A film not intended to be an epic, but a simple entertainer Jamna Pyari directed by Thomas Sebastian drives its point home with some flip-flops here and some momentous episodes there. However, the film rides on a strange theme to flourish as an engaging entertainer. The theme takes off a weak launch pad, but soars aloft for its novelty.
Though it's a mix of naivete as well as deft handling, the boisterous bandwagon is carried forward by a line of characters leaving no much room for dejection. Initially, there are certain situations which look half-baked for lack of logic to be grave enough or for losing the required comic punch. And we move along with the narration later on.
In terms of emoting, each of the characters are equally significant, doing complete justice to the roles portrayed. Kunchako Boban as Vasoottan and debutant Gayathri Suresh as Parvathy have presented stunning performances. So were the character roles essayed by Maniyanpilla Raju, Joy Mathew, Renji Panicker, Sudheer Karamana, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Muthumani, Aju Verghese, Roja, Anumol, Neeraj Madhav, among others.
Kunchacko is a seasoned performer who never looks wanting in any of the areas. So is Gayathri whose dialogues weave a charm of colloquial simplicity and a natural flair. Although Jamna Pyari is fleshed out of the wireframe in the traditional pattern, the film carefully tries to shift itself from the conventional mode of treatment evading elements like songs featuring romantic scenes, a melee involving a direct face-off between the protagonist and the villain just before the final reconciliation and so on.
The highlight of the film is the effort to bring to light the lighter elements of life. The simple ways of exchanging the ideas and the opinions on several occasions serve some marvellous slices of life. Of course, the Thrissur slang works wonders as in many other predecessors. In addition, the Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode accents give the film and its characters a wholesome and natural hue. Few inspirational thoughts are also delivered in an unaffected manner.
The peppy songs coupled with brief departures to places gives the film an added impetus and a vibrancy that is outlandish. With actions and sequences that are seamlessly weaved and are placed on right spots, the brilliant camera work, well crafted background score and events that are well poised, director Thomas Sebastian and scenarist P.R. Arun obviously pull off a wholesome entertainer if not a proverbial blockbuster.
Rating: 2.5/5