Rama Raavanan 2010 Malayalam Movie Review

Scenarist turned director Biju Vattappara’s Rama Ravanan is based on acclaimed writer Madhavikutty’s story, Manomi. It’s about the impact that ‘a pretty girl from the opposite front’ makes in the mind of a terrorist, who happens to be a poet as well.Well, such stories have been handled a zillion times in several Hindi films in the past, but the director of Rama Ravanan has tried to make it a bit more intense, especially by adding an ideological angle to this romantic story. But there lies the problem with the film as well. The focus gets diluted and the film gets into an extremely predictable track all on a sudden.

Thiruchelvam (Suresh Gopi) is a fugitive on the run finding refuge in a deserted bungalow. He is there on a mission before the cops nab him. He has to find Manomi (Mithra Kurian), a Sinhalese girl, who fell in love with him sometime back. She was aware that he belonged to an outfit which was engaged in war with the Sinhalese. Also, Thiruchelvam has to meet his mother, whom he hasn’t seen for years.

The romance between Thiruchelvam and Manomi is shown as a flashback. But you actually wonder how the two fell desperately in love considering the cold vibes between the actors. Suresh Gopi has done an okay job but Mithra Kurian looks like wooden, in most scenes.

Nedumudi Venu plays a character named Annadurai who treats the Sri Lankan girl like his own daughter and he has performed in a really good manner. Biju Menon, as the cop in search of Thiruchelvam has to look stylish and tough, which he does quite easily.

In all fairness, there is a genuine storyline here but the writer-director has mostly failed to narrate it in a convincing way. The visuals are okay and the music is fine.

Rama Ravanan is perhaps more of a confused film. The makers of the film seem to have been not quite sure about the genre or its target audience. It’s a pity as the film fails to impress in spite of having a decent concept. Wasted opportunity, what else?

Rating : 1/5 – Moviebuzz sify.com original article courtesy credits