Mammootty-Kavya
Madhavan
starrer
Venicile
Vyapari,
directed
by
Shafi
is
loosely
based
on
William
Shakespeare's
play
'The
Merchant
of
Venice'.
The
title
Venicile
Vyapari
was
suggested
by
Salim
Kumar,
the
National
Award
winning
actor.
Venicle
Vyapari
has
nothing
much
to
offer.
Just
having
a
superstar
in
a
film
is
not
enough
to
win
the
applause
of
the
audience.
Though
Venicle
Vyapari
is
a
comedy,
the
film
fails
to
tickle
bones.
Venicle
Vyapari
is
a
typical
Mammootty
flick
where
he's
seen
in
different
costumes,
doing
a
few
action
and
comedy
scenes.
The
director
tried
to
bring
the
80's
look
by
getting
Mammooty
to
wear
wigs
and
colourful
shirts
with
big
collars.
Unfortunately,
he
fails
to
give
the
actual
feel.
The
SMS
jokes
don't
do
much
either
to
provoke
laughter.
Though
the
first
half
of
Venicle
Vyapari
is
gripping,
the
second
half
gets
monotonous
as
you
are
able
to
predict
exactly
what's
coming
next.
Camera
work
by
Shamdutt
is
fine
and
so
is
music
by
Bijibal.
Story
Pavithran,
(Mammootty)
who
is
a
constable
in
a
police
station
in
Alappuzha
is
asked
to
investigate
the
murder
of
a
local
coir
worker
named
Ajayan
(Biju
Menon).
Pavitran
goes
to
the
place
disguised
as
a
coir
trader
since
many
cops
who
had
gone
there
before
were
assaulted
by
the
powerful
landlords
in
the
area.
Pavitran
soon
becomes
a
rich
businessman
and
quits
his
job
as
a
constable.
Ammu
(Kavya
Madhavan),
who
is
Ajayan"s
sister
happens
to
fall
in
love
with
Pavithran.
Performance
Venicile
Vyapari
is
not
one
of
Mammootty's
best
performances.
The
actor
does
the
best
of
what
he
could,
given
the
weak
storyline
and
boring
narrative.
Kavya
Madhavan
is
wasted
in
the
film.
It
is
for
the
first
time
that
she
has
been
paired
opposite
Mammooty.
The
other
actors
have
all
done
a
decent
job.
Overall,
Venicile
Vyapari
is
an
average
fare.
It
won't
do
great
at
the
box
office.
Director:
Shafi
Cast
:
Mammootty,
Kavya
Madhavan,
Poonam
Bajwa,
Suraj
Venjarammoodu,
Salim
Kumar
Music:
Bijipal
Story first published: Monday, January 16, 2012, 15:35 [IST]