But it’s hard to take the portion seriously as George and his friends do not come across as innocuous men who would shed their laziness and insensitivity for any reason. In the second half, the film tries to become a sports drama, with the men taking up the game of Kabaddi to reclaim their favourite hangout spot – ironically – from its rightful legal owner. In all fairness though, Georgettan’s Pooram has no rape jokes. These films, oddly enough, had managed to collect a good amount from the box-office. In Mayamohini again, a family-entertainer, a comedy scene involves two guys trying to rape Dileep who is in a female get-up. One of Dileep’s earlier blockbusters, a ‘family-drama’ titled Mr Marumakan, had a supposed comic scene in which the protagonist, played by Dileep, hires a conman to rape a woman. What is creepier than the film’s sense of humour is the fact that the censor board has passed the film with a U certificate. To the girl who looks bewildered and terrified, George announces that her ‘ugly’ parents’ have, after all, “manufactured” an ”interesting product”. In one instance, the men barge into the bedroom of a girl they haven’t even met before, after tackling her parents. Jobless and wild as ever, the guys’ favorite pastimes include boozing, stalking women and other things that are generally considered serious crimes. Fast forward to present day, we see the guys who seem to be in their thirties, with no hint of maturity. Their friendship is forged over this common ‘hobby’ of peeping into bathrooms and bedrooms. At first, the guys pass him for a bible geek, which is proven wrong when they catch him peeping into their lady teacher’s bathroom. The film opens to a flashback sequence in which George is introduced to the three guys who would later be his friends. This tasteless line comes as no surprise. When the film’s lead man, George (Dileep) bumps into a girl, Merlin (Rejisha Vijayan) at a funeral ceremony, he stares at her with glee and says aloud, “Shall I make her a mother… to my kids?” And those who brave this ordeal get to watch a slightly better second half which makes some degree of sense.Įvery joke and comical situation in this supposed ‘family entertainer’ is rooted in blatant sleaze. It has a wayward and elongated first half which confidently passes sleaze and sexism for comedy. Originally published in March, April 2017 on Silverscreen.inĭirector Biju’s Georgettan’s Pooram is a movie that puts you through a test of fire.
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