Pokkiri Raja is the most recent film by the Super star Mammootty. A film with out story and logic. However, it will turn out to be a new hit in Tamil and Malayalam as it is a mass entertainer. The people is needing for such pictures rather than high-quality movies. There was days when Mammooty used to do only high-quality malayalam movies, however now the actor is trying to balance between both ends.
The narrative of Pokkiriraja is very unclear. Pokkiri Raja film is about two sons Raja and Surya (Mammootty and Prithviraj) of an idealistic school teacher who turn into dadas. One of them run away from home and turn into a big dada while the other stays at home and turns into a local dada. The complete plot is created around two feudal families battling over a temple festival in a village; a typical tamil film style.
Years later the two dadas meet in a big city and sparks fly as they do not see that they are brothers. Nothing new about the story if it is there. Pokkiriraja is directed by newcomer Vyshakh.
The dialogues go like this: Mammootty claims he is not insecure of the little Prithviraj as he has just started taking tiny steps. The whole narrative where the two actors share the screen are interspersed with such conversation.
And, when Prithviraj talks about the dress code in night clubs, Mammootty claims to be the style icon of youths for long time. This goes on and on.
Both Mammootty and Prithviraj have ample scope to gratify their hardcore fans. Mammootty dances and uses his broken English to induce laughter as has been the trend in recent times.
Prithviraj packaged as a healthy entertainer does not disappoint. One just hopes that this manufactured adulation does not go to his head. Editor have done a brilliant work by picking all those small romantic sequences from a lengthy film and compile to a beautiful to watch 3 mints video as the song “Manikkinavin”. All in all for the genuine viewer, it is a disappointment. But it will turn out to be a super hit.
Finally, Pokkiriraja may apparently achieve the super hit status with the help of the fans. But, for the authentic viewer, it is a disappointment. A comprehensive PokkiriRaja Review is given here.
- Direction: Vyshakh Abraham
- Produced by: Tomichan Mulakupadam
- Cast: Mammootty, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Shriya Saran
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