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Synopsis
Cast & Crew
MohanlalDirector, Actor
Kallirroi TziafetaActor
Antony PerumbavoorProducer
Guru SomasundaramActorBarroz Movie Review : Mohanlal's directorial debut caters to a young audience
Review: When an actor of Mohanlal's experience and mettle announces his directorial debut, expectations are always sky high. Barroz is not a disappointing film if you keep aside the expectation of a legendary actor being an equally able director.
The film has everything that can charm children. It primarily caters to the younger audience for sure, be it plot or the fantastical world built around it. There is the mysterious titular Barroz, played by Mohanlal himself; then there is Voodoo, more for the comic effect and assisting Barroz in his task than anything else; and the heir of the 13th generation of Portuguese explorer Da Gama's family, Isa Ron, played by Maya Rao West, who also doubles as Isabella da Gama. Mohanlal has, as always, tried to shoulder the film as an actor too. However, the remaining casting choices of the film remain a mystery.
The plot of the film revolves around the genie-like Barroz, who was once a Malabari slave working for Da Gama, guarding the treasures of the family and waiting to hand it over to his heir. It is based on the novel 'Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasures' by Jijo Punnoose.
The film is visually appealing, and the artwork by Santosh Raman is top-notch, with the settings inside the cellar under the mansion seeming very real and grounded in the 1600s. The flashback scenes have their ups and downs, but they more or less seem more enticing than the modern-day timeline. The music again was just fine, and the score by Mark Killian matched the rhythm of the film. The costumes worked in places but seemed off in certain parts, especially in the song sequence where Barroz recalls days with young Isabella.
From dialogues to dubbing choices—especially the Malayalam accent for some characters—would make one wonder about how informed these choices were. Half of the cast could have easily been chosen from the ample talent in Malayalam cinema, and a bit more effort could have been invested in casting the Europeans. When the African origin occultist tries to be mysterious, it almost looks like a blooper that made it into the film. The hand movements, actions, etc., seemed so out of place and comical to an extent.
There is definitely tons of effort put into the film, be it CGI, cinematography, art, songs, etc. However, whether it is enough for the film to click with the audience is a big question.
Users' Reviews
Hriday7 days ago
FollowThis movie is an absolute scam. Not even kids would enjoy this movie. If I were to be paid 1 lakh rupees to watch this movie again, I would pay them 1 lakh to not watch this movie again. I absolutely hate this movie and everything single thing abt it. Starting off with the acting. I expected BETTER acting from someone like mohanlal, with 40 yrs of experience. He did an absolute terrible job with that. Secondly the girl. She did an EXTREMELY TERRIBLE acting. No expressions or emotions were conveyed in her face. She did not know how to act in any way. I could have done better job than her even without any previous experience. Next up the visuals. The "CGI" or "3D" team, that did the small thing that's always next to him, did a great job. It looked realistic and did a better job acting compared to both mohan lal and the girl. BUT, the editing was ABSOLUTELY STUPIDD. As someone who edits using after effects and premier pro, I can PROUDLY SAY THAT I can do a BETTER JOB than all the EDITORS who worked on that team. It felt like a 6 yr old edited that piece of trash. The EDITING, THE COMPOSITING OF THE GIRL WHEN SHE "WALKED THROUGH THE WATER" WAS all ABSOLUTELY terrible. It was sooo bad. I still can't figure out how the budget of this trash film is 150 CRORES.... I feel like they did this to evade tax or change black money to white or something like that. I absolutely recommend u watching some short films made by talented artists on YouTube than watching this trash film. ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING condition of "LALETTAN". Anyone who says they like this film WILL NOT be a part of my life anymore.... Thank you.
Vandana Sudheer35 days ago
FollowThe west has Warner Bros - potter series,Disney pictures - Narnia, beauty & the beast, Wingnut films -lord of the rings.....<br/>WE MALAYALEES HAVE 'BARROZ' by Aashirvad ..<br/>Thank you Mohanlal sir for giving us this magical world...The movie should be celebrated as one of the landmark achievements of Malayalam film industry.<br/>Animation at its best....<br/>The idea of bringing a fairy tale in a fairy tale (underwater)..directorial brilliance...<br/>One needs to wind down, bring the child in you when watching animation movies...those who are used to watching disneys animations with children will understand the pace and wonders of this creativity...<br/>Exceptionally well crafted animation movie...<br/>Never in my wildest dreams did I think that Malayalam film Industry would bring out such a wonderful peice of animation..<br/>Thank you Mohanlal sir, santhosh shivan sir and the entire crew...<br/>If potter can enter diagon alley by shifting bricks..so can barroz papae... <br/>If Dorry can forget where Nemo went...so can Isa learn her lesson..if Harry has dobby....Barroz <br/> have voodoo....<br/>Thank you barroz papae for making Malayalees proud.
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