News
oi-Sruthi Hemachandran
Saiju
Kurup’s
latest
film
Upacharampoorvam
Gunda
Jayan
is
all
over
the
news.
The
comedy
entertainer
has
been
winning
hearts
for
all
obvious
reasons.
The
film
marks
the
leading
man’s
100th
outing
and
it
indeed
has
turned
out
to
be
a
winner.
He
has
nailed
the
quirky
character
of
Jayan
effortlessly
and
his
comic
timing
is
surreal.
The
concept
and
narrative
of
the
entertainer
are
also
the
high
points
along
with
the
performance
of
the
other
cast
members.
In
a
nutshell,
Upacharapoorvam
Gunda
Jayan
is
based
on
a
wedding
that
happens
under
the
supervision
of
a
veteran
goon
Jayan
and
against
the
will
of
a
young
lady.
Produced
by
Dulquer
Salmaan
and
Sebab
Anikad’s
Wayfarer
Films
and
My
Dream
Entertainment
banner,
the
film
is
helmed
by
Arun
Vaiga
and
penned
by
Rajesh
Varma.
Apart
from
Kurup,
the
film
also
features
Siju
Wilson,
Shabareesh
Varma,
Johny
Antony,
Sabumon,
Sudheer
Karamana,
Jaffar
Idukki
and
Thatteem
Mutteem
fame
Sagar
Surya,
who
appear
in
important
roles.
The
comedy
film
released
on
February
25.
Mammootty’s
CBI
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Announcement
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Poster
Gets
A
Release
Date
Mammootty-B
Unnikrishnan
Project:
Here
Is
An
Exciting
Update
Well,
Upacharapoorvam
Gunda
Jayan
has
been
getting
positive
reviews
from
critics
as
well.
Let
us
take
a
look
at
a
few
of
the
viral
reviews
on
the
internet
to
see
how
the
film
has
really
performed.
Ajith
of
Onmanorama
writes,
“One
of
the
high
points
of
the
film
remains
its
realistic
depiction
of
a
village
wedding
and
life.
Full
credit
to
the
talented
lineup
of
actors.
You
can
catch
a
lot
of
new
actors
in
the
film,
the
majority
are
female
actors.
Cinematographer
Eldo
Isaac
has
realistically
captured
the
day
and
night
scenes
of
a
wedding.
Music
by
Biji
Pal
and
lyrics
by
Harinarayanan
add
to
the
narrative.
In
short,
don’t
go
by
the
title
and
expect
something
grim
and
dark.
Prepare
to
enjoy
a
fun
and
lighthearted
film.”
Praising
the
leading
man’s
performance
in
the
film,
Sajin
Shrijith
of
Cinema
Express
shared
in
his
review,
“Saiju
Kurup
delivers
one
of
his
sophisticated
performances.
Jayan
is
diametrically
opposite
of
his
Arakkal
Abu
in
the
Aadu
films.
A
prologue
establishes
the
ferocity
of
the
character
in
the
past.”
Further
calling
the
film
‘a
content
with
simple
goals’,
he
wrote,
“Director
Arun
Vaiga
puts
his
wedding
photography
background
to
good
use
in
UGJ.
He
mines
some
decent
jokes
out
of
the
rivalry
between
‘international’ and
‘local’
photographers.
The
film
doesn’t
aim
very
high,
and
it’s
not
classic
material.
It
seems
to
be
content
with
simple
goals.”