Praise The Lord Movie Review - A Simple Family Entertainer
Reviews
oi-Gayathry
By Ajin Krishna
Rating:
3.0/5
Shibu
Gangadharan's
debut
directorial
venture
Praise
The
Lord,
starring
Mammootty,
is
the
cinematic
adaptation
of
Paul
Zacharia's
novella
which
bears
the
same
name.
The
movie
though
may
not
please
everyone
to
the
full,
still
carries
the
feel
of
the
novella
and
can
be
termed
as
an
enjoyable
family
entertainer.
Story
The
movie
revolves
around
Joy
(Mammooty),
a
planter
hailing
from
Kottayam
district
who
looks
after
his
land
and
properties.
Joy
is
married
to
Ancy
(Reenu
Mathews)
and
have
two
children.
Joy
is
a
simple,
easy-going
village
man
and
has
no
much
knowledge
about
the
hectic
metro
life.
Joy
and
Ancy
share
a
deep
bond
of
love
which
Joy
tries
to
express
even
in
public.
One
day
Advocate
Sunny
(Mukesh),
childhood
friend
of
Joy,
asks
his
help
to
hide
Samkutty
(Ahmed
Siddique)
and
Aani
(Akanksha
Puri)
in
his
house.
Being
pressured
much
by
Sunny,
Joy
agrees
to
hide
them.
Samkutty,
a
firm
believer
in
God,
and
Aani,
a
modern
age
spoiled
girl
who
wishes
to
have
an
unmarried
adventurous
family
life,
fell
in
love
with
each
other
at
a
retreat
center
in
Delhi,
and
later
when
their
love
life
is
threatened
by
Samkutty's
father
Kunjutty
(Joy
Mathew),
they
had
to
flee
from
there.
Rest
of
the
story
deals
with
the
struggle
of
Joy
and
others
to
hide
the
lovers
and
help
them
to
live
together.
Performances
Show
stealer
of
the
movie
and
the
main
positive
of
the
movie
is
the
character
of
Joy
portrayed
by
Mammootty.
His
mannerisms,
dialogues
and
expressions
are
just
superb.
Mammootty
proves
his
ability
to
do
fresh
characters
with
ease.
Reenu
Mathews
as
Ancy
is
good,
but
not
better
than
her
previous
roles.
Ahmed
Siddique
as
Samkutty
does
entertain
with
his
preachy
dialect.
Aakansha
as
Aani
is
just
okay.
Rest
of
the
characters
including
Mukesh,
Suresh
Krishna,
Joy
mathew,
Noby
(Kulappuram
Vakkan),
Kalabhavan
Shajon
(Fr
Antony),
Indrans
(Chacko)
have
done
justice
to
their
roles.
Technical
Aspects
Music
by
Shaan
Rehman
is
good.
Two
songs
of
the
movie,
'Innaleyolam'
and
'Sharon
Vaniyil'
are
hummable.
BGM
of
the
movie
is
average.
Cinematography
by
Pradeep
Nair
is
no
wonder,
but
has
its
charm
of
the
beautiful
locations
of
Kottayam.
Verdict
The
movie
is
a
pure
adaptation
of
the
novella
and
has
no
gimmicks
attached
to
it.
Beginning
scenes
post
interval
lacked
a
grip,
but
later
on
went
well.
On
the
whole,
Praise
The
Lord
can
be
enjoyed
well
if
approached
with
less
expectations.