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)