There is some novelty and a little bit of honesty as well in the proceedings that make up Ranjith's London-based comedy drama Drama that is spoiled only by its lead actor's tasteless tomfoolery which is constantly present on the screen ever since he makes a stylish entrance at around the 20th minute as the co-director of a funeral services company. By means of style, I strongly think Mohanlal made a pit stop at the sets of Drama while shooting for Ajoy Verma's disaster Neerali (2018), his last film before Drama which has equal number of ridiculous scenes involving him. Here, if you focus on the drama - that unfolds when a grandma with a last wish of being buried along with her late husband back in Kerala dies and her children decide to not heed to this wish and how the company tries to handle the situation - you will leave the hall with a smile on your face. Instead, if you focus on Mohanlal's antics as this 60 going on 20 man trying to make a mockery out of his situations as well as himself, you will hate writer-director Ranjith for giving back-to-back turkeys as well as leave the hall with the emotion of anger. Although wrapped in a dull blanket that does not save it from London's wintry cold, Drama makes some very sensible points about death and kin relationships and for that alone, I can safely recommend it for an afternoon watch when it finally premieres on TV during a festival. No need to spend extra money here. TN.
