REVIEW : Follow The Cinema Company
Pakida the movie by Sunil Karyattukara tries its best to thrill you but the unconvincing storyline and script puts the film in an average category. With a more tight script and a strong plot, there would have been real difference but again I would say the film is passable. The suspense element and mystery is retained throughout the first half and to an extent the early part of post intermission. From there on, the film becomes a predictable revenge drama. The story tries to present a socially committed subject with female harassment in the backdrop but in that angle the film fails to convince with too many loose ends.
The plot revolves around five fun loving friends who at a particular situation are in need of urgent money and at this point enter a mysterious character named George Koshy Anthraper. George promises the cash to them but he demands that one of the guys among the five should travel with him to Madurai. Rest of the plot focus on this journey and the unravelling of the mystery surrounding George Anthraper's character and the reason for this journey.
On the making side, the director has chosen a narration similar to a road movie type thriller but the script demanded much more for a complete entertainer. A sleak and stylish way of plot narration was adopted especially after the initial half hour when the journey from Kochi to Madura starts.
Asif Ali playing the character of Aadi was nice to watch though the type of character we see in Pakida have been seen in many of his earlier flicks. Biju Menon as George Anthraper was ok but there are moments where a feel of disinterest is there on his face. The two ladies in the film Malavika and Apoorva Bose does not have much to perform and among the two, its the former who was better.
The supporting casts were all good and the notable ones are P Balachandran, Shine Tom Chacko and Aju Varghese. Renji Panicker after we last saw him in Om Shanti Ohshana did a cameo here and it was good to watch.
Cinematography was just ok while background score and music by Bijipal were on the positive side.
In summary, Pakida is just average. With a strong and tighter script, the watching experience would have been different and more entertaining. My rating is 2.5 / 5.
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