In Loham what we could see is Ranjiths's(writer and director) intention to come back to genre of action thrillers after the much acclaimed "Ravanaprabhu" and "Devasuram".Though he tried to portray an incident which has some social significance, the ideas that he meant to convey felt scattered.The movie attempts to hold its scattered ideas with a blend of typical Mohanlal clichéd dialogues and facial expressions.(though I like them personally:D)But somehow the commercial and serious aspects of the movie are not clubbed very well, so that sometimes we lose the connection.The director desperately tries to bring in many major twists during the course of the movie but it too felt a bit overused and drab.Viewed critically, the movie attempts to scrutinize the corrupt individuals(both political and administrative) who are actually the wrongdoers,destroying the society. Ranjith tries to display the old and energetic Mohanlal in this movie,but it felt a bit old fashioned. Despite the inappropriate scenes,Loham is an OK movie, if you are a lover of Mohanlal's dramatic action thrillers.
5 Reviews
Interesting Premise let down by poor making
nharishiyer29 August 2015
Curiosity was high based on the peculiar title. Also, it was highly anticipated as the return of the hit Ranjith-Mohanlal combo during Onam. However, movie disappoints in many levels.
The subject is relevant and based on gold smuggling. But the movie progresses with many characters and a confusing screenplay without focusing on the actual subject. We are introduced to the main plot post interval, by then its all too familiar for us.
Mohanlal is in top form, and can be the sole reason to watch it once. He shines as the simpleton driver raju in the first half and then the mustache twirling familiar lalettan we wished to see post interval. But thats still not enough to save this film.
Ranjith, a prominent director, seems to be losing his touch. By turning his hands at both realistic (Paleri Manikyam) and mass commercial (Ravanaprabhu/Pranchiyettan) movies, Loham becomes a mess at neither being realistic or mass, quiet a forgettable movie. We wait for the old Ranjith movie magic.
The subject is relevant and based on gold smuggling. But the movie progresses with many characters and a confusing screenplay without focusing on the actual subject. We are introduced to the main plot post interval, by then its all too familiar for us.
Mohanlal is in top form, and can be the sole reason to watch it once. He shines as the simpleton driver raju in the first half and then the mustache twirling familiar lalettan we wished to see post interval. But thats still not enough to save this film.
Ranjith, a prominent director, seems to be losing his touch. By turning his hands at both realistic (Paleri Manikyam) and mass commercial (Ravanaprabhu/Pranchiyettan) movies, Loham becomes a mess at neither being realistic or mass, quiet a forgettable movie. We wait for the old Ranjith movie magic.
A Interesting Thriller But Made To Look Like A Complex Equation
CobertNeede23 August 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Some Spoilers Might Be There But Its Just A Example I'm Explaining
I must say that Loham is a film suitable for hardcore Mohanlal fans, cause the film itself mixed the different sequences and made it look more complex.The plot was nice and was set in the shadows of Cochin city. Renjith, who could have made it better by making the scenes and dialogues a bit simpler to understand for the viewers.The film, in the 1st half becomes a little entertaining and towards the finish(1st half)the viewers will have a suspense thriller in the 2nd half. Though the second half was better than the first, the film lost its touch to the plot by adding many new characters and making the plot more complex.
A Story where a smuggling group tries to smuggle gold is set in the backdrop with a poor screenplay and sound graphics.
Frequent humour scenes, punch dialogues, thrilling atmosphere and a beautiful setting in the backdrop a Kochi makes a perfect thriller for the young fans and viewers.
Though I must say that Loham did not meet its expectations as a big talked film releasing in the Onam week. Other Films will have a chance in this Onam for Kerala.
5.5/10
I must say that Loham is a film suitable for hardcore Mohanlal fans, cause the film itself mixed the different sequences and made it look more complex.The plot was nice and was set in the shadows of Cochin city. Renjith, who could have made it better by making the scenes and dialogues a bit simpler to understand for the viewers.The film, in the 1st half becomes a little entertaining and towards the finish(1st half)the viewers will have a suspense thriller in the 2nd half. Though the second half was better than the first, the film lost its touch to the plot by adding many new characters and making the plot more complex.
A Story where a smuggling group tries to smuggle gold is set in the backdrop with a poor screenplay and sound graphics.
Frequent humour scenes, punch dialogues, thrilling atmosphere and a beautiful setting in the backdrop a Kochi makes a perfect thriller for the young fans and viewers.
Though I must say that Loham did not meet its expectations as a big talked film releasing in the Onam week. Other Films will have a chance in this Onam for Kerala.
5.5/10
Watchable
sunscapes2110 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Mohanlal was entertaining, but the movie was just terrible with many plot holes. why was the Andrea bath scene in there, what purpose did it serve? Three songs and none were good or memorable. Guess Director Renjith shows his true self and came up with copying from Hollywood movies. SPOILERS ALERT
the scene in which the flight departure is put on hold and the police commissioner gets on the plane and inspects the passenger list to find the thieves and finds different people with similarities to age and skin color was copied directly from a 2002 Hollywood movie called STEAL. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282552
shame on you Renjith. don't just do intellectual act in interviews. please stop making films.
the scene in which the flight departure is put on hold and the police commissioner gets on the plane and inspects the passenger list to find the thieves and finds different people with similarities to age and skin color was copied directly from a 2002 Hollywood movie called STEAL. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282552
shame on you Renjith. don't just do intellectual act in interviews. please stop making films.
Too many characters; Too complex a plot
Deshwar_Khan14 December 2015
Loham starts with the coffin of a Malayalee laborer being sent from the Gulf to Kozhikode airport. Subsequently, Mohanlal makes his entry as a taxi driver picking up a lady passenger at Kochi airport. In parallel to that Siddique (great acting, as always) is shown gambling with a partner in a hotel in Kochi. Thus, At least 3 streams of stories flow in parallel without giving much of a clue, before merging together.
The movie looked promising in the first 30 minutes with some good acting by Mohanlal, Siddique and others, but then new characters started parading in and diluted the whole movie and made it too complex with too many twists. Complexity was OK if it was woven right. It seemed like the director lost control of the plot too.
It is an OK movie that you can watch till end, but not one to make any mark beyond that.
The movie looked promising in the first 30 minutes with some good acting by Mohanlal, Siddique and others, but then new characters started parading in and diluted the whole movie and made it too complex with too many twists. Complexity was OK if it was woven right. It seemed like the director lost control of the plot too.
It is an OK movie that you can watch till end, but not one to make any mark beyond that.
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