Some time back many years ago i was sad as a movie buff . Malayalam movies of the 80s had finished off all the film plots that there were no more plots left for future movies . And the "masala "movies were getting so predicatble that i stopped watching malayalam movies . Then came the new age movies like beautiful , 22 female kottayam , diamond necklace etc which made malayalam movie watching a joy again ..
Coming to Immanuel or Emmanuel (some spoilers ahead )the malayalam movie by Lal jose starring Mammootty and Fahad Fasil is another movie which is away from the "masala genre " . The films plot centres around the protogonist an ordinary man named Immanuel played by Mammootty who loses his job in a small time publishing house as the owner had to leave due to mounting debts . But before he left he gives him a reference to a new age insurance firm . So our hero joins there and works hard among a bunch of youngsters . (Mammootty was always classified as a youngster btw:)) But soon he is in frequent ethical delimmas. The new age tactics of focussing on profits and excel sheets and compromising on well being of customers and ethics gets to him and he is torn between earning his daily bread through hard work and the ruthless methods of insurance world. The plot is not extraordinary and the acting is quite down to earth not only of Mammootty but also fahad fasil . I am surprised at there is no dearth of roles for Fahad Fasil in new age movies depicting narcissists and people who would do anything to rise up for material gains .
Like diamond necklace this movie is quite realistic and thats the beauty of it . Some tempo is lacking but can be excused as the movie is more realistic and reality never goes in fast forward .
Lastly hmmm... being an ardent reader of finance magazines for last 3 years ( though poor ) i am always surprised at how even the smartest people are outsmarted by insurance agents . From the telemarketing insurance salesman who picks up the time when we are most engaged in our job and disturbs without asking permission to the extremely well dressed manager who fixes up the appointment and tries to hardsell a policy by playing on our lack of knowledge i often think why certain jobs exist . Unless you choose Immanuel as your insurance agent .
My rating of movie 7 /10
Coming to Immanuel or Emmanuel (some spoilers ahead )the malayalam movie by Lal jose starring Mammootty and Fahad Fasil is another movie which is away from the "masala genre " . The films plot centres around the protogonist an ordinary man named Immanuel played by Mammootty who loses his job in a small time publishing house as the owner had to leave due to mounting debts . But before he left he gives him a reference to a new age insurance firm . So our hero joins there and works hard among a bunch of youngsters . (Mammootty was always classified as a youngster btw:)) But soon he is in frequent ethical delimmas. The new age tactics of focussing on profits and excel sheets and compromising on well being of customers and ethics gets to him and he is torn between earning his daily bread through hard work and the ruthless methods of insurance world. The plot is not extraordinary and the acting is quite down to earth not only of Mammootty but also fahad fasil . I am surprised at there is no dearth of roles for Fahad Fasil in new age movies depicting narcissists and people who would do anything to rise up for material gains .
Like diamond necklace this movie is quite realistic and thats the beauty of it . Some tempo is lacking but can be excused as the movie is more realistic and reality never goes in fast forward .
Lastly hmmm... being an ardent reader of finance magazines for last 3 years ( though poor ) i am always surprised at how even the smartest people are outsmarted by insurance agents . From the telemarketing insurance salesman who picks up the time when we are most engaged in our job and disturbs without asking permission to the extremely well dressed manager who fixes up the appointment and tries to hardsell a policy by playing on our lack of knowledge i often think why certain jobs exist . Unless you choose Immanuel as your insurance agent .
My rating of movie 7 /10
Movie may be good, but I don't like Mammootty acting as the husband of girls as young as his daughter...
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