Since I caught a glimpse of Nyabagam song from Varshangalkku Shesham, some days back, I felt that the song would be what will keep it with people like a lingering ache due to those long shots of Dhyan Sreenivasan and Pranav Mohanlal looking so sad. However, as soon as I finished watching the movie, the entire 70s episode and whenever the movie focuses on emotions of old age characters feels like a weak film. This is what saves Varshangalkku Shesham but actually gets it a high; Vineeth had managed to crack humor in such films like Thattathin Marayathu & Oru Vadakkan Selfie.
The film revolves around two friends, Murali and Venu. Venu loved theatre and wanted to do something in that line while Murali wanted to be an independent musician. Their lifestyles were very different from one another but at some point they both decided to move to Madras for their passion’s sake. The growth of their relationship over four decades plus all its ups and downs is depicted in Varshangalkku Shesham.
Therefore, Murali’s character is one who acts on impulse mainly. His decision making process can sometimes be erratic. At two instances in the movie there are scenes where they fallout. Vineeth Sreenivasans writing problem is he has too many events happening within a short time frame hence the audience does not get much about friendship between these two characters. How Venu kicks Murali out first time does not have an organic evolution; it’s just like ripping off a bandage quickly It feels rushed and arrogant as well. It was again similar even with second fallout when Venu blames somewhat accuses Murali for reigniting his dreams.’Vineeth kind of created this separation so that he could reach climax drama since he didn’t understand what to do with the movie.
All of them would tell tales about the fun they had during Munnar shoot days when the film was still in its promotion stage. In fact, that is exactly the portion of the film that feels fun and agile. The film moves from a funeral sequence into such banter comedy that occurs frequently during the second half. Another thing is, even their equation becomes more humor related in the second part also. Nyabagam bits played as background score almost caused me mental discomfort like “Don’t go there”. Through this cinematography by Vishwajith, two different periods were made to look and feel unique in this particular motion picture. Ranjan Abraham has paced the movie neatly, and considering how less distracting it was despite having a close to three-hour duration, I would say he has done a great job. The production design of the movie was also really good. Amrit Ramnath’s music album will be so beautiful but I feel it could have been more impactful if only there was an impressive drama in story form too much better than this one which is now just on par with other tracks by him. Nonetheless, Nyabagam is very much a therapeutic number.
Dhyan Sreenivasan’s efforts to break from his familiar ground were evident from the trailer, and one can easily see that Venu’s performance in Varshangalkku Shesham is top-notch when compared to his other roles. He gradually moves away from using bits that make use of his common mannerisms at the beginning, and very much like he did in interviews, it did not feel as if he was dressing up. Pranav Mohanlal is a much better fit for this movie and there are scenes where he performs without any sense of inhibition. It is more difficult for him to embody the older version of Murali, and there are moments where you might think that his diction could be a little more refined. Aju Varghese came back to his old self; watching him act fluently on this platform was great. Basil Joseph is dynamite in the second half particularly in some scenes with Nivin Pauly. Another main highlight of the cast is, of course, Nivin Pauly and I have a feeling most of what he has said here were adlibs. Nivin Pauly has always been good with humor while Vineeth Sreenivasan lets all his anger out through him making people laugh.
If you are looking forward to an emotionally powerful story about friendship during adolescent years, then chances are high that disappointment will follow you home after watching this film. This catharsis which the film seems promised by way of its promos and music seems missing in the end result. But if your expectations lie more towards comedy and entertainment aspects then Varshangalkku Shesham offers just enough fun that would leave you satisfied at least with something.
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