Noted
scenarist
Robin
Thirumala's
debut
directorial
venture
Chembada
(meaning
Red
Army),
based
on
a
novel
published
in
a
popular
weekly,
revolves
around
a
music
troupe
of
youngsters,
headed
by
its
mentor
Captain
Mukundan
Menon,
who
specialize
in
looting
and
killing
every
wrongdoer!
Their
aim
is
to
cleanse
the
world
of
crime
and
injustice.
Manu,
a
naive
guy
from
Vagamon
and
son
of
a
driver
working
for
R.K.
Nair,
a
rich
planter,
loved
Meenakshi
(Sreedevika),
an
innocent
girl.
But
Meenakshi
was
raped
by
the
planter
and
his
accomplices.
Being
loyal
to
the
master,
Manu's
father
took
the
blame
upon
himself
and
got
arrested.
Things
took
a
different
turn
when
his
father
commited
suicide
in
jail
under
suspicious
circumstances
and
Meenakshi
went
missing.
Manu
then
took
up
arms
to
avenge
R.K.
Nair
and
his
men,
but
was
beaten
and
left
badly
wounded
in
a
desolate
place,
where
he
was
found
by
the
troupe
members.
Manu,
who
is
later
inducted
into
the
troupe,
gets
a
new
name,
Harikrishnan,
and
becomes
active
in
the
troupe's
activities.
What
happens
next
forms
the
rest
of
the
movie.
On
reading
the
basic
plot,
you
will
surely
be
eager
to
watch
the
film.
But
when
it
comes
to
its
presentation,
Chembada
ends
up
as
yet
another
disappointing
film
with
very
average
performances
and
bad
direction.
Director
Robin
Thirumala,
who
also
wrote
the
script,
could
have
made
a
racy
thriller
but
he
has
failed
to
explore
the
possibilities
of
the
story.
The
technical
aspects
are
below
average.
There
are
plenty
of
loopholes
in
the
amateur
script.
The
film,
planned
as
a
musical
thriller,
also
suffers
from
mediocre
music.
Of
all
the
songs,
only
"Ente
pranayathin
Taj
Mahal" is
worthy
of
praise.
Banner:
Garden
films
Producers:
Jagadish
K.
Nair
and
Abdul
Azeez
Director:
Robin
Thirumala
Cast:
Bala,
Sreedevika
and
others
Music:
Muzafir
Camera:
Noushad