Mohanlal has been looking after older women in his films for a while now.
Ittimani (ooops spoilers ahead) is no different. If in Drama he helps to fulfill a dead woman’s last wish in the choice of her site of burial, here he goes a step further to marry an older woman, the widow who lives next door, his mother’s closest friend, his classmates’ mother to teach her children basic lessons in how to look after aging parents.
I can understand the intention of the film makers in choosing such a pertinent subject matter, and use their film to create an awareness about it to the public. However, the story does not pull the audience to emotionally be involved in it. By the time or rather if the audience has patience to sit through until that revealing climax) the script and direction has already played spoilsport in driving them away or lulling them into boredom with stupid jokes in the name of the slapstick.
Drama, last year, Baba Kalyani a few years ago, Snehaveedu, at a time of Sheela’s second coming, when she wanted to work with Lal are all stories about a younger (?) male protagonist in combination with an older mother figure whom he helps in a crisis, as a son, police officer, family friend or/and as part of his job. This series of being helping hand is becoming a little more than tiring especially when Mohanlal the superactor alone cannot pull audiences to watch his film anywhere.
Lucifer was mass film with thorough script and excellent direction. It is difficult to believe he ia the same actor who chose to be Lucifer, earlier this year, & the Ihikara Pakki cameo that overshadowed Nivin Pauly’s titular Kayalamkulam Kochunni.
About Ittimani, watch at your own risk, level.of patience, state of mind, levels of stress
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