Bhishma Pitamahan is revered by Pandavas and Kauravas alike. An eternal celibate who was blessed to become selfless. The great man who led the Kaurava army in the Kurukshetra war, went to Sarashaya on the tenth day of the war, and returned as he wished for Uttarayana. The sixth 'Bheeshma Parvam' of the Mahabharata is about him.In Mattanchery, Kerala through the ages, where Yamaha Rajdoot started running, Bhishma was no match for Thiruva in the Anjutil family in Mattanchery, a Vaishali release of nineteen eighty eras; That is Mammootty's character Michael or 'Michaelappan'.Mammootty's character Michael can be seen and heard through the flow of the story without giving big buildups on his first arrival down the stairs of the old family home.
Little murmurs heard here and there would introduce the Pandava-Kaurava clans of the Anjutil family along the way.Paili, the eldest son of the Anjut business family, is a former law student who is sentenced to prison for avenging his elder brother's death when he is shot dead in Kutipaka for marrying Fatima of a different religion. This same Michael stands at home in Anjut as the advocate of those who are denied justice.Despite Carnor, Michaelappan is no mere male chauvinist. Whether it's his own sister or an unknown local girl, Michaelapan is ready to answer the call. When his brother's son Peter (Shine Tom Chacko) yells at housewife B. Komkari to serve egg curry to his wife Jessie (Veena Nandakumar),Michael is not limited to being the savior of women, prompting Jessie to take up work related to her studies. He is the person who values ​​their decisions.
While some brothers and their sons and daughters-in-law who resent Michael's independence take sides, Paili's wife Fatima (Nadia Moitu) and their children from another marriage and Michael's sister Susan (Lena) and family,Mathappillai Mani (Kottayam Ramesh) also stands as a loyal counterpart to Michael.In the ceaseless struggle between these sides, Michael is forced to pick up the weapon he once laid down.Michael is not the character who bathed Mammootty, who is one of the 'Big M' who has a lot of stardom in Malayalam. Don't expect a one man show. If a handful of young Malayalam stars are included in the Pandava-Kaurava ranks here, the script written by Amal Neerad and Devdutt Shaji has plenty for all of them to perform. Shine Tom Chacko's Peter, Soubin Shahir's Ajaz, Farhan Fazil's Paul,Sudev Nair's Rajan Madhavan Nair is also there to rock.
After 'Bigbi' and before 'Bilal', a Mammootty-Amal Neerad combo comes up with Mattancheri story, 'Bheeshmaparva' has a definite answer to the doubts of whether Bilal will repeat John Kurishingal. 'Bhishmaparvath' has been enriched by a beautiful screenplay that has combined family relationships and emotional moments without turning into yet another gangster film.Amal Neerad Padam is the first thing that comes to the mind of the audience with the conflict, slow motion and lively rhythm in the background, this time with a tight script and an opportunity for multiple actors to act and shine, everything is ready to say 'Padam another level'.
Nedumudi Venum, who bid farewell to Orkappuram, KPAC Here is a rare sight of Lalita and last time in Malayalam cinema in the same frame.Both of them played short-lived negative characters as couple Iravipillai and Karthiyaniyamma. These characters are meant to change the course of the story.
Apart from the villainous roles of Shine Tom Chacko, Farhan Fazil and Sudev Nair, Dileesh Pothan's villainous politician character James and Jinu Joseph's character as priest Simon Achan are also worth mentioning.'Bhishma Parvam' does not end as another Mahabharata war or a 1980s flashback. The film is also a strong voice against honor killings. The screenplay took care to repeat that from the first shot of the film till the end. A part of the script is a careful observation of issues of contemporary relevance, such as the misdeeds committed by some people on the back of priesthood, lust for power and so on.Musician Sushin Shyam from the connoisseur of good film songs has masterfully composed the background music that swims with the ebb and flow of the film. Cinematographer Anand C. to study the characters. The tight frames and warm tone used by Chandran cannot be overlooked.
It can feel like a student who scores better than expected answers to tough questions in an exam.After 15 years of an action drama, the audience who bought the ticket might feel this coming with hero Mammootty and director Amal Neerad. Even if those who went out to the theater after watching the movie give full marks, there is no mistake.