Parthan Kanda Paralokam

Recently two Jayaram movies were released. One is ' Veruthe oru Bharya', a family entertainer and the other one ' Parthan Kanda Paralokam '. The first one was something that Malayali's were looking forward to and it received an awesome welcome and still plays in many cinemas. I am yet to watch the movie and my impression of the movie is based on hearsay. The second one ' Parthan Kanda Paralokam ', on the other hand can be termed a flop.

Success does not bless one all the time. Everything indicated that Jayaram has finally got a much-needed pep in his acting career after nearly five years. But he couldn't make it this time, as his latest Ramzan release 'Parthan Kanda Paralokam' suffers severely due to poor scripting, characterization and direction.

Director Anil, who earlier made films like Pattabhishekam, Uthaman and Njaan Salpperu Ramankutty, has nothing new to offer in this film with a weak script by Rajan Kiriyath. Although the basic plot is promising, it fails to reach anywhere.

Jayaram plays the protagonist Parthasarathy, popularly called Parthan, who lives in Krishnapuram village. The story revolves around Parthan and his continuing fight with uncle Falgunan (Jagathy Sreekumar). While Falgunan is the panchayat president, his nephew is his staunch opponent and their war soon spills over to the village temple that has been locked for many years over an ownership dispute.

Meanwhile, Parthan has had many near-death experiences due to which villagers call him ' Paralokam Kanda Parthan' meaning ' Parthan, who has seen the other world'.

The main actress is Sreedevika, who plays Falgunan's daughter. The panchayat chief tries his best to keep her away from his nephew, known as the silly do-gooder. The film takes an interesting turn with the entry of Madhav, played by Mukesh, who claims to be Parthan's old college friend. But the strange part is the protagonist does not remember his 'friend' at all. There is nothing unusual or new in this flick and its script is so weak that it seems to have been written at the last minute.

Jayaram's role is neither bad nor good. Jagathy Sreekumar as Falgunan and Mukesh as Madhav are convincing, while Sreedevika merely adds glamour to this farce. Kalabhavan Mani does not impress us at all in his not-so-significant role as villain in the last few minutes of the film. Nothing to mention about the technical aspects of the film. Cinematography seems to be okay.

All in all, Parthan Kanda Paralokam fails to impress or entertain. We expect more from a talented actor like Jayaram.