Cast: Tini Tom, Jyothirmayi, Vijayaraghavan, Shammi Thilakan, Guinness Pakru, Bhagath Manuel, Jayaraj Warrior

Director: Linson Antony

Producer: Jayesh Thampan

Screenplay: Shiju Nambiath

Housefull' takes upon its task of telling the story of a traffic policeman a bit too seriously, and it's quite a while before Ananthan is able to find a woman whom he can live with. At thirty six, he has almost lost all his hopes of being blissfully wedded when into his life walks Emily, a salesgirl who happens to be from his village as well.

 

Housefull' reminds you of those films of the nineties where the man who falls in love with a girl, marries her despite the hostility that is showered on them by his family. And thus like Balachandra Menon and Shobhana in 'Sasneham', Ananthan and Emily start a life together, aided by friends and colleagues.

 

'Housefull' is a film that cannot afford to be a family drama, since its lead actor Tini Tom is expected to bring the house down with his antics. The expectations however are not lived up to, since there are very few scenes in the film that would make you even giggle.

 

On the other hand, it doesn't really work on an emotional level either, since the circumstances that the family goes through, are all too familiar to begin with. After the initial delight in seeing the quadruplets has waned away, the story lays still for a very long time, making you wonder where it would all eventually end up.