Plus Two (film)

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Plus Two
Plus Two.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed byShebi
Screenplay byJain George
Story byShebi
Produced byRamesh Babu
Starring
CinematographyDileep Raman
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Music bySongs:
Manu Ramesan
Background score:
Kannan
Production
company
Risun Pictures
Distributed byBerries & Company
Release date
  • 13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plus 2 is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Shebi Chavakkad, starring Roshan Basheer, Shafna, Vishnu Mohan, Justine John, Deepak Murali and Sajin. The film tells a simple tale of youngsters doing their pre-university course. It released on 13 August 2010 across theaters in Kerala, to mainly positive reviews.

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Shafna who hogged limelight with the recent super hit Katha Parayumpol and its Tamil version Kuselan is moving up from a child actress to the status of a heroine, playing Meenakshi in this movie. Among the five fresh faces Roshan is the son of the actor Kalanthan Basheer while Vishnu Mohan is the son of producer Seven Arts Mohan.

Plot

The story of Plus Two revolves around five teenagers—Holy Prince, Faizal, Shambhu, Mathews and Ranjit. Prince (Roshan Basheer) is a 12th grade student who stays alone in a villa as his parents are abroad. A girl, Meenakshi (Shafna) with the purpose of looking around for her sister Parvathy, arrives at the wrong address (Prince's house). The death of her mother causes him to sympathize on her and he decides to help her. As time passes, secrets are revealed, and changing situations force them to be more mature than their age demands.

Cast

Reception

The film received mixed to positive critical reviews. Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg and stated, "Shebi proves beyond doubt that his is a talent to reckon with, if you go by his first film. Like the popular ad goes, every one says 'cinema for the new generation; here is a man who has actually delivered 'cinema for the next generation'." [1] Sify's critic rated the film Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg and stated, "There are certain films which narrate some rather unconvincing stories, but told in a neat way at the same time. Director Sheby's Plus Two is one such film. Yes, you can easily find flaws with the way it has been told and also with the script, but there are certain things about it that you would like as well." The critic concluded his review saying, "Plus Two has its moments and is perhaps more enjoyable than some of the much hyped films that has come to the theatres during recent times." [2] Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg and also wrote a positive review concluding that "there is hardly any reason to complain as Plus Two keeps us entertained." [3]

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by S. Ramesan Nair; all music is composed by Manu Ramesan

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kannolam" Swetha Mohan, Karthik  
2."Pakalilla Raavilla"Roshan, Jassie Gift  
3."Thaane"Ajay Sathyan 
4."Vellaram Kannulla" Manjari, Vineeth Sreenivasan  
5."Thamara Katte"Selvaraj 
6."Puthumakalaay" Vidhu Prathap  
7."Manjaadi"Anjana, Manjari  
8."Thaane" Jyotsna  

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References

  1. ""Review: Nowrunning.com"". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. "Review: Sify.com"
  3. "Review: Rediff.com"