Manglish
is
the
second
directorial
venture
of
Salaam
Bappu,
who
made
his
directorial
debut
with
Red
Wine.
The
movie
is
all
about
Malik
Bhai,
a
fish
auctioneer
and
Michelle,
an
English
girl
who
enters
his
life.
Mammootty
and
Dutch
actress
Caroline
Bech
plays
the
lead
roles
in
the
film,
which
is
an
out-and-out
comedy
entertainer.
Story
Malick
Bhai
(Mammootty)
is
a
fish
auctioneer,
who
is
a
familiar
face
in
Cochin
harbour.
Boss
(Tini
Tom)
is
his
right
hand.
A
foreigner
girl
Michelle
(Caroline
Bech)
enters
his
life.
She
comes
to
India
with
some
motives
and
Malick
Bhai
decides
to
help
her.
But
the
communication
between
the
two
becomes
very
complicated
as
Bhai
is
an
English
illiterate
and
Michelle
hardly
understands
Malayalam.
The
rest
of
the
story
develops
in
the
grounds
of
the
funny
communication
between
Malick
Bhai
and
Michelle.
Cast
and
Performance
Mammootty
excells
in
the
role
Malick
Bhai
with
amazing
comic
timing
and
the
Fort
Kochi
dialect
he
uses
in
the
movie.
It
is
not
a
big
task
for
the
mega
star
to
play
Malick
Bhai,
as
he
has
done
numerous
roles
that
have
similar
shades
in
his
career.
Caroline
Bech
makes
an
impressive
debut
in
Malayalam
movies
with
the
character
Michelle.
The
supporting
actors
Tiny
Tom,
Srindha
Ashab,
Vinay
Fort,
Sathar,
Ramu,
Sudheer
Karamana,
Raveendran,
P
Balachandran,
Joju
and
Sunil
Sugatha
did
complete
justice
to
the
roles
their
roles.
Script
and
Direction
The
script,
which
was
penned
by
Riyaz
is
just
average.
Director
Salaam
Bappu
has
managed
to
come
up
with
a
decent
entertainer
and
the
movie
is
far
better
than
Mammootty's
last
few
releases.
Technical
Aspects
The
cinematography
by
Pradeep
Varma
is
above
average.
Editing
by
Vijay
Sanker
is
not
upto
expectations.
Music
and
Background
Score
Gopi
Sundar
excells
in
both
songs
and
background
score.
The
title
song
by
Dulquer
Salmaan
is
well
received
by
the
audience.
Verdict
Manglish
is
a
clean
comedy
entertainer,
which
is
a
one-time
watchable
flick