Popular Malayalam cinema director and producer MA Nishad had posted on his Facebook page, a status ridiculing the latest release of Mollywood named Kohinoor starred by Asif Ali and Directed by Vinay Govind. M A Nishad posted in Malayalam that “Aana Mukkunnathu kandu annan mukkiyal Kohinoor aakum”, which means that the makers of the film had tried to make a big film and imitated the style of big films and stars to make it but at last ended up as a mediocre imitation. But that post had landed him in trouble as the fans of Asif ali and other film lovers are turned against him and he is now well under a sort of online attack on him.
MA Nishad had made films with Asif Ali years ago. So when he ridiculing a film which is starring asif ali and which is also his first ever production venture, it seems that something is not right about their relationship. We don’t even know if that comment by Nishad is targeted the director Vinay Govind or not. But if someone had to make that sort of a comment on a film which is getting good report all over from the common mass, then there is something not right at all.
Kohinoor released last Thursday getting good word of mouth from people who loves entertainers and the reviews from critics also giving it average to above average status as an entertainer. As per reports it also getting good collection at box office and may be ended as a failure at box office. But this post by M A Nishad had made him the enemy of Asif Ali fans who already hailing the film Kohinoor as the first solo Hit of Asif Ali’s career.
The film’s background is set in the 1980’s and throughout the film it gave us a feel about the nostalgic 1980’s and early 90’s. There is also a public view that Asif Ali had imitated Mohanlal in a big way in his looks as well as character portrayal and they had their own excuse for that as well as the character played by him is a film buff who wants to be like a Mohanlal character in real life.
