The Last Supper - A tedious journey

Director: Vinil Vasu
Producer: S. George
Cinematography: Ajayan Vincent
Music: Gopi Sunder
Cast: Unni Mukundan, Pearle Maaney, Anu Mohan, etc..


Plot:

Three close friends Alby (Unni Mukundan), an adventure trip enthusiast, Imran Khan (Anu Mohan), a cameraman cum video editor and Pearle (Pearle Maaney), a journalist set out on a trip to Saathan kunnu, an unexplored forest area, where it's said to be those who went there never came back.


Positives:

The plot has a fresh feel which is almost new to the Malayalam film industry.
Some of the visuals by Ajayan Vincent looks good.
The mood of the movie is a horror - thriller mood which works at parts.


Negatives:

Performances from the lead actors. Unni Mukundan has shed a lot of weight for the movie, kudos to the dedication. But it seems he still need to learn the art of acting. Anu Mohan and Pearle were irritating as well.
Weak script and direction.
Wonder why the visuals and footage from TV channels has been cut and paste in the movie.
Songs and BGM doesn't even make the slightest impact.


Verdict: Avoidable

Rating: 1.5/5

God's Own Country - Review

Director: Vasudev Sanal
Producer: Anto Joseph
Cinematography: Arvind Krishna
Music: Gopi Sunder
Cast: Fahadh Fazil, Sreenivasan, Lal, Isha Talwar, Lena, Lakshmipriya, Mythili, Nandu, etc...


Plot:
The movie which follows the new generation narrative pattern has mainly 3 plots of stories happening in the lives of Manu Krishna (Fahadh Fazil), who reaches Cochin to make 75 lakhs for saving his wife (Isha Talwar) from police custody, Advocate Mathan Tharakan (Sreenivasan), who is on his way to the court for his final appearance for the Rakhi molestation case, and Muhammed (Lal), a taxi driver craving for 6 lakhs to save his daughters life. The plot of Gods Own Country moves through these three phases which happens on a single day.


Positives:

The storyline is filled with lot of twists and turns which keep the viewers glued to the seat.
Though the first half of the movie gives minimal impression, the second half turns out to be the saving grace of movie.
Performances from the lead pair including Fahad, Sreenivsan, Lal, Lena, Lakshmipriya, Isha, Mythili, Nandhu, Sudheer Karamana are convincing.
Action sequences are well taken.
The movie carries some socially relevant messages.


Negatives:

Lagging storyline in the first half
Similar pattern of story narration we have come across in the neartime movies


Cinematography, BGM, Songs stayed on an OK level.

Verdict: A thriller movie worth it.

Rating: 3.5/5