Malayalam cinema is the best film industry in India as said by many film lovers across the country and I agree with it as well. They have some incredible genius talents who showcased their impeccable creativity to create some exceptional cinema(A LOT OF ADJECTIVES BUT NOT ENOUGH TO TELL HOW GOOD THEY ARE). The last Malayalam movie I last saw was Android Kunjappan 5.25 which is such a heart warming experience. I did miss some classics such as Virus, Jallikattu etc. but I did watch Driving Licence which certainly came out of nowhere as I had no information about it until it came on Prime Video. Now that I watched it now, how is it? Let us see after this picture.
Driving Licence is a 2019 thriller drama starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Suraj Venjuramoodu, Saiju Kurup in leading roles directed by Lal Jr. The story revolves around Hareendran and his die hard fan Kuruvilla and a driving licence. Hareendran's love for driving is known to all his fans but due to the missing of his driving licence, he has to apply for a new one and Kuruvilla agrees but due to a series of misunderstandings there is friction between both of them. What happens next makes the rest of the film.
The story reminds me of the Shahrukh Khan starrer 'Fan' but is 10 fold better than it. It is due to the character of the fan himself. In 'Fan' the fan is just a fan with very little character to him but in this film, they give this fan a great characterisation to which I personally got connected.
He just wants his self respect back and for that he could do everything in his reach.But because the hero he idealised had broken his respect, it hurts him a lot. The hero Hareendran himself has the emotional connect but his actions balance his good with some grey shades. His only love is his wife.
This film is essentially a character driven film. The screenplay of the film is much aware of that and so it revolves around these characters and the director extracts the hell outta these characters with the classic mollywood touch.The best part of the film is its discussion about the double standards of media, the blind worship of the stars by the fans and how it affects the star's personal life.
The acting in the film is excellent to say the least. Prithviraj Sukumaran as Hareendran is effortless using his vast experience to generate such great acting. Suraj Venjuramoodu and Saiju Kurup both of them who also starred in Android kunjappan prove yet again that they are the next generation of malayalam cinema. The actors who play the lead's wives and children have the comedic and the the best emotional scenes of the film and they give their best delivering them.
The technical aspects of the film is very good. The music although I can't understand the lyrics completely are very catchy. BGM is fantastic. The editing is good but 3 scenes can removed. But, otherwise it is very crisp. All the other departments work together in tandem to give a great output.
The only gripe I have is it does not have that impact I have seen in other malayalam masterpieces and it actually takes that little predictable format screenplay. I did not expect this from the film.
Overall, this film is very good with great acting, good enough screenplay, that malayalam touch and touching end.
The story reminds me of the Shahrukh Khan starrer 'Fan' but is 10 fold better than it. It is due to the character of the fan himself. In 'Fan' the fan is just a fan with very little character to him but in this film, they give this fan a great characterisation to which I personally got connected.
He just wants his self respect back and for that he could do everything in his reach.But because the hero he idealised had broken his respect, it hurts him a lot. The hero Hareendran himself has the emotional connect but his actions balance his good with some grey shades. His only love is his wife.
This film is essentially a character driven film. The screenplay of the film is much aware of that and so it revolves around these characters and the director extracts the hell outta these characters with the classic mollywood touch.The best part of the film is its discussion about the double standards of media, the blind worship of the stars by the fans and how it affects the star's personal life.
The acting in the film is excellent to say the least. Prithviraj Sukumaran as Hareendran is effortless using his vast experience to generate such great acting. Suraj Venjuramoodu and Saiju Kurup both of them who also starred in Android kunjappan prove yet again that they are the next generation of malayalam cinema. The actors who play the lead's wives and children have the comedic and the the best emotional scenes of the film and they give their best delivering them.
The technical aspects of the film is very good. The music although I can't understand the lyrics completely are very catchy. BGM is fantastic. The editing is good but 3 scenes can removed. But, otherwise it is very crisp. All the other departments work together in tandem to give a great output.
The only gripe I have is it does not have that impact I have seen in other malayalam masterpieces and it actually takes that little predictable format screenplay. I did not expect this from the film.
Overall, this film is very good with great acting, good enough screenplay, that malayalam touch and touching end.
iMDB Rating: 7.2/10
My Rating: 8/10
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