KING AND COMMISIONER -- STILL FIREBRAND!

Saving a few,sequels in Malayalam has often never been able to live up to the expectations set by their prequels.Many of the iconic heroes like tharadas, perumal,saagar,have looked silly in their second comings.Luckily Joseph alex the man with an extra bone will never have to be forced to this category.The King and Commisioner delivers big time.

Stuffed with cliches of Ranji-Shaji films ,its the verbal grandeur that lifts the spirit of the movie.Joseph Alex,the District collector who rocked the screens around 20 years back is back with the same vigour,the same fire and the same sharpness to set the screen on fire.This time he is in Delhi and is on an assignment related to the threat national security and the country's prime minister.Minutes away from the titles arrives Joseph,an intro for which a fan of his would have been waiting since an year or so .Each word uttered were pompous for the mass that most parts of the dialogues went unheard.Scenes proceed with Joseph stealing the bloody show all the way. Halfway through the movie IG Bharath chandran joins joseph as his protection officer.Thereafter both enjoys thrashing the baddies with their verbal power.

Nice to see Shaji Kailas back.Its long time that one could enjoy a shaji craft,despite his best efforts behind the camera.Ranji Panikker provides sufficient stuff for him to set fire on screen.Mammootty as joseph alex is nothing short of a wonder as he just dwells into the soul of a character he did 20 years back.The dialogue modulation,the charisma and the energy that made joseph alex,the king of the masses was amply rediscovered by him in the sequel as well.Suresh gopi too adds to the mass element of the movie with Bharath chandran.Suresh gopi as always excels once again as the arrogant police officer!Saikumar gave in a controlled performance,while Biju pappan performed well in one of the prominent role in his career.Samyukta could have been easily avoided.Janardhanan plays the typical hero friendly minister of Ranji script and did his part well though they could be trimmed cutting the 3 hours movie shorter.KPAC lalithas scene with suresh gopi just reminds you how gifted the actress is.

In brief - King and Commisioner is a return to the good old days for the Firebrand movie lovers!