Jacob's Kingdom of heaven ( Jacobinte Swargarajyam- Malayalam)- Film Review

This is not a single movie
but two movies
a first half movie
and a second half one
it seems like it's directed by two people!

Yet had gone to watch it
as it boasted of the young director
successful director, Vineet Srinivasan
and new heart throb Nivin Pauly, in the lead

The first half is like a home video
a poor imitation of  Bollywood
a la KKKG of Karan Johar
perhaps wrong casting of Renji Panicker
as head of family added to the fiasco!

The second half is pretty good
ravelling the real plot of film
based on real life story of an NRI businessman
cheated by a 'friend'
ending up in humiliation
and financial mess!

How his wife and son
rebuild and reunite family
form the rest of the story
Nivin Pauly looks lost in the first half
comes into his own in the second
the character though that stands out
is that of his mother 'Shirly'
played by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan!

Two movies in one movie
even if one is pretty good
the yawns from the first
pulls down overall impact
of film to 'Average'!

Beware Vineet, do your homework
takng audience for granted
could prove costly
in the long run...