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Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 Review
- 1/28/2014 8:48:07 PM
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A sequel isn't always a good idea, and often carries with it, an enormous responsibility of living up to its predecessor's standards. And when the forerunner is one that has characters that have achieved an almost iconic status, the task turns out to be even more complex.
'Mannar Mathai Speaking 2' takes upon itself one such mission, and in doing so, accomplishes little. Mamas, plays a safe game however, and does not attempt to deviate much from the very basic plot that the original film had. The character additions are minimum as well
Years have passed, and Mannar Mathai (Innocent) runs a tours and travels company, having long back discovered that plays and theatre do not sell any more. Balakrishnan (Mukesh) and Gopalakrishnan (Saikumar) are around as well, and do not take lightly to Mathai's plans of directing another play to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of Urvasi Theatres.
When Mathai places an advertisement in a local newspaper for a driver who can converse well in English, Unni (Basil) drops in. A surprise visitor in the form of a student who has undertaken a project on drama (Aparna Gopinath) completes the pack.
Apart from a few decent laughs in the former half, there is little in the film that will draw you towards this sequel. At best, the film might remind you of one of those stage shows that employs these celebrated characters in a comic skit.
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