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The excessive comic interludes most often at the wrong
places distract the flow of narration. In short, it
is not a treat for the discerning viewers. As there
is a low turnout of audience during the very first
week of its release, the film is likely to be doomed
to oblivion.
Sunderdas who made his debut Sallapam
which revolves around the riveting tale of a village
belle, that heralded the era of the last superstar
Manju Warrier, has not become successful in wielding
the megaphone after the maiden directorial venture.
He has to believe the bitter fact that a finely crafted
script by Lohithadas will not come to the rescue at
every crucial stage in his career as a filmmaker.
The director fails to add innovative touches to the
cliché-ridden situations abundant in the plot, which
is rehashed from a string of successful films made
during the last decade. Situations are conceptualized
in such a way that they become predictable even at
the outset. The script written by V C Ashok lacks
logic in some of its plot points and characterization.
The screenplay is simply unimaginative and the treatment
half hearted and as a result the film is bound to
bite the dust. Comedy track crosses the limit at places.
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Set
against the breathtaking panoramic sweeps of Kudagu, the
film tells the tale of Siddarthan (Dileep) who is
struggling to keep his family afloat. His family consists
of three orphans. His all efforts to become a millionaire
turn futile. The story takes a serious turn as he get aquainted
with Pooja (Samyuktha Verma) who pretends to be a
psychopath to save herself from her own husband. She takes
refuge in his house and starts living with him. Then the
movie moves on predictable lines. The rest of the story
is about how Siddarthan helps her to tide over the crisis.
He is confronted by the villains henchman (Baburaj).
As usual, the film ends when the villains are finished off.
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The
stereotypes from Dileep's role as an impish, lovable
merrymaker to the central theme are the bane of his
formula ridden fare. Dileep, who has established his
own screen persona creating his own distinct slot as
a crowd puller with powerful performances does not generate
much interest due to the hackneyed plot and oft-repeated
story line. In fact Kuberan appears to
be a combination of several successful formula stories
put together.The technical team has done a shoddy job
and it is surprising to see that the director was not
aware of it. The cinematography by Salu George is not
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Neither
the lyrics by Gireesh Puthencherry and music by Mohan Sitara
succeeds in making an impact. However, the song which begins
with Kannivasantham Kattilmoolum Kannadaragangal
is hummable. The new entrant Umashankari is yet another
glamour doll to hit the screen. She has nothing to do in
this film. Barring a few, the comic scenes in the film appear
stale and fail to evoke laughter among the audience. It
fails to tickle the funny bone of filmgoers. Since the audience
is fed up with this genre of films, it is high time Sunderdas
stopped making this kind of half-baked ludicrous stuff,
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