“Beautiful” starring Jayasurya,
Anoop Menon and Meghna
Sunderraj is a directorial venture
of V.K.Prakash.
Stephen Louis, played by
Jayasurya is a paraplegic. In spite
of his handicap, Stephen is an
optimist who enjoys every
moment of his life and sees
beauty in all things. John, a
musician, played by Anoop
Menon, enters his life and they
become good friends. John is a
worrier and is anxious about the
future ahead of him. However,
even though their attitudes are
poles apart, Stephen and John
enjoy each other’s company and
feel happy together. Things take
a different turn with the arrival
of the lovely home nurse Anjali,
played by Meghna. The twists
and turns in their journey
together after the arrival of Anjali
are beautifully and sensitively
portrayed in the movie.
V.K.Prakash has tried to make the
conversations both meaningful
and philosophical splashing a bit
of humour and wit to go with it.
At times the film tends to move
rather slowly but on the whole,
the director has managed to
make the movie interesting.
Jayasurya as Stephen has given
probably his best performance till
date. In a situation where he
could have easily fallen in to the
trap of overacting, his controlled
and subtle speech and
movements make the paraplegic
larger than life. Anoop Menon is
confirming his growing stature
as an accomplished actor by yet
another restrained and powerful
performance. And the bold role
of Anjali is handled with
remarkable ease and freshness
by Meghna Sunderraj. The
supporting cast contribute their
share quite adequately as well.
'Beautiful' is a unique portrayal
of that great emotion 'love'
which binds man to one another
through life's journey. The movie
might raise a controversy for
some of the uninhibited scenes,
but V.K.Prakash has taken an
unusual subject for the movie
and for the discerning viewer,
the film has plenty to offer. The
director has not made
compromises, had the courage
to portray life as it is and as a
result, the film rises above the
ordinary run-of-the-mill
Malayalam movies and makes the
audience think. It could become
one of the best films of the year
exceeding all expectations. VERDICT:BEAUTIFUL MOVIE
