Director
Siby
Malayil's
1988
film
August
1,
which
was
said
to
be
inspired
from
the
1973
movie
The
Day
of
the
Jackal,
was
superb
movie
with
its
credible
script
and
lively
characters.
But
its
sequel
August
15,
which
has
been
directed
by
Shaji
Kailas,
disappoints
the
movie
buffs
and
reason
behind
it
is
that
this
movie
suffers
from
a
weak
story
and
an
old
fashioned
narration.
It
is
a
letdown
in
comparison
to
its
old
installment.
Producer
M
Mani's
August
15
is
a
suspense
thriller
and
superstar
Mammootty's
cool
performance
and
Lalu
Alex's
comedy
timings
are
the
two
major
highlights.
The
movie
is
all
about
senior
CID
officer
Perumal,
who
is
entrusted
with
the
mission
of
finding
the
killers
of
Chief
Minister
Vasudevan.
It
also
throws
light
on
present
political
situation
in
Kerala
especially
on
the
issues
like
lottery
and
land
mafia.
But
the
movie
disappoints
the
audience
mainly
because
of
its
poor
script
and
weak
narration.
Scriptwriter
SN
Swamy
has
repeated
the
same
mistakes
that
he
made
in
Sagar
Alias
Jackey,
Baba
Kaliyani,
Positive
and
Rahasya
Police.
His
biggest
mistake
in
this
suspense
thriller
is
that
the
secret
that
he
wants
to
unravel
in
the
climax,
is
being
revealed
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
first
half.
And
for
the
next
2
hours,
everything
becomes
predictable.
The
climax
also
resembles
a
sequence
from
Hollywood
film
Inglourious
Basterds.
The
movie
opens
with
the
hospitalisation
of
Chief
Minister
Vasudevan
(Nedumudi
Venu)
following
a
stroke.
The
police
learn
that
he
has
been
poisoned.
So
they
hand
over
this
case
to
CID
Perumal
(Mammootty)
for
investigation.
How
he
unravels
the
mystery
will
form
the
climax.
But
the
story
first
reveals
the
the
killer
and
other
assassins
and
then
it
deals
with
the
investigation
process,
which
makes
the
film
a
boring
watch.
Shaji
Kailas'
big
mistake
is
that
he
has
employed
too
many
characters,
most
of
which
do
not
have
much
important
role
to
play
in
the
story.
As
Perumal,
Mammooty
looks
cool
and
younger
with
his
motorcycle
Enfield,
slick
sunglasses
and
denim
pants.
He
has
done
even
better
in
August
15
when
compared
to
his
role
in
August
1.
Female
leads
Meghana
Raj
and
Swetha
Menon
have
nothing
much
to
do.
They
blabber
something
and
fade
into
the
oblivion.
As
ADGP
Lalu
Alex
is
successful
in
tickling
the
funny
bones
of
the
audience.
Siddique
is
nowhere
near
to
Captain
Raju
in
the
first
installment.
Nedumudi
Venu,
Balachandran
Chullikkadu,
Thalaivasal
Vijay,
Biju
Pappan
are
okey
in
their
respective
roles.
To
Talk
about
the
technical
values,
action
sequence
looks
ordinary
and
has
been
choreographed
badly.
SN
Swamy
written
dialogues
are
another
big
letdown.
Deepak
Dev's
re-recording
work
is
good,
but
his
score
for
song
disappoints
the
listeners.
Pradeep
Nair's
camera
work
is
good,
but
he
could
have
done
even
better
in
some
sequences.
Overall,
August
15
has
lots
of
loopholes
and
illogical
sequences.
But
if
you
are
a
fan
of
Mammooka,
then
don't
miss
to
see
him
in
cool
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