The Rainmaker

Movie: Bhagyadevatha
Language : Malayalam
Date : 24/04/09

Review:
Thirty minutes in to the second half of the movie, Bhagyadevatha Satyan commits the very same mistake which he has been commiting in all his recent scripts be it RTM,VY or ICV. Till then the story and premises look usual but the script and screenplay are interesting. The predictable twist at the interval also seems mouth watering to some extent. But once it reaches half way mark in the second half he commits the usual folly, he forgets the characters and their justifications, forgets the side actors, forgets everything and moves towards a hugely predicatble cliched, compromised end. There in lies the folly of the script and the movie Bhagyadevatha.

Story and the First Half:
The story is nothing new but still the first half is good and promising. For once you start to feel that the old Satyan is back with the days of MN and AA. Even the predictable twist at interval makes you feel interested about what may come after the interval.

Performances:
Nothing very special. Jayaram is usual. Kanikha could have had a better role provided the characters had taken normal route in second half and heroine should have had the upper hand but that doesn't happen. So she ends up with an average role. Side characters as usual Lalitha is fine along with the grand mother.Naren is blink and miss.

What it could have been :
No sane wife is going to readily accept a character like Jayaram back without any sweet revenge on him. He is a solely money minded Male Chauvanist and once luck is kind on her, he takes a complete U turn to coax her. She readily agrees to provide for his sister's marriage. All looks contrived in the second half. It would have been interesting if Kanikha had put forward some conditions and then make him understand the value of woman hood. This never happens.
Alas the movie just remains a good first half and an oppurtunity lost to say the least.Then there are movies like say IG which have a usual story but rise above average due to inspired performance of the lead (here Suresh gopi). In Bhagyadevatha, there is no such telling performance as well.
Verdict : I will go with 3/5 and Average to Above Average Rating for Bhagyadevatha.
Considering recent Satyan movies (RTM,VY,ICV) this is above average but if taken as a Malayalam movie seperately, then its just Average.
Bhagyadevatha - A lost oppurtunity of what could have been