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Manikya Thamburattiyum Christmas Karolum Revi
- 5/17/2013 4:43:30 AM
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The preface that sets things rolling in 'Manikya Thampurattiyum Christmas Carolum' is BY ONV Kurup, which is by far, the best thing about the film itself. As always it's a pleasure listening to the much loved poet, though the film that follows falls way below expectations (if any).
'Manikya Thampurattiyum Christmas Carolum' tells two stories, distinctly different from one another, and the two stories , we are told are aimed at kids. The first tale is titled ''Manikya Thampuratti' and has a young princess of Udaygiri sentenced to be offered as a sacrifice by a scheming stepmother (Sukanya), while her dad, the ruling king (Devan) is away.
The second film has been titled 'Christmas Carol' and is a lose adaptation of Charles Dickens' novella by the same name. We have the much familiar Ebenezer Scrooge being replaced by Pathrose (Madhu), a miserly money lender who is spiritually transformed by visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
While the intention to make a children's film with fine morals sounds all right, the time and the year when a film as this is being made has to be kept in mind. It is 2013, and while the theme of the stories still hold strong, their adaptation to the screen leaves a lot to be desired.
The intended audience for a film as this is the children of course, and it would be extremely difficult to lure them into the cinema halls to watch a film as 'Manikya Thampurattiyum Christmas Carolum'.
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