Just what I expected

Great Film overall

A lot of fun.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

In Malayalam cinema Sathyan Anthikad has carved a niche for himself over the last 3 decades or so with some brilliantly crafted movies.In Oru Indian Pranayakatha, the start and feel of the movie is splendid with politics as the background, where Sidharthan (Fahad Faasil) is trying to give his best (with all the tricks of the trade) to get the District President post of the political party.However, as the movie progresses there is a twist in the tale. Irene Gardner (Amala Paul), a Canadian citizen of Malayali origin, who is shooting a documentary, is looking for an assistant, and circumstantial twists leads Sidharthan offering to help her.The movie then changes from the political scenario to that of Irene's personal quest and secrets from her past.Here is where the film loses connection.There is a marked difference between the settings and story of first half and the second that one wonder's why the writer wanted to delve so deep on Sidharthan's background, which doesn't have much impact on what culminates in the end.On the whole, the scenes, the mood, the humour, and best of all Fahad's down to earth and subtle act, in the first half, gets you praising the Director and Fahad, who, is growing as an brilliant actor every film.Innocent plays his character very well, while all others including Amala Paul is okay in their roles.The music is fine, while cinematography is very good overall.The story however lets down as it fails to give justice to Sidharthan and his journey that looked so promising at the start.

Currently, Fahad is one of the few young Malayalam actors who can carry a bad film on his shoulders. Like Mamooty and Mohanlal used to do in the 90s. I am not saying that Fahad is in their league. But the guy is charming and always maintains a certain standard. Amala Paul is also excellent and the two of them are a nice couple.The film itself is like an uninhibited celebration of Malayalai moral repugnance. Innocent plays a role that he could do in his sleep. It is just the old Sathyan Anthikad social drama with a bit of a mysterious plot.It is mildly amusing at times. But the film falls apart completely in the second half with the flashbacks and looses tempo. If it wasn't for the charm of the lead actors, this film would have been tough to watch.

What starts off with the story of an Indian citizen having a thing for politics and family moves on to become a drama largely based on a girl he finds from nowhere and to state the obvious, falls in love with her. The plot is very familiar where both wait till the end of 150 minutes to finally acknowledge each other of their feelings.The start is good, where the writers succeed in laying the plan of what to expect in the next 45 minutes. With correct use of humor and Fahadh Faasil's unique delivery, it goes on well creating a fine story. Innocen't character is make-believe and it is through him that the couple meet.An unwarranted twist just before the interval looked both like a failed writing job and the effect of lack of imagination. This particular twist is so dumb in itself that everything that followed was funny. The drama, the 3 long songs, the boring love conversations and eventually the climax which was so off-blown, I yawned thrice.It doesn't make much sense; yes, the story is little different in the second half but it lacks credibility. It is only at this time that we understand that the main character is that of Amala Paul's and she is better than her previous stint (Run Babby Run). As a result, the film has no connection whatsoever with the title. Few scenes at the end were totally mind-numbing in terms of logic. Climax was predictable.It is just a basic, made-up love story. Nothing Indian it it, no!BOTTOM LINE: Supporting cast is fine and how both the halves have very less coherence with each other plays spoilsport with the experience. Wait for DVD! Watch for the lead pair and their antics, that's it. Couple of funny scenes, too!