Sameer Thahirs' Neelaksham Pachakadal Chuvannabhoomi is beautiful like a Paulo Coelhos' novel.In an interview given to "The Hindu" after ' Chappa kurishu',Sameer Thahir said that his new movie will be based on a " soul-searching journey".Touted to be the first road movie in mollywood,NPCB takes along a journey of love,friendship and life.
It is the story of Kasi aka Kasim(Dulquer) who setsout on a roadtrip from Calicut to Nagaland.He is joined by his long time friend Suni(Sunny Wayne).Along the way,Kasi acquaints new people,new places and new culture. At one point of the story, one girl named Ishitha proposes to him,but he declines..It is revealed that the whole journey to Nagaland was about Kasis’ lost love Assi and meeting her.Reasons behind Kasi and Assis’ seperation,Thahirs' leftist ideology and his views on various social issues like naxalite attacks,tribal problems,technological alienation etc..also form the plot.In the end,Kasi realises that each one has a story for him,more aptly each lesson for him.
Dulquer had once again delivered,big time.NPCB may be his best performance to the date.Sunny Wayne once again steals the show with his Kannur dialect and body language.Manipur actress Surji Bala Hisham also did a good job.Other actors also delivered strong supporting performances.
DOP is brilliant.Many scenes reminded me of "Due Date", especially the scene in which Dulquer and Sunny wayne waits to get their bike repaired in an Orissa ruralhood.Sreekar Prasad had to be appreciated for his crisp editing which reduced the running time to approximately 2 hr 10 mts.Rex Vijayan had once again impressed with his music and BGM,both seems to be perfect to the general tone and mood of the film.'Doore Doore' and 'Neelakasham' are my favourites.Hashir Mohammed had proved himself to be a 'Lohithadas' of our times.
But the film is bit dragging in the second half.Like his previous movie,Sameer failed to avoid his draggy narration.Also certain sequences like Shyams' death and the long chase between Suni and a trucker (kinda reminded me of spielsburgs' duel!) are incomplete and not well developed.Apart from these minor flaws,NPCB is an enjoyable ride overall.The film maynot be of a festival mood,but all those who love good films should go for it.
RATING:8/10
VERDICT:WORTH A RIDE
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