Movie: Manjummel Boys
Release Date : 06-04-2024
CBFC Rating: U
Run-time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Starring: Shoubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Ganapathy, and others
Director: Chidambaram
Producers: Babu Shahir, Soubin Shahir, Shawn Antony
Telugu Release: Mythri Movie Makers
Music Director: Sushin Shyam
Cinematographer: Shyju Khalidh
Editor: Vivek Harshan
Survival Thriller ‘Manjummel Boys’ from Malayalam film industry has been creating history at the boxoffice for the last two months. It has already emerged as Industry Hit in Mollywood crossing Rs 200 Crore mark, the first ever Malayalam film to do so. Now, popular production house Mythri Movie Makers is releasing it in Telugu. Directed by Chidambaram, ‘Manjummel Boys’ got released in theatres on 6th April. Let’s see how it is in a review.
Story:
Set in 2006, a group of friends from town named Manjummel decide to go on a trip to Kodaikanal when they get jealous by seeing their rival group go on a trip to Munnaar. The Manjummel Boys embark on a journey to Kodaikanal and visit ‘Guna Cave’, where Kamal Haasan’s Guna film was shot. During this visit, one of the friends falls into a deep pit which is also known as Devil’s Kitchen. How the Manjummel Boys saved their friend and to what extent they went for their friend ? Did the trip end well for them? Forms the rest of the story
Performances:
Among the Boys, Sreenath Bhasi score brownie points with his terrific performance as Subhash. His performance stands out especially in the second half where the audience literally feels the pain his character is going through. Soubhin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Deepak Parambol, Khalid Rahman, and all others did a wonderful job. The child actors who played the younger Versions of Sreenath and Shoubin need special mention.
Highlights:
Performances
Gripping Screenplay
Emotions Laced With Friendship
Background Music
Art Work, Visuals
Drawbacks:
Initial Portions
Analysis:
To present real incidents with same impact requires conviction and tremendous research. It also needs proper casting and recreating environment to make the audience connect with the ongoing happenings on screen. Director Chidambaram and his team checked them all and delivers a gripping tale that revolves mainly around human emotions, laced with friendship.
Though the initial parts look normal and feels stretched to build the world and establish the characters, There’s a strong reason for everything established in the first 20 minutes, which works brilliantly when recalled at the end. The film gains momentum once the story shifts to Kodaikanal. When one of the friends falls into the pit, the emotions explored in a heart touching manner. The way the childhood portions are linked to the main incident is brilliant.
Terrific background score by Shusin Shyam complemented by Shyju Khalid’s extraordinary visuals. The placement of the iconic song “Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama” is so perfect that induces goosebumps and the idea is clap worthy. Mythri Movie Makers deserves special.mwntion for bringing this impressive survival emotional thriller to Telugu.
Rating: 3.25 / 5
Bottom-line: Highly Engaging & Emotional Survival Thriller
