cast: Mohanlal, Padmapriya, Innocent, Biju Menon, Mamukoya, KPAC Lalitha and Sheela
Directed by Sathyan Anthikad
Music by Illayaraja
Mohanlal has taken a rather safe option by choosing a Sathyan Anthikad flick as his 300th film. With this Aashirvad production, you can expect the typical Anthikad brand of family entertainer in Sneha Veedu as the director brings back his regular cast team of KPAC Lalitha, Innocent, Mamookoya. Also music shall be by Anthikad's go-to man - Dr Illayaraja.
Sneha Veedu tells the tale of the character of a middle aged man Ajayan (Mohanlal) who has returned home to look after his aged mother (Sheela). Just when he thinks that the house is in order, walks in a boy claiming to be Ajayan's son. How Ajayan and his close ones deals with this new forms the crux of the film.
Ideally everyone is hoping that things work out for Lal's sake as he is once again at that point of his career where he could use a genuine box office winner. With bad script choices, he has been walking into one bad project after another much to the dismay of his fans. Sathyan Anthikad is the right choice cause he is one of those few directors from the 'golden days' who does not seem to have lost that touch. But then again, there is always that 'been there seen that' feel to his flicks and the same does apply here too. While in Rasathantram, it was Lal looking after his father (Bharat Gopi) this time it is him teaming up with Sheela. Obviously that is going to instantly remind viewers of the Jayaram-Sheela combination that was used by Anthikad to good effect in his Manassinakare. And even if not on the same comical vein, you cannot deny that there is no strains of a certain Minnaram element in this. However at the end, the audience are suckers for a well made cinema and one certainly hopes this team can deliver something of that nature.
Check out the promo of the film below...
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