Vellaripravinte Changathi is based on the story of film-maker Augustine Joseph who made a Malayalam film in 1966,in some scenes in the novel part which can be compared with "Cinema Paradiso" kind of movies.Director Akku Akbar's Vellaripravinte Changathi is about a cinema-within-cinema. There are visuals of an old film, which was shot in the 1970's and then, the story investigates what happened to the characters later on.
You have to admire the honesty with which the film has been made, but still one can't help feeling that this one could have been much better! Manikkunju (Indrajith) gets a job in the famous Gemini film lab and soon after, he finds a film can where the reels of an unfinished 1970's film titled Vellaripravinte Changathi that never got released, at some corner of the store room.
The film had two newcomers in the lead- Shajahan, who played Ravi (Dileep) and Mary Varghese, who played Sulekha (Kavya).
Now we watch the whole film along with Manikkunju and a few others, inside a preview theater. The plot is so powerful and shockingly impactful that you will surprise why it was not adopted for a complete movie.The film, which is said to have a path breaking story, turns out to be a rather boring romance between a Hindu boy and his neighbor, a Muslim girl.
The film had two newcomers in the lead- Shajahan, who played Ravi (Dileep) and Mary Varghese, who played Sulekha (Kavya).
Now we watch the whole film along with Manikkunju and a few others, inside a preview theater. The plot is so powerful and shockingly impactful that you will surprise why it was not adopted for a complete movie.The film, which is said to have a path breaking story, turns out to be a rather boring romance between a Hindu boy and his neighbor, a Muslim girl.
It is soon told that the lead pair was having a torrid romance, during the shooting of the film.
Once the preview is over, the attention shifts to the question of what happened to the love birds after the shooting.
(Good use of surprise element, human touch and sensuality) And things end up in a rather disappointingly melodramatic way.
(You find it funny as you get to know the real thing though its quite serious) The obvious question here is; which one is the actual romance in the film? Is it the reel life affair between Ravi and Sulekha or the real life one between Shajahan and Mary Varghese? In all fairness, director Akku Akbar and scenarist G S Anil have tried to have a different pattern, but it is just that they failed to package it in a spectacular way.
Once the preview is over, the attention shifts to the question of what happened to the love birds after the shooting.
(Good use of surprise element, human touch and sensuality) And things end up in a rather disappointingly melodramatic way.
(You find it funny as you get to know the real thing though its quite serious) The obvious question here is; which one is the actual romance in the film? Is it the reel life affair between Ravi and Sulekha or the real life one between Shajahan and Mary Varghese? In all fairness, director Akku Akbar and scenarist G S Anil have tried to have a different pattern, but it is just that they failed to package it in a spectacular way.
The cinematographers, Vipin Mohan and Sameer Haq, have done a good job.
Music director Mohan Sithara's tunes are superb and the music takes the viewer to those years, in a highly effective way.
If you are ready to forget his mimicry of Prem Nazir's style during one of the scenes and his odd make up during the final sequences, Dileep has done a decent job.
Music director Mohan Sithara's tunes are superb and the music takes the viewer to those years, in a highly effective way.
If you are ready to forget his mimicry of Prem Nazir's style during one of the scenes and his odd make up during the final sequences, Dileep has done a decent job.
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As always, Kavya looks the same in all the phases and here it is all too evident when she acts in her trademark style even in the 70's as well.
The rest of the cast including Manoj K Jayan, Indrajith, Sai Kumar, Vijayaraghavan, Ramu and Mamukoya have done their parts pretty well.
It is evident that some real hard work has gone into the making of Vellaripravinte Changathi , which should be appreciated.
The rest of the cast including Manoj K Jayan, Indrajith, Sai Kumar, Vijayaraghavan, Ramu and Mamukoya have done their parts pretty well.
It is evident that some real hard work has gone into the making of Vellaripravinte Changathi , which should be appreciated.
But still, the film ends up as a half baked one, at best
'Vellaripravinte Changathi' from Akku Akbar offers plenty of fresh air with narratives thrown out of conventions and a tale told in three different levels and periods.
The movie has Indrajith as Manikunju coming to Chennai in search of a job and to realise the dreams of his father Augustine, who was a failed movie director.
As he is offered the job of cleaning up the retro reels at Gemini Labs, he finds to his surprise a dusty print of a film titled 'Vellaripravinte Changathi' that his father had directed thirty years back.
Manikunju attempts for a preview results in a famous banner agreeing to distribute the film, which though made in the seventies is still watchable in the current times.
'Vellaripravinte Changathi' from Akku Akbar offers plenty of fresh air with narratives thrown out of conventions and a tale told in three different levels and periods.
The movie has Indrajith as Manikunju coming to Chennai in search of a job and to realise the dreams of his father Augustine, who was a failed movie director.
As he is offered the job of cleaning up the retro reels at Gemini Labs, he finds to his surprise a dusty print of a film titled 'Vellaripravinte Changathi' that his father had directed thirty years back.
Manikunju attempts for a preview results in a famous banner agreeing to distribute the film, which though made in the seventies is still watchable in the current times.
We are also shown the film which narrated the love story of Ravi (Dileep) and Sulekha (Kavya Madhavan) who were fated to be separated in life in the filmy climax.
Manikunju realizes that the actors Shajahan and Mary Varghese (again Dileep and Kavya Madhavan) who had played the lead roles, were in intense love as well, and were planning to marry after the film.
Manikunju now embarks on a journey to find out what happened to them, who ran off into anonymity after the final shoot.
The movie about a 'cinema within cinema' definitely has a novel theme by G S Anil and much of it is treated with honesty and elaan by the director Akku Akbar, who takes pain to pay brightest tributes to the period settings.
Much of the dialogues are also impressive and suits the mood of the film.
Akku just misses the post of a big hit by a whisker as the events turn melodramatic in the later half, with the odd makeup taking out much of the charm.
Adding to the negatives are that the romance portrayed lacks depth and the coincidences for the twists looks contrived.
.It is the final few minutes that take the life out of the hard work that the crew has done in the other 110 minutes.
This is Dileep's best of the roles in 2011, who exceptionally plays the 'Ravi' on screens while Kavya Madhavan also looks good, though she hasn't improvised her acting to suit the settings of the old period.
Manoj K Jayan looked the most impressive of the actors with a few scenes to treasure.
Manikunju realizes that the actors Shajahan and Mary Varghese (again Dileep and Kavya Madhavan) who had played the lead roles, were in intense love as well, and were planning to marry after the film.
Manikunju now embarks on a journey to find out what happened to them, who ran off into anonymity after the final shoot.
The movie about a 'cinema within cinema' definitely has a novel theme by G S Anil and much of it is treated with honesty and elaan by the director Akku Akbar, who takes pain to pay brightest tributes to the period settings.
Much of the dialogues are also impressive and suits the mood of the film.
Akku just misses the post of a big hit by a whisker as the events turn melodramatic in the later half, with the odd makeup taking out much of the charm.
Adding to the negatives are that the romance portrayed lacks depth and the coincidences for the twists looks contrived.
.It is the final few minutes that take the life out of the hard work that the crew has done in the other 110 minutes.
This is Dileep's best of the roles in 2011, who exceptionally plays the 'Ravi' on screens while Kavya Madhavan also looks good, though she hasn't improvised her acting to suit the settings of the old period.
Manoj K Jayan looked the most impressive of the actors with a few scenes to treasure.
So it gives only average rating to the movie.
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Rating : 2.5 / 5
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