A movie in Mayajal multiplex is always a joy. Mayajal is a theatre group or a movie house group as we can understand in the present day language! It has a number of goodie goodie shops and eateries, almost all of them selling above the normal prices as they are under the theatre complex with an air conditioned ambience. So any body trying to eat or drink in those premises shall be careful not to throw away too much of their hard earned money, unless they are in a great abandon for such matters. Air conditioned ambience in Chennai comes at a cost as air conditioning in the humid heat of Chennai consumes enormous electricity.
The movie we could catch was at the evening show by an actor called Nivin Pauly who acted through school, college and professional college to ultimately run a Hotel as we saw in the movie.! A lot of high sound and techniques were in show. Time periods in the life of the 'lead'was shown in arabic digits with photo clicking sounds and written form covering the period upto college. In a way a fast forwarding of life itself!
Once near the theatre, we got out to explore the near by shops and look for snacks. The Theatre we went to was near the East Coast Road of Chennai a peaceful area near OMR.(Old Mahabalipuram Road) generally travelled by people going south watching the pristine sea side beauty of the place.
The surroundings are still in their old times except new shops have come up with the computer industry ..! We went to an obscure looking tea shop which came alive when we went near it. The shop owner, a very kind but strong woman was controlling things around and taking cash from the customers.
The tea we ordered came in seconds and it was very rejuvenating. After a couple of teas and biscuits we were ready to take on the 'Mayajal' to watch the Nivil Pauly stuff called "Premam".
Again, we were for a surprise, as this was not family story, as expected. This was a new line stuff in which youth dare their parents, do all kinds of little vices available to them in Kerala all the while the Pauly guy trying to find his love and establish a lead. A few of his friends are shown to helping him through thick and thin.
It was beautifully exhibited how the main character 'George Varghese' attempts to get the affection of various girls whom he comes across, during the college period, working life and makes progress well so as to make us not notice of the impending turn of events leading to the break up of the closeness the character establishes over a period. Very brave of Mr. Nivin Pauly to have depicted the scenes which we enjoyed. We were concerned at the number of sequences in which smoking and drinking the raw alcohol was shown all the while claiming this to be almost a college film.
This definitely sent a wrong signal to the new generation of youth who got to watch the movie any where.
The film vaguely mimicked the old gold 'Mera Naam Joker' as far as the love break ups are concerned! But this time with a twist that the third break up suddenly gets a u-turn to come back and get to a welding up after the much required action sequence where a huge wrong by a paranoid schezofrenic is set right by the main character depicted as George Verghese and his ubiquitous friends! This will have a lot of Kerala girls happy as this kind of morons masquerading as either husbands or guys who are un-questionables are increasing in Kerala!
The surroundings are still in their old times except new shops have come up with the computer industry ..! We went to an obscure looking tea shop which came alive when we went near it. The shop owner, a very kind but strong woman was controlling things around and taking cash from the customers.
The tea we ordered came in seconds and it was very rejuvenating. After a couple of teas and biscuits we were ready to take on the 'Mayajal' to watch the Nivil Pauly stuff called "Premam".
Again, we were for a surprise, as this was not family story, as expected. This was a new line stuff in which youth dare their parents, do all kinds of little vices available to them in Kerala all the while the Pauly guy trying to find his love and establish a lead. A few of his friends are shown to helping him through thick and thin.
It was beautifully exhibited how the main character 'George Varghese' attempts to get the affection of various girls whom he comes across, during the college period, working life and makes progress well so as to make us not notice of the impending turn of events leading to the break up of the closeness the character establishes over a period. Very brave of Mr. Nivin Pauly to have depicted the scenes which we enjoyed. We were concerned at the number of sequences in which smoking and drinking the raw alcohol was shown all the while claiming this to be almost a college film.
This definitely sent a wrong signal to the new generation of youth who got to watch the movie any where.
The film vaguely mimicked the old gold 'Mera Naam Joker' as far as the love break ups are concerned! But this time with a twist that the third break up suddenly gets a u-turn to come back and get to a welding up after the much required action sequence where a huge wrong by a paranoid schezofrenic is set right by the main character depicted as George Verghese and his ubiquitous friends! This will have a lot of Kerala girls happy as this kind of morons masquerading as either husbands or guys who are un-questionables are increasing in Kerala!
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