Anucharan’s promising debut Kirumi gave us the belief that he is among the new crop of filmmakers we need to watch out for. Recently, his Suzhal — which he co-directed with Bramma — reaffirmed that belief. Barely a few weeks after basking in the success of the series, Anucharan’s Panni Kutty hits screens. And that is not good news.
A wannabe comedy-of-errors, this Anucharan directorial — supposed to release in 2019 — looks dated with its juvenile plot and an archaic set of jokes that make you want to pull out your hair. Armed with a battalion of comedy actors such as Karunakaran, Yogi Babu, Ramar, Thanga Durai and Singam Puli, Panni Kutty tries to play to their strengths, as Anucharan takes the hit.
A piglet runs amok splitting two groups in search of it. At least this seems to be the idea on paper. If that were the case, Panni Kutty needed a meaty script, bigger budget and a better set of actors.
Every “joke” you get is a half-joke. You wait for the actual “joke” to surface at some point but it turned out to be a long and unsatisfying wait. I heard scattered laughs from the cast and crew with whom I caught the show. Perhaps they are obliged to laugh. I am not.
Panni Kutty is currently running in theatres..
