Oru Second Class Yathra Movie Review: Totally Feeble

Oru Second Class Yathra is a comical thriller written and directed by debutante duo Jexson Antony-Rejis Antony, with Vineeth Sreenivasan in the lead role. The movie is produced by Arun Gosh, Bijoy Chandran, and Alwin Anthony, under the banners Chand V Creations and Ananya Films.

Oru Second Class Yathra Plot

The movie revolves around Nandu (Vineeth Sreenivasan) and Maaran (Chemban Vinod Jose), the two criminals who travelfrom Kannur to Trivandrum, in the second class compartment of Parashuram Express. They are accompanied by two police constables, Jolly Kurian (Joju George) and Balagopal (Sreejith Ravi).

Nandu is a calm and quiet young man who hails from a village of North Kerala. His family consists of his parents (Nedumudi Venu and Vanitha Krishnachandran) and an elder sister (Nikki Galrani). Maaran, who hails from a Tamil colony of Kochi is highly restless.

Jolly and Balagopal, the policemen, are not in a good terms since their training days. Jolly is a wicked hearted man while Balagopal is a complete gentleman. The journey of the foursome and the incidents faced by them forms the crux of the story.

Oru Second Class Yathra Cast

Vineeth Sreenivasan, who plays Nandu, completely disappoints with his weak and tedious performance. The actor-filmmaker doubtlessly needs to work on his acting skills. Chemban Vinod Jose, who essays Maaran, steals the show with his amazing screen presence.

Nikki Galrani, Nedumudi Venu, Indrans, Maniapilla Raju, Sasi Kalinga, Sunil Sukhadha, Saju Navodaya, Dr. Shaju, Arun Gosh, Vanitha Krishnachandran and Vijayakumari, who appears in the supporting roles, are fine in their respective roles.

Oru Second Class Yathra Script And Direction

The movie is written and directed by the debutante duo Jexson Antony-Rejis Antony, fails to bring out the best from the wonderful star cast. The movie has nothing new to offer and disappoints with the cliched storyline.

The loosely bounded script is the major weak point of the movie. The movie has an incompleteness from the beginning till climax, which badly affects the entertaining factor.

Technical Aspects

Vinod Illampally's cinematography helps in maintaining the simple yet appealing effect in the visuals. Lijo Paul's editing hasn't reached up to the marks, as the movie lacks a speed and crispness of a thriller and develops in a slow pace, more like a melodrama.

Oru Second Class Yathra Songs And Background Score

National Award winner Gopi Sundar composes the songs and background score for the movie. The song Ambazham Thanalitta, sung by Vineeth Sreenivasan, has already entered the hit charts. Background scoring hasn't reached the usual standards of Gopi's tunes, but is not bad either.

Verdict

A movie which badly fails to impress with the charmless performances of the leading actors and badly executed screenplay.

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Vineeth Sreenivasan As Nandu

Vineeth Sreenivasan plays Nandu, a calm and quiet young man, who unintentionally gets involved in a crime.

Nikki Galrani As Lakshmi

Nikki Galrani, plays Lakshmi, the elder sister of Nandu, who is extremely loving and highly protective about her younger brother.

Chemban Vinod As Maaran

Chemban Vinod Jose essays Maaran, a loud, restless convict, who hails from the Tamil colony of Kochi.

Joju George As Jolly Kurian

Joju George plays Jolly Kurian, a wicked hearted policeman, who always creates problems for others.

Sreejith Ravi As Balagopal

Sreejith Ravi plays Balagopal, a soft-hearted policeman, who always gets irritated with the nature of Jolly Kurian.

Script And Direction

The movie is written and directed by the debutante duod Jexson Antony and Rejis Antony.

Comical Suspense Thriller

The movie is a comical suspense thriller, which also depicts the strong bonding between a brother and sister.

Songs And Background Score

Gopi Sundar, the National Award winning musician, composes the songs and background score for the movie.

Technical Aspects

Vinod Illampally handles the cinematography and Lijo Paul handles the editing.

Verdict

A movie which badly fails to impress with the charmless performances of the leading actors and badly executed screenplay.