Molly Aunty Rocks

Molly Aunty Rocks! is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Ranjith Sankar, starring Revathi in the title role along with Prithviraj. It has been released on 14th September, 2012 to positive reviews from critics and audience alike. The positive energy that is maintained throughout is the highlight of this movie, opined Audience.

Story
Molly Aunty (Revathy) is a bank clerk working in a remote village in Palakkad and managing things on her own. She has just rejoined the bank, after living in the US for almost twenty years and hopes to take a retirement soon, to go back to her family.
Her husband Benny (Lalu Alex) hails from a wealthy family from Thrissur and lives in the US with the couple’s two daughters. Molly Aunty’s distinct style, the love-hate relationship with her mom-in-law and her disciplined ways at the office are quite a delight to watch.
Writer-director Ranjith Sankar, who made the excellent movie Passenger and a rather disappointing Arjunan Sakshi, dares to tread through some simple but often ignored areas with this story of an eminently likeable woman, who should be somewhere around the fifties in her age.
The story takes a rather interesting turn when Molly Aunty has a showdown with an arrogant and egoistic IRS officer named Pranav Roy (Prithviraj). It’s quite refreshing that the relationship between a man and a woman goes beyond love or lust, on the screen.
With a storyline that is inherently sincere, the director succeeds in presenting a story, which can be related to by most of the viewers. Though the story is unveiled in a leisurely pace at times, this is one script that needs a pat on the back for its sincerity and merits. The characters presented in the film are real and the situations are indeed natural. Sujith Vasudev’s visuals and Anand Madhusoodanan’s music have helped the film tremendously for sure.
But then, this is Revathy’s film. In a performance that will leave a smile on the viewers’ face most of the time, Revathy makes Molly Aunty convincing and charming. In his brief role, Prithviraj makes his presence felt quite effortlessly. And the supporting characters all gets an identity of their own, be it Lalu Alex’s loving husband, KPAC Lalitha’s mom-in-law, Mamukkoya’s lawyer, Sunil Sukhada’s IT official, Sharath’s priest or Shivaji Guruvayur’s bank manager.

Hit Songs

      "Puthari Punchakal"

BoxOffice Result

The film released on September 14th 2012 got a positive reception.

• Sify rated the film as very good and praised Revathy for her performance.

• Theater balcony came up with a positive review by giving 78%, and also praised the performances and direction.

• Rediff rated the filim 3/5 and said that " Its a good entetainer".

• However, IBNLive termed the movie as Average.

Overall Rating : 3/5 

Verdict : GOOD 

 

 

Run Baby Run (2012 film)

Run Baby Run is a 2012 Malayalam action/comedy/thriller film directed by Joshiy, produced by Milan Jaleel and distributed by Galaxy Films. Written by Sachi of the Sachi-Sethu duo, the film stars Mohanlal and Amala Paul in the lead roles. The film which has news media as the backdrop, has Mohanlal essaying the role of a channel cameraman and Amala Paul that of a senior editor. The film traces their relationship and professional conflicts. The film was released worldwide on 29th August, 2012 on Thiruvonamday and got mixed response from critics.

Story

Run Baby Run has the media as its background. Mohanlal (Venu) is a high profile cameraman, and is a regular on the panels of international giants like Reuters. He comes back to his hometown in Kochi after five years. His ex-fiancée Renuka (Amala Paul), who works for a well known TV channel, had cheated on him earlier for a costly sting story. However, situations demand both of them to work together for a particular project. That story also throws light on the political aspirations of Bharathan Pillai (Sai Kumar) and industrialist Rajan Kartha (Siddique).
Lot of plots unfolds and the two are pulled into a sting activity to expose a real time assassination of a politician and land up in a lot of trouble. How they manage to clear the confusion, forms the rest of a story.

Hit Songs

    

"Aattumanal Payayil"

BoxOffice Result

Run Baby Run received  mixed response from critics.

• Sify rated the film as "Entertainer" and also said that "Run Baby Run may be far from perfect".
• Oneindia rated the film as 3/5 and said that "Run Baby Run is good movie only for see once.
• Theater Balcony gave a rating of 3/5 and said that "All and all nice, but Run Babby Run didn't come up to the expectations.
• IndiaGlitz gave the movie 3.5/5, commenting that "For the lovers of relatively well made movie".
• Kerala9 rated movie 2.5/5 and said that "RBR is a predictable but just watchable.
• Metro Matinee concluded that "RBR entertains, but in parts!".And gave the movie a rating of 2.5/5.
• Rediff gave the movie 3/5, saying that "Run Baby Run is a comic caper and is watchable for its cast."
• Now Running rated the movie 2/5, saying that "RBR suffers from a plot that recycles bits and pieces from former thrillers, throwing them this time against a media backdrop".

Overall Rating : 3/5

Verdict : Mass Entertainer (Above Average)

Thappana

Thappana is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Johny Antony, and starring Mammootty, Charmy and Murali Gopy. The film is about two convicts, Samson (Mammootty) and Mallika (Charmy), who are released from jail on the same day and their travel together to unknown destinations. The story is based on a work by Ashapoorna Devi. The film released on 19 August 2012, with mixed to positive reviews.

Story

Samson (Mammootty) and Mallika (Charmy) have just been released from jail. Samson is a small time thief to whom prison is a second home while Mallika went to prison for murdering someone to save her husband from being killed. Samson falls in love with Mallika at first sight. He decides to accompany her on the journey back home, but during the entire journey, Mallika is absolutely quiet and refuses to utter a word to him. She seems depressed and lonely. Shocking things await her when she reaches her home in Karippa to meet her husband Manikuttan aka Kannukuttan (Murali Gopy). Kannukuttan was having an affair with their neighbour's wife, and it was the jealous husband who had wanted to kill Kannukuttan.

Hit Songs

• " Oorum Perum Parayathe"

BoxOffice Result

Thappana upon release received mixed to positive response from the critics and audience.

• Theater Balcony gave the movie 7.2/10 stars, stating that "A pretty straight forward cute story, which is boosted with great performances of the lead and a good direction.
• IndiaGlitz gave the movie 6.5/10 stars, saying that "'Thaappana' is not an unique work, but offers an ordinary watch that may please you for this festival season.
• The Times of India gave the movie 3/5 stars.
• Malayalam Net gave the movie 3/5 stars, concluding that "Johny may be getting another hit through Thappana. A genuine comeback for The Megastar is on the way. 
• Metro Matinee gave the movie a verdict of "Entertainer", saying that "Thappana is an extremely simple movie, with its raw humour and earthy wise cracks. 
• Rediff gave the movie 3/5 stars, concluding that "Thappana has the flavour of a typical star film like Rajamanikyam or Mayavi.
• Moviebuzz of Sify gave the movie a verdict of "Average",rated it 2.5/5.
• Kerla Films reviewed the movie as Nice Entertainer and gave it a rating of 3.5/5 stars, Thappana is a good family entertainer with some good comedy sequences, and racy action scenes.

Overall Rating : 3/5

Verdict : Mass Entertainer

Mr. Marumakan

Mr. Marumakan is a 2012 Malayalam family drama film written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas and directed by Sandhya Mohan. The movie stars Dileep and Sanusha in the lead roles and Bhagyaraj, Khushboo, Sheela, Biju Menon, Nedumudi Venuand Hijaz in supporting roles.

Story

Ashok Raj (Dileep) is the son of Rajagopalan Thampy (Nedumudi Venu), whose family is based in Ottappalam. Although Ashok Raj is a lawyer, his interest lies in reviving a defunct drama troupe called Bharatha Kalakshetram, which used to be run by his family.

He is directing a drama titled Dasavatharam for the troupe and is also the lead actor in the play. Ashok Raj even changes his name to Ashok Chakravarthy as he thinks it has much more punch as a name for an artiste. His elder brother Babu Raj (Biju Menon), who runs a company, is now in a financial mess.

Balasubrahmanyam (Bhagyaraj) is a bank officer who has come to initiate legal proceedings against Babu Raj to get him to repay the loan that he had taken to start his venture. As it turns out, Balasubrahmanyam is now estranged from his wife the haughty Raja Mallika (Khushboo) and daughter Raja Lakshmi (Sanusha). Raja Mallika hails from a wealthy family and is the daughter of the even haughtier Raja Kokila (Sheela), the boss of Raja's group of companies. The trio believe that a woman can survive easily, without the help of a man. The entry of Ashok Raj into their lives forces them to revise their opinions. On the parallel, we are shown a romance story between Ashok Raj and teenaged Raja Lakshmi.

Hit Songs

• "Vaayo Vaayo"
• "Anganamaare"

BoxOffice Results

Mr. Marumakan received mixed to negative reviews.

Theater Balcony gave the movie 66/100, saying that "Mr. Marumakan will bring lots of laughter and is able to create a festival mood. 

Metro Matinee gave 2/5 the movie a verdict of "Time Pass Entertainer".

Sify gave1.5/5 rating for the movie and rated a verdict of "Strictly for Dileep fans!"

Rediff gave the movie 2/5 stars, stating that "Mr. Marumakan is a typical Dileep film, we excepted many more.

Now Running gave the movie 2/5 stars, saying that "'Mr. Marumakan' offers little wackiness when it comes to humor since the jokes never build up.

Overall Rating : 1.5/5

Verdict : Watchable (below average)

Friday (2012 film)

Friday is a 2012 Malayalam drama thriller film directed by Lijin Jose and starring Fahadh Faasil, Ann Augustine and Manu. Fahadh does the role of an auto rickshaw driver. The supporting cast includes Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan and Tini Tom. Produced by Thomas Joseph Pattathanam under the banner of Innovative Film Concepts, the film is set and shot completely in Alappuzha. It released on 18 August 2012 to positive critical reviews. Carrying a tag of One Day... Many Stories, the film has a multi narrative aspect and is woven in the format of a hyperlink cinema.

Story

The film tells the life stories of many people who arrive into a town on Friday 11 November 2011 (11-11-11) to mess up their life into confusing proportions.

Balu (Fahadh Faasil), an auto-rickshaw driver by profession, lives by taking it on daily rent. He is least happy with the way the day has started off. He has just learned that a jack fruit has fallen over the roof of his house. We see the poor condition he lives in as he does not have the money to repair the roof of his house.

Out in the city, Aswathy (Nimisha Suresh) is busy shopping for her wedding. Accompanied by her grandfather (Nedumudi Venu), sister and mom, she is seen quite busy attending the phone calls of her beau Achu (Tini Tom) who is incidentally in the city as well.

Muneer (Manu) is the son of the auto-rickshaw owner that Balu runs. He is a typical young college student who refuses to do anything that his mother wishes him to do. Muneer and his girlfriend Jincy (Ann Augustine) decide to head over to the beach, as a holiday has been declared for the college.

A fully pregnant beggar woman roams the city with hopes of finding a place where she could deliver her baby. Another mother (Seema G. Nair), whose daughter in law has just delivered a baby, has to head back home with the newborn, as the hospital decides to discharge her all on a sudden, due to want of beds.

Arun (Prakash Bare) and Parvathy (Asha Sarath), a childless couple, also lands in Alapuzha on the same day, to adopt a child. They are quite in a hurry, and have to leave back to Bangalore by evening, and when the orphanage officials demand a certificate to complete the adoption procedures, they find themselves in a fix.

A single incident that happens on that day unites them together and this forms the crux of the story.

Hit Songs
   Not yet.

BoxOffice Result

Friday released on August 18, 2012, and received positive reviews.
Nowrunning rated  and gave it a splendid review and commented that "'Friday', more than everything else, presents an enterprising director, who has an eye for fine cinema.
Oneindia.in gave 3/5 rating and said that Friday "is a well-woven neatly scripted movie with minimal loopholes."
The Times of India rated the film  and praised its direction and script.
Metromatinee.com also wrote a positive review and gave a verdict "Don't Miss This".
Rediff.com rated the film  and commented that the film is "passable as there seems to be an overdose of stories of similar kind."

Overall Rating : 3/5

Verdict : Entertainer