After a long a good comedy movie from Superstar Mammootty. Writer-director
Siddique's Bhaskar The Rascal, with Mammootty and Nayanthara in the lead,
is a well-oiled, formula family entertainer. The film moves along highly
predictable lines with enough masala, colourful frames and there is an effort
to create comedy almost everywhere. And as it is a routine, the hero comes with
idiotic sidekicks to make you laugh and sunglass wearing villains for
action.
But then, this one is
not meant to be taken too seriously. If fun is all what you look forward to at
the movies, this one qualifies as an engaging fare.
Bhaskar (Mammootty) is
not much educated and he is brash to the core, but has a heart of gold. He has
regained all the wealth that his father 'Banker' Sankaranarayanan (Janardhanan)
had lost and lives in a palatial bungalow.
After losing his wife
pretty early, Bhaskar never married again and he has tremendous affection for
his son, Aadi (Master Sanoop). But the boy has problems with his dad's habit of
getting into fights with all his rivals. As fate would have it, Bhaskar has an
unlikely fan in Aadi's classmate Shivani (Baby Anikha), the daughter of a lady
entrepreneur, the sweet, charming soft-spoken Hima (Nayantara), who sells
homemade chocolates.
The kids want their
parents to get married and Bhaskar likes the idea as well. But Hima is not keen
about this and there are some unprecedented issues that follow which takes the
story ahead.
With a racy first half,
where a string of comedies, the good-looking lead pair and the smart kids make
it all look interesting but things get a bit tedious at several points in the
second half, especially the climax which has been shot in an old
fashioned manner.
Vijay Ulakanath's
visuals are good. Deepak Dev's tunes are peppy with I love you Mummy being
the pick of the lot. With dashing looks that could give heroes half his age a
complex, Mammootty performs with so much flexibility, so different from his
recent roles. He is funny and has no airs whatsoever.
Nayanthara looks
gorgeous and performs with lot of dedication.Her character Hima who is
irritated by Bhaskar's idiosyncrasies, is well-written and many men could lose
themselves to her charm, A big thumbs up to stylist Anu Vardhan for
Nayanthara's simple cotton sarees.
However, the stars of
the show along with them are the two young actors, Master Sanoop and Baby
Anikha, who are just adorable. JD Chakaravarthy in an important role is a big
letdown.
Bhaskar The Rascal may
not have many surprises in store but is a nice option for sure this festival
season. For all the fans of the lead stars, this could turn out to be a nice
treat. Enjoy this one!
Verdict: A end-to-end masala comedy entertainer.
Rating : 8 /10
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