Lal Jose' Diamond Necklace-Ninthfinger Thought
Director : Lal Jose
Produced By :LJ films
Scripted By : Ikbal Kuttipuram
Cast : Fahad Fazil,Samvritha Sunil,Gauthami Nair,Anusree,Sreenivasan.
"It tells the story of a young high flying Oncologist working in Dubai. where we saw the low life of the working class in Dubai and here we see the razzle-dazzle of the rich that can starry-eyed youngsters."-says Wikipedia.
Dr. Arun (Fahadh Faasil) lives off plastic money (he is shown carrying around a wallet full of credit cards), drives swanky cars and enjoys life to the hilt without worrying about the future. The risk of such a lifestyle comes into focus when we see his car being towed by the creditors. Next we get to see that his upmarket lifestyle is like a house of cards, as he is banned from leaving the country by his creditors, even to see his sick mother."
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| Fahad and Gauthami in Diamond Necklace |
This movie also proved that Malayalees did a good thing by rejecting the movie 'Kaiyethum doorath' a long back ago!.I espected a complete Lal Jose movie. But I couldn't find a Lal Jose anywhere in this movie. There may be two reasons.
1.I may be a 'fan' of Fahad Fazil now and I saw the movie as a 'Fahad Fazil movie'.
2.Lal Jose successfully changed his style of direction to compete with the 'new generation movie' makers.
The story is not something greaaat...the usual story of an young man 'who spends more than his income' and the ultimate fates he encounters.But what makes this movie wonderful is the inbetween moments.The setbacks from the leading female characters.
Ikbal Kuttipuram has done a good job by writing those scenes beatifully.He avoided the melodrama that one may expect here.
But it's Lal Jose, the director who really surprised me.Became more energetic?
A word about Fahad Fazil: He is the hero and the villain in the movie and he was a perfect fit.There are many established young actors in Malayalam who can handle such a role.But if we add the 'metro' flavour to that,it's him-Fahad Fazil only!!
Gauthami Nair done the role of Lakshmi, a Tamil girl working as a nurse.Except in some romantic 'scenes' that feature in a song,she has done a good job.The artist who lent her the sound deserves an appreciation.
Samvritha Sunil : Samvritha Sunil is an actress who was a part some experimental films.But I'm still finding some difficulty to imagine here as a fashionable fashion designer(I don't know why!).But in some scenes,like the hospital scene,she really surprised me.
Anusree,finally Anusree.Somebody said she was a little overacting in the movie.But I found here perfect fit for the role.She did what here character.
Sreenivasan had nothing to do here.May be the director-writter duo wanted to create a hangover of Arabikkatha.
Sreedevi Unni who played the mother of Dr.Arun shows again that there many more 'mothers' who can act well.The scene where she talks with her son in hospital through a cell phone was so natural,i think.
Plus points
Lal Jose' direction.
Fahad Fazil.
Ikbal Kuttipuram.
The humour they presented.
All supporting cast.
Got some minus points also
Opening shots could have been shot in a more natural way.
Could have avoided some songs.
Bad,very bad trailor..I know this is not a minus point of the movie..But the trailer was very very bad.may be because they had to work for 80 lacs.
Ninthfinger thought:Diamond necklace,though not align with the latest 'new generation movies', offers you a good pleasent experience through out the movie.
