Indrajith Malayalam Movie
It's high time Kalabhavan Mani stopped doing films like Indrajith, which offers nothing new and makes you feel you have wasted time and money seeing it. Indrajith is a typical Kalabhavan Mani-starrer, with nothing new to offer and nothing to make it your money's worth.
'Chembarunthu' Bhaskaran, who had been a dreaded goonda, wants his son Bhasi to grow up as someone more dreaded than himself. And thus Bhasi grows up, just as his father had wished, a goonda who even earns the nickname 'Chankoottam' Bhasi, dreaded far and wide but loved by folks around him, in the village of Moolikkandam.
The Panchayath President, Bhasi's one time teacher in school, wants to put an end to Bhasi's reign, which the latter executes through muscle power and the help of trusted lieutenants, five in number. The president tries all he can to achieve this. Bhasi, who respects his teacher, never comes to attack him directly. The president's daughter meanwhile is all admiration for Bhasi like others in the village.
The Panchayath President brings in a new Police Officer named Rudrakshan Pillai to restrain Bhasi some way or the other. But when Rudrakshan Pillai too becomes a supporter of Bhasi, the President brings in a young man named Zaheer Mustafa. When Bhasi locks horns with Zaheer, he is in for a shock. Something prevents him from using force against Zaheer. From there the story takes a twist.
Kalabhavan Mani is his very usual self as Bhasi, neither better nor worse. There is nothing new that is expected from him in such films and hence his performance, which though not bad, doesn't impress us in any way. Rajan P. Dev as 'Chemparunthu' Bhaskaran is good. Nedumudi Venu too is good as the Panchayath President, but these aren't enough to salvage the film.
Saiju Kurup as Zaheer Mustafa is just average. Riyaz Khan as Rajendran, one of the trusted lieutenants of Bhasi, elicits booing from some quarters. Divya Viswanath as the Panchayath President's daughter doesn't impress us at all. Indraja as Zaheer Mustafa's sister Shahina is just about OK. There's nothing to mention about other members of the cast.
Technical aspects are just average. One of the songs "Kaanthaari mulakaanu nee…"is a typical Kalabhavan Mani number. Such songs have become so repetitive that even die-hard fans of the actor are fed up. To sum up, Indrajith is a film that can very easily be avoided.
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