After
the
successful
Janapriyan
and
Romans,
Boban
Samuel
is
back
with
his
latest
flick
Happy
Journey,
a
movie
dealing
with
the
life
of
a
blind
cricketer,
with
Jayasurya
playing
the
protagonist.
Though
the
movie
is
thoroughly
enjoyable
in
the
first
half,
it
becomes
dull
in
the
second
half
as
the
script
is
totally
messed
up.
Story
The
story
of
Happy
Journey
is
all
about
Aaron
(Jayasurya)
and
his
life
journey.
The
story
unfolds
through
flashback
scenes
narrated
by
Aaron
to
Siya
Sidharth
(Aparna
Gopinath),
who
he
meets
on
a
journey
to
Chennai.
Aaron,
son
of
Alice
(Lena)
is
a
hardcore
cricket
fanatic.
Knowing
about
his
passion
for
cricket,
Alice
seeks
the
help
of
John
(Sunil
Sukhada),
a
cricket
coach,
to
train
his
son.
On
the
go,
Aaron
gets
selected
for
under
15
cricket
tournament,
but
everything
takes
a
turn
when
he
loses
his
eyesight
following
a
road
accident.
But
Alice
and
Aaron
refuses
to
give
up
and
they
try
again
for
getting
him
selected
in
Blind
Cricket
team.
On
the
day
when
Aaron
was
all
set
to
go
to
Bangalore
to
join
All
India
Blind
Cricket
team,
Alice
dies
and
following
this
Aaron
gives
up
his
desires
for
playing
cricket.
He
gets
a
helper
job
in
a
hotel
run
by
Easop
(Idavela
Babu).
Freddy
(Balu
Varghese),
an
artist
who
plays
side
roles
in
TV
and
films,
is
the
cousin
of
Aaron
and
a
helping
hand
throughout.
The
cricket
team
of
the
area,
coached
by
John
inspires
Aaron
to
try
again
for
getting
selection
in
the
blind
cricket
team
of
India.
Getting
selection
to
the
team,
Aaron
meets
with
the
newly
joined
coach
of
the
team,
Gopikrishnan
(Lal)
who
has
been
struggling
through
different
jobs
after
giving
up
his
job
as
a
cricket
coach
in
his
earlier
life.
Rest
of
the
story
deals
with
Gopikrishnan
with
Aaron
and
the
cricket
team
members
struggling
through
different
phases
of
life
to
achieve
their
desires.
Performances
Jayasurya
as
Aaron
gives
out
a
splendid
performance.
He
acts
the
character
of
a
blind
cricket
lover
to
near
perfection.
Lal
as
Gopikrishnan
too
gives
out
a
decent
performance.
Aparna
Gopinath
as
Siya
has
nothing
much
to
perform
in
her
role.
Balu
Varghese
as
Freddy
is
a
treat
to
the
viewers.
Almost
all
his
scenes
with
the
Cochin
dialect
is
laughter
evoking.
Srindaa
Ashab
as
Aparna,
daughter
of
Gopikrishnan,
has
also
done
her
part
well.
Rest
of
the
actors
including
Lena,
Seema
G
Nair
(Lis),
Sunil
Sukhada,
Idavela
Babu,
Madhupal
(Dr
James
Themmadan),
Sasi
Kalinga
(Shukkoor),
Chemban
Vinod
(Ganesh),
Indian
Pallassery
(Pranchi)
have
done
justice
to
their
roles.
Cinematography
by
Mahesh
Raj
is
good.
Though
he
could
not
work
out
the
visuals
to
an
exceptional
level,
he
has
managed
well
to
hold
them
to
a
decent
level.
Music
by
Gopi
Sundar
is
pleasing.
The
songs
are
well
placed
in
the
movie
and
background
score
suits
the
overall
feel
the
movie
tries
to
convey.
The
negative
aspect
of
the
movie
is
the
script
by
Arun
Lal.
Though
he
has
written
the
plot
well
through
first
half
which
amuses
and
entertains,
the
later
half
fails
to
impress.
Many
plots
are
messed
up
and
confuses
when
and
where
the
ongoing
things
are
happening.
Also
the
weak
climax
where
some
unwanted
twist
elements
are
stuffed
into
also
falls
flat.
Direction
by
Boban
Samuel
was
good
and
his
best
through
the
first
half,
while
he
couldn't
manage
it
later.
The
best
part
of
the
movie
is
that
it
reminds
us
of
the
cricket
team
for
blind,
who
are
less
considered
and
valued
for.
Verdict
With
a
better
second
half,
Happy
Journey
could
have
marked
its
spot
in
the
list
of
good
movies
released
in
the
year
so
far.
The
movie
stays
average
which
can
be
watched
with
less
expectations.
For
the
last
word,
the
journey
which
has
been
termed
Happy
is
not
that
happy
by
the
end.