Kunjananathante Kada - Movie Review

Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 14:41 [IST]

Rating:

4.0/5

Kunjananthante Kada is the second movie of the National Award winner Salim Ahamed. Mammootty and Nyla Usha play the lead roles in this film. This much hyped movie has finally hit the theaters today. Unlike Mammootty's last flick Kadal Kadannu Oru Mathukutty, Kunjananthante Kada is said to be a complete family entertainer.

Kunjananthan is a simple man, who runs a grocery shop in his village. He is very much attached to his shop, which he inherited from his father. Kunjananthan and his wife had a love marriage. His wife is working in a co-operative bank. But unfortunately, their married life is unsuccessful. Kunjananthan and his wife plans for a divorce.

Meanwhile, Kunjananthan's shop owner comes and asks him to move from the shop as a new road was going to be constructed in his village. Unluckily, Kunjananthan's shop site also came under the map for the road construction. He tries to convince his owner about his attachment towards his shop. But all goes in vain. One day, an officer comes in and starts his job of acquiring land for the road construction. Kunjananthan had no other way, but to fight against them. He implements his own methods of saving his shop.

How Kunjanathan saves his shop from being destroyed, changes that struck in his life and how Kunjananthan adjusts with his family form the rest of the story.

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Kunjananthante Kada

This is Salim Ahamed's second movie. The director has been successful in implementing his story in a very interesting manner. He has used the potential of the actor very well.

Mammootty

This movie will be a relief to the actor after the failure of his last flick Kadal Kadannu Oru Mathukutty. Mammootty has done full justice to his character.

Nyla Usha

Nyla Usha has been successful in enacting her role very well. This is her debut movie in the industry. She is an RJ by profession.

Siddique

He plays the role of the shop owner in the film. He has done full justice to his character.

Salim Kumar

Salim Kumar plays the role of the Government officer in this film. Some very interesting moments occur in the film, after Salim's entry. He has done complete justice to his role.

Performances

All the cast including the supporting roles have done complete justice to their roles. None is found dominating the other character in this film.

Technical Aspects

Cinematography, sound mixing and dialogue delivery - all are outstanding. This is the first Malayalam film in which Resul Pookutty has done synchronised sound recording or sync sound.

Positives

Mammootty and Nyla Usha have shared a good onscreen chemistry throughout the film. Mollywood thus gets another new pair in the industry. The movie has good songs which sync with the mood of the film. All have done complete justice to the film.