Vallikkudilile Vellakkaran Malayalam Movie
There is nothing serious about this movie to pursue the real conflict. Events are very much relaxed but they are inane enough to identify any entertaining factor while you immerse into it. Duglus Alfred, who makes his directorial debut, infuses the tale set in the capital city with a lethargic craft. To be precise, the yardstick of 'Vallikudilile Vellakkaran' is aimless characters in a non-purposeful plot. Jose John and Jijo Justin have co-written a tiring screenplay by avoiding eventful moments that obviously snuff out all the interest from a viewer's perspective.
Dollop of hopes rises when the protagonist realizes his real potential and its possibilities in his homeland. Unfortunately, the writers fail to develop that angle of the story to revive the losing sheen.
Lal plays Joseph, a farming enthusiast and friendly father to his two sons. His elder son Tom (Balu Varghese) always stands as a hurdle against the younger son Sam's (Ganapathy) aspirations. Sam dreams of a career and life in the UK while Tom too wants to go abroad. But Joseph wants one of them to stay back in India. So they vie each other in scheming activities. Muthumani plays the doting mother of the two sons.
Sam has a good friendship with his classmate Aswathy (Alphy Panjikkaran). But she realizes that she has a crush on him. Duglus shuns the typical romantic angle here and focuses on the family of Joseph. Sam tries hard to clear the path to England but certain issues again pose a hurdle. Albeit there is an undertone of a didactic message in the tale, this area is partially polished to make it appear with its real charm.
The turning point in the life of Sam occurs after his meeting with Priya (Thanuja Karthik). Even then the progress of the action is clogged up with the addition of meaningless scenes. Rahul Madhav appears as Abhilash, the timid husband of Aswathy. They extend their support to Sam to come up in life. Ganapathy, in his maiden lead role, contributes effectively with a matured performance. Pavi. K. Pavan's visuals are appealing and so equally impressive is the art department.
Everything is a low key affair as far as 'Vallikudilile Vellakkaran' is concerned. It never lets you trace the conflict. Amidst the passive viewing, one would wonder why the writers are reluctant to harness the possibilities of a striking element that crops up in the plot.
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