Malabar Wedding

Cast: Indrajith, Gopika, Jagathy Sreekumar, Suraaj Venjaramoodu, Mamookoya, Bijukuttan, Santhosh Jogi, Janardhanan, Manianpillai Raju, K.T.S.Padannayil, Kiran Raj. Manka Mahesh
Language: Malayalam
Banner: Minerva Creations
Director: Rajesh , Faisal
Producer: T Santhoshkumar, K B Devaraj
Camera: Velraj
Story: Ramesh Madhav
Screenplay: Ramesh Madhav
Dialogue: Ramesh Madhav
Lyrics: Jofi Tharakan
Music: Rahul Raj
Year: 2008

Malabar Wedding has all the exuberance, vigor and cheer of a nuptial event. Upbeat, unpredictable and real lighthearted Malabar Wedding is a modest film that spells change in a season of lackadaisical endeavors.

Manukuttan (Indrajith) is the ring leader of a prankster band that specializes in Sora Kalyanam, a unique Malabar tradition before an actual wedding that makes mincemeat of the prospective groom through playful antics and good humored jaunts. Manu knows hence, that its payback time for his former victims when he gets engaged to Smitha (Gopika) and the countdown to D-Day begins. Smitha has been ferociously battling with a few demons from her past and the Sora Kalyanam ends up having more dire consequences than the droll gang anticipates.

The director duo Rajesh - Faisal have the reins held tight with this comic caper that never really runs out of steam. There is very little humor in Malabar Wedding that appears contrived or forced. The hilarity associated with the film has a remarkable simplicity writ all over it, that's reminiscent of some of the best comedies of the nineties. It's a comedy, not in the revolting, sugary, sickening sense that we have been fast getting used to. It's neat, smart and credits its audience with enough intelligence to play along and have a few satisfying laughs that are totally gratifying.

Malabar Wedding deftly marks the indisputable arrival of Indrajith the actor. He makes his striking presence impressively felt and moves ahead in leaps and bounds with a refreshing performance. Surprisingly he seems to be on familiar ground since his comic timing has been a matter of much speculation. Equally adept in the witty and poignant scenes, this is one his premium performances till date. Gopika is a true delight to watch; she looks drop dead dazzling and lends an intense credibility to her character.
She proves her fine facility yet again, with an impeccable performance in a role that is quite vital though not in any way truly demanding of her acting prowess.

Malabar Wedding banks heavily on a host of actors who unleash a comic riot on screen. Backed by the incredible talents of rather a huge range of actors as Suraj Venjarammood, Mamukkoya, Bijukuttan, Maniyan Pillai Raju, Anoop Chnadran and Janardhanan, this is probably one of the funniest casts in a Malayalam movie in recent times.

The central backdrop of Malabar Wedding is reason enough for celebration in that it is sweet, likeable and consistently engaging. And it works exceedingly well even with several tale tracks simultaneously at work. There's indeed a cleverness to this taut script by Ramesh Madhav that neatly holds these tales together and yet efficiently manages to flit across them with a sharp expertise.

Malabar Wedding is an appealing film, if not exactly revolutionary. A delightful romantic comedy made with the right doses of wit and style, this is a charming film that actually deserves to win.

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