Krishnam Malayalam Movie
The title says it all: "Krishnam". So the divine touch is palpable in the tale too. The element of spiritual power has been squeezed into this pretty ordinary story to draw a divine feeling but unfortunately, this over-egged feeling draws a blank. Based on a true event, this film marks the comeback of cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Dinesh Baboo to Malayalam after "Mazhavillu" in 1999. The screenplay written by Dinesh about the miracle happened in the life of Akshay Krishnan (who acts himself in the film) gives only skin-deep feeling primarily. Moreover, the sequences in the college vividly expose lack of lucidity in the script. It is a futile exercise to trace the gung-ho factor in a lacklustre script with conventional treatment.
The creative process is contrived to arouse the effect of divine intervention and one might wonder about the discretion behind the selection of such a theme. The vital hospital scenes are silly and far-fetched enough to take you to the yesteryear tear-jerking flicks. Dinesh Baboo also handles cinematography and the visuals excel in song sequences. Music by Hari Prasad. R and the lines penned by Sandhya are equally appealing.
It begins with the warmth relationship between Akshay Krishnan and his father Balakrishnan (Sai Kumar), a wealthy businessman. Akshay is a sympathetic teenager and he is dear to all in the college. He is candid with his father than his mother Meera, played by Shanthi Krishna. Balakrishnan even finds remedies for his son regarding his love affair with his collegemate Radhika (Aiswarya Ullas). Once during a dance competition, Akshay collapses on stage.
From this point, the unusual occurrences bungle the soul of the film, though it's a real life story as shown in the title card. Akshay befittingly portrays the lead role sans any grave flaws. Balakrishnan is an ardent devotee of Lord Guruvayoorappa (Lord Krishna), and Sai Kumar has essayed the character gracefully. Renji Panicker as Dr. Sunil opens up the debate of theism and atheism for a few moments but the film embraces divine intervention more tightly.
Even for cinematic embellishment, this idea is completely misfit for a film in this modern age unless the director could treat it elegantly. This old-fashioned sentimental family drama is an exaggerated creation and the part of spiritual intervention is strongly far-fetched.