Asha Sharath, who was fantastic as the focused cop-mom on 'Drishyam', give an equally powerful performance over here, and I sure hope we get to see her in more meaty roles in the future too. Though not too subtle, it gives us a glimpse into human nature, and does not make a martyr of anyone, and Mammooty should be lauded for playing a role with very grey shades for most of this flick's runtime (from that perspective, he did not have it as easy as Mohanlal did in 'Drishyam', since that focused more on the lead's smarts, and though some consider there were grey shades to it, IMO, it was pure 'Doodh ka dhula' white). The plot itself is very simple and grounded with the travails of a self-centered upper middle class family, suddenly and unexpectedly forced to deal with something very bad that befalls them all, and how each of their arcs twists and turns to deal with it, along with trying to make sense of the other things in life, most of which all of them had turned a blind eye to, assuming they were impervious to it all.
Wonderful change of pace for actor Mammooty, whose talents haven't been as utilized of late (the same is true of his counterparts as well). If I had to compare this week's two releases, I'd go for Varsham over "Iyobinte Pusthakam." Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES It has good performances and a fine narration, which will at least not bore you. BOTTOM LINE: A family drama which will definitely gobble you up. A single notch high in efforts from the makers would've worked wonders. The film loses traction because of one petty mistake in the statutory warning: they misspell the word "alcohol," which I would interpret as sheer carelessness from the editing department. Screenplay and editing are both seamless and not much to talk about. Director Ranjith Sankar knows his tactics as the back of his hand, yet he fears ingenuity. I lost interest further as the primary characters started fictionalizing themselves just to power up the story they tell. Sounds like cliché! Well, it definitely is. The second half is less weepy, but is more of a biographical inspiration: how one can expend his resources and turn into philanthropy after all's lost. While I appreciate the writers for silver-lining the main theme of selfishness with elements like that of unscrupulous finance schemes in and around Kerala and the political hand it uses to flourish, I really didn't find any newness in what followed next. Mamata Mohandas is a courteous doctor and all sweet and plump after her second stint with the big C. Mammootty is glamorous as ever and manages to re-establish himself, along with Munarriyippu, after his early 2014 debacles. Mammootty and Sharath portray graciously and the latter seemed to be mixing her role of Drishyam with the homemaker one in here.
The hall was filled with sobs and sneezes. Aunties sitting around me started weeping uncontrollably as I tried to shift my glances from them to the screen.
40 minutes into the film, a tragedy occurs and all hell breaks loose. It reflects real life personalities who accumulate money in their cupboards, yet fail to relish the small things in life. He has millions of money, yet calculates penny's worth of accounts, be it his son's school fees or his house-helper's urgent native travel. They all succumb to their exclusiveness in one way or another as the story narrates about Venu's (Mammootty) selfish, stingy attitude toward life. Mammootty and Asha Sharath play possessive parents of a normal child. But, Varsham fails in comparison with Drishyam, as the story is not a thriller, but a weepy family drama directly out of an old, pious lady's motivational life diary. I'm sure the makers envied Joseph's luck and thus, adopted his style. The film is scheduled to release on 6th November 2014.There is a peculiar essence about the start of the film which will remind you of last year's Christmas release, Jeethu Joseph's mega- hit, money-pumping plagiarizer "Drishyam." Over-happy parents living for their sole all-rounder son in a neighborhood filled with bigots and vultures, as they nag him to be on top of the world. The music of the film was composed by Bijibal. The cinematography of the film was done by Manoj Pillai, with the editing done by Sagar Das. The film produced by Megastar Mammootty under the banner of Play House. Ravi, Govind Padmasoorya, Sunil Sukhada, Irshad, Sudheer Karamana, Sajitha Madathil, Shivaji Guruvayoor,Sreelatha Namboothiri, Hareesh Peradi feature in supporting roles. The film features Mammootty, Asha Sarath, Mamtha Mohandas in the lead roles, while Prajwal Prasad, T. Varsham is an upcoming 2014 Malayalam film written and directed by Renjith Shankar. Varsham Malayalam Movie Posters-Stills-Gallery-Mammootty-Asha Sa
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