Amar Akbar Anthony Malayalam Movie

Feature Film | 2015 | U
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Nadirshah, chooses to play up to the galleries in his directorial debut 'Amar Akbar Anthony', wherein he places one crowd pleaser moment after the other to ensure that the claps, hoots and whistles are all delivered right on time. 'Amar Akbar Anthony' is a film that doesn't allow you the space to draw a deep breath in, and which stuffs another gag on your face, even as you express an intention to gulp down a mouthful of air.
Nov 1, 2015 By Veeyen


Nadirshah, chooses to play up to the galleries in his directorial debut 'Amar Akbar Anthony', wherein he places one crowd pleaser moment after the other to ensure that the claps, hoots and whistles are all delivered right on time. 'Amar Akbar Anthony' is a film that doesn't allow you the space to draw a deep breath in, and which stuffs another gag on your face, even as you express an intention to gulp down a mouthful of air.


It would pretty much suffice to say that Amar (Prithviraj), Akbar (Jayasurya) and Anthony (Jayasurya) have remained chums for long, and dream of having a blast on the Pattaya beach some day. The trio has been religiously saving some money for their long-delayed vacation, though their investments tend to vanish much faster than they had made it to the savings box.


The story remains very much at the exact point where it had started off an hour back, when the half way mark comes up. A host of other characters are brought in as well, and some of them like Resmina (Srinda Ashab) appear and occupy the front row, and you tell yourself that in scenarios as this, questions should not be asked.


Post-interval, the circumstances remain pretty much the same, and it becomes apparent that 'Amar Akbar Anthony' has no intention whatsoever, to bowl you over with a stellar story. The climax seeks to deliver a significant message, and achieves it just about moderately, before Amar, Akbar and Anthony breaks into a song as the titles roll.


'Amar Akbar Anthony' is a film that has the tag of a box office winner written all over it, despite its being wanting on several aspects. There are instances in it that have exclusively been written for raking in some laughter, like the considerably lengthy one in which Amar, Akbar, Anthony and Garudan Sabu (Kalabhavan Shajon) share their botched love stories. There is also Jenny (Namitha Pramod), the local girl who has captured quite a few male hearts around, and whom Amar, Akbar and Anthony look up to, with identical adulation.


'Amar Akbar Anthony' moves ahead at its own sweet pace and a rapid one at that, and establishes that it's a maniacal comedy that thrives on its one-liners and yarns, some of which are genuinely funny and some other plain commonplace. Nadirshah does see to it that there is no obscenity in sight, and its clean humour that 'Amar Akbar Anthony' revels in, and finely so.


One should perhaps pay no heed to the generalizations that the film makes, and take it all with a pinch of salt or sugar, as per individual inclinations. At the very end of it all, one does realize however that the climax is more of a compromise that puts in some effort to make up for the absolute lack of a story till then.


I wouldn't mind watching this film again - despite it not fitting into my idea of excitement at the theatres - for the sole reason called Prithviraj, who is without doubt, the best thing about it. Prithvi displays an awesome comic timing in the film, and easily outshines the rest of the cast including Indrajith and Jayasurya, and I would easily settle for an much above average rating for this film, courtesy a rollicking performance from Prithvi.


It does remain however that 'Amar Akbar Anthony' retains a handful of laughs and pretty much little else, as you walk out of the cinema halls. If that's your idea of weekend fun, 'Amar Akbar Anthony' could very well be the film that you are on the lookout for.


Veeyen

   

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