• Cast - Mohanlal, Gopika, Navya Nair, Siddhique, Aryaman and others
  
  
• Director - Shaji Kailash
  
  
• The Producer - Anthony Perumbavoor
  
  
  
  

Music- Alex Paul

There are some films that are made with strong stories. There are some films that strike a balance between star-power and good story. Then, there are some films that are made with the sole intention of projecting a larger-than-life image for the heroes. 'Alibhai' belongs to this type. You have seen such films before too- 'Aaraam Thamburan', 'Narasimham' and the most recent 'Baba Kalyani'. The team is the same- Shaji Kailash as the director, Anthony Perumbavoor as the producer and Mohanlal as the lead actor.

The difference is- those films worked. This one leaves lot to be desired.

In each and every frame, Mohanlal is projected atleast ten times larger than his life. You need to be a very loyal fan of his to like them. But the flamboyant actor that he is, Mohanlal somehow makes it look convincing too.

So, this time, he is Alibhai, the most popular and powerful man in Palayama market, Kozhikode. He fights for justice and protects the rights of the meek. When people are in trouble, they waste no time in coming to him for help. With an image like that, it is only natural that girls are more than just ready to fall in love with him. There are two girls in the market who adore him deeply- Chentaamarai, the flower seller (played by Navya Nair) and tea-shop worker Ganga (played by Gopika).

Alibhai however has his priorities firmly charted out. He would rather deal with human problems than with those of the emotional kinds.

The rivalry between him and the baddies (Siddhique and Aryaman) continue to get more and more vicious. There is another reason why they hate each other with such vengeance. They have an interesting past too. So, the baddies get together with the local politicians and decide to demolish the market and build a supermall there. How do they remove the market? Simple. They plant a bomb. Quite a number of Alibhai's close friends get killed in the explosion.

Alibhai now has a bigger score to settle and nothing to lose at all...

Alex Paul had composed the film's music. There is nothing worth mentioning in his compositions. You also have seen Dinesh the dance choreographer use all the moves already with the same actor. There is nothing much new there either. Though there are lots of possibilities of comedies, the director has chosen not to use them. Ditto with the romance track either. Then, there are some characters that come and go.

The stunts are excellent. Super Subburayan has done a fabulous job in the climax fight scene.

Mohanlal's punchline is very likeable- 'Bejaaraakadhey Koyaa'...

The Good
Mohanlal's performance and the punch-line.
Stunt scenes in the climax

The Bad
Music
Dance
Forced superhero image

The Ugly
No romance or comedy...

Cinesouth Says: In spite of these, it is worth a watch.