EVERYONE HATES THIS MALAYALAM FILM? 😡 | Malaikottai Vaaliban Review | Mohanlal 

for me it was an EPIC movie experience.. the sad part is that directors and producers never think like these kind of movies because of its box-office failure 🙁

The thing is people expected it to be an out and out action movie. The interviews had made it seem as if it was the massiest Mohanlal movie with action stuffed in to from the brim to top. Plus the slow pacing at parts made it clear that Family audience is not going to spread a positive WOM. I personally loved it. A cakewalk for A10. A lot of metaphors and Symbolism here and there. One of the better movies Mohanlal has delivered in recent time. P.s. - now imma watch your video😂

Mohanlal at this age … hats off ❤

There are no better shows in my city for this, says a lot about our countries poor Distribution hold as well! Still cannot understand what’s the curse for Malayalam movies for not getting a PAN INDIA movie yet because this Industry has the potential greater than all other industries combined! I hope one day I see them get the success they deserve 😭❤️

The treatment which they were going for so apt for this film is what I felt. I think most of the people turn up to the theatre with the misled trailer , only the teaser which released one day before had the mood of the film

Good that they didn't release this movie as a Pan Indian movie. It seems they realised that they can't get market even in their neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, who always show fake love on Malayalam movies but never support in theaters

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Except some cringe worthy dialogues, I kinda liked the film as a whole, had a vibe of a amarchithrakatha

I'd throw in my 2 cents- this film reminded me of Nirbak, a Bengali film about 3 love stories of adog, a tree & a corpse...weirdly experimental, highly meta-philosophical & technically brilliant. I'll forever appreciate when a film maker like LJP who doesn’t spoon feed the audience and makes them seek the truth, question & see in depth the strengths & faults of the movie. This was nothing short of it, I need to watch it couple of more times to get all the message. So far I felt like I'm not educated enough to judge it

LJP movie theories go wild everytime, for me Malaikottai Vaaliban felt like a satirical take on all the Indian movie making antics from the crazy lens of LJP, from excessive slow motions, action & fights which are borderline comics, use of crazy guns and how stupid it looks going bigger and bigger with every movie, unhinged and crazy villains, and downright hollow story and lots of such expression pack in an elaborate Sanjay Leela Bansali like colorued frame.

I very much loved this movie , i used to watch promotion interviews about this movie before the release , there they specifically mentioned that this one LJP approached as comic book style when . i heard it my expectation was it would be fantasy action movie or something. But when I step on to the theatres I really got what they meant . LJP literally treated this one as a actual comic book , i mean 70% of the movie was narrated as episodes about the adventures of this valibhan character , just like reading a comic book , episode by episode and he even bothered to put a title for each episode too.except for the last part , last part it became a drama narrating the the actual story of Malaikottai valibhan .I haven't seen any body used such a narrating style in a movie before ..the problem with such a style in a movie is , in movie we would ask for a connection or continuation or logic with the story to the character , but in a comic book about a comic character you wouldnt ask for it , or seek for logic , you just want to read and enjoy this characters adventures , this movie was taken exactly like that , if people take it in that sense , they would like it ,or not.For me it was a very much unique and fresh experince .

Beyond the main plot of the film I felt "Malaikottai Valiban" was also a journey of the growth of our popular form of entertainment... If the first scene is reminiscent of ancient plays where the clown first appears and narrates the story (the very first frame of the film was reminiscent of a stage)... then the horse is lost. The part that tells the story of the warrior has the appearance of a satire... From there, the film travels to the shadowy pavkoot (Yarat? Nan Devi) and the North Indian Nautanki (the song scene in "Ezhimala Kota") and when it reaches Mangad Kalari, the film shifts to the vibrancy of the Great Indian Circus. The fight choreography and the structure of the show is like that of a circus... Then the film takes on the look of late 70s Bollywood movies (including a direct tribute to the "Mehbooba" song from Sholay) when it goes to Ampathur Kota... Then when it reaches Thirchenthur Pooram, it's a heady mix of 80s Tamil film narratives and Shakespearean tragedies' character creations... in the post climax. The film ends with a hint of a superhuman character in the VFX/AI era... (credits : Mukesh Kumar)

*This duo of Mohanlal & Lijo is amazing 🤩*

Toxicity hits new heights when individuals forget the essence of constructive criticism and instead choose to spew venom, tarnishing the brilliance of Mohanlal's films. It's a disservice to the art of cinema. I'd like to clarify that my comment is not directed towards the creator of this video but is specifically addressing individuals who continuously degrade the film.

Do you feel emotionally connected to the characters of an amarchitrakadha,you don't but you still enjoy the story don't you..maybe that is what LJP was going for.. also in the end they say why he was able to destroy his opponents with ease setting up part 2 as well..I don't see why everyone is hating on the movie...

Stories like these should be told in multi parter series and not Ganpath. An Indian Anime based on this story with inspiration from Japanese manga Vagabond (based on life of Legendary Miyamoto Musashi) would be groud breaking.

Hi jammy, I am from Kerala. big fan of the channel and a follower for a long time. I adore the movie. It was unique and filled with great visuals and moments.I was transported to a comic book world. The visuals are amazing along with the narration style. But unfortunately most of the audience is waiting for run of the mill mass cinema. The disappointing thing is the failure of the movie will result in film makers not to do such projects and i fear mohanlal will revert to type. 😢

To be really honest LJP movies never perform good in the box office just because people dont want to think more and they just want to be entertained and there is no wrong in that, everyone has their choice I am from kerala and just happy that i could see the perfomer mohanlal in his last 2 movies.

I have said this many times over the years: If everyone loves a movie, it's probably good If everyone hates the movie, it's probably not good If half the people love the movie and half the people hate the movie, it's probably the best ...time will always tell in these types of movies, as they are usually "ahead of their time" Same goes for music and other forms of art.

People will hate first and then love them. There are many films like this😌

Sir The film is almost connected to old Malayalam folklore literature.On that point of view i liked the film very much and remind me of my childhood reading days

A Mohanlal movie's biggest hurdle is impressing his over hyped and over eager fans' expectation and the promotional team around him who fan these flames. Compare this to Nan Pakal Nerathu Mayakkam, the marketing was perfect, everyone knew going in that we will be in for a treat as a cinephile, not as a Mammootty's 'mass' fan.

It was definitely my cup of tea. I really enjoyed it. Only negative I have is the drama after an action sequence, which looked like a climax. That been said, this drama section was very good, full of twists.

I have a mixed opinion abt this movie. I loved the frames, acting.But not LJP's best. He always have a different view about movies & art whicj are so visible in his filimography & we malayali audience loves it. But this one really missed that LJP magic 🙂 One main reason people are dissapointed is because people had a lot of expectations from vallaibhan

Class cinema marketed as class cinema. Critics and social audience may break movies with limited release and this I agree with Sandeep Reddy Vanga. I think LJP has made something very unique - a curry western meets wushu meets Thallumalla energy is a genre breaker. The DOP must be saluted man.

For me the movie worked really well. As someone who grew up hearing folklores from grandmother and saw theatre shows in childhood at festivals, i felt the world LJP created was perfect. I got a feel of watching a classical theatre..which was quite a new experience. Mohanlal gave his everything for the role (which i didnt expect based on his recent endeavours). The cinematography was on another level. Understand its not everyone's cup of tea, but for the ones it worked it was a great experience. If people were expecting a pazhassiraja, bahubali etc then u r in a wrong movie..Is the movie slow, yes. Is there issues in screenplay, yes. But is it so bad and be torn apart and trolled..hell no. Its a good experimental movie and executed pretty well.. (Absolutely hated watching the movie with a terrible crowd, hooting and bad mouthing at every scene and destroyed my theatre experience. If u dnt understand or enjoy a movie always free to leave right, why make it difficult for others to have a good experience!!)

I liked the movie personally. Other than some slow repeating Lijo elements, I liked the movie. I was not expecting memento. It was straightforward story with different style of narration

Tbh it wasn't a snooze fest but it was one of the most "random" movie i have seen in a while, couldn't connect to it completely but i think a second watch may help me fix my doubts

Many people have mixed opinion about the film , but mohanlal's performance is appreciable

I liked this movie.. only idiots will expect a mass movie from LJP.. Mohanlal fans deserve films like Aarattu for disowning this film.. People can't tolerate silence now.. there were 3-4 instances of silence in the first half and people were howling.. i think international audiences will enjoy this film more..

Malakoottai Valiban is stunning and beautiful film. I would say it's a master piece. I loved it.Most of us are not equiped to perceive it. I would say, Film critics should close their mouth and open their eyes and ears.Nobody has creative enough to dissect the Creater's brain. The movie is like a ship in a storm travelling to unseen shores . I am happy that movie find its compass and sailed to the soul. Mohanlal is absolutely fabulous as Malaikkotai Valibhan.

I actually enjoyed the movie irrespective of the reviews that I heard….i think the mindset u approach while watching the movie has an impact…..also the ambience u r watching it…..its just the expectations that killed it for most viewers…. Personally it was good watch for me atleast….i felt a mixture of cowboy and Arabian nights

One thing the audience must understand before watching the movie of a benchmark director like LJP is that they have a style of their own and they are going to stick to that whatsoever . Valiban was purely an LJP film 💯

You're really on point with your observations. The lack of care for what will happen to any character is the reason why this flopped hard. Even when his brother got killed, i was like, okay because mohanlal's performance didn't create emotion for me. However you look at it, this movie is a failed experiment, especially because the heroic acts done by mohanlal were done to make us care about the character, and it didn't. The ending announcing the second part became comical the moment they showed someone like Hulk with mohanlal's face. Also, announcing that this movie is only half a movie and there's a part 2 is the biggest middle finger audience can get. They should've announced this as part 1 atleast, since they were planning to make a part 2.

Absolute Cinema🥶🔥 Lijo🫡 Madhu Neelakandan(Cinematography)🎥 Prashant Pillai(Music)🎶 Danish Sait 🔥 Mohanlal is an abundant mine of never ending wonders.❤️‍🔥

ഗുരു സിനിമ വന്നപ്പോൾ അവർ കൂവി, പക്ഷെ കലം തെളിയിച്ചു അത് ക്ലാസ്സിക്കായി പിന്നീട് ദേവദൂതൻ വന്നപ്പോഴും അവർ കൂവി തോൽപിച്ചു , പക്ഷെ അതും ക്ലാസ്സിക്കായി അതിനു ശേഷം ചന്ദ്രോത്സവം,ഭ്രമരം , ഇവിടം സ്വർഗ്ഗമാണു, സ്വപ്നവീട്, ഒരു മരുഭൂമികഥ എന്നിവ ഒക്കെ വന്നപ്പോഴും അവർ കൂവി . പക്ഷെ ആ പടങ്ങൾ ഒക്കെ ഇന്നു ആളുകൾ repeat അടിച്ചു കാണുന്നു. അതാപ്പിലെ തന്നെ മലയ്കോട്ടയ്‌ വാലിബനും ഇന്ന് അവർ കൂവിതോല്പിച്ചാലും, നാളെ അതൊരു ക്ലാസ്സിക്കാകും.

It's not the problem of the movie, i watched the movie, it's simply a lijo jose movie, it's fantastic. It got the wrong audience that was the issue

This is the same way Double Barrel was also received. Some people liked it and some people hated it. I think after some time, in future, people may talk about it with respect.

This is the only good review I have seen so far. I loved the movie. Jammy puts up things so precisely by differentiating good and bad aspects unlike others where only bad things of the film are highlighted, particularly about this film. Completely agreed to the point that this movie will grow on viewers.

A visual treat A good cinema Excellent music. A must watch theatrical experience. waiting for Valiban II

On pre release meetings director had already told this would be like an unrealistic cartoon movie...so I watched it that way so to me it's a classic...Poems in Kerala use a lot of Metaphors.. this movie is poetic ... it's a fusion many artforms in India, street dance , balle , street drama, shadow dance , religious artforms , Kerala art from called Chakiyar koothu etc so it's quite natural that many didn't get journer of this movie...

Loved the performance of Mohanlal in Vaaliban than Neru

Everything worked for me except 1.sholay homage song 2. Few unnecessary lengthy shots in first half 3. Hulk like cgi for Father Valiban at the end..Hope they get it right if they ever make part2

If mallus are so critical then this industry won’t survive for the next 30 years No one will now dare to take a big budget movie Leave Pan India movie

I loved the movie and lucky for me got connected very early. Turn each scene of the movie like chapters of a comic. The background cries and laughter as how a comic would draw them in a small box. Hope it does well so we get a sequel. But I sort of expected that this would get the same polarizing views as Double Barrel.

hey girl.....Change your thumbnail Don't say a movie no one likes...I saw Malaikottai Valiban in yesterday and I really liked it....There are no scenes like the hero smashing 20 Tata Sumos in a single shot or launching 10 people into space with a single shot, as seen in other industrial movies...It has good making, good visuals and good acting...A classic style movie classic folk style dialogue is used in this.....

I felt like the messaging or the marketing of this movie during the promotions went slightly off-script and they (perhaps) unintentionally built up this hype of it being a mass, action entertainer showcasing Mohanlal in a larger-than-life avatar that his fans have been craving for some time. But in the end it was yet another LJP movie rather than a Mohanlal movie - experimental, wacky and not-everyone's-cup-of-tea. Perhaps there was also the weight of expectations when someone like an LJP comes together with Mohanlal, something that Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam managed to avoid rather well as it was rightly promoted as an off-beat drama from the very beginning.

Most of the Big budgeted Malyalam movies turns turtle at the Box office 😢

Just watched the movie.Was great watching the movie in theater. LPJ frames was top notch, music, cinematography and the the technical works ,performance💯. But when it comes to the story it was quite predictable and not convincing. But no regrets beacause I enjoyed watching ...

Mohanlal's Neru is indeed one of the best in recent times

Hey jammy out of curiosity i wanted to ask, how much of mohanlal you know, i mean as much i know, from time you have been introduced to malayalam industry i don't think mohanlal done any expceptional that can get you awed, like for mommooty there have been countless and hence you have given many praises to him, so just wanted to know do you know why mohanlal creates this much impact on this malayalam audience, have seen his his gems that made him who he is, that make the audience even crazy today waiting for his comeback.(Hey don't get me wrong it's totally out of context of the movie review 😁)

People will really tells negative about such movies and after some years they will tell that movie was underrated gem😂

This is by far one of the most well crafted and technically brilliant movie. The way of story narration, performance is too good. Only thing I felt was run tike could have reduced under 2hr 30mins. The first half of the movie is bit slow paced rest looks perfect for me.... this is a classic movie which should be watched and celebrated.... definitely must watch for movie lovers!!😊

I'm from Maharashtra....I watched this movie today...it was brilliant movie... every frame was just mind blowing....thank you so much LJP❤

I loved LJP's Churuli.

Finally Bro , I could hear someone talking my mind. I have been waiting for this review.

The movie was marketed wrong honestly It has to do with Tinu unnecessarily giving that hype that this is gonna be a mass movie which is tbh ironic cause he was part of the direction team of the movie I saw this movie last night at 10:30 PM and the crowd cheered for Mohanlal's entry and their enthusiasm slowly died down as the movie progressed

Exactly this movie is a classic masterpiece from ljp. But sadly this shows us that mass movies like kgf2,jailer which doesn't produce any cenimatic excellence can influence audince from watching this clasic brilliance

No Plans To Change No Plans To Impress

imagine srk or aamir collaborating with malayalam directors?one can only hope and dream

The way you explained this review... It sounds like an ARC from One piece

folk tale style + comic book treatment 🤩 its made like i you are reading a comic book which comes each week .so the film is like episodes in the saga of vaaliban .

Oooo new thumbnail style, niceee

Not everyone. This is first time in malayalam that a movie of this dimesion comes in the Malayalam cinema. This film standing in between fantasy and reality--it was put in between. Most of the scene had a tendency to shift to fantasy especially the pillar breaking scene, the circular barrel tank scene(mostly reminded me of childhood favourite storyboardings seen in comics)and for the proof that its tending towards fantasy is the scene after the climax in the prelude to the second part , the intro of his fathers giant foot . This story can only be built up in a dramatic sense which made me sleepy in just one area in the first half which i attribute to the story which can only be presented this way. Yeah I had this same issue seeing ponniyin Selvam in certain parts. See the film just like that. Why do people just destroy a film like this? When will they realize this as the master art that malayalam cinema has lacked these years. Why do you think that only hyperrealism works in malayalam cinema. Surely you are going to miss such art becoz they are destroying it

One of my favourite indian moviee in recent times was LJP 's Mamooty film - Nanpathu nerathu mayakkam as it had some very deep message that really stayed with me. So I was looking forward to this one but seems like this is too much on the whacky side.

I think the way this movie is marketed made a large chunk of audience to expect a mass masala film...LJP films dont need any marketing, infact marketing teams job is to prepare the audience for a LJP film by underplaying the hipe created; like what jithu joseph or mammootty company do.

I really loved it, I think the audience were expecting a mass action thriller from a director like LJP. If you didn't like it, you weren't the target audience. The second half of the movie could've been better. its 8/10 movie for me!

Epic movie...what an experience!!

I loved it and enjoyed it 100% technically one of the best theatre experiences. it's not a mass movie it's a class movie with a amarchitrakadha comic style storytelling don't expect a mass movie

The sheer brilliance in all the aspects, cinematography, music, costumes and art.. Ionly to be watchef on screnwhatever one mightvsay about the story and rge wmotional connect, i miat sat uts a soectacle. Watch it. Dont miss it.

Why no one's talking about the climax?! Never seen like this before

Glad im not the only person who loved this movie ❤

This is the brilliance of Malayalam superstars and their directors.. Be it Mammmootty and Mohanlal (back after a hiatus) doesnt care about commercial traps and surrender to vision of directors who themselves doesnt bother to showcase them in commercial lights. Offlate Mohanlal wasnt doing stuffs which Mammootty was doing but boht of them are rare star-actors Indian cinema should celebrate..

Gullivers Travels vibe - very awesome. And if anyone read Dunk & Egg stories from George RR Martin you will enjoy this movie

Pls don’t miss the theatrical experience , there are people with negative reviews , yes I consider it as they’re own genuine review , tht doesn’t mean the movie is considered to be below avg , it’s completely ur personal opinion , I was thinking about those neg comments while Am watching the movie , it’s absolutely a class movie ❤ there been always some neg reviews for ljp movies , it’s not for everyone , he is not here to impress everyone , there are people who doesn’t feel any lag for ljp movies ❤ am glad am belongs to that crowd ,ljp❤

Valiban is a must see movie in theaters, it's a classic fantasy released much before time. LJP & Mohan Lal are the only person's who can take this type of risky adventure's in Indian film industry ❤❤ I always thought about LJP as an alien living in human disguise due to his previous works 😂😂😂❤

I believe that directors who approach Mohanlal gets intimidated by his huge stardom and create a movie that place him as a supreme centre and all others are just satellites that revolve around him. This will ruin the story line of the movie. Director should have a strong storyline and whoever the actor is, should adapt to the role. I’m 100% sure that a legend like Mohanlal can do that but director shouldn’t be intimidated by his mass fan base and stardom. This is the reason, his movies are failing recently in box office

After the great collaboration with Mammootty people and Lal fans expected much higher scale movie. That expectation has caused all the troubles.

mohanlal has the greatest filmography of any actor in my opinion!!! Movies he made during the 80s, 90s, 2000s are classics, he even made 36 cult classic films in 1986 itself no actor ever done that

I think the main problem is Lijo's motto "No plans to change. No plans to impress." It just feels like he does not take the fans' perspective into consideration, and just comes off as selfish.

Loved this movie💛✨. This will be called a cult classic years later.

No, not everyone hated the film. It was a wonderful cine experience for me. And the most interesting Mohanlal movie in the last few years. Lijo has delivered exactly what he has promised. Like comic style adapted western movies or manga adapted Japanese animes, Valiban is a visual adaptation of the Amar Chitra Katha style narration. Mohanlal is presented in a fresh, effective manner. And the film is for the big screen.

People just shut off their brain in theatre. We can't blame them because the ambience is like that. If they had watched this film in seclusion in the comfort of their home then they might have a different opinion on this film. This phenomenon is not new for Malayalam films.

I loved the film...each and every frame was so perfect....and some scenes were so good with beautiful music and total chaos..❤

Modern filmmakers are going wild with creativity, but they are forgetting or deliberately ignoring the basics.

Marvelous Filmmaking Ljp The Master

What an amazing movie it is.Loved it. I am glad that Mohanlal - The performer is back.

Its a wonderful visual feast. dont miss it

I loved the movie ❤visually stunning and perfectly crafted .

To achieve the creative freedom and pipe-dreamy storytelling of Amarchithra Katha or panchathanthram fables, Lijo made the film without seamlessly connecting episodes and events in it. It's almost as if they lost a couple of pages of the script from each chapter and went ahead without them. And of course the genre mishmash is painfully visible. It's ironic how the film struggled with the same existential crisis that the protagonist had to go through in it!

If this wasnt directed by ljp,everyone would have openly criticized it.

The story is so good that you sometimes feel it could have been presented better. But if you miss this in theatre, loss is yours

I understand all the previous movies of LJP. But ,honestly I don't have any fucking idea what happened in this movie...! Pretty frames ,sets and music, It was like a theatre drama, but the story pretty much confused. R.I.P to the phantom flex camera used in this production! Sometimes slo-mo was cool but it was too much, got so irritated that often times.

i love malyalam films but I lack good recommendation for OG malyalam foundational cinema that led to such a widespread regularity in such amazing writing. Please suggest a few if you know any guys.

മനോഹരമായ ചലച്ചിത്ര അനുഭവം. ഒരു ചിത്രകഥാ പുസ്തകത്തിന്റെ താളുകളങ്ങനെ മറിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയും അതിലെ കഥാപാത്രങ്ങൾ താളുകളിൽ നിന്നും ഉയർന്നു പൊങ്ങി നമ്മോട് സംവദിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. ചമതകൻ കുറുക്കനും വിജാഗിരി മുതലയും കാലിയയെ കുടുക്കാൻ പോകുന്ന കഥ എനിക്കേറെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ടതായിരുന്നു. അവർ മനുഷ്യരൂപം പൂണ്ടപ്പോൾ ഏറ്റവും ഗംഭീരമായത് ചമതകനെന്ന ചതിയൻ തന്നെയാണ്. എല്ലാ സൂത്രങ്ങളും കയ്യിലുള്ള, എല്ലാ ചതികളെയും നിഷ്പ്രഭമാക്കുന്ന കാലിയക്ക് ഇതിൽ പറക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവില്ല എന്നത് ചിലരെയൊക്കെ അസ്വസ്ഥരാക്കിയെങ്കിലും വിജാഗിരിയെ വരെ പറത്തിക്കളഞ്ഞ കാലിയയെ ഞാൻ നെഞ്ചോട് ചേർക്കുന്നു. തോഷിറോ മിഫൂണിന്റെ രൂപവും ഭാവവും പൊട്ടിച്ചിരിയും ഈച്ചക്കോപ്പിയടിച്ച ലാലേട്ടൻ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക അനുഭവം തന്നെ. മിഫൂണിനെ മലയാളത്തിലേക്ക് പറിച്ചു നട്ടതിന്റെ ക്രെഡിറ്റ് ആർക്കു കൊടുക്കണം? ലിജോയ്ക്കോ ലാലേട്ടനോ മെയ്ക് അപ് ആർട്ടിസ്റ്റിനോ ? അത് ആർക്ക് തന്നെ കൊടുത്താലും മിഫൂണിനല്ലാതെ മറ്റാർക്കും കാലിയയെ ഇത്ര ചടുലവും ഗംഭീരവുമായി ചെയ്യാനാവില്ല. ചമതകനെന്ന ചതിയന്റെ ഇളി അഥവാ കൊലച്ചിരി കുട്ടിക്കാലത്ത് ഏറെ അസ്വസ്ഥതകളുണ്ടാക്കിയിരുന്നു. ആ അസ്വസ്ഥത അതിഗംഭീരമായി പുനരാവിഷ്‌ക്കരിച്ചപ്പോൾ പലരും ഞെളിപിരി കൊള്ളുന്നത് നമ്മൾ സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയയിലൂടെ കണ്ടുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. അതിമനോഹരമായ പെയിന്റിങ്ങുകൾ പോലെയാണ് ഇതിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലം ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. കാലിയ എന്ന ചിത്രകഥ രവിവർമ്മയെക്കൊണ്ട് വരപ്പിച്ച ഒരനുഭവം. ആ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ ആസ്വദിക്കാനായി മാത്രം രണ്ടാം വട്ടവും കാണാൻ കൊതിക്കുന്നു. ഡോളർ ട്രയോളജിയിലെ പ്രശസ്തമായ ആ മ്യൂസിക് ഇതിൽ അൽപ്പം കൂടിപ്പോയി എന്നത് സത്യമാണ്. നാടകീയ രംഗങ്ങളിൽ മാത്രം ഈസ്റ്റ്വുഡിനായി കൊടുത്ത ആ മ്യൂസിക് തലങ്ങും വിലങ്ങും ഉപയോഗിച്ചത് അത്ര നന്നായില്ല എന്നാണ് തോന്നുന്നത്. ഒഥല്ലോ സ്റ്റൈലിൽ രമണൻ ആവിഷ്‌ക്കരിപ്പോൾ റാണിയുടെ തോഴി കാഷ്യസിന്റെ റോൾ ചെയ്തതും വളരെ നന്നായിരുന്നു. റുസ്തവും സൊഹ്റാബുമായുള്ള ഏറ്റുമുട്ടലാണ് വാലിബൻ - 2 . റുസ്തമായി മമ്മൂട്ടിയോ ജാക്കി ഷൊറോഫോ വരുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു. ആ പേർഷ്യൻ ഇതിഹാസം ലിജോയിലൂടെ പുനർജനിക്കുന്നത് കാണാൻ അക്ഷമയോടെ കാത്തിരിക്കുന്നു.

It was a big miss for LJP this time. If only they had stuck to a single genre and worked on the screenplay especially for emotional connect. Cinema is not just about beatuiful visuals.

Jammy, I’d like to see you make reviews on both Garudan and Ozler. Both amazing crime thrillers.

Each chapter of MV is paced like the history of Indian cinema Beginning with Drama like to Sholay like western to finaly CGI level... Also each chapter MV's underlying conquest is unique which starts against lust then lie then power then attachments and finally against the self... Not for everyone...

One of the best movies I have ever seen this year. I know it is different and weird but it good me hooked for the whole runtime. I don't like slow movies but this one never let me get bored and had my attention till the end.

Rant ahead🚨 Went to watch it with my husband yesterday, he fell asleep at the beginning (may be he was tired), i watched it first half. We left at the intervel. Experience: The theatre was packed with fans, so i expected some commentary here and there but was silent with occasional laughs (due to the romance track 😁). Opinion: I agree that people are having polarized opinions about this film. The visuals are just stunning like those Wes Anderson style meets Indian comics & folklore. Some were saying the film was very Shaolin martial arts cinema themed, which i mildly agree. From the title card, i got major QT vibes with the soudtrack very western movies inspired, but was quite repetitive (The title card track reminded me of the famous Django opening theme with the scenery too). Verdict: This is a very artsy film & i give LJP points for experimenting with such style of film making. All in all, i might give it a go again when it comes on OTT (so that i can speedrun often)! Visuals & cinematography, lal sir acting was best part of it. Hindsight: There was another film which experimented with similar style which also got polarizing opinion, film is "Mahaveeryar" which i loved more than MV!