French Viplavam is a Malayalam comedy movie, which marks the directorial debut of Maju, starring Sunny Wayne, Lal, Chemban Vinod Jose, and Arya Salim. It was released on 26 October 2018.
The film received negative reviews from critics.
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Plot
The film revolves around an innocent bunch in a tranquil village known as KochuKadavu കൊച്ചുകടവ്. It is set in 1996 after the arrack ban in Kerala. The scenes are based on the escapades of a few characters who are constantly desperate for a drink.
Patta Sisupalan owned an arrack shop, which he had to close down due to the ban. Satyan is a youth fooling around with his gang of friends and is in love with Sisupalan's daughter.
The story goes along without any definite direction until a twist happens with a foreign lady's arrival with a bottle of French wine.
Cast
Sunny Wayne as Satyan
Lal as Patta Sisupalan
Chemban Vinod Jose as Chattotty
Sasi Kalinga
Arya Salim
Lukman Avaran
Noby Marcose
Unnimaya Prasad as Patta's wife
V. Suresh Thampanoor
Pauly Valsan
Davinchi Santhosh
Music
The film music was composed by Prashant Pillai.
Reception
The Times of India gave it a positive review, rating it 3.5 out of 5.
A review from New Indian Express wrote: "With a half-baked script, the effort is to bring in laughs with comical situations and one liners."