A brief review on Malayalam movie Aby:
From the burners of controversies and legal battles
regarding the plot and script, finally, Aby made a smooth take off. Written by
the acclaimed writer Santhosh Echikkanam and directed by debutant Srikant
Murali, Aby was able to create an initial frenzy among movie buffs. But, to be
frank, the Vineeth Sreenivasan starrer is a run-off- the mill plot.
The story is about a special boy who dreams about flying in
the sky ever since his early childhood. Don’t get confused with Siddharth
Siva’s recent flick Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho, though the dream of flying
is common to both the films. The plot of the film may drive home to your mind Jayasurya’s
David & Goliath, too!
Our Aby is so innovative and talented. But, his father
doesn’t value his talent. (Now, you may be thinking of our Aadu Thoma in
Sphadikam!) And the story goes on with all the usual elements like love, loss,
godfather, rejections, obstacles, and finally victory.
The primary problem with the movie is that the whole plot is
rendered in an unconvincing way with no originality at all.
The second fatal flaw is the poor characterization of Aby
acted out by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The character doesn’t have a stable build and
Vineeth doesn’t fit in it. Most of his gestures, dialogues, responses and even
the eye movements lack originality. It looks like he is trying to imitate
someone and fails miserably.
Suraj Venjarammood’s character provides some entertainment.
The rest just toes the line of an age
old feel good movie.
TAIL END: We are soon going to see the double of Aby in Prithwiraj’s Vimanam, which
came up as a rival project to Aby.
