Money
Ratnam
is
a
comedy
thriller
directed
by
Santhosh
Nair.
Fahadh
Faasil
and
Niveda
Thomas
play
the
lead
roles
in
the
movie,
which
is
produced
by
Century
Films.
Money
Ratnam
is
the
100th
production
venture
of
Century
Films.
It
is
also
the
first
movie
of
Fahadh
Faasil
releasing
after
his
marriage.
Story
The
movie
revolves
around
the
incidents
that
happen
within
a
time
span
of
24
hours.
Neil
John
Samuel
(Fahadh
Faasil)
is
the
sales
manager
of
Benz
showroom.
He
gets
a
bag
of
money,
while
he
returns
home
after
the
New
Year
party.
The
bag
and
the
money
originally
belongs
to
a
wealthy
businessman
Issac
Aanakkadan
(Renji
Panicker),
who
intends
to
buy
some
precious
diamonds
from
a
group
of
people.
Issac
begin
the
mission
to
get
back
his
lost
money.
At
the
same
time,
notorious
goon
Makudi
Das
(Joju
George)
and
his
group
follows
Neil
to
steal
the
money
from
him.
Neil,
who
realizes
that
somebody
is
following
him
and
the
money
in
his
hands,
elopes
to
a
remote
village
of
Tamil
Nadu
in
a
truck.
Rest
forms
the
crux
of
the
story.
Cast
and
Performance
Fahadh
Faasil's
performance
is
the
saving
grace
of
the
movie.
The
actor
steals
the
show
with
his
magnificant
performance.
Renji
Panicker
and
Joju
George,
who
appears
in
the
pivotal
roles,
delivers
a
decent
performance.
Niveda
Thomas,
who
plays
the
female
lead,
doesn't
have
much
to
perform;
but
played
her
part
well.
Rest
of
the
cast
including
Sunil
Sukhada,
Sashi
Kalinga,
Kochu
Preman
and
Chembil
Ashokan
are
fine
in
their
repective
roles.
Script
and
Direction
The
script
Anil
Narayanan,
have
an
ample
fun
element;
but
fails
to
keep
the
movie
engaging.
The
much
predictable
storyline
turns
the
movie
boring
in
the
second
half.
Debutant
director
Santhosh
Nair
manages
to
make
the
movie
watchable;
even
with
an
average
script.
Technical
Aspects
The
cinematography
by
Neil
D`Cunha
manages
to
make
the
movie
look
colourful
and
adds
life
to
the
not-so-interesting
plot.
Editing
by
Manoj
is
just
fine.
Songs
and
Background
Score
Prashant
Pillai
fails
to
impress
with
the
songs;
but
excels
with
the
background
score.
Verdict
A
one-time
watchable
average
flick.