Re-introducing Fahadh Faasil: Aavesham (2024)
Aavesham has been watched. A simple story that works wonders in theatre just 'cause of the FaFa factor.
The movie title card starts with introducing three new faces and finally "re-introducing" Fahadh Fasil. It’s Strange but the director stood true to his words of re-introducing as Fahadh Fasil is in terrific form.
The prowess of Fahadh Fasil as the actor is well known to the audience yet Aavesham still surprises you with a total bonkers of a performance. The star is unhinged. He dances in his towel, shouts and laughs like a maniac and even cries which makes you feel for the character when you wouldn’t in the real world. For a man of normal height and a lean body with hardly any hair on his head, Fahadh carried so much swag that the whistles never stopped. It made me realise, it’s not about the physique but how you carry yourself matters.
Though the movie is owned by Fahadh, the 3 college students are the core of the movie as we see from their POV. The 3 new actors were great with their chemistry with each other. The other supporting artist that I loved was the character of "Amban". The most loyal sidekick who does everything for his demigod.
Though the story is wafer thin, Director Jithu Madhavan fills it up with engaging screenplays sequences that keep us hooked for most parts. At the start Aavesham felt like vibes only movie in the lines of"Thallumalla", a movie where the actors are doing crazy shit which you'll be loving and there's nothing more to read in between the lines. Yet, Aavesham takes a turn for good gradually as it tries to narrate the loneliness of the character. The character that has everything yet yearns for a human relation was portrayed well in the movie. The way Fahadh reacts when someone calls him as brother or when talking to a mother who inadvertently cares for him, it's hard not to love this ruthless gangster.
The movie's next biggest positive is it's music. Sushin Shyam is a rockstar of Mollywood. Be it the score or the song, the mood is set perfectly and the scene is amplified multifold. Like Jigarthanda, this movie may also be tagged as "Musical Gangster" film just for the score of Sushin Shyam.
Coming to the downside, the movie becomes repetitive at times(mostly in the second half). with its long sequences that run even after establishing a point. The movie will work even better if it's trimmed by 20 minutes.
Overall, a full meal of a movie from Fahadh Fasil that guarantees mad fun.
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