Balyakaalasakhi (Malayalam) : Film Review
Basheer’s Characters take life once again. If only the duration of the film was longer… | Subhash Sabu, Yentha.com
I am not a voracious reader, nor an intellectual one. Yet there are some writers who made a mark in my mind, like Vaikom Muhammad Basheer in Malayalam and Chetan Bhagat in English. The directors who managed to give life to such popular characters, as from the eminent Basheer's pen on the big screen, most importantly without losing its soul, are few in number. My personal choice for adapting any novel on-screen today, without any second thoughts, would be Shyamaprasad. Pramod Payyanur's courage to adapt the novel as his debut film is worth appreciating. And who else other than a native of Vaikom (near Thalayolaparambu) can imbibe the character better? With an actor who mesmerised through his sheer voice modulations by playing another gem of Basheer in Mathilukal as the lead, is it a crime to expect another classic? Well, that expectation may pull it down. I came to know that the film was around 2 hours initially. But today when I saw it at the cinemas, the duration was a mere 96 minutes. What results is a film which fails to make an impact at the end.
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