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Chakkaramuthu
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Lohithadas lets fans down in 'Chakkaramuthu' (REVIEW)
By Paresh C. Palicha
Cast: Dileep, Kavya Madhavan,
Jishnu and Sai Kumar; Music: M. Jayachandran;
Director: Lohithadas; Producer: Seven Arts International
When a Lohithadas film makes it to the marquee, spirits soar and
if it has his favourite actor Dileep that is an added bonanza.
So, if his new film "Chakkaramuthu" turns out to be
disappointing, do we blame him or our expectations?
The story is about Aravindakshan (Dileep), a much-sought-after
tailor working in a shop owned by Kumaran (Cochin Haneefa).
Despite his retarded appearance, Aravindakshan has his own way
of dealing with things.
He is in love with Unni Mol aka Anitha (Kavya Madhavan) since
childhood. The audience is made to believe that this love is
reciprocal. But the director has other ideas. He introduces a
suave contemporary lover of Anitha in the form of Jeevan (Jishnu)
in the film's second half.
From here on, the proceedings take the look of love stories made
in the eighties - with the girl hiding the relationship from
parents (here it is the single mother), they opposing it, the
girl running away (with the help of her childhood chum) to her
lover, and then realising that he is a bad guy.
Dileep's character may remind us of "Kunjikoonan" but the way he
goes about it is still refreshing. He deserved a better deal in
this film.
Kavya Madhavan gets more mileage out of this film than the hero,
especially in the second half when the complete focus of the
story is on her character. She proves to be worthwhile but her
characterisation is not in the same league as Manju Warrier's in
"Kanmadam" or even Meera Jasmine's character in "Kustooriman",
the woman-of-substance characters created by the same director.
It is also relieving to see Sai Kumar in a positive role after a
long while as the jovial police officer who is Kavya's
understanding uncle.
Jishnu is the surprise package. Though his role is blurrily
etched, he succeeds in grabbing attention.
These good performances, however, do not save the film from
proving a stale disappointment
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