Nadodikkattu (1987) :
Brief Review -
A Fun Riot with Social Relevance. Perhaps, Malayalam Cinema's Best satirical by the time. When i read that Bollywood movie 'Bhagam Bhaag' was an adaption of this, i wasn't much interested. That Priyadarshan's comedy was a mix biriyani of many films and except for slapstick comedy powered by lead trio in the film (supporting cast too), it doesn't offer anything else. Well, it's clear for me now that Bhagam Bhag just took one idea from Nadodikkattu and nothing else is similar. Though, the fact remains still that Bhagam Bhaag similarly stole other ideas from other films to create its storyline. Anyway, Nodadikkattu is a fun riot in great manners, yes for 80s it was too much. After losing their jobs in Kerala, Dasan and Vijayan decide to migrate to the Middle East. But they end up in Tamil Nadu where they are mistaken as two CID officers by a group of smugglers. The film not only makes you laugh for the sake of entertainment but also takes a note of socially relevant topics like unemployment, poverty, corruption and rotten politics. There is nothing in the film that can be hated and even though it comes with a slight touch of cinematic liberty, it still manages to look real. Every time that misidentified CID officers scenes came, i couldn't stop praising the writer for creating such fantastic yet hilarious situations. The humour could have been better but that's not a big issue as it we already had too much to carry for a satire of 80s. Bollywood had couple of films in early 80s and even they lacked the same thing but like i said it's about bringing it first than not bringing at all. Mohanlal, Sreenivasan and Thikanancs trio is perfect in their roles, Shobana looks sweet, writing is absolutely funny, screenplay is little slow in the middle but rest no issues and direction of Sathyan Anthikad is brilliant. Overall, A sweet film with a bitter subject yet it is yummy.
RATING - 8/10*
By - #samthebestest.
A Fun Riot with Social Relevance. Perhaps, Malayalam Cinema's Best satirical by the time. When i read that Bollywood movie 'Bhagam Bhaag' was an adaption of this, i wasn't much interested. That Priyadarshan's comedy was a mix biriyani of many films and except for slapstick comedy powered by lead trio in the film (supporting cast too), it doesn't offer anything else. Well, it's clear for me now that Bhagam Bhag just took one idea from Nadodikkattu and nothing else is similar. Though, the fact remains still that Bhagam Bhaag similarly stole other ideas from other films to create its storyline. Anyway, Nodadikkattu is a fun riot in great manners, yes for 80s it was too much. After losing their jobs in Kerala, Dasan and Vijayan decide to migrate to the Middle East. But they end up in Tamil Nadu where they are mistaken as two CID officers by a group of smugglers. The film not only makes you laugh for the sake of entertainment but also takes a note of socially relevant topics like unemployment, poverty, corruption and rotten politics. There is nothing in the film that can be hated and even though it comes with a slight touch of cinematic liberty, it still manages to look real. Every time that misidentified CID officers scenes came, i couldn't stop praising the writer for creating such fantastic yet hilarious situations. The humour could have been better but that's not a big issue as it we already had too much to carry for a satire of 80s. Bollywood had couple of films in early 80s and even they lacked the same thing but like i said it's about bringing it first than not bringing at all. Mohanlal, Sreenivasan and Thikanancs trio is perfect in their roles, Shobana looks sweet, writing is absolutely funny, screenplay is little slow in the middle but rest no issues and direction of Sathyan Anthikad is brilliant. Overall, A sweet film with a bitter subject yet it is yummy.
RATING - 8/10*
By - #samthebestest.