Mariyam Mukku Movie Review: Watch It Without Expectations
Reviews
oi-Akhila
By Akhila Menon
Rating:
2.0/5
Mariyam
Mukku
is
the
debut
directorial
venture
of
James
Albert.
The
movie
stars
Fahadh
Faasil
in
the
lead
role.
Vikramadithyan
fame
Sana
Althaf
plays
the
female
lead
opposite
Fahadh
in
the
movie.
Manoj
K
Jayan,
Joy
Mathew,
Aju
Varghese
etc
plays
the
other
pivotal
roles.
Mariyam
Mukku
is
produced
by
AK
Sabeer
under
the
banner
Sam
Big
Movies.
Story
Mariyam
Mukku
is
a
seashore
village
and
Mariyaan
Ashan
(Manoj
K
Jayan)
is
the
leader
of
the
villagers.
Felix
(Fahadh
Faasil),
Mariyan
Aashan's
foster
son,
falls
in
love
with
his
childhood
friend
Salomi
(Sana
Althaf),
daughter
of
Sayip
(Joy
Mathew).
After
a
series
of
incidents,
Felix
comes
into
a
situation
which
demands
him
to
choose
between
Aashan
or
Salomi.
This
forms
the
crux
of
the
story.
Cast
and
Performance
Fahadh
Faasil
steals
the
show
as
Felix,
a
rough
yet
loving
villager.
The
actors
completely
sinks
into
the
character
with
his
impeccable
mannerisms
and
coastal
dialect.
Sana
Althaf,
who
makes
her
debut
in
lead
roles
perfectly
fits
into
her
minimal
roel.
Sana
highly
resembles
the
popular
actress
Asin.
Manoj
K
Jayan
excels
as
Mariyaan
Ashan.
Joy
Mathew
and
Irshad
delivers
decent
performances.
Aju
Varghese
who
has
become
an
inevitable
factor
of
the
contemporary
cinema,
badly
needs
an
image
breaking
role.
The
actor
fails
to
impress
with
his
repetitive
performance.
Script
and
Direction
James
Albert,
who
makes
his
directorial
debut,
succeeds
in
covering
the
flaws
of
a
weak
script.
The
screenplay
fails
to
portray
a
strong
romance
track
between
the
lead
pair;
as
well
to
add
more
elements
to
make
the
plot
engaging.
Technical
Aspects
Gireesh
Gangadharan's
impressive
cinematography
helps
to
create
a
visual
impact
from
the
beginning
to
end.
Ranjan
Abraham's
editing
is
upto
marks.
Music
and
Background
Score
Vidyasagar's
songs
fail
to
impress;
while
the
decent
background
score
completely
sinks
with
the
mood
of
the
movie.
Verdict
A
movie
which
can
be
watched
without
much
expectations
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out
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slides...
Fahadh
Faasil's
Performance
Fahadh
excels
as
rough
villager,
Felix.
Weak
Script
The
script
fails
to
make
the
plot
engaging
and
ends
up
without
making
any
impact.
Sana
Althaf's
Decent
Debut
Sana
Althaf
makes
a
decent
debut
in
lead
roles,
with
a
minimal
role.
Stunning
Visualization
Cinematographer
Gireesh
Gangadhar
succeeds
in
creating
a
visual
impact
on
screen.
Strong
Supporting
Cast
The
movie
has
an
effective
star
cast,
which
acts
as
the
soul
saving
grace.
Average
Songs
And
Decent
Background
Score
Vidyasagar
fails
to
impress
with
the
songs;
but
makes
an
impack
with
the
decent
background
score.
Watch
Without
Expectations
Even
though
it
is
a
movie
which
doesn't
meet
the
expectations
of
the
audience;
perfect
star
cast,
stunning
visuals
and
decent
bgm
makes
Mariyam
Mukku
a
one-time
watchable
flick.