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“Casanovva” directed by Rosshan Andrrews and starring Superstar Mohanlal hits the screens on January 26th,today with full packed houses. The film revolves around Casanovva(Mohanlal), who owns Casanova’s Eternal Spring which deals in flowers and has an international network to supply them. In fact he runs the most successful flower business in the world. As the name suggests, Casanovva is a romantic who respects women and believes that love is the panacea for all crimes. He has a bevy of beautiful young ladies including former girlfriends and staffs, all of them eager to help him in the business. And knowing his soft heart and love of good life, four young criminals decide to use him to make to get rich quickly. How these four guys affect Casanovva's life?? That makes the thread of the flick.
The movie begins with a bang and though it slows down later, is able to keep the audience spell bound during the first half with spectacular actions, colourful song and dance sequences, dazzling visuals, and smooth flow. But like the proverbial climber who, after reaching the summit struggles to come down, the second half disappoints and does not live up to the expectations. On the whole however, the film entertains and amuses the audience.
Superstar Mohanlal is paired with as many as seven women in the movie, Shriya Saran, Lakshmi Rai, Roma Asrani, Sanjjana , Ria DSouza , Nova Krishnan and Dimple Rose.(not all his heroines,just female leads). But the film is Mohanlal centered and the actor has justified the faith put in him by the director. Once again the versatile actor has shouldered the responsibility in admirable fashion and his portrayal of Casanovva as a none-too perfect but gentle character is absolutely outsatanding. The cast includes Jagathy Sreekumar, Lalu Alex, Riyaz Khan and Shankar who fit into their roles perfectly well. The performance of the young artists are just average, nothing to write home about. Roma as usual is fetching and irresistible and part of the credit for choosing Roma should go to Roshan Andrews. Shriya Saran and Lakshmi Rai have also done their job quite well. Sanjjana is just average.
It has to be said that the story was written for Mohanlal and naturally, the performance of others has lagged behind by quite a distance.
Being the big budget film it is, there is no lack of expertise in the technical side; in fact one can state clearly that the movie is head and shoulders above the usual Malayalam movies. The art director, screen play writers, editors, photography, choreography and music have all performed their parts perfectly and without any blemish. Bobby-Sanjay screen play is Ok and fabulous is Jim Ganesh’s photography. Editing by Mahesh Narayan seems to be sensible and music by Gopi Sunder-Alphonse Joseph-Gowri is very pleasing.While the BGM is adequate. Alan Amin’s stunt scenes are stunning and electrifying!
The theme is different and risky, but Rosshan had the courage to take it up and the wisdom to hand it over to Mohanlal who is a natural in any role he portrays. All credit to the director.
If Casanovva works even just a bit, it's because of Mohanlal, whose charisma shines through. If you're a veteran of heist movies, and especially our own mass-masala movies, you should be able to guess the climax within the first ten minutes of the film. It is, in fact, the behind-the-scenes montage that's by far the best in the movie. Mohanlal's screen domination is an unusual treat for his fans! The film has to be seen in the right perspective. To sum up, Casanovva as a film is passable and falls short of what one would expect from a director like Rosshan Andrrews. Casanovva is stylish, entertaining and glamorous as the title shows it all.
Verdict: Stylish Entertainer !
“Casanovva” directed by Rosshan Andrrews and starring Superstar Mohanlal hits the screens on January 26th,today with full packed houses. The film revolves around Casanovva(Mohanlal), who owns Casanova’s Eternal Spring which deals in flowers and has an international network to supply them. In fact he runs the most successful flower business in the world. As the name suggests, Casanovva is a romantic who respects women and believes that love is the panacea for all crimes. He has a bevy of beautiful young ladies including former girlfriends and staffs, all of them eager to help him in the business. And knowing his soft heart and love of good life, four young criminals decide to use him to make to get rich quickly. How these four guys affect Casanovva's life?? That makes the thread of the flick.
The movie begins with a bang and though it slows down later, is able to keep the audience spell bound during the first half with spectacular actions, colourful song and dance sequences, dazzling visuals, and smooth flow. But like the proverbial climber who, after reaching the summit struggles to come down, the second half disappoints and does not live up to the expectations. On the whole however, the film entertains and amuses the audience.
Superstar Mohanlal is paired with as many as seven women in the movie, Shriya Saran, Lakshmi Rai, Roma Asrani, Sanjjana , Ria DSouza , Nova Krishnan and Dimple Rose.(not all his heroines,just female leads). But the film is Mohanlal centered and the actor has justified the faith put in him by the director. Once again the versatile actor has shouldered the responsibility in admirable fashion and his portrayal of Casanovva as a none-too perfect but gentle character is absolutely outsatanding. The cast includes Jagathy Sreekumar, Lalu Alex, Riyaz Khan and Shankar who fit into their roles perfectly well. The performance of the young artists are just average, nothing to write home about. Roma as usual is fetching and irresistible and part of the credit for choosing Roma should go to Roshan Andrews. Shriya Saran and Lakshmi Rai have also done their job quite well. Sanjjana is just average.
It has to be said that the story was written for Mohanlal and naturally, the performance of others has lagged behind by quite a distance.
Being the big budget film it is, there is no lack of expertise in the technical side; in fact one can state clearly that the movie is head and shoulders above the usual Malayalam movies. The art director, screen play writers, editors, photography, choreography and music have all performed their parts perfectly and without any blemish. Bobby-Sanjay screen play is Ok and fabulous is Jim Ganesh’s photography. Editing by Mahesh Narayan seems to be sensible and music by Gopi Sunder-Alphonse Joseph-Gowri is very pleasing.While the BGM is adequate. Alan Amin’s stunt scenes are stunning and electrifying!
The theme is different and risky, but Rosshan had the courage to take it up and the wisdom to hand it over to Mohanlal who is a natural in any role he portrays. All credit to the director.
If Casanovva works even just a bit, it's because of Mohanlal, whose charisma shines through. If you're a veteran of heist movies, and especially our own mass-masala movies, you should be able to guess the climax within the first ten minutes of the film. It is, in fact, the behind-the-scenes montage that's by far the best in the movie. Mohanlal's screen domination is an unusual treat for his fans! The film has to be seen in the right perspective. To sum up, Casanovva as a film is passable and falls short of what one would expect from a director like Rosshan Andrrews. Casanovva is stylish, entertaining and glamorous as the title shows it all.
Verdict: Stylish Entertainer !
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