Fisherman's Review of Pullikaaran Staara
Sept 4, 10:30PM
EKM - PVR
Status - HF
Could not see this movie yet due to Eid and Onam activities at home. So used the first available slot of Onam night itself to see the movie. My expectations were mixed since some of my relatives liked the movie whereas others literally hated the movie.
The movie starts of with the narration of Rajakumaran the character and how he got bad name in ladies matters from childhood. Then the movie shifts to Kochi where Rajakumaran has been moved for some Teacher Training Program. There comes the simple intro of Rajakumaran talking in Idukki Slang. As always any slang is completely safe in Mam's hands. Due to the slang sometimes the movie reminds of Loudspeaker, although content wise it is nowhere close to Loudspeaker. Rajakumar reaches the flat where his accommodation is arranged and then the flow starts. The movie just flows without any blocks and without boring any of the viewers. There are some nice moments which will bring smile in your face and especially in your family's face. In between the Thesni Khan episode even though invoked good laughter in the theatre, I felt it was little overboard

Deepti Sathi character was good. Rajakumaran Sir's story telling at different times had a mixed feeling on me. Some of the stories where good whereas some where not good. This is where I felt viewers became little restless.
Second Half again the movie flows without much interruptions and few light hearted comedies which bring out a smile in you. But placing of songs in 2nd half was a negative. They could have put at least one of those songs in the first half. Also the Accident episode was totally unwanted. The romantic track surprisingly has worked out okay.
Positives
Mammootty - He has potrayed the character with ease eventhough these type of characters are not considered his cup of tea
Some comedy scenes were good
Negatives
No major story
Songs in 2nd Half
Overall Summary - A time pass average entertainer which will not get you bored for 2 hours.
Crowd Response - Mixed. Some people were enjoying the comedy whereas others were not. Small Kids will not enjoy the movie much.
Rating - 3 / 5. Feel Good Time pass Entertainer.