Lucifer Review

Lucifer Review

Story: The passing of ministry PK Ramdas has his celebration look of his successor. Ramdas' son-in-law Bobby includes an offer for capital, and a way to wrest power whilst pushing his illegitimate company. However, there's 1 man standing in his manner - Stephen Nedumpally.

In a sense, it is only fitting for a film that evolves against the background of politics and has obtained a couple references from modern socio-political scenario.

Scripted from Murali Gopy, that much has to be anticipated. But for many parts, the film is a huge change from past Murali Gopy movies with lofty notions or thoughts, with manager Prithviraj banking on a tried-and-tested formula to provide a simple movie that has both substance and style.

Arriving like to help them is Ramdas' scheming son-in-law Bobby having an offer to supply capital. His thought would be to wrest power by installing his puppets because he pushes Z class drugs to the country. The film follows Bobby's approaches to taint Stephen to oust him by the film, but he pushes a lot to show another aspect of Stephen.

What the movie's duo of scriptwriter and director becomes right are its personalities. Every one of these shuttling between good and bad, weak and powerful, loyal and deceptive. This applies not only because of its own leads - Mohanlal, Vivek Oberoi and Manju Warrier - but also the many supporting characters like the truth-seeking social networking crusader Govardhan played with Indrajith, the governmental scion Jatin Das by Tovino Thomas along with Stephen's confidante Aloshy, essayed from Kalabhavan Shajon.

Charge to Prithviraj for not playing into the gallery at the first half. The consequence of the restraint is that characters and content receive their due. Mohanlal's Stephen Nedumpally understands a couple of classy mass moments from the first half, together with references to his yesteryear hits like Narasimham, Irupathaam Noottaandu, Pulimurugan and Ravanaprabhu. On the other hand, the manager does not hold back at the second half making it a party for Mohanlal fans - using the latter half being punctuated by punch dialogues and bullets. And that is where the movie suffers, which makes it somewhat tedious.

Mohanlal's Stephen nevertheless lacks the power of a number of his bulk avatars, and rather is a dour-faced stoic figure - which makes it less memorable for a few after walking outside, of the theatres.

Sai Kumar also is just another standout performer since the wise Mahesha Varma. Manju Warrier includes a critical character but somehow does not really her due. The scene in which she decides to light her dad's pyre and at which she faces Vivek Oberoi would be the highlights. Indrajith and Tovino also possess key personalities and perform their roles well to keep the narrative moving. Zayed Masood's aid to Stephen though may remind one of help a particular Ali Imran obtained throughout his saving performance in Moonam Mura.

Deepak Dev's songs might well be another character in the movie, entering the fray and heightening the delight element at locations. However, overuse of the background score gets jarring at times also and takes off from your viewing experience. Sujit Vasudev's eyeglasses - particularly in the scenes set in Nedumpally and Stephen's close-ups might be visually stimulating for lovers.

Lucifer is a'mass entertainer' which is guaranteed to please the lovers also has enough going for to ensure it is an engaging thriller too.