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The Great Father stylish Family thriller with a present social issue. Emotional first half..Fantastic Interval Block... Mass Thrilling second half . Mammootty terrific as David Nainan.AS A Actor & Megastar.Fathers Emotional scenes makes us feel and stylish mass entries distributing power to us .Arya & Baby anikha did A great job.Overall an awesome movie. And family must watch this movie.A big salute to Director Haneef Adeni you brilliantly executed the film on an important issue in thrilling way.He marks his career with a hit.Bgm, cinematography,editing Outstanding.Great movie Won't disappoint you

David Ninan is a builder who leads a wonderful life with his wife and daughter. Due to an unfortunate incident, Their peaceful life takes a drastic turn and How they recover from it makes the movie drives forward. Mammoka owns each scene with his spectacular acting in emotional scenes and also mass scenes. Haneef Adeni handles the story superbly and one scene actually scares the hell out of me. The first half of the movie was very good and the second half started slowly, kind of dragging too. The pace was regained after that and the ending was also convincing even though there were some loopholes. Arya was good and it would have been a better one for him if he dubs for himself. Sneha has nothing much to offer in the movie. The background score used for Arya and Mammoka's intro was likable and my favorite one is Arya's background score. Overall, it's a stunning action thriller movie and I really enjoyed it.

I am a die hard Mammooty fan and maybe because of that i went to watch the film the 3rd day and i was flabbergasted at the rush in the theaters at 10.30 in the night. The heavy rush proved that even in his 60's Mammooka will be always a evergreen hero.

Of Course I went with expectations. Most of the reviews were good to above avg. and i had almost an idea how this film is going to be. Many of them said that the 1st half was boring and slow with a lot of emotional songs and stuff like that. But for me, the first half was a brilliant set up to follow the second half. While the first half gives us some wonderful Daddy-Daughter moments , the second half sparks into a massive blood-hunt like film which goes out of hand with every frame. The First Half for me was equal to the second half, even though many don't agree with me.

Baby Anikha's Acting was mesmerizing. To portray a role so difficult that brilliantly, she is a massive treasure for the coming malaylam film industry. Mammooty's acting was brilliant, the first half being superior to the second. Arya has also done a brilliant job in portraying his character. Strong , muscular , open and a brilliant personality brings a beautiful charm to the screen . Sneha has also did good but if i could rank would've put her in the fourth place. Apart from these four all other characters have small roles except the frequently appearing police investigators. In Short Everyone have done a beautiful job in carving out the film's importance to the current society.

The film handles some very sensitive issues like pedophilia , child molestation and many other issues that makes it a really socially important film. One thing that i liked above the story was the direction. If there is a thing i can say about the film - the direction was stunning, along with the camera. These both gives us a beautiful visual treat with brilliant cinematography and in saying in terms of film making ; it is a perfect package. Haneef Adeni is a major advantage to our coming Mollywood industry , with this film breaking BO records already, I am sure that we get to see more of him in the coming years.

There are some moments in the film that we begin to admire the villain's power over the hero. Often in films we were shown the superiority of the hero over the villain. Except the climax , the villain almost emphasizes complete control over the hero's family.

It is no twist that we get in the climax . The Villain has one or two frames in the first half and that's it. We can never find out who the villain is, as it can became a no surprise to anyone in the theater.

An Ordinary Viewer , either with his family or alone can view this film in many ways -

ASocially relevant film A Psychological Movie A Another 'Dark Knight' ( Villain's Power) A Family Daddy-Daughter Movie or An Action Masala Movie.

If I Haven't mentioned already , the last 10-15 mins. of the film is absolutely brilliant. The shots , the camera movement , fight choreography , everything was handled with utmost professionalism and it was perfection at it's best.

7.4 / 10

The Great Father (2017): After Drishyam,every star in Malayalam is trying their luck in Thriller genre.But unlike Drishyam,most of the movies were heavily inspired from Hollywood thrillers.Malayalam movies are known foe their natural characters but when it comes to recent thrillers,most of them are losing nativity and has lot of traces of Hollywood films.Last year's Oppam is a decent thriller but its climax is a lift off from Hollywood film.Same happened with The Great Father too.Starring Mammooty,Arya,Sneha and Anikha,this thriller deals with sensitive issues like child sexual assault and paedophiles but unnecessary heroic scenes spoiled its naturality.

Plot: Sara (Baby Anikha) is a smart little school girl who is considered quite gutsy by her classmates and whom does she owe it all to? Her daredevil dad, David Ninan (Mammootty), of course. Going by his stories, Sara believes that nothing is impossible for her dad, who has even fearlessly faced dangerous goons in Mumbai. The little world consisting of the dad, daughter and her mom (Sneha) is shattered when something Sara gets raped by a serial killer The Joker. Now, all that matters to David is restoring justice and above all, his daughter's happy face.

My Review: There are very few movies in India which deals with child rape and we can appreciate The Great Father for that reason.The screenplay succeeds is in bringing a very important issue into focus — paedophilia. To a large extent, the director does justice to the subject as well.Our lead parents tries to be calm and doesn't report the incident of her daughter for the sake of the girl's future.We can see lot of incidents like this in real world.. The interesting thing is that Haneef has approached this topic in a very non-preachy and unconventional manner doing away with the idea of 'victim' and unwanted sentimental drama. When Mia (as a counselor) says nothing that happens between the navel and knee can take away anything from the child, we cheer for this kind of sensibility. The crassness of the media in dealing with such issues is also questioned.

But,What went Wrong?The Great Father has a sensitive issue which could be made into a dark thriller.But Haneef added unnecessary heroic shots for the sake of Mammoty fans.The slo-mo scenes,that rapping theme for hero seems artificial here.Even the climax fight is so dragging and irritating.

Another issue is the Villain's characterization.It is heavily inspired from lot of Hollywood films.Till now I didn't get Why Indian Serial Killers talk in English and sings sadistic rhymes??? Mammooty and Baby Anikha are show stealers with terrific performances.Mammooty is ultra stylish like every child's dream super-hero.Baby Anikha is so cute and gave brilliant performance.Arya is also good in the role of cop.

The cinematography by Roby Varghese Raj lends charm to the movie. Sushin Shyam's background score also goes well with the movie.

So,The Great Father deals with a sensitive issue which is appreciable but avoiding unnecessary heroic scenes and western influences could have made this movie a better one.

My rating 6.75/10

Mammootty is back with TheGreatFather A good movie. mass and stylish acting. going to hit 110 Million club for sure. Yaay my Megastar is back with all bang 😍😍That swag and style,no one could match.

» The craze around the film is phenomenal and it is palpable in the theater

» Mammootty makes his grand entry as David Ninan

» David Ninan and his family lead a happy life till they face a life-changing incident

» Arya appears as the police officer

» Revengeful second half

A happiest family destroyed by an unfortunate incident. How they recover from this it leads the movie forward. Its law of a father who loves their daughter very much. TGF have sweet relation scenes between father & daughter. First half very emotionally placed the story to audience. its makes little slow but its gave a classy feel.Interval really awesome hint to the hunt begins. a fantastic second half.. Action.. Suspense.. mass scenes really Good. The Great Father isn't just a movie for the fans its awareness to all families how handle some socially relevant issue. Mammootty perform scene with his spectacular acting in emotional scenes and also mass scenes. superb Direction,BGM,CAMERA,Editing... I really enjoyed it.you must watch with family

When I read the brief story of The Great Father on IMDb, "A malevolent policeman has a run-in with a man who owns a construction company, and who is trying hard to be a hero for his daughter", I had huge expectation but turned out to be a major disappointment when I saw the movie. To the daughter Sara, her father David is a hero, guardian angel etc etc..which she actually shares with her entire school at the end of the movie but the things that this father does from the start to the end prompts you to title him as The Violent Father! He smokes, uses choicest of words, points out gun in front of bunch of school kids, beats people whom he considers bad black & blue, seriously injures a person with a crude bomb and then we have the end where he kills a character brutally. Some of the scenes were unintentionally laughable like the moments where few dead kids were shown blurred on cam. I wondered why they were blurred because these characters were not nude. They had almost no blood anywhere on their body except for a clown mask on face. So why were they blurred?! lol A kid also carries a gun to school but the gun's shown blurred yet we have Mammootty who points out gun in front of the same school kids and his gun's not blurred! If these edits were instructed by the censor board, it didn't make any sense. Also, initially there are some scenes that involve kids that's kinda cute & funny which made me wrongly assume they can watch this movie. How wrong I was! Due to all the violence depicted in the movie and also that the story is about the manhunt for a psychotic pedophile who rapes & kills kids, this movie is definitely a NO for kids to watch.

Mammotty does a fine job as expected but frankly the only scenes I liked of his were some ramp walks he does in front of his daughter in different outfits and how he stylishly sports his shades & jacket. Sneha as Mammootty's wife has a role that was quite wasted. Arya makes a commendable presence as an undercover cop but felt his character could have been treated better especially towards the end. Anikha Surendran as the young Sara is good. The only performance I liked in the movie besides Arya's is by Balaji Sarma as a dumb assistant cop to Arya. He gives a much needed comic relief in the movie.

Therefore, this movie is a big disappointment due to the cons I mentioned above with regard to the story and therefore not recommended although some of the performances are good and there's good suspense. A thumbs down.

#TheGreatFather very gud 1st half with some brilliant performances Slowpaced but classy.2nd half will be the key with some real mass scenes. A brilliant second half, what a stylish movie. #mammukka is very stylish. Action sequences! Suspense works out very well. #TheGreatFather isn't just a movie for the fans By taking a socially relevant issue as the core theme it becomes a great film in the end.

It is a suspense thriller movie which discusses a social issue now a days. The story line and cinematography are awesome and the director mainly worked well on the camera movements.

The actors like Mammootty, Sneha, Anikha and Arya has done very wonderful job in the movie. The director has given a lot of care to appearance of Mammootty and Arya (even it is a repeated style for Mammootty - Big B) in the movie.

But from the starting, everyone was just building up the the character of David Nainan (Mammootty) including his daughter where he could not find out the villain is just near to him.Even the director failed to achieve the speed of the story line and testing the patience of viewers by a lot of slow motion shows of David Nainan whether he is in White car or the black beast (Black car).

Totally, The great Father is a strong story line which has appeared as a above average movie due to lack of direction.

The movie starts to role with suspense and ends terribly.The movie has the same villain-hero concept.At the end, we can expect what is going to happen.The concept of the movie is good a hero for the daughter.It showcases the child abuse and its aftermath.Highly doubt the background is music is copied from somewhere.

The most hyped molly-wood movie of all time TGF,the movie started with an awesome thrilling twist the bgm was really good. first half was OK little laggy it was emotional but i enjoyed it.the interval scene was NEXT LEVEL it was awesome. second half was really awesome the bgm the thrilling scenes everything was good and there is a cool climax at the end. and this movie has a really good message among our society. overall must watch movie! really enjoyed it. 4.3/5

Mammootty the king is back Great movie. TheGreatFather Mammootty terrific as David Nainan. Emotional first half and Thrilling second half. Overall an awesome movie Must watch. #TGF Very good story, music BGM superb, costumes heavy. Director Haneef Adeni caters to the family audience with a prevalent issue. #DavidNainan is going to rule the box-office. Two good notes from #TheGreatFather , few things must be discussed with kids and there's a Hero in every Father!

My overall rating 4/5

Tgf-- a perfect film for family audience and an awesome treat for fans breaking all collection records, tgf is turning to be a blockbuster heavy returns across kerala.. i watched the movie @7 am show @bangalaore. i personally loved the film very much emotional scenes worked out very well b/n mammmooty and baby anikha. sneha also did her part really well. last but not the least...arya as andrews eapen...nailed it in style !!!!

rating 4.5/5 #M_SWAG

This is one of the worst movies I have watched in the recent times.a very relevant social topic has been handled in such a way that it takes away the importance of such subjects. What do such directors mean by making such movies. Don't they watch other good movies. Why giving out all negative subliminal messages. Not that I am a good film maker or anything but I presume that I can spot a wannabe when I see one. That's what the director is doing in here. If he wants the quality and depth of an English movie firstly he need to be in that vibe. The reason I have given 3 out of 10 is just because of the theme of the movie, which is a relevant one in present dark age.

after a long tym,a thoroughly enjoyable flick of mammootty.....a perfect blend of classy thrills and mass heroism with a dose of emotional sequences ........not a great movie...but works well as a popcorn movie...the movie also handles socially relevant topic....negatives-less action sequences ,boring songs

The worst movie of 2017 in Malayalam.It had copied several English movies directly. Like silence of the lamb. And even each dialogue in climax was copied from THE Dark knight.The villain past or why he became serial killer of small girls is not shown.The script was very bad.Slow motion scenes were unwanted and awful.Climax scenes fights was very badly choreographed.Watch it for mammootys different coat and Vehicles. Pathetic movie I give 1/10.

the great father is the stylish movie ever molly-wood witnessed .... with brilliant making ...... emotional part is extraordinary ..... cinematography and mammoottys intro bgm is too good climax of the movie is too good .... the great father wont disappoint you... will surely satisfy both family and fans

Ist half of the film deals with simple but effective scenes.Comedy and social issues are well imbibed in the movie.IInd half deals with stylish makeover of David Nainan who is rapacious in finding the person who spoils his daughter's life.Overall the film is mixture of thriller and stylish sequences.I hope everyone holds the same opinion.

An awesome thriller from Mammookka-Hannef Adeni Comb. Loved this film very much. Film with a social impact.

What drugs are all you people on? Am I watching the same movie???? I had to check the title twice. Awefull in so many ways! I cannot believe India is so crazy about this so called movie! Sorry, but this is my view point.

This is a movie which met with a lot of pre release hype and i could say this one was able to meet my expectations and it is a very good social drama/thriller. Acting of mammootty and arya were very good, special mention should be given to baby anikha for her heart stealing performance.kalabhavan shajon,miya all done good cameos. Even though this is a serious kind of drama it has a good number of laugh inducing moments, also there are many heart pumping and thrilling scenes. Story of the movie is nothing new we had already seen these kinds of several movies,but the execution here is pretty different and refreshing.

It is just an average movie.It's just a money waste.Lagging and boring First half.Average second half.Fake reviews made by fans.Please watch Take off instead of this.I don't know why Arya done this role its nothing.Fight scenes are like Bruce lee really funny.Overall just an average.