<p>The director of the hit film ‘Thallumala’, Khalid Rahman, is back again with a similarly themed film. It unfortunately lacks the charm that ‘Thallumala’ delivered. </p>.<p class="bodytext">‘Alappuzha Gymkhana’, follows a bunch of youngsters who have failed in their pre-university exams. They decide to join a boxing club in the hopes of getting into college through sports quota. The teen drama aims to throw light on new age lingo, contemporary relationships and their everyday struggles. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The characters in the movie, especially Jojo (played by Naslen), Deepak (Ganapathi), coach Antony Joshua (Lukman) and David John (rapper Baby Jean), are all likeable and fun for the most part. However, the movie fails to leave a definitive mark in the minds of its viewers as it scrambles towards its climax.</p>.'Agnyathavasi' movie review: Style overwhelms substance in ambitious murder mystery.<p class="bodytext">It starts out slow, in the laid back town of Alappuzha, a major backwater region in Kerala. It takes its own sweet time to build up the pace. And once it does, it’s already at the interval. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The second half, however, is moves too quicky. It shows how the different individuals in the team approach boxing as a sport, as a way of dominance and as a way towards self-actualisation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The realism is rampant with almost no overdone hero moments. However, the movie fails to engage the viewer from an entertainment perspective.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The philosophy of the movie is clear: some are kings while others are kingmakers. That’s a respectable philosophy but it lacks the vigour that is needed in its presentation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anagha Ravi stands out as a wild and passionate boxer. Jimshi Khalid’s cinematography made a great impact in how the movie unravelled itself.</p>
<p>The director of the hit film ‘Thallumala’, Khalid Rahman, is back again with a similarly themed film. It unfortunately lacks the charm that ‘Thallumala’ delivered. </p>.<p class="bodytext">‘Alappuzha Gymkhana’, follows a bunch of youngsters who have failed in their pre-university exams. They decide to join a boxing club in the hopes of getting into college through sports quota. The teen drama aims to throw light on new age lingo, contemporary relationships and their everyday struggles. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The characters in the movie, especially Jojo (played by Naslen), Deepak (Ganapathi), coach Antony Joshua (Lukman) and David John (rapper Baby Jean), are all likeable and fun for the most part. However, the movie fails to leave a definitive mark in the minds of its viewers as it scrambles towards its climax.</p>.'Agnyathavasi' movie review: Style overwhelms substance in ambitious murder mystery.<p class="bodytext">It starts out slow, in the laid back town of Alappuzha, a major backwater region in Kerala. It takes its own sweet time to build up the pace. And once it does, it’s already at the interval. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The second half, however, is moves too quicky. It shows how the different individuals in the team approach boxing as a sport, as a way of dominance and as a way towards self-actualisation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The realism is rampant with almost no overdone hero moments. However, the movie fails to engage the viewer from an entertainment perspective.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The philosophy of the movie is clear: some are kings while others are kingmakers. That’s a respectable philosophy but it lacks the vigour that is needed in its presentation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anagha Ravi stands out as a wild and passionate boxer. Jimshi Khalid’s cinematography made a great impact in how the movie unravelled itself.</p>