Movies,at least in Kerala are meant for true entertainment and a stress busters for employees and many other sections of life.When they are filled with in a noble content nourished with entertainment,a viewer will have something to take home with and the filmmakers too are a satisfied lot .This one didn't manage the latter part but touched my heart for the sincerity the movie was made with by N.N Pisharady. After a tiring Friday,to chill myself out here came the Sathyan starer Ammu which was released in 1965 which focuses on how truth has become an ugly word to this society.One more aspect about the movie is that,despite the movie being made 4 decades ago it still maintains connectivity with the viewer.Probably that's why Sathyan's films have an immortal quality and his films still enchant many film lovers.
The film journeys on an honest guy who believes nothing can replace truth and ethics and those values will sometime or the other come in handy-Though the film has traces of Norwegian play writer Hentrik Ibsen's Social dramas in the honesty aspect,the other parts were quite different, well structured and enacted.30 minutes into the movie and you're sunk into Shekharan's world and we forget the actor portraying it.That's called acting and that's class.Sathyan's uncanny knack of managing comedy and emotions at once is real quality to be observed.Never do the characters make us feel they 'rent believable. In the post interval the film's pace slackens and the scenes appear more clichéd.Nevertheless the chemistry between the lead pair makes it up.Ambika's never over the top and does her bit with a unique charm.Madhu isn't at his best but fits in well enough.The journalist character too is very noble in character and though there's limited screen space it's presence adds solidity to the movie.This one doesn't make it into the list of classics but will make for a good watch on a lazy evening.It has a moral and with accomplished acting performances from the cast,it'll keep you satisfied.This movie's far better than the crap we're put up to by the so called actors of today.Decent script,efficient screenplay,reasonable music!It's a well packaged neat entertainer for a family! Refresh yourself with this!!Remember ,truth will and only prevail!Though late,it yields success and ensures a purposeful existence.
