Bhramaram (2009)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Instant Favorite.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Bhramaram (meaning-'the beatle') When was the last time one of you came out of a movie hall with a lump in the throat but with a kind of positive energy filed in your veins.Or with a heart that is half filled with a deep sorrow while other half finds itself with an uncharacteristic joy. Let me tell you I just got to experience all these while walking out of a show of director BLESSY's classic 'Bhramaram'.While one part of my heart empathized towards our main protagonist in the movie,deeply, the other half finds itself filled with true joy which is partly due to how the movie managed to show the value of humanity and truth as well as because of the reflection by myself that a malayalam movie was able to travel all the way to that little corner of a place,that is my heart,which is quite uncommon nowadays.And the movie continues to haunt me well after i had seen it.(*No spoilers*)The movie actually portrays a simple story but the way Blessy handles this makes all the difference.The story follows 'Sivankutty'(played by Mohan lal) who is a high range jeep driver by profession, and focuses on a few days in his life and a few characters whom he gets to encounter in those days through which it tries to unravel his character to the full,his past and the people around him.Blessy show there is only a thin line separating all the good and bad or fear and trust. There is a certain HITCHCOCKian flavor that one could sense Blessy has adopted to unravel his story.The camera handled by Ajay Vincent gives us breathtaking visuals and feel.Overall technically the film is excellent as well.Now even with with all these if i have to pick one reason to say why one should watch Bhramaram it would be none other than the Legendary actor MohanLal's 'extra-brilliant' performance.(Sorry,i don't get another word to describe it).One of finest performance ever in an Indian screen. Most others in the cast,especially the guy who plays protagonist's friend, have also done well though few of them were some hiccups in terms of performance but that is very much ignorable.Now if you are a STUDENT/LOVER of cinema please do yourself a favour by watching a good quality print of Bhramaram. There are people who try to degrade Blessy and his movies regardless of the its quality with some sort of agenda which itself shows the popularity and value of his movies. Regardless of how much you like it at the end, it will truly be an EXPERIENCE for anyone of you. For me it was one of the best malayalam movies of the decade and even one of the Best in Indian cinema in a few years.

Bhramaram is not just a movie....its a magic show by Mohanlal...who just delivers a magical performance you cant imagine or u just wont expect....Bhramaram is not at all a great movie...It starts off with good expectations and eventually falls out off track...But it has a good story...The casting is not very good..Especially the villains(are new comers) are not at all up to the notch...It should have been performed by some experienced actors..The camera is the second thing in this movie that can be highlighted after Mohanlal...The locations(marayoor etc)are really beautiful....The songs are also good...Overall this movie may not entertain you much..However Mohanlal once again proves why he is the greatest actor in India....You should see this if you don't want to miss Mohanlal's magical performance...

Only with the support of a tremendous camera work and the leading actor's brilliant performance, you cannot make a great movie..a perfect example is "Bhramaram." Mohanlal is talented and he delivered his one of the best performances..Ajayan Vincent is a craftsman and he did it brilliantly..so what was Blessy's role? Not forgetting the actors and technical crew are the tools of the Director, but only in case of great directors I strongly believe. Casting was awful (excluding Mohanlal) in Bhramaram. Child actor's (Mohanlal's daughter) "perfomance" makes us realize that we are sitting in a theater and watching just a movie. After a few minutes of curiosity from the opening, viewers starts to lose it. Sadly, Blessy failed to keep the thrill (at least the curiosity) until the climax. The "twist" is long before understood. Blessy should have to re-watch Padmarajan films before coming up with next crap, to learn how the Great Master keeps the viewers involved with the progress of the story-line in his movies. Bhramaram is an ordinary melodrama filled with "made up" and unnecessary scenes and an utter awful "acting" from it's co-stars.

First and foremost before criticizing the movie "Bhramaram", let me emphasize and applaud Ayjan Vincent who had enriched one of the best camera work in the recent years.Blessy had bounced back with flare by presenting a simple story with emotions, fabulous frames, hunting moments and above all with mohanlal power packed performance which is said to be the potency of the movie. No doubt that it is one of the best mohanlal performances which remain long and even after a decade in all viewers of good cinema.In the technical side, the movie had remained of the best movie by achieving highest level of beauty in severely extreme conditions which suits the mood of the story in a huge way. The music and BG scores by Mohan Sithara which is remarkable and adds to the tempo of the proceedings with the song "Annarakanna"-will make you hum to its tunes and perfection of the movie.Even though the worst part I feel in the movie is casting like Bhoomika, as Mohanlal's wife, and the child actor as mohanlal daughter fail to make any impact on audience, which is the one of the central character of the movie. The subject of the movie is different from the oft-repeated tales in Malayalam films. Even though, there are few holes in the plot and the director fail to maintain the continuity of thriller. Blessy's directorial skills and his sense of picturesque presentation are amazing in some frames of the movie. But in some other frames, he failed to create the mood suitable enough for an experimental genre. The movie is said to be lagging and crawl in certain portion. If he had a taut script, the movie could have been even better.Albeit, the movie is a watchable movie for all who love that good middle stream movies promulgate in the eighties by Padmarajan, Bhrathan and co.