Tuesday,
June
26,
2007
It
has
been
a
while
since
Malayalam
audience
saw
a
predictable
romantic
story.
So,
here
we
are
with
Pranayakaalam.
The
film
has
a
good-looking
hero,
Ajmal
Ameer
and
Vimala
Raman
as
heroine.
As
far
as
looks
are
concerned,
she
is
improving
dramatically
with
each
film
of
hers.
But
then
you
just
are
unable
to
shake
off
the
feeling
of
having
seen
it
all
before.
You
might
want
to
refer
to
films
like
'Aniyathipraavu'
for
further
information.
The
Story
The
film's
hero,
Renji
is
an
MCA
student
from
Bangalore.
He
comes
home
in
Kerala
for
vacation.
Not
surprisingly,
he
is
from
a
very
good
family.
Everybody
loves
and
adores
him-
his
dad
Balagopalan,
his
mom
(played
respectively
by
Balachander
Menon,
Lakshmi
Ramakrishnan),
brother
and
grandfather
(played
by
Thilagan).
He
also
has
a
circle
of
friends
including
Madhu
Warrier.
One
day,
at
the
local
bus
stand,
he
sees
Maria,
the
heroine.
He
falls
in
love
with
her.
He
professes
his
love
for
her.
She
refuses.
He
begins
to
wonder
why.
Her
background
is
slowly
revealed.
Her
family
is
exactly
the
opposite
of
Renji's.
Her
father,
Murikkal
Vargees
is
obsessed
with
money.
He
is
a
cop
who
also
runs
a
side
business
of
lending
money.
He
couldn't
care
less
about
his
wife
or
daughter.
In
fact,
he
hadn't
spoken
to
his
wife
in
over
years.
But
he
is
a
religious
fanatic.
So,
he
isn't
going
to
be
happy
at
all
that
his
daughter
had
fallen
in
love
with
a
Hindu
boy.
Slowly,
Renji
wears
her
resistance
out
and
she
too
begins
to
reciprocate
her
love.
Probably
the
only
surprise
element
in
the
film
is
its
tragic
end.
Oosepachan
has
done
a
fairly
average
job
with
his
music
score.
On
the
technical
side
too,
there
is
nothing
much
to
write
about.
Conclusion:
Actress
Vimala
Raman's
has
acted
well
and
has
given
a
graceful
performance.
The
hero
Ajmal
Ameer
has
acted
well
too.
The
senior
actors
in
the
film
have
played
their
roles
too
excellently.
The
script
and
the
predictability
of
the
story
work
against
it.
So
there
you
have
it...nothing
special
about
this
film...a
plain
average.