drop dead fred is a 1991 british-american black comedy fantasy film directed by ate de jong , produced by polygram filmed entertainment and working title films and released and distributed by new line cinema .

the film was promoted as a lighthearted children 's film , but there are notable adult themes and gags , and some elements of black comedy , emotional abuse , mental illness , bizarre visual and make-up effects , and profanity .

rik mayall starred as the title character : a happy , anarchic , and mischievous imaginary friend of a young girl named elizabeth ( phoebe cates ) and nemesis of her overbearing mother , polly ( marsha mason ) .

he causes chaos around the home and neighborhood , but nobody can see him except her .

when she grows up and has an emotional crisis , he returns to " cheer her up " in his own unique way , causing more chaos than ever before .

the supporting cast included carrie fisher , ron eldard , tim matheson , and bridget fonda .

drop dead fred

polly : no , i don ' t remember drop dead fred at all .
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drop dead fred is a 1991 comedy film directed by ate de jong , starring phoebe cates and rik mayall .
character title : drop dead fred is lizzie ' s imaginary friend , and arguably the deuteragonist of the film .
this cast list of who was in drop dead fred includes both lead and minor roles . ( 11 items )
the ' 90s were full of weird and wonderful things , but nothing quite compares to the cult hit , drop dead fred .
drop dead fred cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of drop dead fred actors includes any drop dead fred actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each drop dead fred actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of drop dead fred have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
marsha mason played lizzie ' s overbearing mother , polly cronin , in drop dead fred , though her nickname , according to fred was
mega b - - -
.
drop dead fred is a movie for people who like the sound of fingernails on blackboards and the feel of a drill bearing into a bicuspid .
mayall - - who starred in the cult 90s comedy
drop dead fred
- - passed away on monday at the age of 56 .
the first rule of fred club is we do not talk about fred club .
drop dead fred is an erratic stab at making madness sensible , a slapstick nightmare that goes too sane , that tries too hard to be both good and rotten .
drop dead fred ( 1991 ) follows the life of elizabeth cronin ( phoebe cates ) who catches her husband in bed with another woman and has to move in with her mother , when she moves back into her childhood room she awakens her old imaginary friend , drop dead fred ( rik mayall ) and her life is turned upside down .
when elizabeth cronin ( phoebe cates ) comes to stay with her overbearing mother ( after her husband leaves her for a younger woman ) , she rediscovers her wacky imaginary childhood friend , drop dead fred ( rik mayall ) . drop dead fred and elizabeth have a number of mischievous , sometimes malicious , adventures as elizabeth struggles to regain her sense of self and independence .
drop dead fred is a therapeutic fable for people who believe that by becoming an adult , one inevitably loses the capacity to have fun . but the alternative it suggests is nothing short of horrifying .
ashley peldon played the young elizabeth
lizzie
cronin and was seven at the time of drop dead fred ' s release . she was cute , curious , and loved her imaginary friend , fred , unconditionally . . . . until she grew up !
phoebe cates , who played the fragile and vulnerable lizzie ( or
snotface
according to fred ) , was a screen queen in the ' 80s and early ' 90s . prior to drop dead fred , she stole hearts in fast time at ridgemont high and gremlins .
on 11th october 1991 drop dead fred opened in uk cinemas . this footage is from a channel 4 morning programme called box office . it features a short interview with rik , clips and a review of the film .
in response to exxon’s statement oil change international issued a press release , entitled “ exxon to world : drop dead ” , which sums up the oil company’s attitude .
“i should never have let my mother know how much she could hurt me , once she knew how , she knew that she could do it all the time . and she did . ” – elizabeth cronin , drop dead fred
so we have cobbled together a quick snapshot of the company’s 25 year “drop dead” denial campaign , where the oil company has deliberately obfuscated the debate , exaggerating the scientific uncertainties .
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when lizzie ( elizabeth ) cronin ( cates ) manages to lose her purse , her car , her job and her husband all in one day , her domineering mother forces her to move back home where she starts reorganizing her life . elizabeth then finds the box that contains her imaginary childhood friend drop dead fred who used to create great mischief - throwing paint at people , shaving cats , making mud pies and the like . reopening the box , she causes drop dead fred to emerge and start causing chaos afresh .
starring phoebe cates , rik mayall , bridget fonda and carrie fisher , drop dead fred is a hilarious comedy about a young woman who suddenly finds herself reunited with an old
friend .
when elizabeth ( phoebe cates ) returns to her mother ' s home after her marriage breaks up , she recreates her imaginary childhood friend , fred ( rik mayall ) , to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job . in between the chaos and mayhem that fred creates , elizabeth desperately attempts to win back her husband and return to normality , with comical results . ( original title - drop dead fred ) - 1991 universal studios . all rights reserved .
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drop dead fred was critically panned upon release . leonard maltin stated that
phoebe cates ' appealing performance can ' t salvage this putrid mess . . . recommended only for people who think nose - picking is funny .
rotten tomatoes gave it a score of 9 % based on 34 reviews . gene siskel named drop dead fred as the worst film of 1991 . writing for entertainment weekly , margaret lyons asked ,
is it supposed to be hilarious , or a really , really depressing story about the long - term effects of emotional abuse ?
hey , snotfaces , what do you get when you mix mary poppins and beetlejuice ? look no further than 1991 ' s drop dead fred , a fantasy comedy about an imaginary friend , which turns out to be about a woman ' s mental breakdown after years and years of emotional abuse .
besides a few moments where the writers stumbled upon a lucky line that happened to work ,
drop dead fred
is easily the most brainless film i have ever seen in my entire life . as a childhood imaginary friend comes back to haunt her and her new job , along with her relationship , everything goes to hell as she seems to be insane . this film is just one annoying scene after another and it is solely the most painful experience i have ever had , trying to get through a movie .
drop dead fred
is easily the worst movie i have ever seen , hands down !
cates is so natural at playing the straight man to mayall’s unhinged drop dead fred that it’s easy to forget how great she is at it . she may not have the dramatic chops to land all of the script’s references to childhood loneliness , but when it comes to physical comedy , the lady has skillz .
i’m glad that it offered up serious subjects in a silly way . i’m glad that it has inspired late - night conversations in my sister’s kitchen about our strange childhood obsessions . i’m glad that my five - year - old self got to hang out with her friends lizzie and drop dead fred every friday night .
despite my sibling’s gruff ( and in hindsight reasonable ) protests that watching it again and again was a “waste of money” and that she didn’t want to sit through it one more friggin’ time , i stood firm in the knowledge that farts were funny and she was wrong . drop dead fred was a genius children’s movie .
lizzie finally finds happiness in her life , but she can no longer see fred .
rik mayall plays drop dead fred who ' s elizabeth ( phoebe cates ) imaginary friend from childhood . drop dead fred comes back when she loses who husband and job all in one day . she moves back in with her mum and finds the jack in the box toy that fred is in , she opens it and out pops fred . you have flashbacks on when elizabeth was a child and the stuff she got up to with fred you also see what her mother was like to her and why the dad left . fred is only back because she ' s lonely so he helps her try win back her husband ( tim matheson ) who is good at playing a cheating rat . a childhood friend called mickey is attractive to her but she doesn ' t notice she just wants her cheating husband back . mickey thinks she ' s funny the things she does . take the restaurant scene when mickey joins in which is funny . carrie fisher plays elizabeth best friend she doesn ' t have a lot of scenes but she is funny in the film . i couldn ' t see any actor other than rik mayall playing drop dead fred . it ' s a shame that he never was a hit in america . this is a very funny film . if you want a good laugh then this is the film for you .
a remake of the 1991
drop dead fred .
the original starred phoebe cates as a wallflower who loses her job and husband during the course of a lunch hour . forced to live back home , she ' s reunited with her childhood imaginary friend ( rik mayall ) , who promises to help but causes more havoc .
the film ' s popularity with the audience that found it on vhs was clearly evident enough for short - lived talk of a remake starring russell brand , who relished the prospect of playing a nastier “more victorian” fred in interviews while doing press rounds for his version of arthur . the revamp was briefly dredged up again when drop dead fred trended on twitter on the sad day of mayall ' s passing , right alongside the young ones and blackadder , but it seems safe to declare that remake dead ( spelled “duh - eh - duh ! ” ) .
drop dead fred is a side - splittingly hilarious film , with rik mayall as the fantastic lead role - drop dead fred . after breaking up with her boyfriend and losing her job , elizabeth returns to her mother ' s house . after discovering a taped up jack - in - the - box in the cupboard , drop dead fred escapes from his prison , and bursts out into freedom . . . only chaos can ensue now ! phoebe cates , who plays elizabeth , now has a whole new load of trouble on her hands . fred is her childhood imaginary friend - and only she can see him ! there are so many funny parts in this film , it ' s impossible to name them all , but rik mayall never fails to bring up the laughs in any scene , as he gives a highly energetic , enthusiastic performance . the ending is really touching and i can never forget how when i was younger i always got upset by it . it beautifully concludes the movie , and will make you feel warm inside . watch it and try not to laugh . it ' s near impossible .
the starlet took a break from the spotlight to start a family with her oscar - winning husband , kevin kline . in 1991 , the same year drop dead fred was released , the couple welcomed a son , owen . three years later , they welcomed a daughter , greta . and kevin and phoebe are still together today . cute !
toilet humour : in one scene , fred smears dog poop on polly ' s carpet .
fred’s return into elizabeth’s adult life starts by her ripping tape off a jack - in - the - box , which is later explained in a flash back . elizabeth’s mother did this after one play time with fred got out of hand , so she taped up the box in which fred was hiding . in an almost horror movie scene , later that night , now the tape was all off , the box starts playing by itself like a demonic force waking elizabeth up , then a glowing green ball springs forth and rolls under the bed , it’s pretty scary . one way to look at this scene is that drop dead fred was trapped in the box by elizabeth’s mother because she was being naughty all the time , so in desperation she pretended to ‘lock’ fred away .
this family tradition dictated that each sibling could choose one weekly video — no new releases , nothing ma , nothing starring animal from the muppets . so while my teenage sister widened her world with the likes of point break and my girl , i cherished regular screenings of drop dead fred — the not so critically acclaimed tale of a girl and her flame - haired imaginary friend .
this crass and crazy comedy was loathed by critics . but for many who were kids in the early & apos ; 90s , & apos ; drop dead fred & apos ; is a beloved—though definitely bizarre—part of our childhood . now that we & apos ; re all grown up , we & apos ; ve taken a look back to catch up with the cast , then and now .
we ' re not trying to pin drop dead fred ' s meaning down or paint it as a great misunderstood film , because there are definitely a couple of missteps that almost overturn the whole thing . for instance , to end on fred befriending mickey ' s daughter , also a child of divorce , has much darker implications than we can countenance in an intended happy ending . we ' re meant to take away that lizzie is with mickey , fred has a new pal and all is well , but in his own words , if that kid is happy , then why is he there ?
lizzie had forgotten all about fred and their adventures they had together when she was young . fred is happy to be out of the box , but dismayed to see lizzie all grown up , and unhappy . fred sees it as his misson to make lizzie happy again . fred thinks with the mind of a child , using tactics such as mud pies , dog poo , and boogers to get lizzie what she whats .
drop dead fred is a therapeutic fable for people who believe that by becoming an adult , one inevitably loses the capacity to have fun . but the alternative it suggests is nothing short of horrifying . elizabeth cronin ' s ( phoebe cates ) life is a shambles . her philandering husband charles ( tim matheson ) has left her to move in with a blond bombshell , her car . . . read more
it isn ' t much of a stretch to imagine lizzie as severely schizophrenic ( especially when her interactions with fred cause her to act in extremely erratic and destructive ways ) . when you look at lizzie ' s childhood , she lives with a mean mother and rebels against her - except with fred doing the rebelling for her . when she takes drugs as an adult to make her stop imagining fred , fred becomes lethargic . if you think of fred as lizzie ' s subconscious , it becomes a very depressing and disturbing film .
very bizarre film in the most wonderful way . rick mayall steals the show . my son loves this and drop dead fred ' s personality is very infectious . definitely worth watching . i think the 12 rating is a bit excessive though , there ' s a bit of swearing and mild sexual references but it ' s no worse than the original ghostbusters for that sort of content and that ' s pg .
drop dead fred is a film i haven’t seen since the 90’s . back then i found the film hard to get into and just weird . i only watched it because it had the beautiful phoebe cates in it from fast times at ridgemont high and gremlins . i believe this was one of the last films phoebe cates did before leaving the spotlight of hollywood . i think i’m going to watch it again .
( 1988 ) , which geffen distributed 3 years earlier . finally they showed the film to new line cinema . new line ceo robert shaye and executive michael deluca bashed and hated the movie with shaye allegedly calling the movie
horseshit
. but fellow executive sara risher was the only one who liked the movie . she felt that the character of drop dead fred was a comedic reversal of freddy krueger in their
it was never going to get a great score on the imdb parents ' guide , but if we go by the old platitude that every film eventually finds its audience , it seems drop dead fred ' s audience was actually kids all along . reflecting upon the film in an interview with time out , mayall said : “mums complained that i had corrupted their sons and taught them to wipe bogeys on the furniture . ”
most friday nights in 1992 , if you were looking to high - five a slightly rotund kid with a blonde bowl - cut , all you had to do was head on down to the children’s section of civic video . there you would have found me nursing a copy of drop dead fred on vhs while my teenage sister whipped around the aisles seeing which m - rated movie she could convince mum was actually quite pg .
it ' s definitely a film about overcoming emotional abuse , but neither the film nor its subtext could ever be called subtle . the subtext is dressed in garish green and yellow , demanding that you take it at face value . while drop dead fred is a figurative manifestation of lizzie ' s repressed rebellious side , imaginary friends have to have some literal tangibility within the world of the film in order for it to work .
this off - the - walls comedy from 1991 followed lizzie cronin , a grown woman who & apos ; d failed to blossom after her parents locked away her fantastical bff . but when her life hits a serious low point ( no husband , no job , no money or car ) , she comes across a taped - up jack - in - the - box and rediscovers her moxie as well as drop dead fred .
fred warmbier praised the trump administration ' s efforts :
they have our thanks for bringing otto home .
drop dead fred is a 1991 british - american black comedy fantasy film directed by ate de jong , produced by polygram filmed entertainment and working title films and released and distributed by new line cinema . the film was promoted as a lighthearted children ' s film , but there are notable adult themes and gags , and some elements of black comedy , emotional abuse , mental illness , bizarre visual and make - up effects , and profanity .
drop dead fred is a 1991 british - american black comedy fantasy film directed by ate de jong , produced by polygram filmed entertainment and working title films and released and distributed by new line cinema . the film was promoted as a lighthearted children ' s film , but there are notable adult themes and gags , and some elements of black comedy , emotional abuse , mental illness , bizarre visual and make - up effects , and profanity .
fred hasn ' t gone far as he is now the imaginary friend of mickey ' s ( lizzie ' s childhood friend ) daughter and lizzie realizes this when she notices the little pinkie sign she used to do with fred .
when i recently re - watched this childhood fave , i assumed i’d bear witness to 90 minutes of rik mayall embodying anarchy in a bottle ; a sanitised reworking of his obnoxious character in the young ones . i remembered drop dead fred calling his young charge lizzie “snot - face” , mud pies being made on the dining room table and lizzie’s beautiful yellow jumper being unravelled by one stray thread ( and being really , really upset about that ) .
elizabeth cronin is an unassertive and repressed woman , domineered by her controlling mother , polly . while taking her lunch break from work , she visits her husband , charles , from whom she is separated , hoping to sort out their problems . he reasserts his desire for a divorce and says that he is in love with another woman named annabella . while she is at the public phone , a man walking down the street breaks into her car to steal her purse . then her car is stolen as well . forced to run back to work ( at the courthouse ) , she arrives late and loses her job . while leaving the courthouse she runs into an old friend , mickey , who brings up childhood memories they shared , which includes memories of elizabeth ' s childhood imaginary friend , drop dead fred . mickey explains how only elizabeth could see drop dead fred , and everybody else thought she was crazy .
hey presto , we have a solid foundation to conclude that perhaps drop dead fred isn’t as light hearted as we though . ( the hair cutting clip literally lasts minutes , again , welcome to psychoanalysis of film ) . the page also suggests the following behavioural characteristics are forms of self harm : staying in abusive or unsatisfactory relationships , excessive risk taking or putting oneself at risk and criminal behaviour . on paper , elizabeth cronin is quite the troubled young woman .
then : at the time of & apos ; drop dead fred & apos ; s & apos ; release , peldon was a child actress with two years experience , having made her film debut in the 1989 diane keaton dramedy & apos ; the lemon sisters . & apos ; notably , she also starred on the soap opera & apos ; guiding light , & apos ; and at age four was the youngest performer to be put under contract for the series .
percussive maintenance : fred thinks lizzie wants him to do this to janie ' s houseboat . he winds up sinking it .
now : since & apos ; drop dead fred , & apos ; cates has largely stepped out of the spotlight , appearing in just three features , the most noteworthy of which was the earnest biopic & apos ; princess caraboo . & apos ; she owns the blue tree boutique in nyc and has two children - - owen and greta - - with actor kevin kline . ( owen made his acting debut in & apos ; the squid and the whale . & apos ; )
fanservice extra : a male example . a really hot waiter wearing only a toga accidentally gets stripped by fred at one point .
imaginary friend : fred of course . although some of his behavior makes him look more like an imaginary enemy in some sequences .
redhead in green : fred has an outfit for every occasion , but definitely doesn ' t believe in branching out , chromatically .
elizabeth ( cates ) is going through a crisis . her husband has left her and she was just fired from her job . she goes to live with her overbearing mother . then something unusual happens . she picks up an old toy and suddenly a green spark escapes from it and grows . it ' s elizabeth ' s childhood imaginary friend drop dead fred ( mayall ) ! he was locked in the jack - in - the - box by elizabeth ' s mother when elizabeth was a kid . now , fred can ' t leave until elizabeth is happy , and that means getting elizabeth back together with her husband , charles . along the way , fred is causing a lot of trouble for elizabeth , just like in the old days . can elizabeth get charles back ? does she really want him ? will fred ' s antics be the end of elizabeth ? find out in this hilarious movie !
both tim burton and robin williams were offered the role of director and fred respectively . they turned the project down . [ 2 ]
he first re - emerges after lizzie has lost the three major totems of adulthood - her marriage , her job and her car - within the space of one lunch hour , and she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her domineering mother polly ( marsha mason ) . opening up a jack - in - a - box wrapped up in tape , she releases her long - forgotten imaginary friend drop dead fred , who immediately starts trying to cheer her up by making a massive mess of her already shattered life .
he first re - emerges after lizzie has lost the three major totems of adulthood — her marriage , her job and her car — within the space of one lunch hour , and she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her domineering mother polly ( marsha mason ) . opening up a jack - in - a - box wrapped up in tape , she releases her long - forgotten imaginary friend drop dead fred , who immediately starts trying to cheer her up by making a massive mess of her already shattered life .
bunny - ears lawyer : janie . she ' s apparently a professional woman with a high - paying job , but she is also a complete flake who is very much into new age type thinking and is uncommonly accepting of the very strange . when lizzie tells her about fred she simply accepts it , and when fred sinks her houseboat she gets mad at fred ( not lizzie ) and tries to beat him up .
traumatic haircut : fred does this to lizzie ' s new ' do while she ' s sleeping . and also once when she was younger .
after a pep talk from her friend janie , elizabeth moves back into her mother ' s home , having nowhere else to go . while rummaging through past belongings in her childhood bedroom closet , elizabeth finds a taped - shut jack - in - the - box , which polly supposedly trapped drop dead fred in years ago . she places the box by the window and gets into bed . through a series of flashbacks , it is revealed that while he caused havoc for her , he also gave her happiness and a release from her oppressive mother . elizabeth wakes up to find the jack - in - the - box slowly playing music . she removes the tape and the box continues to play itself , faster and faster , until drop dead fred flies out of the box , finally freed after all these years . he agrees to help her become happy again , which she believes will only happen when she wins back charles . however , his childish antics do more harm than good . he sinks janie ' s houseboat , causes havoc at a restaurant , and even makes elizabeth attack a person playing a violin in a shopping mall .
unfortunaly , lizzie is no longer a child , and while appreciating fred ' s help , she most work to undue any damage he has done . also , lizzie must deal with the fact that while the damage fred causes is very visible , no one can see or hear him but her .
it ' s a good thing too , because drop dead fred is a real curate ' s egg - too weird and complex to simply tear apart and make better . it ' s a post punk comedy in every sense and even if it ' s not as universally well regarded as some films of its era that have already been remade , it has the same untouchable status for those who love it . as with so many true cult classics , it was utterly unmarketable , but that is not to say that it is unremarkable - not by any stretch of the imagination .
poltergeist : fred can interact with people and things , even give the illusion that he can appear as another person ( the violinist in the mall ) .
elizabeth ' lizzie ' cronin is a very mild , meek young woman who is controlled and stepped over by all , espically her mother and husband . lizzie is a dutiful , loving wife to her husband charles , who barely notices her and has affairs . she listens to everything her overbearing , divorced mother says . while visiting her mother in her childhood home , lizie finds an old jack - in - the - box toy she had forgotten about . she winds up the box and out pops
drop dead fred
, an imaginary childhood friend who only lizzie could see as a child .
in - series nickname : fred has a few nicknames for polly . his most common is the megabitch / megabeast . and for lizzie , more affectionately , snotface .
great analysis ! if i may elaborate : fred represents the part of lizzy that she had to always repress around her mother ( the part of her that was a child , curious , fun , alive ) . fred became more and more destructive because she used fred as a way to act out the anger she felt inside for being afraid all of the time . when he reappears and smacks her on the head it’s not because he is cruel . it is because lizzy has been living as a quiet doormat and she has finally had a mental breakdown from recent circumstances . she calls on fred for help and that part of her brain reactivates to come to her rescue . she does in fact smear dog feces on her mother’s carpet because she is weak and can’t stand up to her ( passive aggressive ) . when she cuts her hair it is an act of rebellion towards her controlling mother . if you remember her mother takes her to get a makeover earlier that day and has lizzy’s hair cut just like hers . lizzy is trying desperately to get away from her mom but doesn’t know how because she has been mentally beaten down into pulp by her all of her life . fred isn’t a bad guy ( metaphorically speaking ) , he’s trying to wake her up and get her to stand up for herself , but he is a angry child so he comes off as destructive . i love drop dead fred , he is the part of me that is me that she can never reach .
polygram and working title films did not have us distribution divisions at the time . they often relied on other distributors to handle us distribution for their movies . they were both struggling to find a us distributor to sell the film to . they showed the final cut of drop dead fred to various distributors including orion pictures , miramax films , the samuel goldwyn company , vestron pictures , tristar pictures , mgm / ua , and 20th century fox . all of them called the film
a depressing children ' s movie on drugs
and turned the movie down . they even brought it to the geffen film company . but they turned it down because they felt the movie was a rip off of
unwanted assistance : lizzie in understandably displeased by fred ' s attempts to make her lighten up . it isn ' t until the climax that she realizes why she needed him all along .
on top of this , there’s the opening credits sequence with cartoon toys being mutilated , fred looking up lizzie’s mother’s dress and shouting “cobwebs ! ” , and him generally being a serious creeper .
designated hero : fred . he acts like an absolute psychopath and damn near ruins elizabeth ' s life but is supposedly doing it for a good purpose , which makes him a good guy .
her marriage on the rocks , lizzie cronin ( phoebe cates ) is forced to return to her domineering mother . in desperation , lizzie calls upon fred ( rik mayall ) , the imaginary friend of her childhood , to help her through this difficult period . but fred proves to be more hindrance than help - the effects of his actions are far from imaginary and lizzie must take the blame .
fred warmbier appeared critical of the obama administration ' s handling of otto ' s detention , saying the family heeded the us government ' s initial advice to take a low profile
without result .
elizabeth
lizzie
cronin ( cates ) has had a horrible day , her entire life falling apart within a single lunch hour . first , while trying to reconcile with her husband over his affair , he dumps her . her purse and then car are stolen as she tries to figure out what to do about her life , and finally she loses her job . lizzie ' s controlling mother polly ( marsha mason ) arrives on the scene and shanghais lizzie into staying with her . upon returning to her childhood home and exploring her old room , lizzie discovers an old , taped up jack - in - the - box . when she opens it , lizzie ends up releasing her childhood imaginary friend drop dead fred ( mayall ) , whom her mother had trapped inside the toy many years ago .
worried by elizabeth ' s recent strange behavior , polly brings her to a ( children ' s ) psychologist . in the waiting room , fred is seen meeting up with the imaginary friends of other patients , who are all children . the doctor prescribes medication to rid her of him , whom he and polly believe is a figment of her imagination . she also changes her appearance and wardrobe . charles now wants her back and she is overjoyed , until fred discovers he is still cheating on her with annabella . heartbroken , she tells fred that she cannot leave charles , because she is scared of being alone . they escape to a dream sequence in which she is finally able to reject him , stand up to polly , and declare she is no longer afraid of her . she frees her imprisoned childhood self . fred tells her that she no longer needs him , so they kiss and he disappears into her eternal subconscious .
in another flashback of her childhood , elizabeth and fred pretend to burgle their own house , resulting in her father getting arrested . the more i watch this film , the more i think fred is a really unhealthy manifestation in her childhood , and perhaps , resulted in the parent’s divorce . this also shows the first evidence of clear mental abuse and neglect from the mother , elizabeth tries to make amends for her actions and she downheartedly says : “maybe mommy’s right , i never do anything right . ” that phrase shouldn’t ever leave a child’s mouth , regardless of their behaviour and from this point ; the film takes a dark turn . fred consoles her by saying : “she’s always fighting with your dad ; she’s always calling you horrible things . ” – that’s also not right . regardless of whether fred is a ‘real’ imaginary friend ( you get what i’m saying ) , elizabeth felt this way as a child , which is textbook abuse .
elizabeth ' s [ phoebe cates ] world has been turned upside down . her marriage to charles [ tim matheson ] appears to be over following her discovery that he has cheated on her ; but she simply can ' t stop loving him . despite the support of her friend janey [ carrie fisher ] she is unhappy . in her misery , her imaginary childhood friend fred [ rik mayall ] reappears , having being previously locked away from her . his sole purpose to cheer elizabeth up , although things do not go to plan . elizabeth stays with her mother [ marsha mason ] ; quite cold to elizabeth , who intends to put elizabeth back with charles but in the meantime makes her into a younger double of herself . elizabeth works to get charles back into her life , even turning up at a party ( with fred ) despite part of elizabeth being overjoyed at seeing fred again and remembering their fun care - free times together , all he ever seems to do for elizabeth is cause trouble . after a certain number of unforgiveable actions , elizabeths mother takes her to ' get help ' and rid her of fred forever . . . elizabeth returns to charles and starts taking ' mediacation ' to rid herself of fred . it is only when taking the last pill that she realises charles hasn ' t changed at all and that fred is really the only person she can trust . when she follows him into a dream like world , she gets the chance to overcome her greatest fears : her mother , charles ' infidelity and the little girl inside dealing with loneliness . unfortunately , the only way she can truly rid herself of the fears is to lose fred for good by realising she doesn ' t need him any longer .
if you ' re of a certain age and , much like phoebe cates ' protagonist elizabeth at the beginning of the movie , you haven ' t seen fred since you were a child , you may remember it as a childhood staple that you were probably a bit young to be watching and for many , it might have been your introduction to mayall ' s comic stylings . however , also like lizzie , fred ' s anarchic behaviour has different implications when you meet him again in adulthood .
if you ' re of a certain age and , much like phoebe cates ' protagonist elizabeth at the beginning of the movie , you haven ' t seen fred since you were a child , you may remember it as a childhood staple that you were probably a bit young to be watching . for many , it might have been your introduction to mayall ' s comic stylings . however , also like lizzie , fred ' s anarchic behavior has different implications when you meet him again in adulthood .
then : prior to playing the booger - flinging fred , the british comedian was famous in the uk for appearances on such comedy shows as & apos ; filthy rich & catflap & apos ; and & apos ; the young ones . & apos ;
the beloved comedy classic - released on april 19 , 1991 - centered around lizzie and her childhood imaginary friend fred . it brought us a whole lot of joy , and probably , way too many late blockbuster fees ( sorry , mum ! ) .
the latest confirmed fatality monday came at around noon in porter , a town immediately north of houston in montgomery county . police said a woman in her 60s was napping in her bedroom when a large oak tree landed on top of her mobile home . by the time rescue workers waded through the waist - deep water to rescue the woman , she was dead .
having been imprisoned in the toy for twenty - three years , fred is surprised to find lizzie grown up , depressed and piled under her unhappy life . as her imaginary friend , he tries to help her put things back together and cheer her up like he did when she was little . fred ' s sense of humour and disregard for consequences cause some more problems for elizabeth , but he ultimately helps her rediscover her inner child and the strength to live her own life free from her domineering , emotionally abusive mother .
since losing her job elizabeth moves back into her mother ' s home . while rummaging through past belongings in her childhood bedroom closet , elizabeth finds a taped - shut jack - in - the - box . she places the box by the window and gets into bed . through a series of flashbacks , it is revealed that while he caused havoc for her , he also gave her happiness and a release from her oppressive mother . elizabeth wakes up to find the jack - in - the - box slowly playing music . she removes the tape and the box continues to play itself , faster and faster , until drop dead fred flies out of the box , finally freed after all these years . he agrees to help her become happy again , which she believes will only happen when she wins back charles . however , his childish antics do more harm than good . he sinks janie ' s boat , causes havoc at a restaurant , and even makes lizzie attack a person playing a violin in a shopping mall .
this completely relates to elizabeth’s situation , she hasn’t ever had control over her own life . in childhood her parent’s marital problems were completely out of her control , it was an event that she could not change . her mother makes it clear that she believes elizabeth’s behaviour as a child resulted in her father leaving , and i feel that in the flashbacks , she constantly regrets her actions , which she also had no control over because of , fred . her marriage failing was because she was unable to control charles , which her mother also blames her for . at one point she describes fred as being ‘out of control’ but if we are looking at this as fred being a part of her psyche that she invented to express herself , she is talking about herself and her behaviour – that’s some deep shit .
the film makes no secret of elizabeth having a bad childhood . there are constant hints to her mother ( marsha mason ) being a tough parent , and even in the opening scenes , elizabeth’s childhood friend , mickey ( ron eldard ) , admits : “we were all a little afraid of your mother” . mickey reminds elizabeth that she had an imaginary friend who ‘made her’ shave his cat and throw yellow paint over his grandmother , all of which she had completely forgotten about . the film deals with the issues surrounding elizabeth’s parents and their divorce , which were all cushioned by drop dead fred . he was there to serve a purpose and that was to help elizabeth cope with these traumatic events of childhood through fun and mischief , and she eventually repressed these memories , which does allude to a deeper , darker pain that she associates with this time in her life . these playful gags can be seen as comedy , or as cries for attention , for help , or , a desperate longing to be accepted by her parents – it can easily be viewed in two different ways .
an aesop : elizabeth ' s greatest fear is being alone . after defending herself and freeing her younger self in her dream , fred tells her that all she had to learn was that as long as she had herself and stood up for herself , she was never really alone .
prior to playing fred , comedian rik myall already had a legion of fans from his role as the charismatic lord flashheart in blackadder . he went on to do a bunch of a different projects - from merlin to voicing lord reginald on spongebob squarepants ( who knew ? ! ) .
it ' s capped by the introduction of the green pills prescribed by the psychologist , whose purpose we first hear of in the waiting room , in the only scene of the movie in which fred is alone . you can still argue for the reading that fred is purely in lizzie ' s mind , which is supported by the immediate negative effect of the medication on him , but this scene first upholds the intention that he is ' real ' enough in the world of the film , even though only she can see him and he is bound to her emotionally .
lizzie ' s / fred ' s actions include rubbing dog shit on the carpet and asymmetrically cutting her own hair after a makeover designed to make her look just like polly , but also sabotaging lizzie ' s healthy relationships by sinking janie ' s houseboat and causing a small riot during dinner with a besotted mickey . as in childhood , she ' s left blaming fred for each of these seemingly inexplicable aberrations , but before she can get better , she must eventually own up - to herself , if no one else - that she ' s scared of winding up alone .
in the movie elizabeth loses her husband and her job , than lizzie ' s mother forces elizabeth to live with her again and than begins to start reorganizing elizabeth ' s life . while staying in her old room she finds a jack - in - the - box that contains her childhood imaginary friend . she remembers that her mother had locked him in there when she was a child . now , fred cannot leave elizabeth until she is happy again which means getting her husband back and putting her life in order . while doing this though fred is still his old self always causing mischief in lizzie ' s life .
“fred ' s imaginary , so he can be anything , ” mayall told film 91 during a set visit that was previewed ahead of the film ' s uk release date . “he can be over - the - top and loud and stupid and childish . . . so that means i can be me . ”
another way to look at it is that , the box is symbolic of her childhood , and the removal of the tape was a ritual unlocking of repressed memories , such as abuse and her parents’ divorce – which would have undoubtedly caused some trauma . this theory would also explain why elizabeth was shown at the beginning of this scene crying in her sleep , and then it fades to a flashback of her crying as a child , then fred’s hand comes out from under the pillow and slaps her in the head . that scene in itself is pretty rich in potential meanings , maybe fred hit her because he wanted to toughen her up and help her develop a thick skin so she could cope with her parent’s separation , or maybe fred is the abuser and was asserting his dominance , or maybe , he was just hitting her because he’s being a cheeky shit , and there are no hidden meanings ? i dunno , welcome to film psychoanalysis .
while i can’t say that fred is attractive in his cringe - worthy up - skirt gags or certain casually misogynistic sentiments , it’s quite a surprise to discover how tender he is during the film’s quieter final third . like the time he comforts five - year - old lizzie as she berates herself for never doing anything right…
visible to believers : fred is an imaginary friend who was sealed in a jack - in - the - box for many years , until his creator accidentally releases him . presumably if he hadn ' t been sealed up he ' d have been out in the world even if he had no longer been believed in .
1992 : exxon is a prominent member of the global climate coalition ( gcc ) , the most active fossil fuel front group questioning the science of climate change . in 1992 the gcc begins using well - known climate skeptics like patrick michaels , robert balling and fred singer ( all partly funded by exxon ) as “experts” .
while he spends most of the movie ricocheting around at full volume , he ' s not without nuance , especially in the latter parts of the film . fred ' s goodbye to lizzie , which takes place in the tim burton - esque home ground of her subconscious , is as touching as the film gets and mayall ' s warmth is only more pronounced by virtue of him having been such a shit for the rest of the movie . just a few years later , in 1994 , many of the critics who drubbed fred embraced jim carrey for acting just as silly in a trio of more commercial movies , ( including the mask ) that weren ' t about as much .


kappal ( english : the ship ) is a 2014 indian tamil comedy film directed by karthik g. krish , a former assistant of shankar .

produced by i studios entertainment , the film features vaibhav and sonam bajwa in the lead roles , while arjunan and karunakaran appear in supporting roles .

the film was released by shankar 's s pictures on 25 december 2014 .

the movie had a dubbed telugu release , titled pandavulu okkadu .

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kappal aka kappal is a tamil movie with production by i studios , s pictures , direction by karthik g krish , cinematography by dinesh krishnan b , editing by anthony . the cast of kappal aka kappal includes karunakaran , sonam bajwa , vaibhav reddy , vtv ganesh .
kappal ( aka ) kappal is a tamil movie with production by i studios , s pictures , direction by karthik g krish , cinematography by dinesh krishnan b , editing by anthony . the cast of kappal ( aka ) kappal includes karunakaran , sonam bajwa , vaibhav reddy , vtv ganesh .
film : kagidha kappal cast : appukutty , dillija , ms bhaskar , sujata .
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kappal movie which was released yesterday ( december 25 th ) is receiving good response from the audiences . kappal managed to earn rs 3 crores at the box office .
the biggest strength of kappal is its realistic treatment with enough romance and fun . in
friendship bonding at kappal audio launch | vikram , vijay , a . r rahman , shankar
verdict : kappal is fun filled journey . you must take a sail in this ship .
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kappal continues to be rock solid in its 3 rd week and has emerged as a sleeper hit .
vaibhav reddy ' s next flick ' kappal ' is directed by karthik krish , a former associate of shankar .
even scenes that could turn morose remain funny . well in accordance with kappal’ s motive : to make the audience laugh .
kappal revolves around five friends and their vow to remain bachelors . they believe that celibacy is the only way to protect their friendship .
kappal is postponed the release for this christmas occasion , earlier the production company had planned to release little earlier a week before , but then the team had planned to release in christmas holiday as the christmas and subsequent days are holidays . today the reservation for the movie is started , as other movies also releasing for this christmas , kappal had occupied average theater only . kappal is scheduled to sail from december 25 , 2014 .
at no point does kappal veer from its agenda . vasu doesn’t wield an uruttukattai , instead his way of dealing with a situation is creative .
the situation comedy in kappal is a respite from tamil cinema’s recent fixation with one - liners . krish’s characters are genuinely funny , and naive .
a collage of ' vellaikaara durai ' beats ' lingaa ' , ' meaghamann ' , ' kayal ' , ' pisaasu ' and ' kappal ' .
in singaravelan , the friends would stop with cheers , but in kappal , nelson’s life is at stake as well . all in the name of love .
are you planing to watch kappal movies for this weekend ? before booking the tickets , check the kappal reviews and ratings below . kappal movie is directed by karthik , who had worked as appentice with shankar in his endhiran movie , is now ready to rock the kollywood with his comedy romance movie . vaibhav , sonam bajwa , vtv ganesh , and karukarakan will be playing the important role for the movie . the movie is produced under shankar along with the i studio entertainments .
there aren’t many films that employ classroom jokes to good effect . pandiarajan’s manaivi ready was one . and now , kappal comes as a breath of fresh air .
kappal is like that old joke , which only gets better with age . it also sustains the good spirit that the riotous pattimandram of solomon papaiya offers on festive mornings .
there may be flaws , but there is no denying that karthik g krish’s kappal is thoroughly entertaining . but do remember to leave your thinking cap at home . rediff rating :
you may be looking for kappal review , if you had booked the tickets for kappal review ? kappal is released on december 25 , 2014 . after the first show of the movie , many are sharing their views and reviews on the social media . overall kappal is the about the journey of group of friends who are sharing their love and affection with each others . the way it takes to the journey is fully fun filled part . vtv ganesh is playing an important role for the movie , vaibhav fall in love with the girl and his group of friends find this , and want to share the love and affection with each others too . this is the journey of their life for sharing love and affection .
' kappal ' shankar produced
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improved its collection last week . the movie , which was in the sixth position , was in the third slot last week . it had 244 shows and made ₹46 . 40 lakh . the total collection of the flick stands at ₹64 . 34 lakh . the film is attracting urban audience and the youth segment .
naturally , vasu of kappal has a friend – nelson ( vtv ganesh ) – who has to say “ i dhu allavo latchiyam ! ” when he learns about the former’s aspirations .
vaibhav is back with a new look in his upcoming film ‘kappal’ , a mix of love , friendship & some interesting twists . watch the teaser of this fun flick direct . . .
the director is shankar’s former assistant alright . kappal is packed with little tributes to the filmmaker . that aside , karthik g krish’s style of filmmaking is quite similar to that of his mentor .
music director ilayaraja has sent a legal notice to director shankar for “remixing and rearranging” his composition , ooru vittu ooru vandhu song , in the recently released film kappal without permission and in violation of copyrights .
kappal is not only a journey of friends , but it is a travel of the affection they share for each other . it is about how a bunch of friends discover the ship of love during the journey .
the kappal review is a silverscreen original article . it was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the movie . urltoken and its writers do not have an advertising relationship with movies that are reviewed on the site .
goa fame vaibhav reddy ' s next flick ' kappal ' directed by karthik krish , a former associate of shankar kick started a couple of weeks back and looks the the ship is set sail in the night these days .
kappal is the upcoming tamil comedy romance movie , which is all set to sail from december 25 , 2014 . kappal is written and directed by karthik , who had worked as apprenticed for shankar for his endhiran . finaly karthik developed the script for the movie , and revealed to shankar . later shankar want to produce this movie under his s productions along with i studio entertainment . i studio entertainment is making their entrance to he kollywood cinemas as the producer with this movie .
first day performance of kappal is well and the film opened with good public response in the dominated regions . it maintained the audience expectations and finally made a decent start by collecting around 3 . 5 crores * as its first day income . the figures are well enough and have fulfilled the critics & audience hopes up to a limit . one reason of the good performance of kappal is that this comedy entertainer is based on very funny script which has made audience laugh a lot .
the song was originally used in the hit film karagaattakkaaran starring ramarajan and kanaka . now , the song , ilayaraja alleged , has been used in kappal . shankar is the producer of the film , which is directed by one of his former assistants .
' . the logo of the film with an ensemble of multi colors speaks on the various moods of the film , the director said on the color . ' kappal ' the title has lot to do with the script and it ' s pattern .
kappal has been accepted by the urban audiences for its breezy comedy content . with 6 strong contenders at the box - office this weekend , the show count has been split among all of them , with no single movie taking the lion ' s share .
director shankar ' s production house s pictures is back in the news . it will take over karthik g krish ' s kappal , which is complete and due for release . interestingly , young director karthik has earlier assisted shankar in films like sivaji and endhiran .
to beat this record . the latest movie kappal which is one of the most awaited tamil films has entered the box office today on 26 december 2014 . released on such a special event after christmas , the film did a fantastic performance on its opening day .
vikram prabhu ' s ' vellaikaara durai ' is in number one position at the chennai box office , beating
lingaa
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meaghamann
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kayal
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in the last week ( 29 december 2014 to 4 january 2015 ) .
vikram prabhu ' s ' vellaikaara durai ' is in the number one position at the chennai box office , beating
lingaa
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meaghamann
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kayal
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pisaasu
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kappal
in the last week ( december 29 2014 to january 04 2015 ) .
preview of the film was so impressed by it that he decided to purchase and promote the film under his s pictures banner . remember he had closed down s pictures four years back after incurring huge losses . shankar is confident that kappal with a u certificate will sail through christmas and become a hit .
the film , which stars vaibhav in the lead role , is touted to be a light - hearted entertainer . so , when can we expect a release date ? “that depends on shankar ' s ai . once he firms up on that film ' s release , he will decide on kappal . ”
this ship wasn ' t meant to sail . with a threadbare plot and a story that ' s far too stretched , kappal goes nowhere . the saving grace is its humour , snatches of which are interesting . with rs 10 - crore budget , karthik g krish could certainly have done a better job .
vaibhav is back with a new look in his upcoming film ‘kappal’ , a mix of love , friendship & some interesting twists . watch the teaser of this fun flick directed by karthik g . krish , a former assistant of director shankar , with music by natarajan sankaran . movie - kappal music - natarajan sankaran director - karthik g krish starring - vaibhav , sonam bajwa editing - anthony cinematography - dinesh krishnan banner - s . pictures & i studios entertainment music label - sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken
in the climax scene where she gets to express strong emotions , dillija handles the moment with fair competence . the title song is melodious and has some meaningful lyrics . kagidha kappal is a sincere effort to strike away from the formula - routine , but it falls short of being interesting and appealing to the audience .
nowadays younglings in tamil movie industry are adamant in choosing a common plot for their movie . love , trouble , friends and happy endings has become a common ingredient in tamil movies . this is not a generalisation but majority of movies are like this . despite this formula elements they add stuffs or the way they present movies differ . anyhow same is the case of kappal too . but what makes this movie stand apart from the crowd is kappal is hilarious and will make your stomach ache with laughter . so kappal can be termed as a complete festival movie . and the luckiest thing for this movie is that they doesn ' t have any competition at all . lingaa at present are struggling to take even a breath . anyhow vaibhav and his gangs have created a laughing riot in the theater . so when you have decided to watch this movie expect some good laugh do not bother to think about any other thing besides that . - see more at : urltoken
how far can a guy go in search of the perfect girl ? watch the trailer of the comedy roller coaster , ‘kappal’ directed by karthik g krish , starring vaibhav , karunakaran , vtv ganesh & sonam bajwa . with music by natarajan sankaran , this movie is all set to get you rolling on the floor with laughter ! movie - kappal music - natarajan sankaran director - karthik g krish starring - vaibhav , sonam bajwa editing - anthony cinematography - dinesh krishnan banner - s . pictures & i studios entertainment music label - sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken
kappal movie , is about the journey of group of friends , who are sharing their affection with each others . during their journey in their life , they discover the love and affection and wanted to share with each others . this makes the comedy flick and how the hero and his gang of friends are managing to travel in their life .
the film’s censor certificate shown at the beginning tells you that kappal is more than 150 minutes long . even then , you wonder if a funny film can sustain itself that long , and while it does come pretty close , you can see that it could have been tighter . for example , the rehash of karagattakaran’s ‘ ooru vittu ooru vandhu ’ , which starts off being hilarious , tapers off into boredom as you realise dimly that the full song has been used . some serious scenes towards the end also seem out of place in a movie that happily treats attempted suicide and injuries as jokes . on the whole though , here’s actor vaibhav’s big breakthrough as a solo hero . this kappal sails strong for the most part .
veteran director kodandarami reddy’s son vaibhav , is a successful name in tamil cinema . once in a while , his tamil films are dubbed into telugu . the latest one to be dubbed here is kappal . interesting aspect is that maverick director maruthi is presenting this film for telugu audience . titled pandavullo okadu , this film has hit the screens today . let’s see how it is .
kappal director : karthik g krish cast : vaibhav , sonam bajwa , karunakaran , vtv ganesh , arjunan rating : 1 . 5 / 5 five school friends in kappal ( ship ) take a solemn vow that they will never get married . for , women and marriage , they feel , will mar their relationship . if this is good enough for life - long celibacy , the plot that hinges on this premise ought to be good enough for a film that stretches for 156 minutes . but , sorry , this is not good enough reason for singlehood . and the story is not meaty enough for such length . so , what does writer - director karthik g krish do ? he packs his movie with such silly situations that one can take a snooze and not miss anything .
in fact , there has often been a clutter at the box office . christmas weekend saw four tamil movies — arya’s meagamann , s pictures’ kappal , prabhu solomon’s kayal and vikram prabhu’s vellaikara durai — competing at the box office with mysskin’s pissasu , which opened to good reviews the previous weekend , and rajinikanth’s lingaa , which is now slowly being phased out to make way for new releases .
chirpy , fun and hilarious - romantic - comedies are always feel - good films . but how about the ones that use stalking and male - chauvinism ? do they qualify to be in this genre ? maybe yes , but concepts like these should have been made at least 10 years ago . thankfully , director karthik g . krish ` s kappal doesn ` t use this as the plot . . .
will next be seen in an action comedy titled saithaan ka bachcha . the film will be directed by karthik g krish , who earlier made the comedy , kappal . says karthik , ���as the title implies , siddharth plays a carefree , fun - loving person , and the impact that his character has on the other characters forms the plot . ��� he adds that the story is set against both , urban and rural backdrops .
its music is composed by natarajan sankaran and produced by i studios entertainment ; i . e . the film has all the known names handling specific areas of music , production etc . kappal is a good budget film made with a cost of nearly 20 crores . being a good budget film with a good star power film has released on high number of screens and expected to collect decent income in the coming days of the weekend .
after the decent success of damaal dumeel , vaibhav is happy with his performance and the satisfactory response given by the audiences and critics . his upcoming film kappal is progressing at a rapid pace and the post - production works are underway . it is directed by debutant karthik g . krish , a former assistant of director shankar . the film is touted to be a rom - com and sonam preet bajwa will star opposite vaibhav in her debut film .
you also wonder if kappal could have resisted from having ganesh say lines like , “city - na pick up pannidalaam , ” and explaining to vasu that “rich girls are easy” and that “most girls who talk english cannot talk good grammar” . but then , i suppose in a film that only tries to be funny , one mustn’t take these dialogues too seriously . it would have been easier not to take them seriously had they not existed in the first place .
kappal is ready to set sail from december 25 , 2014 is receiving good reviews from the audience , and the movie is filled with comedy and the way they takes the movie is simple superb . this movie is purely a comedy flick , and you will surely love the comedy part . vtv ganesh who is famous for his voice had been the part of the movie , playing a important role . overall the entire ship is filled with fun . you should take this ride . ! !
the premise of kappal — three friends willing to go to any lengths to stop the fourth from breaking their childhood promise of celibacy — isn’t altogether rooted in reality . but to be annoyed by it is to miss the point . there’s no message here , just like how the main characters are friends for no particular reason . as the film asks before displaying its title card : who needs a reason to be friends ? director karthik g . krish , however , understands that while friendship may not need reasons , humour definitely does . and there’s plenty of that in the film .
the protagonist vasu ( vaibhav ) , along with his friends , played by actors such as karunakaran and arjunan , then move on to college , and the joke meter continues to tick . in this phase , vasu is your typical college casanova — at any given time , a college girl isn’t more than five inches away from him — and his friends aren’t happy with the way he’s shaping . it is during this time that you wonder if the idea for the film was inspired by an old vivek joke : “ figure - a paatha udane , friendship - a cut pannitingale ” . vasu finally wriggles himself out of the vice - like emotional grip of his friends by escaping to chennai , which according to kappal , is a bachelor’s dreamland with women waiting to be
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kappal , however , fulfils its only purpose — to be funny . one of its gems is when vasu is surrounded by rowdies and he requests them to desist from violence and instead engage in an exchange of abuses . as the goons and vasu trade verbal blows , you hear nothing , of course — who dares take the censors on when there’s a 30 per cent rebate on offer for u certified films ? — but as you can glean from the laughter in the theatre , there’s nothing to stop the audience from imagining the words . green tamil letters sprinkle forth from vasu’s mouth as he hurls what clearly are the vilest abuses ever ( the goons start bleeding from their ears and reel in the impact , while some run away in terror ) , and just as you wonder why the director has chosen that colour , you realise it’s because vasu ‘ pachchayaa pesaraar ’ . from this graphics sequence , you can easily guess that director karthik is shankar’s assistant . if you cannot figure it out from this scene , the whole “ kadhal casatta ” song and its lavish set leave no doubts .
vaibhav and newcomer sonam bajwa play the lead roles supported by karunakaran , vtv ganesh and arjunan . the film has music by natarajan sankaran .
vasu ( vaibhav ) and his four friends live in the small town of mayiladuthurai . friends since childhood , they have a deep affection for each other .
an incident in their childhood leads them to believe that a woman coming into their life would destroy their friendship . they take a vow to remain unmarried . though vasu is a casanova and not very keen on the promise , he does not want to hurt them .
they grow up and vasu is now even more determined to find a girl to love and marry . he leaves his village on the pretext of finding a job in chennai .
away from their influence , he meets and falls in love with deepika ( sonam bajwa ) , a rich modern girl . things are pretty smooth sailing for them , as there is no opposition to their love even from her father , a multimillionaire .
trouble begins for vasu when his friends land in chennai . they are determined to separate the lovers and take their friend back to the village . caught between the affections of his friends and his lover , vasu’s life becomes hell .
the film is hilarious in parts and ridiculous and highly exaggerated in others . the scenes that depict their childhood and school days are a laugh riot . the spontaneity of the child actors and their perfect comic timing , launch the film on a positive note .
as they grow older , there are several scenes that have you rolling with laughter , particularly the climax .
vaibhav , karunakaran and arjunan keep you in splits and so does vtv ganesh , who essays the character of nelson , vasu’s friend in chennai .
the scantily clad , slim and pretty sonam bajwa seems to be the ideal choice for the ultra modern rich girl who loves her booze .
but the director has been unable to maintain the same level of fun throughout . some of their pranks are too clichéd and frivolous to be funny .
constantly demeaning women , portraying her as a demon out to destroy all relationships is hard to digest . also , women from the city are shown as frequenting pubs , drinking and easy to pick up .
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it’s not any different from the one that velan ( singaravelan ) had harboured years ago .
a hilarious scene is on : five school boys are devising a strategy to make their teacher revise their exam score .
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picture this : a young vasu and his friends are watching an enactment of the mahabarata in school . the pandavas bring draupadi to their mother , who is meditating . she says , “ edhuvaaga irundhaalum , aivarum samamaaga pagirndhu kollungal ! ”
the boys are far from scandalised . instead , they hit upon a solution to their most pressing problem .
when they execute it successfully , my neighbour wipes off the tears rolling down his cheeks .
for instance , in one of the funniest scenes , vasu wages a verbal war against a group of thugs . as he employs profane language , ( green ) tamil alphabets fly out of his mouth .
yes , they are silly sometimes , but they provide double as many laughs , and i turn indulgent .
vasu meets deepika ( sonam bajwa ) in a place that tamil cinema heroines don’t frequent . she’s not in a temple ; neither is she herding a group of children nor volunteering at an old - age home .
when vasu runs into deepika , she’s quite drunk . and thankfully , no moral sermon follows . that’s none of anybody’s business , and the director knows it .
also , in one of the scenes that could be easily missed , a disheartened deepika downs glasses of liquor . while i expect vasu to get drunk as well , a cute role - reversal happens .
ps : the song rendered by santhosh narayanan – the background number for vasu’s verbal war – is weight - u .
and ashrita shetty in the lead with vtv ganesh and venkat sundar in important roles .
fame ( siddharth ' s friend ) , karnakaran and karthik priyadarshan , among others in the cast . the team set to start shooting in the night for a few scenes that involve vaibhav , vtv ganesh and venkat sundar , arjunan and karnakaran .
fame has been roped in to compose the music while the cinematography will be handled by dinesh and editing by anthony .
he has just 2 weeks left & i need rs . 5 . 5 lakh to save him .
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advocate s . k . ragunathan , who has sent the notice on behalf of ilayaraja , said an inquiry had revealed that shankar had entered into an agreement with agi music pvt ltd to acquire the licence to remix the song .
“my client says agi music pvt ltd has no ownership or publishing rights in respect of the song . the madras high court has granted an interim injection restraining agi music pvt ltd and others from exploiting the musical works of my client for thousands of films in tamil , telugu , malayalam and kannada , including karagaattakkaaran , ” mr . ragunathan said .
urging shankar to pay royalty for the song immediately or desist from using the song , mr . ragunathan said ilayaraja would take appropriate criminal or civil proceedings if shankar failed to comply with the notice .
the joke meter starts counting very early in the film when the main characters are shown as poor students , who try to con their teacher with the oldest trap in the classroom — the grand old ‘total mistake’ trick that involves adding extra numbers with a red pen . even as you laugh at the way the scene plays out , you wonder why no tamil film has really drawn extensively from the reservoir — classroom humour .
genre : comedy director : karthik g . krish cast : vaibhav , sonam bajwa , karunakaran , vtv ganesh storyline : three friends can’t stand how the fourth is happy to break their childhood promise of celibacy
the jokes continue to remain funny with vtv ganesh entering the scene . sonam bajwa , who’s clearly had a tough time trying to mouth her lines , is almost always in a tight spaghetti top and shiny lipstick , thereby fulfilling her part as the pretty girl who makes tamil heroine - like choices in love .
kollywood is going to celebrate christmas in a big way . never before have there been so many tamil releases . christmas has become the new season for releasing films .
earlier december 25 was considered to be too close to pongal the season for biggies and traditionally there were no major releases . however , this year due to an avalanche of films , christmas has become prime time .
is releasing big through sri thenandal films . it is a horror thriller with new faces under two hours . the other release of the week is sutrula a horror action film directed by rajesh with richard in the
christmas day – december 25 is going to be a very big weekend for tamil cinema . for the first time on christmas day four films are releasing .
escape artists madan backed prabu solomon directed kayal has newcomers in the lead with very good music by d imman . kayal is a love story set against the background of the 2004 tsunami that hit tamilnadu and southern parts of kerala . the film is said to have awesome special effects and is releasing a day before - the 10th anniversary of tsunami which hit tn coast on dec 26 , 2004 . the film carries a u certificate .
directed by karthik g krish , one of his former assistants is hitting the screens for christmas . the film is said to be a romantic comedy riot and features vaibhav and sonam bajwa , with karunakaran in supporting role . shankar who saw a special
directed by magizh thirumeni . the film features popular actors arya and hansika in the lead . with music by thaman . it is an action packed adventure film set in goa , with arya taking on 7 powerful villains . remember thirumeni’s last release the arun vijay starrer
was well made action film which was critically acclaimed and a hit . a lot is riding on the film for arya , who needs a hit badly .
the popular young star vikram prabhu who is riding wave and has a christmas release with vellakara durai , directed by ezhil and produced by leading financier and distributor anbuchezhiyan of gopuram films . vikram prabhu is paired with sri divya in this rural romantic comedy which also has suri and is laced with masala . the film has music by d imman and has been censored with a clean u certificate .
all these christmas releases are fighting for screens but are marketed by some of the biggest names in the industry . there is lot of pressure on theatres as fight for screens is turning into a all out war between influential distributors and powerful producers . meanwhile rajinikanth’s lingaa will try to hold on to its screens as it enters its third week during the christmas weekend . merry christmas !
thanks for your feedback ! hope you like the other songs in the tamil top20 countdown .
achu brings this wonderful melody in the verses of mani amuthavan . a soulful number that is sure to make it onto you repeat list .
if you ' ve been single for a while and everybody around you is getting married then this is your song .
if love doesn ' t make you feel dreamy , is it even love ? anirudh brings you a quirky , catchy melody with a beat . sivakarthikeyan ' s catchy verses will have you singing this song in no time .
pure . intense and magical - the bond between a father and son ! d . imman , karky and sid sriram capture this earnest emotion in ‘kurumba’ from jayam ravi’s
g . v . prakash brings you this wonderful melody that ' ll make you the heart feel lighter with love that transcends through velmurugan & mahalingam ' s rendition of yugabharathi ' s poetic verses .
if kabali had nerruppu da , it ' s katravi patravai for kaala . santhosh narayanan packs the power house on this number . roshan jamrock and arunraja kamaraj are killing it with their rap verses and rap , just when you think it can ' t get better than this yogi b brings the fire to make this the most lit track in the album !
yuvan brings you the magic that love brings into your life , while sidsriram ' s soulful rendition of niranjan bharathi ' s verses is something you ' ll be humming for a long time .
if kabali had maya nadhi to melt your hearts , santhosh narayanan gives you kannamma for kaala . uma devi ' s poetic verses , pradeep , dhee & ananthu ' s soulful rendition will transcend you into another universe altogether . a song you ' d want to listen on loop .
sathyaprakash and chinmayi ' s rendition oozes love in this wonderful composition of a melody by sam . cs .
a soul stirring melody composed by darbuka siva that is all out to melt your hearts . poetic verses by thamarai and an ever so soulful rendition by sid sriram & shashaa tirupati .
siddharth ipin brings you this wonderful duet by ranina reddy & sathyaprakash in the verses of lalith anand . an absolute pleasure for the ears .
santhosh narayanan brings you this upbeat peppy number that is sure to get your feet tapping . shankar mahadevan , pradeep kumar & ananthu ' s rendition takes you through that ride of love in the catchy verses of arunraja kamaraj .
a mass number with the influence of edm from a . r . rahman with simple yet catchy lyrics by karky . a powerful rendition by blaaze , arjun chandy & sid sriram .
sam . c . s turns up the love with this number . chinmayi and sam . c . s ' s rendition is absolute bliss to the ears . vivek ' s verses are something to watch out for in this song .
yuvan turns up the love with this wonderful duet in the verses of vivek while arun kamath & jonita gandhi ' s rendition is all soul .
vivek & mervin bring you this energetic fuse of gaana and bailawith catchy lyrics by ku . karthik , while anirudh ravichander ' s rendition packs
is unlike any other kuthu number before , with anthony daasan delivering a performance that only he can . the lyrics by mani amuthavan and vignesh shivn talks about boldly questioning corruption .
sid sriram & shashaa tirupati take you into another world with this wonderful composition by a . r . rahman which has verses that latch onto you written by karky .
the duo vivek siva & mervin solomon give you this peppy number that ' ll get your foot tapping and your heart racing . pa . vijay ' s catchy lyrics with a full power energetic rendition by
santosh narayanan brings you the soul of dharavi with this track . a fusion of grunge , beatboxing and rap . the bgm in between the song will surely make you go back them baasha & annamalai times . semma weightu namma kaala saetu !
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beams karthik , “shankar sir had for a long time been wanting to watch the film , and we screened it for him last week . he continuously laughed at the humour in the film and loved it . after the screening , he asked me if he could buy it . ”
vasu ( vaibhav ) is one among five best friends who decide to stay unmarried throughout their life . incidentally , vasu is a fun loving person and wants to enjoy all the pleasures of his bachelor life . one fine day , he lies to his friends and shifts to the city in search of love . there , he falls in love with a rich girl named deepika ( sonam bazwa ) .
twist in the tales arises when vasu’s friends catch him red handed with deepika . the upset group then decides to separate the couple and start plotting for the same . rest of the story is as how vasu escapes from this tricky situation and wins his love .
concept of the film is quite interesting and novel . there are a lot of comedy elements in the film as the proceedings move quite smoothly . hero vaibhav does a superb job and is quite hilarious in his role . his acting has improved by leaps and bounds and is quite a treat to watch during the comedy scenes .
the female lead , sonam bazwa is decent and is a apt choice for her role . all her scenes with vaibhav are interesting and have been executed well . first half of the film is entertaining and has some hilarious moments .
even though this film is high on comedy , it is painfully long . certain scenes in the climax have been stretched out unnecessarily and could have been easily edited . lack of known faces will surely go against the reach of the film .
the conflict point in the film is diluted with just one simple scene which also lacks seriousness . this is a kind of film which is predictable in nature and does not have any of those mesmerizing scenes .
certain scenes during the second half look over the top and silly . songs spoil the flow of the film and could have been totally avoided .
production values are quite good as the camera work covers the locations well . editing is decent but the makers could have let go off many scenes to make the proceedings racy . songs are decent but come as speed breakers in the film .
screenplay is just about ok as some boring and unnecessary scenes are invoked into the proceedings once in a while . coming to the director karthik , he has done a decent job with the entertainment part but stretches the film way too long .
on the whole , pandavullo okadu is a film which has some entertaining elements . interesting first half and some youthful elements will connect with the youngsters well . if you manage to sit through the lengthy run time , ignore the predictable script and have nothing else to do , you can give this film a shot .
. the film is an interesting combination of humour , friendship and romance . interestingly , most part of the film is quite enjoyable except for its prolonged second half and an unwanted ' kaadhal keedhal ' song .
vasu ( vaibhav ) wants to fall in love but his bizarre promise of not marrying any one comes as a huge obstacle in his life . at one point of time , vasu finds a way to escape from his friends and comes to chennai to achieve his dream of falling in love . when deepika ( sonam pajwa ) comes into vaibhav ' s life , his own friends become his biggest enemies . the rest of the film is a rollicking fun ride on how the duo enters into wedlock . . .
, the heroine is shown as any other urban girl who boozes , goes to party and opts for a date . also , the love does not happen at first look and the girl takes her own time over it . the director showcases urban love and intimacy in an endearing manner , also the complete first half is filled with good one liner which evokes great laughter .
the scene where vaibhav wins a fight with rowdies by playing a foul word competition is a good creativity and also the initial narrations where the grown up vaibhav introducing his childhood friends is a scream . on the downside , the film could have been shorter . on the whole , it ends up as a watchable flick which is enjoyable in parts .
performance wise it is vaibhav ' s career best and his comic sense has worked out big time . newcomer sonam pajwa looks cute and sexy and the actress might go places if she chooses good projects . the other actors including vtv ganesh , karukaran and arjunan have done a decent job .
technically , cinematography by dinesh krishnan is slick and shown the film as grand as possible while the editing could have been better . anthony could have trimmed many sequences which are affecting the pace of the movie . music by natraj sankaran flows with the movie and the
apparently , karthik had sivakarthikeyan , jai and vaibhav in mind once he had written the script . but , he approached vaibhav first and he was impressed with the story right after the narration . the audio launch for the film is scheduled for next month and the team is looking for a release date in june . karthik worked with shankar in two landmark films , endhiran and nanban and is eagerly looking forward to make his debut in k’town .
kochadaiiyan is all set to hit the screens on may 9 . the hysteria and frenzy over the superstar film is . . .
m suganth , tnn , updated : may 16 , 2016 , 11 . 01 am ist
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plus : good direction , screenplay , dialouges , comedy was very funny , i loved it . a good story , dedicated to young friends . if you had a best friend and your friendship is true , then this movie is suitable for you . if you had an experience where you had to choose friendship or love , then this movie is a good movie to watch as you can relate to it . all who have best friends should watch this film , a good film to watch with a group of friends . a good family entertainer . minus : 1 . screenplay . it could have been better . at some parts of the film , the storyline might be confusing , but you can get the main idea of what is happening . 2 . this film should have gotten a u / a instead of u , as there are a lot of sexual references . this film can be watched by any age groups , but it is suitable for 9 + with parental guidance . final verdict : a nice funny film dedicated to friends , watch it with friends or family . 9 / 10 .
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while the team is yet to finalise a heroine , karthik has roped in a bevy of comic performers like karunakaran , thambi ramaiah and yogi babu for the supporting cast . santhosh narayanan will be composing the music for the film , which will go on floors on june 30 . meanwhile , siddharth will also be acting in a film by director sasi of pichaikkaran fame , and also debut in malayalam with a film that stars dileep . a tamil - hindi - telugu trilingual is also on the cards for the actor .
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