Pluto
Science Fiction Comedy Malayalam
Follows the unexpected arrival of an extraterrestrial visitor in a quiet Kerala village, which turns everyday life completely upside down.
| Cast: | Neeraj Madhav, Althaf Salim, Aju Varghese, Arsha Baiju, Nimna Fathoomi, Subin S B, Nihal Nizam, Vineeth Thattil David, Dinesh Prabhakar, Thushara Pillai, Saheer Mohammed |
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| Director: | Adithyan Chadrashekar |
| Writer: | Niyas Muhammed |
| Editor: | Sanath Sivaraj |
| Camera: | Vishnu Sarma |
All Guild Reviews of "Pluto"
A Sci-Fi Comedy That Sticks to Usual Alien Narratives
Sci-fi films are not something that happens often in the Malayalam film industry, which has relatively smaller budgets, with the subgenre of sci-fi comedies appearing even less frequently. Even the rarity of the genre does not really work to the advantage of Pluto.
Just like Vicky (Neeraj Madhav), the protagonist of the sci-fi comedy Pluto, who befriends an alien, the movie also does not know what exactly to do with the alien character. This has to do with the nature of the alien. In an attempt to break alien stereotypes, Pluto does not have superpowers, except for two skills which are only sparingly used. So, there are only so many exciting things left for the alien to do. Probably due to tight budgets, the alien also lacks elaborate design elements. Just a spandex suit with a human face (Althaf Salim) does the job. By extension, this would mean that the alien would do familiar Althaf Salim things. One interesting touch that screenwriter Niyas Muhammed and filmmaker Adithyan Chandrasekhar bring to the table is the similarity between Vicky and Pluto, the alien. Both are considered losers in life. Hence, Pluto cannot be of particular use to Vicky, who is down and out after failing with one ill-advised business idea after another.
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