Chanthupottu (2005) : A Controversy

                            Chanthupottu is a Malayalam movie directed by Lal Jose and released in 2005 . It tells the story of Radhakrishn...

Mar 20, 2014

Praise the lord Malayalam Movie Review

REVIEW : Follow The Cinema Company

When it comes to "Achaayan" roles of Mammootty, the best ones that comes to ones mind is that of Kottayam Kunchachan and also Kuttappai of Sangham. There are many others too but for me these two stands out among the others.

In Shibu Gangadhran's Praise The Lord, the actor portray the role of an Achaayan again but here the character is a simple one who loves peace.Joyichayaan as he is called is a planter based in Pala and the film, a family drama with light hearted humour and fun has moments to keep you engaged without boredom especially the first half. The second half takes a u turn and the treatment gets a serious one.

I would say the film is a slightly above average one that would definitely go well with the family audiences. On the flip side, the second half lagging is one factor that went against the movie and the treatment lacked that punch to make it a well made film.

The film is adapted from noted writer Zacharia's novel with the same title and has been scripted by TP Devarajan. A satirical take on the problems and issues faced by the new generation, Praise The Lord has been treated not too badly but I doubt if the story by Zacharia which I haven't read can be adapted successfully into a full length movie. As a book, it might be a successful creation but can't say if justice has been done to the novel when adapting to the screen.

Joy is a farmer living a quiet and simple life in Pala along with his wife Ancy and two children. Enter Samkutty and Annie to their peaceful life and rest of the movie focus on the incidents that happen after their entry.

The best moments in the film is the light hearted situations involving Joy and Ancy and all these are in the first half. So in a way, the first half is more enjoyable than the second.

Mammooty as Joyichayaan was good to watch and he just essayed the role quite easily well supported by Reenu Mathews as his better half. Rest of the supporting actors like Mukesh as the lawyer friend, Joy Mathew, Ahmed, Shajon, Indrans and Akamksha Puri have done their respective roles quite convincingly.

Music by Shaan Rahman was good and I was particularly impressed with one song, a melody that was good to hear again. Bijipal's background score and Pradeep Nair's camera works were also on the positive side.

Overall, Praise the Lord is a family drama that falls under an average category. A better second half execution could have helped the film more and my rating is 2.75 / 5

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