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3 Dots Malayalam Movie Review

Producer- Satish & Sugeeth

Director- Sugeeth

Cast- Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, Pratap Pothen, Narain, Janani Iyer, Anjana Menon etc.

Music- Vidyasagar

Cinematography  : Faizal Ali

Editing by  : V Sajan

Review By : Unni R Nair  (Kerala9.com )

I don’t think Sugeeth’s ‘3 Dots’, his second film after the thoroughly enjoyable ‘Ordinary’, is an all-out entertainer. I expected and wanted it to be a thorough entertainer, but somehow the packaging seems to have gone wrong somewhere and it doesn’t work the way ‘Ordinary’ worked.

The problem, I feel, about ‘3 Dots’ is that nothing much happens till about three-fourths of it is done. Till then there is not much of a pace and the premise, which is in fact interesting, hasn’t been developed in a good way. And then, as we are drawing to a close, things start picking up. Well, there is supposed to be a twist at this stage; but, having seen so many films of this genre, we sort of keep expecting the ‘twist’ to happen at some stage. I did expect it to happen the way it happens…

‘3 Dots’ is the story of three guys with criminal background. Vishnu (Kunchacko Boban) is a small time thief, specializing in stealing mobile phones; he finally gets caught and lands up in jail. Padma Kumar alias Pappan (Pratap Pothen) worked in a bank, but his extra-marital affair leads him to do some swindling and ultimately he too gets jailed. Louis (Biju Menon) is an unscrupulous goonda who doesn’t think twice before thrashing or stabbing people. He too lands up in jail. These three guys are lodged in the same cell and end up being good friends.

Eventually the three of them get released. It’s Pappan who is released first. When he leaves jail, he asks Vishnu and Louis to come to his flat once they are out. Accordingly Vishnu and Louis land up in Pappan’s flat. Then they start thinking of earning a livelihood by dint of honest, hard work. Vishnu attends interviews for jobs, but the ‘jailbird’ tag comes in every time and he is unable to find a job. It’s then that they decide to go meet Dr. Isaac Samuel (Narain), a psychologist and criminologist who used to visit their jail and conduct classes for prisoners. Dr. Isaac had also invited them to visit him once they are free.

Dr. Isaac, a well-wisher, asks the three of them to take up the management of a day-care centre for kids. Vishnu meanwhile had started a private ambulance service. So the three friends now manage the day-care centre and run the ambulance too. In the meantime they understand that Dr. Isaac is fighting a legal battle with his wife for divorce and legal custody of his only son and that he is a bit depressed about that.

From here develops the plot. Having seen ‘Ordinary’ and having the feel that the director is all likely to repeat himself as regards the style and format, you expect a twist to happen half way through the film. I expected it and the fact is that it happened exactly the way I expected it to happen. The consequent happenings too went the way I expected.

Well, knowing the suspense beforehand is not a big deal; and it shouldn’t come in the way of your enjoying the film either. But there are other things -the packaging, the pace, the loudness, the humour quotient etc, when it comes to a film that’s intended to be an entertainer. That’s where ‘3 Dots’ fails. The film, courtesy its script, doesn’t go that great until the suspense element comes in and then on it doesn’t offer anything special or new.

In short, ‘3 Dots’ is just a so so kind of film and doesn’t come up to the expected level…

Performance 

Both Kunchacko Boban  and Biju Menon seem to be repeating themselves these days. I personally feel Biju Menon should do such roles only once in a while and Chackochan too should go a bit more innovative. I don’t mean their performances are not good; it’s just that writers and directors now seem to be casting them in stereotyped roles again and again. Pratap Pothen is not bad, but he doesn’t have much to do. Narain is his very usual self and looks good. The ladies don’t have much to do…The rest are all OK with their respective roles.

Technical aspects

Cinematography by Faisal Ali is in sync with the mood of the film. Art-work by Suresh Kollam too is good.

Of the songs, the ‘ Thampurane…’ number is good, suits the mood of an entertainer and may stay on everyone’s lips for some time.

Rajesh Raghavan, who has penned the script based on story by the director, should have made it all more eventful and a bit more loud and pacy. He has failed on the characterization side too, with only the three protagonists being on focus and all others being neglected. Had the script been better, ‘3 Dots’ would have been a thorough entertainer…

Sugeeth is in control as regards direction. But he, along with the writer, should have packaged it a bit differently and then the film would have been much better.

Verdict- Just a so-so kind of entertainer…nothing great or outstanding!

Rating: 2/5

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'3 Dots' is a royal disappointment on account of reasons more than one, the lack of a plausible and inventive story being the most noteworthy of them. It's a comedy that is not especially funny and the drama that follows is not especially dramatic either.

Here is what happens in '3 Dots' in a nutshell. Vishnu (Kunchacko Boban), Pappan (Prathap Pothen) and Louis (Biju Menon) are three ex-convicts who live together at Pappan's abode, trying to pick up from where they had let their lives off before being jailed. The prison counselor Dr. Isaac (Narein), offers them all support, and the trio is hence shocked to realize that the doctor himself is terribly dejected with a custodian battle for his son, with his estranged wife.

Convicts moving out of prisons, and being denied opportunities for a decent living has all been dealt with in several films before, and hence the makers decide to mash it up a bit further by throwing in a bit of mystery into the picture. We have a young kid being kidnapped hence, and some thriller moments making their way in.

It's another matter altogether that these supposedly awe-inspiring moments very rarely thrill, and that you end up patiently waiting for the almost three hour (2 hours and forty minutes, if I remember right) long film to draw to a close, hoping that the 'Ordinary' team treats you with something better the next time around.

There aren't many interesting ideas in '3 Dots' that get you all perked up, and hence the film depends solely on the one-liners that it shoves into the mouths of its leading men, to keep you engaged and entertained. There is the romance bit that works partially, and by partially I mean, of the two romantic tracks one seems to have some verve while the other loses steam in no time. Surprisingly its Louis and Grace (Anjana Menon) who seem to pull it off, while the love that strikes between Vishnu and Lakshmi barely impresses beyond the compatibility in their names.

There are plenty of songs as well that appear to have been wedged forcefully into the proceedings, and when yet another song makes it appearance almost three fourth into the film, you end up totally wound up. Why is it that these songs cannot be done away with, especially when they serve no point whatsoever in propelling the story forward?

Several films flash across your mind as you watch '3 Dots', as precise situations in it remind you of them, one after the other. There are also instances of sequences that appear to be direct imitations of similar, better executed scenes, like the one in which Louis tries to teach a vexed student (Dhananjayan) the basics of driving.

Of the three male leads, no prizes for guessing that Biju Menon walks away not with just the cake, but the entire bakery itself. Kunchacko Boban and Prathap Pothen appear meek in comparison, while of the lady leads Anjana Menon does a decent job of playing the single mother, while Janani Iyer leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to her performance.

With '3 Dots', Sugeeth moves several notches down from his directorial debut 'Ordinary', and cooks up what seems like a hastily shaped film that looks botched beyond repair. A few nontoxic gags are what it puts on offer, and beyond the laughter it leaves your thoughts wholly unstirred.

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3 Dots is a 2013 Malayalam comedy thriller film directed by Sugeeth . [2] The film stars Kunchacko Boban , Biju Menon and Prathap K. Pothan with Narain , Krishna Kumar , Janani Iyer, Sreedhanya and Anjana Menon in supporting roles. [3] 3 Dots was produced by Satish B Satish and Sugeeth under the banner of Ordinary Films. [4]

Vishnu, Pappan and Louis are three ex-convicts who live together at Pappan's abode, trying to pick up from where they had let their lives off before being jailed. After many unsuccessful efforts to find employment, they appeal to Dr. Isaac, who was a counsellor in the prison. He suggests that they consider some form of self-employment and he will support them. Vishnu converts Pappan's Omni into an ambulance. Pappan runs a playschool and Louis works for a driving school run by a neighbour, Grace, a widow. But Dr. Isaac has some other intentions in supporting them and this forms the crux of the story.

• Kunchacko Boban as Vishnu, Lakshmi's Love Interest
• Biju Menon as Louis
• Prathap K. Pothan as Padmakumar / Pappettan
• Narain as Dr. Isaac Samuel
• Krishna Kumar as Mathew Paul
• Janani Iyer as Lakshmi, Vishnu's love interest
• Sreedhanya as Beena Mathew Paul
• Anjana Menon as Grace
• Vanitha Krishnachandran as Shoba
• Jaise Jose as Adv. Ravi Menon
• Moideen Koya as News Reporter
• Dharmajan Bolgatty as Driving Student
• Sunil Sukhada as Person in Bar
• Niyas Backer as Manoharan

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "A story of three convicts out of prison to transform their lives, it could have been a much more enjoyable film, had Sugeeth done away with some of the stereotyped caricatures or some mushy sequences". [5] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that " 3 Dots held a lot of promise coming from the winning team of Ordinary, but this film turns out to be less than ordinary". [6]

Notes and References

• Web site: 3 Dots . 2023-09-24 . . en.
• Web site: Sugeeth with '3 Dots' . nowrunning.com. 24 January 2013. 17 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917132748/https://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/sugeeth-with-3-dots/58782/story.htm. dead.
• Web site: Janani Iyer in 'Three Dots' . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030030903/http://www.sify.com/movies/janani-iyer-in-three-dots-news-malayalam-mk2tR9hgiid.html. dead. 30 October 2012. Sify . 24 January 2013.
• Web site: On Location: 3 Dots — Connecting the dots . The Hindu. 24 January 2013.
• News: Three dots Movie Review . The Times of India . 2023-07-20 . 0971-8257.
• Web site: Palicha . Paresh C. . Review: 3 Dots is an ordinary film . 2023-07-20 . Rediff . en.

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