Mr. Fraud’ an out and
out Mohan Lal show, yet entertains
Bhaiji (Mohan Lal) is
a professional thief known for easily duping his targets and robbing them of
their wealth. But that is not his real name. And no one knows what his real
name is either. All he shares is a professional relationship with his clients
and it ends there.
Bhaiji is known to mastermind his heists smoothly. On one such project Bhaiji poses as a stage singer and performs at a wedding ceremony. (Don’t miss the Jamaican look that Lal sports). While the audience is still in raptures over his music, Bhaiji pulls wool over his hosts’ eyes and walks off with crores of cash. Helping him in his operations are his two accomplices, Abbas (Vijay Babu) and Priya (Manjari Fadnis).
Bhaiji now wants to quit his profession. But before that he is hired to rob a royal treasure that has been kept locked under court’s orders for four decades and more.
Bhaiji prefers to execute this last project alone. But Abbas and Priya insist on joining him in this heist. They are fond of their mentor and wish to spend some more time with him. And they are not even looking at a share in the profits.
So the trio lands up at this family mansion in Kerala, where the treasure will be unlocked under government supervision. Bhaiji poses as an evaluator, Sivaram who has been appointed by the family to assess the treasure.
Mind you, the treasure is well guarded. Besides gun toting guards keeping vigil round the clock, the security system here boasts of the latest technology.
How will Bhaiji pull off this one successfully? Not to forget the prying eyes of family members and a police officer, Sajan, who are studiously watching him.
This is Unnikrishnan’s third film with Mohan Lal. From the word go, it is a Lal show all the way. Bhaiji in his salt and pepper looks is quite a stealer and a far cry from George Kutty of ‘Drishyam.’ Lal, the versatile actor that he is, pushes away the hangover of George Kutty from viewers’ minds.
Other actors also deliver a commendable performance. My count begins with Sai Kumar as the corrupt policeman and Siddique as a communist activist. Playing Siddique’s adopted daughter, Saraswati is Mia George, who comes thumbs up too.
After playing mother to two children in the Mammotty starrer, ‘Silence,’ television actress, Pallavi Chandran proves that she can slip into the garb of a sensuous role too. As Damini Varma, a member of the royal family Chandran , in the little time that she is onscreen, will not be easily forgotten. Her one liner when she meets Bhaiji the first time had viewers hooting.
Manjari Fadnis and Vijay Babu complement Bhaiji’s character well.
There are flash backs into Bhaiji’s childhood but nothing is clear as to why he chose this path.
Well with a mass entertainer, you don’t ask questions. Predictable? Yes. High action scenes to match Lal's larger than life image? Yes.
But one thing you can be sure of Mr. Fraud,' he does not cheat you of fun and laughter.
Bhaiji is known to mastermind his heists smoothly. On one such project Bhaiji poses as a stage singer and performs at a wedding ceremony. (Don’t miss the Jamaican look that Lal sports). While the audience is still in raptures over his music, Bhaiji pulls wool over his hosts’ eyes and walks off with crores of cash. Helping him in his operations are his two accomplices, Abbas (Vijay Babu) and Priya (Manjari Fadnis).
Bhaiji now wants to quit his profession. But before that he is hired to rob a royal treasure that has been kept locked under court’s orders for four decades and more.
Bhaiji prefers to execute this last project alone. But Abbas and Priya insist on joining him in this heist. They are fond of their mentor and wish to spend some more time with him. And they are not even looking at a share in the profits.
So the trio lands up at this family mansion in Kerala, where the treasure will be unlocked under government supervision. Bhaiji poses as an evaluator, Sivaram who has been appointed by the family to assess the treasure.
Mind you, the treasure is well guarded. Besides gun toting guards keeping vigil round the clock, the security system here boasts of the latest technology.
How will Bhaiji pull off this one successfully? Not to forget the prying eyes of family members and a police officer, Sajan, who are studiously watching him.
This is Unnikrishnan’s third film with Mohan Lal. From the word go, it is a Lal show all the way. Bhaiji in his salt and pepper looks is quite a stealer and a far cry from George Kutty of ‘Drishyam.’ Lal, the versatile actor that he is, pushes away the hangover of George Kutty from viewers’ minds.
Other actors also deliver a commendable performance. My count begins with Sai Kumar as the corrupt policeman and Siddique as a communist activist. Playing Siddique’s adopted daughter, Saraswati is Mia George, who comes thumbs up too.
After playing mother to two children in the Mammotty starrer, ‘Silence,’ television actress, Pallavi Chandran proves that she can slip into the garb of a sensuous role too. As Damini Varma, a member of the royal family Chandran , in the little time that she is onscreen, will not be easily forgotten. Her one liner when she meets Bhaiji the first time had viewers hooting.
Manjari Fadnis and Vijay Babu complement Bhaiji’s character well.
There are flash backs into Bhaiji’s childhood but nothing is clear as to why he chose this path.
Well with a mass entertainer, you don’t ask questions. Predictable? Yes. High action scenes to match Lal's larger than life image? Yes.
But one thing you can be sure of Mr. Fraud,' he does not cheat you of fun and laughter.
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