Kaattu- "An Intense Drama With Some Top-Notch Performances" Rating - 3/5

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Kaattu- "An Intense Drama With Some Top-Notch Performances"
Rating - 3/5
Review
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Director Arun Kumar Aravind has succeeded in gaining a place for himself in Mollwood with his hard-hitting films 'like Ee Adutha Kalathu' and 'Left Right Left'."Kaattu" marks the comeback of Arun into films after a hiatus of more than 3 years,who has accomplished in providing an intense cinematic experience with some powerful dialogues,raw emotions,brilliant performances and a neat job by the team of art direction.


The screenplay by Ananthapadmanabhan based upon his father P.Padmarajan's short story "Raanimarude Kudumbam' even though bit lengthy is nevertheless enjoyable and has ample depth and substance to qualify for a silver-screen watch.The old-school style narrative by Arun reminds us of movies from the combo of Padmarajan and Bharathan in the late 70s such as 'Lorry' and 'Thakara' that gives emphasis on emotional side of its characters rather than formulaic cinematic gimmicks.


The first half of the movie was slightly slow-paced and took lot of time to establish its characters and their individual traits.The lengthy first half gave me a feel that the movie could have gained much more pace by avoiding lengthy single-sequences and at times dramatic dialogues.The second half on contrary was near to perfect and blessed with some exceptionally well-narrated sequences and complimented by good performances from the lead cast.Climax portion too was really good effectively presented.


Noohukkannu can be easily pointed out as the best acting performance by Asif Ali till date and he triumphed in portraying the character of a naive and innocent youth perfectly.Murali Gopy was as usual briliant and gave a convicing act.Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Manasa Radhakrishnan played their part well.Another notable character was that of Moopan,played brillIantly by Pankan ThamarassEry.


Deepak Dev succeeded in creating the perfect score for the setting of the film added with two god songs that were placed well in the narrative.Prasanth Raveendran did a good job with cinematography.Cuts by director himself were fine.


Overall,Kaattu is a lethargic,but well-conceived late 70's style drama that deserves a watch for its honest narrative and neat performances.


Show & Movie Details - Language::Malayalam || Duration::163 Minutes || Theatre::Crown Cinemas,Calicut || Date:14/10/17 || Showtime::06:00 PM ||Status::12%
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[maryland]

thanks...

[Aparichitan]

thanks..wanna watch it.

[nambiar]

Thanks....The movie is not getting any promotion. Kasargod okke 15-20 per mathrame kaanan ullu.....

[ClubAns]

Thanks for the Review.........