![]() ![]() The two male leads, Fahadh and Indrajith, can share the plaudits equally. The supporting cast helps to create a distinct milieu given the backdrop of verdant Kuttanad. ![]() The love story has a few inspired moments from Romeo and Juliet and some other classical love stories. Then there is Solomon's psychological block in playing the clarinet on the big stage. There is the ideological clash between the orthodox head priest Fr Ottaplackan (Joy Mathew) and Fr Vattoli, who has a modern outlook and believes in changing with the times. There are a couple of other tracks in the story which provide more meat to the film. Soshanna is the more courageous of the two in sustaining the relationship, braving opposition. He is in love with Soshanna (Swati Reddy), daughter of a rich contractor. He is a talented clarinet player but gets stage fright. There are two people at the centre of the action-Fr Vincent Vattoli (Indrajith), a priest who lands up in Kumarankari to serve a church that is in bad shape, and Solomon (Fahadh Faasil), whose job is to assist the sexton of the church. The film can be seen from many angles: as a love story in the classical mould, or as a 'coming of age' of a dim-witted youngster, and then there is the premise that God is always with the righteous underdog. Amen is a humorous film staying true to its tag line 'a divine comedy'. ![]()
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