Saajan Bakery Since 1962 (2021) User Reviews

A superb premise let down by poor Direction

[nidhunmoviebuff · 6/10 · 12 February 2021]

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Sajan Bakery has a superb premise and a quirky set of characters but ends up half-baked (pun intended) due to poor direction.

While Aju Varghese and Lena have clearly put their heart and soul into their performances as the feuding siblings running their father's old bakery, they are let down by Arun Chandu's inexperience as a director.

The storyline is disjointed and the viewer is left perplexed at several junctures with inexplicable lags and nonsensical sub-plots.

Most of the jokes fall flat and the lead protagonist's romance fizzles out due to poor writing and the director's inability to create any real chemistry.

A big disappointment. Not recommended.

There is nothing in this.

[Faizi07 · 4/10 · 3 March 2021]

No point in watching this movie other than wasting your time. A very pointless depiction. There's something he's trying to convey. You only get annoyed by the way of expression. Too lagged.

Lagging too much in the beginning

[dmiyer-63534 · 4/10 · 10 April 2021]

Lena and Aju Varghese.... Very good performance as siblings.

A Direction less time wate movie

[shyjupv-64908 · 2/10 · 6 March 2021]

The director keep shuffling between scenes and completely failed to build up the story. Stuffed songs at inappropriate times really was a spoiler. I felt like a time waste and result was very apparent when we previewed with few families together, half of them slept, kids went out and played and rest were busy in their mobile phones. I was tracking the length of the movie to see when it will end. This sums it up :( Not recommended...

Poor script and direction

[Jishnu-kkd · 2/10 · 6 March 2021]

Was not able to follow the movie. Looks like we need to understand the complete story before watching the movie.

Waste of time

[laijus-10325 · 3/10 · 4 March 2021]

Waste movie of the year. Poor direction, poor performance of actors, no story.

You can enjoy this movie, if you don't judge it.

[athulraghu · 7/10 · 5 March 2021]

It's a good entertaining movie for me. I have seen to much of criticism in the review section, but it was enjoyable. Good performance by actors, seen few new faces. Appreciate their efforts 👏👏

Underrated! Subtle & warm! Loved it.

[daydreamguy · 14 January 2022]

The movie is more like an off-beat comedy. They marketed it as fun packed one. But its definitely more than that. Performances were terrific. Lena's lifetime character, betsi was effortless and pure chaos. Aju, Ganesh and Renjita, jaffer were remarkable. What a comeback for Ganesh kumar!! Movie had the underpinnings of feminism and lot of progressive thoughts. I love how they balanced the feel good factor without going over the top. Second half was more matured i felt. Thankyou for keeping besty single and not getting tagged to someone for the sake of climax. Aju's father character had a spark of a great actor.

Just OK !

[troidem · 3/10 · 3 March 2021]

Movie has no content or story. Movie is dragged down by poor direction & unnecessarily makes fun of a religious denomination. If you making fun, at least do it right.

Not that Great

[abrahamthomas-12574 · 6/10 · 8 April 2021]

Just a simple movie . Somethings to relate . Nowadays in Malayalam movies they keep showing how much importance is food to society which is over exaggerated. . No content in the movie .

Steer clear of Saajan Bakery

[itsallaboutflicks · 3/10 · 11 March 2021]

You better think twice before venturing to devour anything from Saajan Bakery (since 1962). With such a promising setup and equipped with seasoned bakers, I had hoped for a feel-good treat. Alas, it turned out to be flavourless, unappetising and disjointed (maybe by trying to bake a lot of fresh stuffs together, but devoid of any pith) so much so that it was extremely difficult to chew it up or even gulp it down, leaving me with no option but to spit it all out.

Best Siblings' Movie

[FirstShow · 9/10 · 3 March 2021]

I don't understand why this movie has an average rating. For me, this movie is worth watching. The movie is family orientated and speaks about siblings. There is some script issue other than that the movie is worth watching.

Another movie that was misunderstood and cast aside

[philip_xavier · 7/10 · 25 October 2021]

Although this movie did have some touching moments, it is suffice to say that it was a feel good movie without any feel good moments. How ironic that while "Mohan kumar" was trolled and widely criticised for its abundance of feel good moments, this movie was at the receiving end of trolls and taunts mostly owing to the fact that it lacked dramatic positivity spreading scenes or inspiring dialogues. In other words, it was kept as close to life as possible and hence consequently ended up being boring and lacking objectivity to the first to respond self employed film critics. So now, it's pretty certain that expect for a movie like "Home" that might pop up every five years or so, this would be the end of the feel good genre, a trademark of 80's and 90's as it seems impossible for any writer and director to include the right amount of dramatic scenes and dialogues in a feel good movie. Ganesh Kumar amazed with his performance, generating honest laughter on multiple ocasions. He easily became that guy that we see in nearly all extended families.

Aarko vendi thilakkunna sambhar..

[josesamson · 2/10 · 7 March 2021]

I don't know what was going on in the script writer s mind while writing this.. There must be something but I clearly didn't get it..

Poor

[manaflatheef · 3/10 · 5 March 2021]

Poor direction and poor script, Seems director doesnt know what to capture and how to capture

Never watch this movie

[susheelpayyanur · 1/10 · 16 March 2021]

Waste of time and energy mood spoiler never watch it.......

Very poor script

[joseittan-78751 · 3/10 · 8 March 2021]

Very disappointed and waste of time.I still don't understand what exactly the movie is about.Pathetic script and clueless story

The movie has worst of all

[arunvattakkadu · 1/10 · 3 March 2021]

The movie has no story, no comedy but worst script and direction.

A slice-of-life tale lacking sufficient freshness and focus! [+43%]

[arungeorge13 · 4/10 · 5 March 2021]

Conceived as a feel-good click, Saajan Bakery Since 1962 lacks focused writing and direction. It throws in a couple of good ideas here and there, but never explores anything in detail. Sibling rivalry is a worn-out thread in cinema; it'd take innovative characterization and treatment to add something fresh to this age-old trope. Betsy (Lena) and Bobin (Aju Varghese, who's also co-writing) play the sister and the brother, who run Saajan Bakery with their uncle Cherian (Ganesh Kumar). The trio delivers decent performances which keep the film watchable.

When we get to the sixty-minute mark, it becomes obvious that Saajan Bakery doesn't exactly have a story to tell. Certain events unfold in a slice-of-life manner; the plot consistently sticks to its "unruly-lead-character-undergoes-progressive-transformation" template which makes the film uneventful and sans (many) surprises. The humour is a mixed bag. More often, the gags are harmless but a few seem deliberately regressive. The funniest stretch involves Bobin amateurishly attempting to make cream buns. There's also a quirky girlfriend character who randomly breaks the fourth wall. While it was fun initially, it became overused after a point. Heck, director Arun Chandu even uses it as a voiceover device to activate a subplot (regarding cream buns).

Saajan Bakery does make you feel hungry with its wonderful food photography. Prashant Pillai's musical score is a definite plus too. But even these factors can't save the film from its drab writing and lacklustre direction.

Nothing special

[akshaikannan31 · 3/10 · 28 March 2021]

A plain movie that have nothing to hold a viewer from the beginning to end and I am still confused what the director tried to convey.

Not worth it

[aswathiwarrier-16803 · 3/10 · 7 March 2021]

Completely pointless movie. Not sure what the purpose was at all. Not funny, not much of a story, just 2.5 h of boring story line. Any Varghese, Lena,m and Ganeshan are good to watch, that's it.

Waste of time

[josephmathewp · 5/10 · 22 May 2021]

Waste of time. Poor direction and no thread in the story.

Very poor direction and slow pace.

[eshwariyer · 5/10 · 10 April 2021]

Giving only 5 stars only for the last 15 mins and Lena and Aju's acting.

Haven't seen a poorly directed malayalam movie in a long time

[rejovarghese · 2/10 · 12 March 2021]

Thanks to the director and writer for letting know that movie is not a kid's play. No matter what kind of resources you have if you can't utilise it well outcome will be a disaster. I was keen to watch this movie because this movie was shot in Ranni and I was there while shooting was going on, it was a total waste. It would be nice of director, if he could explain the conclusion of this movie.

Had potential but ended up as a 'Mess up' !!

[rish2006 · 2/10 · 8 April 2021]

Practically, it's a 15 minutes story that has been stretched to 2 hours. Good concept but made poor use of it.