Lolly Pop Malayalam Movie

If Shafi's last film Chocolate was crisp, yummy and delightful, his latest offering Lollypop is rather shoddy and distasteful, and doesn't excite or entertain you. In fact it doesn't even look like a Shafi film. Dec 27, 2008 By Thomas T

If Shafi's last film Chocolate was crisp, yummy and delightful, his latest offering Lollypop is rather shoddy and distasteful, and doesn't excite or entertain you. In fact it doesn't even look like a Shafi film.

Lollypop tells the story of Franko, who runs a workshop. He has a sister called Jennifer. The siblings are extremely fond of each other. Franko has resolved that he'd marry only a girl whom Jennifer would also like, while Jenny too has taken a similar decision. It's into the midst of these siblings that Francis alias Panji, who is basically a thief and a thug, makes his entry. A chance encounter between Franko and Panji ends in Panji getting employed in Franko's workshop.

It's Father Kuriakose, who had brought up Franko and Jennifer, who asks Franko to employ Panji, so that he could get an opportunity to mend his ways. In the meantime, Franko is already in love with Rosebella, who is Jennifer's rival at college. Jennifer and Rose quarrel over many things, but at most times Rose allows herself be defeated and humbled for Franko's sake.

Jennifer doesn't know of Franko's feelings for Rose. Franko and Rose, on the other hand, hope that Jennifer would one day start liking Rose and then approve of their love. Then comes a young doctor, Eby Kuruvila, who develops a liking for Jennifer. Eby is in fact Rose's childhood friend and neighbour. All this leads to the building up of a climax, that's far from impressive.

Prithviraj as Franko doesn't have much to do by way of acting, though he is not totally unimpressive. Roma as Jennifer gets to do a character that suits her image, but tends to overdo at certain places. Bhavana as Rose is just about OK. Jayasurya as Panji is really good, while Kunchacko Boban is his very usual self as Eby Kuruvila. Salim Kumar is good as Father Kuriackose and even shines in a few scenes. The rest of the cast are passable.

Technical aspects are in tune with the subject and the mood. The songs are just average, especially when compared with the songs in Shafi's earlier films. The main problem with Lollypop is that there is nothing much in the story, and there are flaws with the treatment too. The colourfulness that's usually associated with a Shafi film doesn't seem to be there in its fullest form. Over all it's a huge disappointment.