Vineeth Sreenivasan's 'Thattathin Marayathu' has a few gung-ho moments here and there, and does keep you engaged with its proceedings.What it lacks is a story that is convincing, and its movements along predictable territory could make you care even less about the love that blossoms in it.
Vinod's (Nivin Pauly) love for Ayesha (Isha Talwar) is more of an obsession,
and it almost seems impossible for him to move beyond that pretty face of her's behind the veil.
The trance like state that he descends into is VTV-ish, but unfortunately he gets stuck there, and doesn't have a clue about the girl he has fallen in love with, except that she looks like an angel.
Performances of the lead actors often come to the rescue, even as the script holds few surprises.
Nivin Pauly and Aju Varghese are remarkably good, and a whole lot of charm of the entire film rests on the highly appealing countenance of Isha Talwar. Aparna Nair, in a very brief role, ascertains that she is an actress whom we should be on the look out for. Jomon's cinematography sees to it that the film is visually delightful.Forget Vineeth's generation, 'Thattathin Marayathu' has a theme that film makers of Sreenivasan's generation had little interest in. And the bottle that he pours this old wine into, is one that has long lost its shine as well.
Cast And Crew
- Cast: Nivin Pauly,Sreenivasan,
- Written & Direction: Vineeth Sreenivasan
- Produced By: Sreenivasan,Mukesh
- CinematoGraphy: Jomon.T.John
- Art: Ajay Mangad
- Editing: Ranjan Abhraham
- Music: Shan Rahman
- Banner: Lumiere Film Company