The Rainmaker

Movie: Janakan
Date : 09-04-2010
Language : Malayalam

Review
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Being Predictable is boring and not even trying to move away from that is even more, in these times. 'Janakan' is exactly what you expect. It begins where the last year's movie 'Vairam' ended and then tells the story in flash back. Finally, you eagerly wait for that 'difference' which is how the advocate would save the father (who has taken the revenge for his daughter's murder) and you wait for that grand climax which never happens and fizzles out to a great extent.Never quite still understand what a 'Brain Bank Story', caption of this story means. It is a story which you can watch leaving your Brain ‘Blank’.

'Janakan' is a late movie. Both the story and the narration take Malayalam Cinema a good 10 years backwards. The theme suddenly has been given a social message in the second half and is predictable to the core. Direction is fare during the first half but as the movie proceeds; you loose interest as you very well know what will unfurl. The predictable flashback should have ended at least by the interval and post interval dedicated to how the advocate saves them (which was expected to be the new portions of the predictable story) but that doesn't happen. Director and Script writer have let the flashback linger on up to 90% of the movie making it a boring affair.

Suresh Gopi is good in glimpses but mostly taxed and tired. He looks foolish at times in the act of trying to seem innocent. Jyothirmayi is passé. Kaveri is wasted. The new girl has nothing much to do as well. The only interesting thing in all of 'Janakan' is Mohanlal as Adv. Surya. He keeps you interested whenever he is on screen. He is the story listener and a representative of the audience. Its not a guest role by any means and the second lead actor in the whole movie. But as we anticipate an intelligent climax to save the protagonists it never happens.

Camera is so-so. The sole song 'Olichirunne' is fine. BGM lifts the movie in certain scenes but mostly jars for no reason.

In short, 'Janakan' is predictable to the core and with only saving grace being Mohanlal as Adv. Surya.

Verdict - 2/5 and 'Predictable and Outdated' as an opinion.

Janakan - The Brain Blank Story.