Theatre: Ajantha, Trivandrum
Show: 11.15 AM, 11-Feb-2012
Status: Upper Class - Full, First Class - Around 40%. Everybody except most probably the 2 of us were under 25!
A dream debut to be frank. Dulquer Salman, Sunny Wayne, Gauthami Nair, and Sreenath Rajendran could have never asked for a better start. A film punching above its weight. That pretty much sums up Second Show. Not a classic by any stretch of imagination.
The making is refreshing, though the treatment is inspired by the new gen films in Tamil. Those who scream for freshness in Malayalam cinema will love this film. Story is pretty much straightforward and told a dozen times, but the writer has managed to create an engaging screenplay with good dialogues. Characterization could have been better. Though Kurudi's character was nicely etched, I am inclined to give Sunny the credit given how the other characters were portrayed. Sreenath Rajendran should be the man to look out for if his irons out the little flaws and adds more stuff to his crafting repertoire. His style does remind me of RGV, more specifically Rakhtacharithra though there is little resemblance between the films.
Dulquer has good screen presence and awesome sound. Not to mention the good looks. Looks like a proper hero material given the right scripts and director. He did not look good in sentimental scenes and thankfully there are just a sequence or two. He looks exactly like a very young Mammoos when he sported a thick mustache. I am waiting for Ustad Hotel where I believe Anwar Rasheed who managed eke out great performances from the Ms will be able to bring out the best in Dulquer.
Gauthami Nair looked good and did a tidy work. Baburaj was good while he lasted. The villain looked menacing and fit the bill. The guy who played the gangster-constable was also very good.
Sunny as Kurudi is probably the brightest thing in the film. He has immense potential and could potentially be a legendary performer down the lane. Mark these words. He manages to make a character lovable which would have been overacted to the maximum by all of our young actors, none excluded. Its really nice to see some body so expressive with the face and body among the young actors.
BGM was good and the songs fit the mood quite well. Good camera work and editing. Sound design was good except for a few sections where dialogues seemed to be drowned by the background sounds.
All in all second show is an exciting movie to watch with good performances from the new faces, in front and behind the camera.
TL;DR: Second Show is an exciting movie packaged in the perfect new gen way.
Rating: Good.
Show: 11.15 AM, 11-Feb-2012
Status: Upper Class - Full, First Class - Around 40%. Everybody except most probably the 2 of us were under 25!
A dream debut to be frank. Dulquer Salman, Sunny Wayne, Gauthami Nair, and Sreenath Rajendran could have never asked for a better start. A film punching above its weight. That pretty much sums up Second Show. Not a classic by any stretch of imagination.
The making is refreshing, though the treatment is inspired by the new gen films in Tamil. Those who scream for freshness in Malayalam cinema will love this film. Story is pretty much straightforward and told a dozen times, but the writer has managed to create an engaging screenplay with good dialogues. Characterization could have been better. Though Kurudi's character was nicely etched, I am inclined to give Sunny the credit given how the other characters were portrayed. Sreenath Rajendran should be the man to look out for if his irons out the little flaws and adds more stuff to his crafting repertoire. His style does remind me of RGV, more specifically Rakhtacharithra though there is little resemblance between the films.
Dulquer has good screen presence and awesome sound. Not to mention the good looks. Looks like a proper hero material given the right scripts and director. He did not look good in sentimental scenes and thankfully there are just a sequence or two. He looks exactly like a very young Mammoos when he sported a thick mustache. I am waiting for Ustad Hotel where I believe Anwar Rasheed who managed eke out great performances from the Ms will be able to bring out the best in Dulquer.
Gauthami Nair looked good and did a tidy work. Baburaj was good while he lasted. The villain looked menacing and fit the bill. The guy who played the gangster-constable was also very good.
Sunny as Kurudi is probably the brightest thing in the film. He has immense potential and could potentially be a legendary performer down the lane. Mark these words. He manages to make a character lovable which would have been overacted to the maximum by all of our young actors, none excluded. Its really nice to see some body so expressive with the face and body among the young actors.
BGM was good and the songs fit the mood quite well. Good camera work and editing. Sound design was good except for a few sections where dialogues seemed to be drowned by the background sounds.
All in all second show is an exciting movie to watch with good performances from the new faces, in front and behind the camera.
TL;DR: Second Show is an exciting movie packaged in the perfect new gen way.
Rating: Good.
