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Anchil Oraal Arjunan
Anchil Oraal Arjunan
review :
'Anchil...' - strictly for
Jayaram fans
By C.P. Parashuram
Film: "Anchil Oraal Arjunan"; Cast: Jayaram, Padmapriya,
Sreenivasan, Madhu Warrier and Samvritha; Scriptwriter: T.K.
Razak; Director: Anil; Producer: P. Narayanan
Jayaram is desperately trying to regain lost ground in Malayalam
cinema. He is doing films that are supposed to recreate the
old-world charm that won him a loyal family
audience. But the question is: do recycling old themes guarantee
success as it did the past? After seeing "Anchil Oraal Arjunan",
directed by Anil, one can only answer with an emphatic 'no'.
The film, which lacks even an ounce of originality, is about a
golden-hearted hero ever ready to sacrifice his personal
happiness for the well-being of his extended family. The
story is as old as our memory goes. Add penury, property
dispute, villainous cousins and a comic track to complete the
picture. Scripted by veteran T.A. Razak, this film
seems to be bound by clichés.
The actors just go through the motions without really caring for
the overall impact their performance will have on the story or
where it is leading them.
On paper, the cast is impressive indeed. Apart from Jayaram,
there is Sreenivasan, who has to be Krishna to our proverbial
Arjuna, doling out advice about right and wrong. A sample of the
sage counsel: a man should not cry under any circumstances but,
in fact, provide his shoulder for a woman to cry on!
Then there is Jagathy Sreekumar whose sole purpose to provide
comic relief at unintended intervals, which he does with ease in
Sreenivasan's company.
There are at least half a dozen women, with varying degrees of
hysteria depending on the situation, including K.P.A.C. Lalith
and Kaviyoor Ponnamma.
Heroines Padmapriya and Samvritha look good, participate in song
situations and shed tears as and when required.
Villains Sidique, Madhu Warrier and company grimace, shout and
fight at the slightest provocation.
"Anchil Oraal Arjunan" is strictly for hardcore Jayaram fans.
IANS.
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