movie_freak_dubai

Let me get this out there from the beginning... I am a Malayalee but I very rarely watch Malayalam movies as I tend to find them too serious and depressing most of the time.

I went to see this movie in the cinema when it released and I just loved it. I found myself watching the story unfold on screen with a smile on my face throughout. The acting, the music and the background score were all excellent.

Don't get me wrong, this movie is not a "Oru Vadakkan Veerakatha " or a "Bharatham" but just like those movies and for better or for worse Thattathin Marayathu is surely a sign of things to come with a fresh youthful take on some of the usual story lines that repeatedly form the plots of most South Indian movies A light, frothy romantic film with new young actors that really hits the spot.

I rewatched this movie last night more than 2 years after its cinematic release and I still enjoyed it. You have the usual hindu boy meets Muslim girl story that you have seen a 100 times before but Nivin Pauly in the lead role pulls you in and you begin to root for him instantly. A lot of heroes in Indian movies resort to blatant stalking to get their girl and for some reason we tend to accept this behaviour as normal but its not. Nivin Pauly's easy likability and earnest smile is one of the key factors in how well audiences reacted to this movie and it is no surprise that 3 years later Nivin Pauly is one of the most bankable stars in Malayalam Cinema. I feel Thattathin Marayathu was absolutely vital in securing him this status.

Isha Talwar has little to do other than look pretty and ethereal on screen and she does it with aplomb. She too comes across as likable and the sort of person you could easily fall in love with from afar. The supporting case of Manoj K Jayan, Aju Varghese and others do a good job as well.

As a Malayalee with extremely poor language skills, even I loved the songs in this movie and found myself humming them for days after watching the movie.

In addition to Nivin Pauly, Vineeth Sreenivasan, a 2nd Generation member of the Malayalam film industry, deserves the major credit for the success of the movie as he wrote, directed and even sang a couple of the superhit songs.

I became a fan of Nivin Pauly after seeing this move and really enjoy watching his movies that released after this!

Is Undateable in the same league as Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Frasier... no it definitely is not but I didn't hate it. I even laughed at some of the jokes.

Chris D'Elia is interesting in the lead role with a penchant for breaking out into weird expressions and weirdly well coordinated physical comedy. Brent who plays Justin is also reasonably good playing the socially awkward Bar owner. The only person I really don't like is the actor playing Shelly. I just don't get him or the character he portrays.

Some episodes are definitely funnier than the others and while channel surfing if I encounter an unseen episode of Undateable then I wouldn't change the channel but would sit down and see what happens.

First of all, I have never seen the original Danish TV show which provided the source material for The Killing so I will not be making any comparisons.

I am a sucker for good crime fiction and detective shows and The Killing ticks all the right boxes for me. Difficult to solve mystery and complex, flawed characters portrayed brilliantly by actors who have become stars in their own right after appearing on this show. Special mention to Joel Kinnaman, very interesting actor with interesting looks. Great screen presence. Mireille Enos is of course very intense.

Season 1 & 2 were outstanding in my opinion and the network execs who decided to bring the show back did a great thing as Season 3 was also pretty good.

Looking forward to Season 4.