The time of the year has already arrived, when you watch a film and wonder if you have finally experienced the nadir of film viewing. To be precise, I'm talking of a film called 'Ideal Couple', the biggest USP of which is Thilakan.

The couple in question is played by Usha Uthup and Nassar, who enact the roles of Sophy and her husband Nambiar. They win some reality show as the best couple on TV, and Aashaan (Thilakan), an ex-burglar and his team, plan a final operation to loot them of the prize money.

 

DVD Features:Dolby Digital 5.1,Anamorphic WideScreen,NTSC All Regions, English Subtitles

Cast: Nasar, Thilakan, Vineeth, Usha Uthup, Jagathy Sreekumar, Indrans, Kala Bhavan Shah, John, Shibu Thilakan, Kala Bhavan Yousuf, Praveen Prem, Madhu Anchal, Lakshmi Menon

Director: Ali Akbar

Producer: John Bosco

Music Director: Aleena Ali

The story is equally depressing in the sense; it has very little that would enthuse a viewer. Aashaan is forced to do the unthinkable because of an invalid grand daughter who lies waiting on bed for a surgery that would have her walking again. It's only with a shudder that we realize that at least a few Malayalam films are yet to escape from the disease - surgery syndrome.

And where are the production values? The print that I got to see looked like it was drained of light with a yellow glare cast all over. These days, with even television sitcoms maintaining an extremely high standard of production values, its appalling that films get made thus!