Double Barrel

(Please pardon for my English) This movie is a wonder. From start the movie tells the story about the two stones(Laila,Majnu). The stone handed over from persons to persons and country to country with background of Historical facts. Incredible photography,great concepts, funny dialogs and good casting. My experience is that each frame of this movie is colorful. The detail is incredible can't lift my eyes. Technically, conceptually this movie can be wonder in Malayalam movie industry. And need guts to take risk One can call it a comedy movie,art movie or Gangster movie or Fantasy movie. This includes all of it I think. In my opinion this movie have some similarities with comedy movies like Nadodikattu,Patanapravesham,Akkareakkareakkare up-to some degree.

Double Barrel aka Iratta Kuzhal is a comedy movie from the director Lijo Pellissery,the film is packed with excellent visual experience and certainly a masterpiece by the film maker, action and black comedy combination is a new experience for south Indian viewers such an experience is seen only in Hollywood. Its similar to Django Unchained in some sense but different in other.

Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery

Produced by Prithviraj, Santhosh Sivan, Arya, Shaji Nadesan

Written by Lijo Jose Pellissery

Starring Prithviraj, Arya, Indrajith, Asif Ali, Sunny Wayne, Swathi Reddy, Isha Sharvani, Pearle Maaney

Music by Prashant Pillai

Cinematography Abhinandan Ramanujan

Production Company: August Cinema

Distributed by August Cinema, E4Events & Nanma International (Asia Pacific)

Release dates: August 28, 2015

Language Malayalam

Budget US$2.4 million .The cast of the movie have ultra modern look and its a retro styled movie like the "DOUBLE BARREL GUN" it self.

This movie is not for all. that is something people fail to understand. With a large number of characters intricately woven around the film should be watched with zero expectations as there are no prior movies it can be compared with. The movie will make you laugh and provide you with a cinematic experience that was alien to Malayalam movies. With time this movie may be appreciated as a Stoner classic of the industry

Lijo Jose Pellisery's "Double Barrel" A.K.A " Eratta Kuzhal which was under production since early 2014 was undoubtedly the most anticipated Mollywood movie of 2015 from my side due to a wide range of reasons,a few being its whooping budget of around 16 crores,the sound technical crew headed by Lijo and of course the presence of an ensemble star-cast including my favourite actor Prithviraj Sukumaran alongside Indrajith,Arya and Asif Ali.

A gangster spoof at the first place,Double Barrel is beyond doubt a brave attempt from Lijo Jose Pellisery who has comeout with something different every time he wielded the megaphone.Even though there's still big room for improvement as far as a smooth experience is concerned,Double Barrel,which gives the feeling of reading a comic book will not letdown at least a small section of the movie buffs who love experimental flicks.

For a close viewer who loves films from the directors of the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie,Double Barrel is sure to find a place in the heart with its technical integrity and unorthodox treatment devoid of clichéd elements that we usually come across in films.Visuals by Abhinandan Ramanujan making use of Red Dragon Camera deserves a special mention for the perfection in each frame.Action choreography and visual effects utilized during the shootout sequences too were really impressive but editing by Sathyaraj was pretty mediocre resulting in lack of continuity in between the narration.Music by Prashant Pillai was suiting the narration,but none of the songs can qualify for repeated hearing.The background score by himself was impressive.

The slow pace of the narration and inherent lag along with quiet a few numbers that backfired will surely evoke negative response from a major section of the audience and as such a box office success seems laborious for the makers,which was expected once the promos were out.The second half in particular is a roller coaster ride with impressive and sombre sequences tallying with each other resulting in a mixed response once the end credits start to roll on screen.Maybe too much experimentation with the narration keeps the movie far from the reach of the normal mass audience who are looking to chillout for sometime this festival season.

Coming to the performances,Prithviraj Sukumaran and Indrajith pulled off the humorous characters Pancho and Vinci convincingly,evoking laughs with their hilarious antics.The foreign actor who portrayed the role of Blacky was refreshing and received claps for his Malayalam version dialogues.Vijay Babu was impressive as Billy.Arya,Sunny Wayne and Chemban Viniod were adequate.Asif Ali had very little screen presence,but did his part well.Among others Rachana Narayanankutty,Sabumon Abdusamad,Pearle Maaney,Sajid Yahiya etc did their job well.

Overall,Double Barrel is a bold experiment that's targeted at a niche audience who love avant-garde film making.Nothing more nothing less!! Verdict::August Cinemas's latest endeavour Double Barrel is a rarity in an Industry like Mollywood where experiments come in less number.The 158 long gangster spoof is a roller-coaster ride with its fare share of ups and downs,so my advice is to try it at your own risk if you have taste for experimental movies.

It's a wonderful experimental movie in Malayalam. Do not watch the film with great expectations. But, this film entertains you in a different way. This film made in strategy called comic fiction.