Lal Bahadhur Shasthri Movie Review: A One Time Watch
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oi-Akhila
By Akhila Menon
Rating:
2.5/5
Lal
Bahadhur
Shasthri,
is
a
feel
good
comedy
entertainer
directed
by
Rejish
Midhila.
Jayasurya,
Nedumudi
Venu
and
Aju
Varghese
play
the
title
roles
Lal,
Bahadhur
and
Shasthri.
Midukki
reality
show
fame
Sandra
Simon
plays
the
female
lead.
Jayasurya's
son
Adwaith
makes
his
acting
debut
with
the
movie.
Lal
(Jayasurya)
is
a
simple
good
hearted
young
man
who
is
search
for
a
job,
Bahadhur
(Nedumudi
Venu)
is
a
former
panchayath
president
who
have
an
obsession
towards
liquor
and
women,
and
Shasthri
is
a
young
farmer
who
struggles
to
get
some
document
approved
from
a
Government
sector.
The
three
men,
who
are
total
strangers
travels
to
Ernakulam
in
a
KSRTC
bus.
Bahadhur
buys
a
lottery
ticket
from
a
boy
and
the
boy
gives
another
ticket
to
Lal
as
he
doesn't
have
change.
The
trio
part
ways
after
reaching
Ernakulam;
but
later
come
to
know
that
the
lottery
ticket
which
Lal
got
has
won
one
crore
rupees.
Then
Lal,
Bahadhur
and
Shasthri
join
hands
and
goes
in
search
of
the
missing
ticket.
This
forms
the
crux
of
the
story.
Jayasurya
plays
the
good-hearted
Lal
convincingly
and
shines
with
his
mannerisms
and
comic
timings.
Bahadhur
is
safe
in
Nedumudi
Venu's
hands.
Aju
Varghese's
portrayal
of
Shasthri
doesn't
have
anything
new
to
offer
and
shows
uncannible
resemblance
with
the
actor's
previous
characters.
Mala
Aarvindan
and
Kavitha
Nair
did
complete
justice
to
their
roles.
Sandra
Simon,
who
played
the
female
lead
has
nothing
much
to
do
in
the
movie;
but
fails
to
establish
an
effective
onscreen
chemistry
with
lead
actor
Jayasurya.
Adwaith,
Jayasurya's
son
makes
a
decent
debut.
Script
and
Direction
The
script
and
direction
by
debutante
Rejish
Midhila
has
flaws.
The
movie
succeeds
in
maintaining
its
simplicity
till
the
end;
but
the
climax
looks
overemphasized.
Technical
Aspects
Eldo
Issac's
cinematography
adds
beauty
to
the
simple
plot.
Sandeep
Kumar's
edits
and
cuts
are
above
average.
Music
and
Background
Score
Bijibal's
songs
hasn't
reached
expectations;
but
the
composer
scores
with
his
effective
background
score.