Malayalam film Cinema Company leaves a lot to be desired, writes Paresh C PalichaFilms are made of dreams. Dreams of fame, or money, or just a passion to do something different, or even to prove a point. Director Mamas tries to explore these possibilities in his new film Cinema Company, where four youngsters jump into filmmaking just to prove a point to a new director who heard them criticising him in a coffee house.
The film begins with a young man Paul (Basil) who is in a seemingly successful, conventional career in Bengaluru, planning to reunite with three friends Fazal (Badri), Varghese Panikkar (Sanjeev) and Paru (Shruthi). He has not met them for four years.
Paul sells insurance but secretly wishes to be an actor. Fazal is a writer who leads a double life, writing saleable stuff on the one hand and something more substantial for his personal satisfaction on the other.
Panikkar carries a handycam everywhere, shoots whatever catches his fancy and edits it on his laptop. Paru is musically talented and composes jingles for a living.
Paul wants to revive and complete a film that was stalled four years ago (which feels rather silly).
So, we have
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