Kunjiramayanam Review – Kunjiramayanam is a Malayalam comedy movie released in 2015. Kunjiraman a youth living in a village called Desham unknowingly brings upon some curse to the place. The plot revolves around the curse, the superstitions and how the people living around deal with it.
Director Basil Joseph has taken a very innocent story that deals with the simplistic lives of the people. The movie is sort of a bouquet of memories that you would have experienced from childhood spent in a village. The movie is a lighthearted fun watch with some good quality humor. Vineeth Sreenivasan has essayed the role of Kunjiraman very well. The ensemble of cast who also have significant role to play in the movie ably supports him. Dealing with so many characters and providing them some significant screen space is not an easy task for a first time director. Basil Joseph has handled it very well.
The liquor shop sequence involving the liquor brand Salsa is hilarious and is the best part of the movie. Aju Varghese and Dhyan Sreenivasan are part of a sub plot in the movie, which is also very entertaining. Similarly the sub plot featuring Mamukkoya as Well done Vasu is entertaining. There are many such things to look forward to in this movie. There is no one person who is central to the movie but the village and its people form the core of the story.
High Points: Very simplistic plot, Good humor and good ensemble of cast, screenplay and characterization, liquor shop sequence, multiple subplots that are entertaining.
Low points: If you are expecting a larger than life movie then you might be disappointed. You need to catch the subtle references to enjoy the movie.
Overall Kunjiramayanam is a wholesome entertainer that would give a hearty laugh to the viewers this Onam. While you can argue that it can be done much better, still it is a very laudable effort for a first timer. Go and watch it in the theaters.
Worth a Watch
Not related to this, but there is a place near Aluva called Desam 🙂
Loved those tailoring shop & “lock” scenes with Aju Varghese 😀
Good to know that… 🙂 Hope the place doesn’t have any curse… 😛 Yes the lock scene was hilarious…. also the photo dialogue I loved it…
We almost brought an ice cream curse there, but didn’t happen 😛
Btw, best choice of picture for movie review with that Salsa song poster 😀 😀
Really ice cream curse looks interesting plot as it involves kids now who seemed to have stayed unaffected by the curses in the movie :D…. Yes the poster looked good… Thanks 🙂
Interesting, I might like the movie… just entertain (:
You should watch it 🙂
Really good review
We all enjoyed this film.
It’s been a long time since this kind of good humor movies came in malayalam.
Aftr vellimoonga there were no such films jn which humor was present without vulgarity.
This was a really good film
Thanks for the review
Thanks for your comments… agree with you on films with good humor is always a interesting watch… glad you liked it…