Johny Antony's 'Thaappaana' is
more of a collection of parts and pieces that we have seen in other movies. This
has been put together and neatly lays out the collection before us, which, off course,
appears quite messy.
Film begins when Samson
(Mammootty), out from jail after serving a sentence of four years, is excited
to see a beautiful Mallika (Charmi Kaur) emerging out of the women's jail.
Possibilities of a romance spurt in Samson's mind, and he accompanies her to
her village, where surprises await him.
Till about the half way of the
movie, most of the things are happening on the road, atleast till they reach
her village called ‘Karippa’. Later
Samson, with the help of his fists and fisticuffs, changes the entire village.
Second half is all about head to
head meet with the villain by name ‘Kannu Kuttan (Murali Gopi)’ who is also the ex-husband of
Mallika. Compared to the first half filled with many fun moments, second half
gets bit serious.
There is only a song in which,
Samson, singing and dancing out in the streets, gaping at the photograph of
Malika. All the dance steps are tailored befitting Mammootty.
It is a character driven film and
Mammootty shoulders his responsibility well. But I still don’t understand why
our so called 'Acting Legends' taking these kind of roles. Above all Murali Gopi’s
performance is getting better with each film.
Thappaana is cooked up with initially
dragging script, Poor graphics and a predictable story.
If you are looking for a typical
Malayalam entertainer, I would say go for it. Definitely, Thappaana is a
watchable movie. I’m going with two out of five for this Onam release. (2/5)
Good Start brother!
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