Never before has an actor's smile changed shades and assumed a whole new meaning as that of Prithviraj. As an actor he has exercised his faculty for smile plenty of times, often translating it as a smirk, symbolic of nothing but absolute coldness. Of late, this man - who has consistently bettered himself to be the best - emotes brilliantly, making adept use of his smile with which he evokes the identity of his characters with utmost respect.7th day, a film made with lot of heart and brain finds its fulfillment in its lead. In a film where characters are puzzled with deaths, disappearances and questions around them, Prithviraj plays a man who wears thick-rimmed glasses with strands of white in neatly combed hair. His character is destined to find solutions, to hunt down answers and to trace true identities. There are reasons and objectives held back until all of these unfurl in a stunning final stroke which keeps the film rooted to a firm foundation.Prithvi absorbs his character with dedication, knowing fully that a slight lapse might give away hints which could foil a plot built with care and skill. He doesn't exert himself more than that is required, uttering his dialogues with a measure and modulation he can be proud of. There is a calm waiting to implode that plays on his face and he maintains that uncertainty religiously.Working on a script by Akhil Paul which exudes a lot of verve, Syamdhar is prudent in his choice of shots and arrangement of sequences, ably concealing the nerves of a debutant. There are sensible touches of humour which the plot joyfully accommodates without ever upsetting the fluid flow of the narrative. Even when the plot drags or seems headed to banality, Syamdhar pulls it back with ease.He is wonderfully assisted by the script and the frames Sujith designs for the film. His camera switches between close-ups and long-shots, swoops over a menacingly frothy waterfall and tends to give a bleached tint to his daylight visuals, an element that contributes to the riveting confusion between the real and the unreal, the past and the present.its not worth 6.7 .... huh...

2014 has been a relatively good year for Malayalam Cinema with a couple of absolute gems, namely 1983 & Neram, and so when I ran a google check for the 10 best Malayalam movies of 2014, 7th day was one of the movies that popped up on a few lists. So it was with a bit of anticipation that I started watching this so called thriller. Prithviraj is a relatively good actor to be honest. He could be better if he wipes that smirk off his face. The movie is as disappointing as they come. You can spot the suspense from a mile away.Its time the movie industry stopped milking, The Usual Suspects. Why is it so necessary that every group of friends should include one fat obnoxious guy ? Is this an unwritten rule in Cinema ? And what is with Malayalam Cinema and foreign sounding names. The bloke's name is Christopher Moriarty for crying out loud. When did the Spaniards come to India ? Good thing they did not decide to go with Morientes. Another bloke is named Ebenezer. What next, Eliaquim Mangala ? What happened to the good old names like John & Matthew. Most of the support cast in the movie cannot act and so they try to compensate for their lack of acting skills with their eyes. Its just one amazing eye expression after another. Badly written. Badly acted. Badly shot though some of the locales look magnificent. Prithviraj is probably the only redeeming factor about the movie. Definitely not recommended.I might have to watch Neram again to get this movie out of my head.

Movie Name: 7th Day Language : Malayalam Rating : 4/5The movie begins with the introduction of David Ibrahim (Prithviraj) who is from the Crime Branch SID currently under suspension. Prithvi stumbles across two strangers Vinu and Shan on the night of Christmas Eve in a freak accident and offers to admit them to hospital. One of them, Vinu goes missing from the hospital and is later found dead in what is claimed to be a suicide. Offering to help the other distressed friend Shan, David traces the life of Vinu backwards and finds several interesting revelations in the last 7 days of Vinu's life. As he digs deeper he finds out that Vinu and his group of 4 friends including Shan accidentally crossed paths with a mafia gang operating a fake currency note network causing all the issues. As the film proceeds to the climax to find out who the real killer of Vinu is and to find a solution to the Mafia which continues to pursue Shan, one is in for a real surprise for the way things turn out. David uses his police identity sparingly to extract information from others and puts the pieces together in the puzzle to find out why Vinu committed suicide and why he was involved in the mysterious activities in the past 7 days leading upto his death.The first half of the movie is slow while the second half compensates for it. Prithviraj comes up with a superb performance yet again. He is aided well by the entire supporting cast.Background score from Deepak Dev is very impressive and apt for the thriller genre that this movie belongs to. The overall movie is dark as an overtone of things yet to come. The highlight of the movie surely is the climax which will surely hit you in a way you never see it coming. Several things in the movie are very implicit and you come out of the theater with a lot of questions. The director effectively conceals information in several scenes to prod the audience to think and arrive at conclusions. Only if one thinks and discusses about the movie even after coming out of the theater, will the spectator completely understand why things happened the way they happened and appreciate the sheer intellect that has gone into the making of this story. While it is totally agreeable that the conclusion is one of the most intellectual and unexpected twists to come in movies of this category, what works against the movie is precisely the same style of story telling which keeps too many things implicit. The film challenges the spectator to think too much on his own by not revealing a bit too much. Unless one is interested in thinking on why the story is so, one might end up thinking that the film was illogical and pointless in the first place. Prithviraj has one more movie to add to his list of memorable movie. He continues to solidify his reputation as a bankable and stupendous actor.Even if you might feel a little bored with the pace at which things move in the first half, stay patient till the end of the movie. It will surely leave you with a smile on your face as it totally deceives you.www.facebook.com/FilmyChowk

Once again débutantes proved to be good. Shyam Dhar being a new comer did his direction very well. His work is above average for a débutante. But the screenplay is lagging. Cinematography is average.The film is all about friendship, love and a lot of money. The story revolves around a group of friends. As the story starts Prithviraj delivers a monologue saying his thoughts on X'mas and crimes. Later he gets involved in an accident with two youngsters on a bike whose behaviour seems to be odd and suspicious. He offers them help. Here starts the mystery. Prithviraj reveals that he is an IPS officer. From there on everything is thrilling. The plot is full of suspense.As expected Prithviraj is fantastic. He has done his job very well. He investigates the mystery in an extra ordinary manner. And ultimately we are fed with answers to everything. But the script is not flawless. "We could expect what is going to happen eventually". But still the climax is fine. Deserves 7/10