’s numerous cameos.

The casting of multiple famous actors in tiny roles ends up being gimmicky because most serve no purpose. If the intention was to rival the star presence in Aashiq Abu’s Virus (2019), then the makers of Gold have not understood that film at all. Virus ’ star-heavy ensemble conveyed the point that every single person involved in Kerala’s real-life experience with Nipah was crucial in containing the deadly outbreak. Each of their characters was given definition and density. In Gold , all we have is a game of “hey look, the producers managed to get Star X (and Star Y and A, B, C) too” which stops being fun after a while, especially as the writing and direction lose steam. Vinay Forrt is the only actor whose cameo makes any sense as a cameo.

Vinay, Rajesh Murugesan’s music, the scenic beauty surrounding Joshi’s home, Prithviraj’s commitment to this script, his dancing with Deepti, and two pulsating dance passages led by Aleena Alphonse Puthren are all that lingers in the mind after the credits of Gold have passed.

Despite its flaws, Gold ’s first half is entertaining. The post-interval downhill slide is so rapid, that the twist in the finale left me cold. No amount of catchy music, production polish and star wattage can camouflage skin-and-bones writing. Gold plating, after all, is just that – plating.

Rating: 2 (out of 5 stars)  

This review was first published when Gold was released in theatres in December 2022. The film is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Anna M.M. Vetticad is an award-winning journalist and author of The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic. She specialises in the intersection of cinema with feminist and other socio-political concerns. Twitter: @annavetticad, Instagram: @annammvetticad, Facebook: AnnaMMVetticadOfficial

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Gold review: This Alphonse Puthren thriller loses its track midway

Prithviraj Sukumaran and music by Rajesh Murugesan keep the audience engaged; most actors, including Nayanthara, do extended cameos.

Published:Dec 01, 2022

Alphonse Puthren's 'Gold' came seven years after his 'Premam'. (PrithviOfficial/Twitter)

Prithviraj saves the day and the movie!

Gold (Malayalam)

• Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Nayanthara, Deepti Sati, Krishna Sankar, Shabareesh Varma, Ajmal Ameer, Roshan Mathew, Saiju Kurup, and Chemban Vinod Jose
• Director: Alphonse Puthren
• Producers: Prithviraj Productions and Magic Frames
• Music: Rajesh Murugesan
• Runtime: 2 hours 15 minutes
• Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi, and Revathy
• Director: Maneesh Sharma
• Producer: Aditya Chopra
• Music: Pritam Chakraborty
• Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

Few filmmakers take extended breaks between films. The gaps between their movies are sometimes so long that if it weren’t for them, audiences would forget their names.

I am talking about directors like Thiagarajan Kumararaja and Alphonse Puthren. They are like Neelakurinji flowers .

Alphonse is back with Gold , seven years after the release of Premam .

Gold has been generating a great deal of anticipation since it was announced. Let me quickly give a glimpse into this Prithviraj and Nayanthara starrer.

An abandoned pickup truck carrying a shipment of mini speakers is found at the front entrance of the house of Joshi (Prithviraj). He cannot get his new car into the compound because the truck cannot be moved.

Joshi informs the cops, who instead get busy dealing with a similar problem. Joshi soon discovers that the truck has more than just speakers.

Rajesh’s music and  Prithviraj  save the day

There is no single genre that can adequately define Gold .

Written, edited, and directed by Alphonse Puthren, Gold — with its huge star cast — works as a thriller for most of the duration, but sometimes also as a comedy.

Gorgeous lighting, vibrant colours, and clever editing — not always, though — add to the film’s style.

Prithviraj Sukumaran as Joshi and music director Rajesh Murugesan save the day and the movie, too.

Prithviraj keeps the audience interested with his screen presence, and the film drags when he is off-screen.

Apart from Shammi Thilakan, Baburaj, Lalu Alex, and Chemban Vinod Jose, nobody leaves an impression.

Nayanthara, Ajmal Ameer, Mallika Sukumaran, Shanthi Krishna, and a dozen more actors appear in extended cameos.

None of them adds anything to the story or serves as comic relief. It’s just a matter of coming and going.

#GOLD In theatres worldwide from tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/oLunneVWyi — Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial) November 30, 2022

A well-set-up mystery that lacks freshness

We can see a few classy Alphonse Puthren touches like the crazy split-screen shots at the police station and the slow-motion-filled scene where Joshi keeps back the mini speaker he took before the police.

The buildup was good, with a few interesting characters, a quirky situation, witty dialogues, and a well-set-up mystery, but it loses its way after the interval.

Neram was fresh at the time of its release, but with a similar story, Gold does not have that freshness. We have seen all these many times.

We see Alphonse trying too hard with the editing and effects. In some areas, it works and in others, it doesn’t.

Pulsating, but falls flat at times

Another downside for me was the runtime. The flick sags a little in the second half — especially towards the end — but otherwise moved along at a steady rate.

Also, some parts don’t have any use, like the unconnected, unrelated dance sequence and Soubin Shahir’s scenes. They worked against the movie.

Prithviraj Sukumaran in ‘Gold. (Supplied)

In the same way, the comical portion of Lalu Alex and Ajmal Ameer becomes unbearable after a couple of scenes. And the ending? Better left unsaid.

Like in Premam , we see a lot of shots of butterflies, ants, grasshoppers, and the sky in Gold .

But unlike Premam , where such shots worked in favour of the metaphor, they are more like inserts or fillers in Gold .

It felt like they were trying to be something and just couldn’t quite get there.

Gold is not boring, but it just lacks punch. It brought a smile to my face a few times, but still lacked memorable moments.

It was pulsating at times, but fell flat most of the time.

Is it worth watching? It is definitely a good one-time watchable comedy thriller. Rajesh Murugesan’s soundtrack helps the movie enormously.

https://t.co/llAUIGLVD7 😃 pic.twitter.com/sCHJxT7DQr — Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial) November 30, 2022

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Gold Twitter Review: Check Out What Netizens Have To Say About Alphonse Puthren's Comedy Thriller!

Written, directed, and edited by Alphonse Puthren, Gold, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Nayanthara in the lead roles hit the screens albeit a bit late on December 1. The movie is touted to be a comedy thriller and raised many brows as the makers refrained from taking out any kind of promotional activity to leverage the film.

According to the available information, Gold charts the story of a middle-class guy named Joshi, who runs a mobile shop. He buys a new car after his marriage is fixed with a girl called Radha. The events that unfold within four days of buying the car are depicted in a hilarious set-up by the director.

A few enthusiastic movie buffs who waited through the cancelled shows and managed to catch the first show of Gold on its release day have taken to their social media handles to share their opinion on the film. Here are a few of those first opinion tweets down below:

Showtime #GoldMovie 🎬🦋 Bangalore is the first place to screen #Gold prior to any other city🤩 #Prithviraj #Nayanthara pic.twitter.com/4yvUVCjvqI — AmuthaBharathi (@CinemaWithAB) December 1, 2022

#Gold Review FIRST HALF: Good 👍 Not able to guess the genre but still engages 🙂 Cinematography Works 👏 Casting Is Very Good 👌 BGM will trend for long 🥁 Waiting for 2nd Half 😁 2nd half is the key ✌️ #GoldMovie #GoldReview #PrithvirajSukumaran #Nayanthara pic.twitter.com/HBhJRG7iOH — Kumar Swayam (@KumarSwayam3) December 1, 2022

#Gold 2nd half also disaster talks. Means washout from day 1 #GoldMovie — Victor Fx (@VaarisuVictor95) December 1, 2022

Showtime : Alphonse Puthren's #GOLD 🕺🕺 #PrithvirajSukumaran pic.twitter.com/PfXRirB4WA — Sharon (@sharon______n) December 1, 2022

#Gold Good first half followed by a decent second half with Alphonse Puthren trademark all over it🤩 @PrithviOfficial 🔥😍🤩 Good Watch😎 — Sharon (@sharon______n) December 1, 2022

Gold is produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran under Prithviraj Productions in association with Magic Frames. The movie is touted to be a comedy thriller.

The movie also stars Deepti Sati, Ajmal Ameer, Chemban Vinod Hose, Roshan Mathew, Mallika Sukumaran, Saiji Kurup, Suresh Krishna, Shanti Krishna, Krishna Shankar, Vinay Fort, and Lalu Alex among others in crucial roles.

Gold's cinematography was handled by Anend C Chandran and Vishwajith Odukkathil. The film's music and tunes were composed by Rajesh Murugesan. The movie is produced by Supriya Menon and Listin Stephen. The movie's shooting was wrapped up in June 2022 and Gold underwent a vigorous and tough post-production phase. The film's release was delayed due to reasons.

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Gold Malayalam Movie Review: Prepare For Alphonse’s Worst!

Alphonse puthren’s latest fails to impress. read on to find out more..

Gold Malayalam Movie Review: ”They have been at a great feast, and stol’n the scraps.” This seems to be Alphonse’s modus operandi while creating this mammoth of a movie that clocks in a whopping 165 minutes of screen time with almost no viewer satisfaction to show for it. His earlier two movies Neram and Premam did incredibly well at the box office so the director thought why not just get some of the scenes from there, pick some from here and just club them together wishing it’d work just as brilliantly the last time. 

Only, it didn’t. Which couldn’t have come as a shock! I mean, this is a movie with a passing plot at best and a comedy sequence that is as bland as the screenplay is generic. This was so not what the fans expected from Gold, given that the director is coming back after 9 WHOLE YEARS of his last release. You’d think that within almost a decade he must have improved as director, and thought of better and more interesting story-telling techniques but those hopes are a fool’s dream now that we have witnessed what a below-average cinematic product Gold really is.

Gold Malayalam Movie Plot: Loopholes everywhere!

Gold Malayalam Movie Review: For a movie that takes place within the short span of four days in total, it’s necessary for the plot to be quick yet informative, interesting but not overwhelming. This should have been the first pointer in the director’s mind before shooting the canon but, unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Because the plot of Gold is hurried at best and leaves the viewer unbothered. 

As a fan of his other two movies myself, I was amazed at how little I was invested in the characters’ lives. Joshi, or might I call him Danger Joshi (which is a very cringe-worthy nickname, by the way!) struck gold with an unannounced, unexpected consignment that shifts the course of his life for days to come. 

There was quite a lot of potential left undiscovered in Gold . To start with, there were too many parallel plots going on that couldn’t possibly be explored at once. There is the excitement with the mysterious package, then the impending marriage of our main hero here, and then there is the little issue of his stay-at-home and utterly uninteresting mother who only seems to be in the movie just for the sake of it. Which is another point that I found the movie fell flat at.

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Gold Malayalam Movie Cast: Bland Characters led to the movie’s demise.

The star-cast of Gold seems to shine through on the page but fell to its face on-screen. From Prithviraj Sukumaran as the lead ‘Joshi’ to Baburaj, Lalu Alex, and even Nayanthara, it’s like a buffet out there and yet, there isn’t a single scene in the whole 165 minutes worth of movie that left me satisfied, and fully engaged. 

I liken the characters in this movie to a herd of sheep. There wasn’t any weighted distinction at all because neither of them, except maybe the main character, got enough screen time for their arcs to be fully explored and developed in a satisfactory and engaging manner. All in all, the cast did not impress. And that’s one of the main reasons why the movie was so, well, meh, for the lack of a better word. Because I cannot think of anything else to fully express my disappointment with this one. 

Alphonse, you messed up big time with this one, dude! ESPECIALLY with those close-up shots of the birds and the bees and the butterflies. What is THAT? Just because it worked once before doesn’t mean it’d work again, especially with a plot as loosely knit as this one. I swear, if it was any looser, I’d just call it diarrhea! #notsorry

Well, that was it then. I have done my part in informing you guys what to expect when your giddy hearts set out to watch this movie on the big screen. Better avoided, my dears, better avoided!

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'Kasargold', directed by Mridul Nair, kickstarts with an ancient folk legend that foreshadows the greed-fueled conflict at its core. Featuring Asif Ali and Sunny Wayne in the lead roles, 'Kasargold' leans towards being a stylish cinematic experience rather than a deeply engaging one.

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While the movie's plot may appear somewhat familiar, it follows the tried-and-true formula seen in many Malayalam films. The conventional elements of a chase and fleeing to a different state have been employed. However, what sets this film apart is its refreshing use of Northern Kerala and its distinctive dialect. Nearly all the characters in the movie speak in the Northern Kerala dialect, and the stunning views and geography in and around Kasaragod are brilliantly incorporated, adding a unique dimension to the narrative.

Malayalam cinema has witnessed its fair share of films with plots revolving around the chase for gold, often portraying it as the ultimate obsession. In the movie, Asif Ali's character emphasizes how gold can be akin to a drug, but the movie fails to build on that. The film's challenge lies in its predictability, where you anticipate a fresh twist, but it rarely materializes, leaving you yearning for a more innovative storyline.

The initial half of the film unfolds at a leisurely pace, failing to pique the audience's curiosity about the forthcoming events. However, in the second half, the narrative gains momentum, introducing more compelling developments. Nevertheless, were it not for the visually striking cinematography and stylish elements, the movie might struggle to maintain its grip on the viewer.

Speaking of performances, Asif Ali truly stands out in his on-screen partnership with Sunny Wayne. His styling and swag throughout the movie add a distinct allure. Sunny Wayne, on the other hand, portrays a more grounded and mature character, maintaining consistency throughout the movie.

Additionally, the film features Vinayakan in a somewhat villainous role. His portrayal is commendable, with attention to detail evident in his character. Notably, his habit of mixing milk with alcohol is intriguing, a trope often associated with past trauma in movie villains. However, the movie doesn't delve deeply into exploring this aspect of his character.

While 'Kasargold' may not feature the typical mass scenes, it successfully captivates the audience, largely due to the evocative score by Vishnu Vijay. The film adheres to the characteristic aesthetics of a new-gen movie, with a distinct, eye-catching set design in numerous scenes. It's undoubtedly a cinematic experience worth indulging in, primarily due to the charismatic performances of Asif Ali and Sunny Wayne.

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ചുട്ടുപൊള്ളിക്കുകയാണ് നജീബിന്റെ ആടുജീവിതം . ഇതൊരു വെറും സിനിമയല്ല, സിനിമാനുഭവമാണ്. കണ്ണിൽ കുരുങ്ങിയ മണൽത്തരി പോലെയാണ് ആടുജീവിതം. ഓരോ തവണ കണ്ണടയ്ക്കുമ്പോഴും ഉള്ളിൽ ഉരഞ്ഞുമുറിയുന്നു. ചോര പൊടിയുന്നു. അസഹ്യമായി നീറുന്നു. കണ്ണുനിറയുന്നു. ഈ വേദനകൾ ബ്ലെസിയല്ലാതെ മറ്റേതു സംവിധായകനാണ് ഇത്ര മനോഹരമായി ഒപ്പിയെടുക്കാൻ കഴിയുക? കാണികളുടെ നെഞ്ചിൽ കയറിക്കൂടുന്ന സിനിമകളാണ് മികച്ച സിനിമകൾ. എങ്കിൽ മലയാളത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച സിനിമാനുഭവങ്ങളിലെ ആദ്യപേരുകളിൽ ഒന്ന് ആടുജീവിതം എന്നായിരിക്കും. നജീബിന്റെ ജീവിതം ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങിയപ്പോൾ വെള്ളിത്തിരയ്ക്കു പോലും പൊള്ളലേറ്റിട്ടുണ്ടാവും.

മലയാളികളെ പിടിച്ചുകുലുക്കിയ ബെന്യാമിന്റെ നോവൽ ആടുജീവിതം സിനിമയാക്കാൻ അണിനിരന്നത്   ബ്ലെസി , എ.ആർ.റഹ്മാൻ, റസൂൽ പൂക്കുട്ടി, കെ.എസ്.സുനിൽ, ശ്രീകർ പ്രസാദ് തുടങ്ങി ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച സാങ്കേതിക വിദഗ്ധർ. ഈ സിനിമയ്ക്കായി  പൃഥ്വിരാജ്  എന്ന നടൻ നടത്തിയ ആത്മസമർപ്പണം. ഇതെല്ലാം ഒത്തുചേരുമ്പോൾ മികച്ചതിൽ മികച്ച സിനിമയല്ലേ പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കാനാവൂ. എന്നാൽ ആ പ്രതീക്ഷകൾക്കെല്ലാമപ്പുറത്ത് ഒരുപടി മുന്നിൽനിൽക്കുന്നതാണ് ആടുജീവിതം. 

ആടുജീവിതമെന്ന നോവൽ എല്ലാവരും വായിച്ചതാണ്. എന്നാൽ നോവൽ വായിച്ച അനുഭവമല്ല സിനിമ കാണുമ്പോഴുള്ളത്. രണ്ടും രണ്ടു വ്യത്യസ്ത സൃഷ്ടികൾ തന്നെയാണ്. 

ഗൾഫിൽ വിമാനമിറങ്ങുന്ന നജീബിൽനിന്നാണ് സിനിമ തുടങ്ങുന്നത്. കമ്പനി ജോലിയുടെ വീസയുമായെത്തിയ നജീബിനെയും കൂട്ടുകാരൻ ഹക്കീമിനെയും ഒരു അറബി പിടിച്ചു വണ്ടിയിൽകയറ്റി കൊണ്ടുപോവുകയാണ്. അവസാനമില്ലാത്ത മരുഭൂമിക്കു നടുവിൽ ആടുകളെ നോക്കുന്ന അടിമജോലിക്കായി അയാൾ നജീബിനെ തളച്ചിടുന്നു. താൻ പറ്റിക്കപ്പെട്ടുവെന്നോ തന്നെ വെറുതെ വിടണമെന്നോ പറയാനുള്ള ഭാഷ പോലുമറിയാത്ത നജീബ്. നാട്ടിൽ പുഴയിൽ മുങ്ങിത്താഴ്ന്ന് മണൽവാരുന്ന ജോലി ചെയ്തിരുന്ന നജീബിന്റെ ജീവിതം മരുഭൂമിയിലെ ചൂടിൽ വരണ്ടുണങ്ങുകയാണ്. പതിയെപ്പതിയെ നജീബ് തന്നെപ്പോലും തിരിച്ചറിയാതാവുന്നു. മുടിയും താടിയും ജട കെട്ടി ചെമ്മരിയാടുകൾക്കിടയിൽ അവയ്ക്കു സമാനമായ ജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക് തളച്ചിടപ്പെടുന്ന നജീബ്. ഇനിയൊരിക്കലും നാടുകാണാൻ കഴിയില്ലെന്ന നീറ്റൽ. അവിടെനിന്ന് തിരികെ നാട്ടിലേക്ക് വരാനായി ജീവനും കയ്യിൽപ്പിടിച്ചുള്ള നജീബിന്റെ പരിശ്രമം. 

നജീബിന്റെ കഥ നോവലായി വായിച്ചപ്പോൾത്തന്നെ മലയാളികൾ ഏറ്റെടുത്തതാണ്. അതിനെ ബ്ലെസിയും പൃഥ്വിരാജും എങ്ങനെ സിനിമയാക്കി അവതരിപ്പിക്കുമെന്നറിയാനുള്ള കൗതുകമാണ് മലയാളികൾക്കുണ്ടായിരുന്നത്. മരുഭൂമിയിലെ ഓരോ തുള്ളി വെള്ളത്തിലും നാട്ടിലെ പുഴയും പുഴക്കരയിലെ വീടും അവിടെ തന്റെ സൈനുവുമുണ്ടെന്ന് ഓർക്കുന്ന നജീബ്. പ്രവാസിയുടെ നെഞ്ചിലെ തേങ്ങലാണത്. മഴയുടെ നനവുള്ള നാട്. പുഴമീനിനെപ്പോലെ വെള്ളത്തിൽ മുങ്ങാംകുഴിയിടുന്ന നജീബ്. പുഴയുടെ ആഴങ്ങളിൽ പ്രണയബദ്ധരാവുന്ന നജീബും സൈനുവും. ക്യാമറ കൊണ്ട് മനസ്സിൽ തണുപ്പു നിറയ്ക്കുന്ന ബ്ലസി അടുത്ത നിമിഷം മരുഭൂമിയിലെ വരണ്ട മണൽ‍ക്കാറ്റിലേക്ക് കാണികളെ പിടിച്ചുവലിച്ചിടുന്നു. ഓർമകളിലെ മഴയല്ല തന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിലെ പൊള്ളലെന്ന് നജീബ് തിരിച്ചറിയുന്ന നിമിഷം. കാണികളും പൊള്ളിപ്പോവും. 

മരുഭൂമിയിലെ ചൂട്. മേലു മുഴുവൻ പറ്റിപ്പിടിച്ച പൊള്ളുന്ന മണൽ. ഇതിനിടയിൽ നജീബിനൊപ്പം കാണികളും പെട്ടുപോവുന്നു. ആദ്യപകുതി പിന്നിടുമ്പോഴേക്ക് കാണികളുടെയും തൊണ്ട വരളും. ഒരു തുള്ളി വെള്ളം കുടിക്കണമെന്നു തോന്നിപ്പോവും. അത്രയേറേ തീവ്രമാണ് തിരശ്ശീലയിൽ കണ്ടത്. മരുഭൂമിയിലെ മണലിലൂടെ ഒഴുകുന്ന വെള്ളത്തിന്റെ ചാലിൽനിന്ന് നാട്ടിലെ പുഴയിലേക്കുള്ള അനന്തമായ ട്രാൻസിഷൻ. ശക്തിയോടെ വീശുന്ന മണൽക്കാറ്റിൽ‍ ഇളകിമാറുന്ന മണൽക്കുന്നുകൾ. അകലെ വെള്ളമുണ്ടെന്നു തോന്നിപ്പോവുന്ന മരുപ്പച്ച. പറഞ്ഞാൽ തീരാത്തത്ര വിസ്മയക്കാഴ്ചകളാണ് ചിത്രത്തിൽ ഉടനീളം.

കാലിനടിയിലൂടെ ഇഴഞ്ഞുപോവുന്ന വിഷമേറിയ മണൽപാമ്പുകൾ. ഒരു നിമിഷം കാണികളുടെ കാലിനടിയിൽ തരിപ്പുവരും. ദിവസങ്ങളോളം ഒരുതുള്ളി വെള്ളം കുടിക്കാതെ വറ്റിവരണ്ടുപോയ നാവ്. കാണികളെ പിടിച്ചുലയ്ക്കുന്ന കാഴ്ചകൾ മറ്റൊരിടത്ത്. ഉമ്മ തനിക്കായി നിറച്ചു തന്നുവിട്ട അച്ചാറുകുപ്പിയിലെ കറുത്തുണങ്ങിയ അവസാനത്തെ മാങ്ങാക്കഷ്ണം ഒരു പ്രതീക്ഷ പോലെ നജീബിന്റെ ബാഗിലുണ്ട്. ആ കഷ്ണവും കഴിച്ച് നജീബ് തിരികെ ജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക് ഓട്ടം തുടങ്ങുമ്പോൾ കാണികളും പ്രാർഥനയോടെ ഒപ്പം ചേരുകയാണ്.

സംവിധായകൻ തന്റെ ഉള്ളിലാണ് ഏതൊരു സിനിമയും ആദ്യം കാണുന്നത്. അതിനെയാണ് അയാൾ ക്യാമറയ്ക്കു മുന്നിൽ പുനഃസൃഷ്ടിച്ച് വെള്ളിത്തിരയിലേക്ക് എത്തിക്കുന്നത്. എങ്കിൽ ‘ആടുജീവിത’മെന്ന സിനിമയുടെ സ്രഷ്ടാവായ ബ്ലെസിയെ എങ്ങനെയൊക്കെയാണ് അഭിനന്ദിക്കുകയെന്നറിയാതെ കാണികൾ ആശങ്കപ്പെട്ടുപോവും. ഇത്രയും വേദനയും നിരാശയും നീറ്റലും ഈ മനുഷ്യൻ എങ്ങനെ ഉള്ളിൽ കൊണ്ടുനടന്നുവെന്ന് നമ്മൾ അതിശയിച്ചുപോവും.

നജീബിന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിലെ ഓരോ നിമിഷവും ഒപ്പിയെടുക്കാൻ അത്രയേറെ ധ്യാനവും തപസ്സും ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഒന്നരപ്പതിറ്റാണ്ട് എന്നത് ചെറിയൊരു കാലയളവല്ല. അന്നു ജനിച്ച കുട്ടികൾ ഇത്തവണ പത്താംക്ലാസ് പരീക്ഷയെഴുതുന്നവരാണ്. ഇത്രയും കാലം മറ്റൊരു സിനിമയും ചെയ്യാതെ ‘ആടുജീവിത’ത്തെ ഉള്ളിലിട്ട് നീറ്റിനീറ്റിയെടുത്തിരിക്കുകയാണ് ബ്ലെസി. ആ വേദനയുടെ പ്രതിഫലം വെള്ളിത്തിരയിൽ കാണാം. 

പൃഥ്വിരാജ് എന്ന നടന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിൽ നജീബിനെപ്പോലെ ഒരു കഥാപാത്രം ഇനിയൊരിക്കലും സംഭവിക്കില്ല. നജീബിനെ മാത്രമേ വെള്ളിത്തിരയിൽ കാണൂ. മെലിഞ്ഞുണങ്ങി എല്ലുന്തി, ചുവന്ന മങ്ങിയ പല്ലും കലങ്ങിയ കണ്ണുമായി നിൽക്കുന്ന നജീബ്. ഇതു പൃഥ്വിരാജാണെന്ന് ഒരിക്കൽപ്പോലും കാണികൾ ചിന്തിക്കില്ല. 

ബ്ലസിയുടെ സംവിധാനമികവിന് ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച പിന്തുണ നൽകിയത് റസൂൽ പൂക്കുട്ടിയും എ.ആർ. റഹ്മാനുമാണ്. ആടുജീവിതത്തിൽ ശബ്ദം അത്രയേറെ പ്രാധാന്യമുള്ളതാണ്.

വീശിയടിക്കുന്ന മണൽക്കാറ്റിൽ നജീബിന്റെ ഷർട്ട് ആടിയുലയുന്നതിന്റെ ശബ്ദം പോലും കാണികളുടെ ഉള്ളിലെത്തുന്നുണ്ട്. മണലാരണ്യത്തിലെ നടത്തത്തിനിടെ അങ്ങകലെ നിന്നുകേൾക്കുന്ന നേർത്ത ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ. നാട്ടിലെ മഴത്തുള്ളികളുടെ ശബ്ദം മുതൽ മണൽപാമ്പുകളുടെ ഇഴച്ചിൽ വരെ ഓരോ നിമിഷവും അത്രയേറെ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ചേർത്തുവച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

‘പെരിയോനേ റഹ്മാനേ’ തന്നെയാണ് സമീപകാലത്ത് റഹ്മാന്റെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച സൃഷ്ടി. ഒരു പ്രാർഥന പോലെ കാണികളുടെ നെഞ്ചിൽ ആ ഈണം നിറയുന്നുണ്ട്. സിനിമ കണ്ടു തിയറ്റർ വിട്ടാലും ആ ഈണം ചെവിയിൽ അലയടിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്.

നജീബിനു വഴികാട്ടിയായ ഇബ്രാഹിം കാദിരിയായെത്തിയ ജിമ്മി ജീൻ ലൂയിസ് കാണികളുടെ കണ്ണു നിറയ്ക്കും. ഹക്കീമായെത്തിയ കെ.ആർ.ഗോകുൽ ഒരു തുടക്കക്കാരന്റെ പതർച്ചയില്ലാതെ പൃഥ്വിരാജിനൊപ്പം തകർത്തഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. നജീബിന്റെ സൈനുവായെത്തിയ അമല പോളിന്റെ കണ്ണുകളിൽപോലും പ്രണയമുണ്ട്. 

മലയാളത്തിൽ പ്രവാസികളുടെ കണ്ണീരിന്റെ കഥ പറഞ്ഞ ആദ്യസിനിമയിൽ സുകുമാരനായിരുന്നു നായകൻ. പ്രവാസിയുടെ കഥയുമായി വന്ന ആടുജീവിതത്തിൽ സുകുമാരന്റെ മകനാണ് നായകൻ. മലയാളത്തിന്റെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട എം.ടി. വാസുദേവൻനായർ കഥയും തിരക്കഥയുമെഴുതി ആസാദ് സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത ‘വിൽക്കാനുണ്ട് സ്വപ്നങ്ങളാ’ണ് ഗൾ‍ഫിൽ ഷൂട്ട് ചെയ്ത, മലയാളി പ്രവാസികളുടെ ദുരിതകഥ പറഞ്ഞ ആദ്യ സിനിമ. സുകുമാരനായിരുന്നു നായകൻ. മമ്മൂട്ടിയും ഈ ചിത്രത്തിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

മലയാളത്തിൽ സമീപകാലത്ത് ഏറ്റവുമധികം വായിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന സാഹിത്യകാരനായ ബെന്യാമിന്റെ ‘ആടുജീവിതം’ മണലാരണ്യങ്ങളിൽ ചിന്തിയ കണ്ണീരിന്റെ കഥ പറയുമ്പോൾ അതിലെ നായകൻ സുകുമാരന്റെ മകൻ പൃഥ്വിരാജാണ്. അറിയാതെ സംഭവിച്ച സമാനതയായിരിക്കാം. ഉമ്മയും ഭാര്യയുമടങ്ങുന്ന കൊച്ചുകുടുംബത്തിനായി ജീവിതം വച്ചുപന്താടുന്ന നജീബിന്റെ കഥ. ഇതു കുടുംബപ്രേക്ഷകരുടെ പ്രിയസിനിമയായി വരുംദിവസങ്ങളിൽ മാറും; ഉറപ്പ്.

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‘Crew’ Review: Tabu, Kareena and Kriti’s film flies high, lands safely

One of the most-awaited films of the month, 'crew', is now running in theatres. featuring tabu, kareena kapoor, and kriti sanon in the lead, the film promises a fun-filled ride, with a few turbulences..

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• 'Crew', starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, releases today, March 29
• The con comedy is directed by Rajesh Krishnan
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Release Date: 29 Mar, 2024

Imagine, three women have seemingly glamorous jobs as air hostesses but can barely manage their lives due to lack of money. They finally find a way to get out of the situation, but that involves risk. When they have a brush with the authorities, they re-think their ways and pull up a never-seen-before heist. All this served with a good dose of fun, genuine sisterhood and a lot of sexiness. Now, that’s what makes a good popcorn-binge drama, doesn’t it?

Tabu, Kareena Kapoor and Kriti Sanon’s recently released ‘Crew’ whips up just that! It takes off, keeps well afloat, and faces some turbulence even at landing (quite literally at one point in the film) but ultimately makes a pretty safe landing.

The trailer gave a fair idea of what this con comedy is about. Geetha Sethi (Tabu), Jasmine (Kareena Kapoor), and Divya Rana (Kriti Sanon) are stewardesses at Kohinoor Airlines, whose chairman is Vijay Walia (Saswata Chatterjee). No point for guessing who the makers are trying to take a dig at. The airline is on the verge of bankruptcy, but the HR head, Walia’s right-hand man (Rajesh Sharma), assures everyone that all is well.

The employees are trying to keep afloat, with loans on their heads or their PFs stuck. They are not even able to pay their rent on time. That’s when the three ladies stumble upon gold and smuggling it would mean enough money for a luxurious life.

The film starts when the authorities detain these three, and you are left wondering if they will be caught. But, that’s not the film. I won’t spoil the fun by spelling everything out.

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The male characters are introduced to push the three female leads and their arc forward. Most significant are Arun Sethi (Kapil Sharma), a home chef who dreams of having his own restaurant in Goa, and Jaiveer (Diljit Dosanjh), who has a soft corner for ‘Divya Rana from Haryana’. There’s Jasmine’s lovable grandfather (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) too, who is just there to support his granddaughter unconditionally.

The writing, by Nidhi Mehra and Mehul Suri, is crisp and keeps the pace steady throughout the film. It very beautifully covers up the few loopholes here and there. The build-up in the first half is good, but the second half is where it gets better.

Director Rajesh Krishnan has a reputation for churning out good comedies, having directed ‘Tripling’ and ‘Lootcase’. This one is on a grander scale, but he manages to pilot it just as perfectly.

What makes the movie fly higher is the performance. The three leads pull off a perfectly-timed and well-done comedy. They individually stand out and create a riot together. Tabu is the senior actor and, despite flaws in how her character is sketched out, she proves why she is one of the finest around. She nails the comedy just as perfectly as she pulled off a ‘Maqbool’ or ‘Haider’. She is the perfect embodiment of the middle class among the three.

Kareena Kapoor is effortless as Jasmine, who wants to portray herself as rich and wouldn’t bat an eyelid if she had to do something illegal for a few extra bucks. She is unapologetic, sassy and carefree, and that is what makes her stand out. Kareena gets into the skin of the character and performs with ease, but she must have taken quite some effort to perfect it.

Kriti Sanon is the youngest , and least experienced in the trio, but she too stands out with her performance as this no-nonsense, morally upright girl who has had her own shortcomings. Despite all that, she lies to her parents daily about her job and is stuck in a web of lies that she has created around her to keep up with her image. Her character, hence, has also been given this moral dilemma and a layer that others have not so graciously been bestowed with. Kriti has her shortcomings in some scenes, but puts up a genuine effort. She manages to hold her space even though she has stalwarts like Tabu and Kareena beside her in each frame.

In times when political dramas trying to make a statement abound, 'Crew' is a welcome change. It’s light, easy-breezy and stays true to being a masala entertainer. This is a film where you do not need to put your brain, and can just enjoy a hearty laugh. Just like ‘Madgaon Express’, that was released last week, this one gets its comic timing right and is a good watch. 3.5 out of 5 for ‘Crew’ Published By: Zinia Bandyopadhyay Published On: Mar 29, 2024 ALSO READ | | 'Crew' director on ego clash between Tabu, Kareena, Kriti: 'Didn't see any'