Maharani

Story: Vijeesh's girlfriend goes missing and her family tell him that he must turn up with her at the end of the day or face consequences. Will he find her?

Review: It feels a shame that in the same week veteran actor Mammootty makes a stunningly fresh story on a bold theme with Kaathal, talented young actors have lent their skill to a banal project.

Maharani has Roshan Mathew and Shine Tom Chacko in the lead roles, playing two village casanova brothers, Vijeesh and Aji, whose mobiles are always ringing with calls from different girls. Fun turns to panic when one of the so-called girlfriends of younger brother Vijeesh makes a disappearing act and her raging family question the brothers about her. The film starts out as a political drama, which is somehow woven in this fight, which increasingly becomes a test of one’s patience.

Roshan and Shine try hard to play young men who are loveable, despite their tendency to discard one girl for another. Of course, because it is subject like this, there are quite a few instances of misogyny; even in the manner in which Vijeesh speaks to his former girlfriend.

Ultimately, it feels strange that director G Marthandan, the actors and producer Sujit Balan felt that this story by Ratheesh Ravi was worth their effort.