Red
Wine,
directed
by
Salam
Palapetty
and
starring
Mohanlal,
Fahad
Fazal
and
Asif
Ali
in
the
lead
is
an
average
thriller
film
which
won't
bore
you
for
sure.
While
the
first
half
is
especially
striking,
the
script
lets
you
down
in
the
second
half
as
it
gets
quite
boring
after
the
intermission.
The
climax
in
Red
Wine
is
extremely
predictable
and
unfortunately,
though
the
film
had
a
good
plot,
Salam
Palapetty
failed
to
execute
it
appropriately.
Music
by
Bijibal
was
average
and
the
background
score
was
extremely
loud
and
irritating.
Cinematography
by
Manoj
Pillai
was
plain
ordinary
and
so
were
the
dialogues
and
screenplay.
Story
Red
Wine
is
a
thriller
with
a
suspense
element.
Mohanlal
plays
the
role
of
Ratheesh
who
is
an
investigating
officer.
Fahad
Fazil
(Anoop)
and
Asif
Ali
(Ramesh)
are
strangers
and
have
nothing
in
common.
They
share
different
principles
and
beliefs.
But
due
to
certain
turn
of
events,
both
come
together
for
a
common
purpose
and
it
is
Ratheesh
who
is
the
one
instrumental
in
their
encounter.
Performances
Fahad
Fazal
had
the
maximum
screen
time
and
he
makes
the
best
use
of
it.
Fahad
is
brilliant
and
with
every
film,
he
proves
that
he
has
grown
as
an
actor.
Mohanlal
as
an
investigating
officer
did
a
good
job
as
expected.
However,
a
superstar
like
Mohanlal
could
have
been
used
more
'smartly'.
Asif
Ali
is
decent
and
does
a
pretty
convincing
job
of
his
role.
Heroines
had
nothing
significant
to
do
except
for
Mia
who
had
a
few
good
scenes
in
her
kitty!
All
other
stars
have
done
a
good
job.
Verdict
Watch
Red
Wine
to
see
the
'super
combo'
of
Mohanlal,
Fahad
Fazal
and
Asif
Ali.