Mohan Lal fails to Rock N Roll

Films containing over action Heroism Malalas from Telugu and Strong over dosages from Tamil make me sick after watching them for a certain period of time. For a temporary relief, I usually like to go for a Malayalam movie. Watching a Malayalam movie makes me feel relaxed. Normally I never see details of the Malayalam films like actor, director and other technicians’ names before entering theater to see that movie. This means that Malayalam Movies are a standard guarantee for me. This time I saw “Rock N Roll” starring Mohan lal and directed by Renjith.

The mere names of Mohan Lal and Renjith themselves are a guarantee for a movie. With Vidyasagar’s music rocking, there’s no way other than going to Rock N Roll. Though the film has a typical Mallu Screen play, it falters and falls with Mohan Lal, who seems to be worn out in several scenes.

Mohan Lal plays a character called Chandra Mauli, an internationally busy Rockster playing drum for different International Music troupes. By a chance, he comes back to his old core friends in Chennai. There, his life gets a turn after falling love to a gorgeous singer Daya Shrinivasan (played by a beauty called Lakshmi Rai). Being a Tomboy in all his life, he is perplexed by the love that struck him unexpectedly. As usual in all movies, here also the love gets into twists only to end in a clichéd affair.

There is no doubt that Mohan Lal is a versatile actor. But here in this film, playing Chandramouli character, he fails to give a fair deal. He is in his best when he plays emotional parts with his core friends. But as a energetic Tomboy or playboy, he looks comical. He shows that is jading out day by day with an indication against his versatility.

Music Director of the film Vidyasagar shines with the disappointment from Mohanlal. Vidyasagar gives a scintillating music. Heroine Lakshmi Rai appeals little. Shwetha playing a small role of Choreographer in the film gives a rocking effect. Apart from these, there are clichéd scenes which could have otherwise avoided.

And as a whole, Director Renjith produces an ordinary Malayalam Movie, which is a rare thing in his directorial career, I think.