Rajiv Anchal's "Made in USA"
stands out from the routine Malayalam films being released in Kerala.
The film has a simple story that has been said forcefully without any
melodrama.
Shot entirely in the US with technicians and the equipment hired from
Hollywood, Anchal, unlike other directors, has not wasted time on showing
off the location. He has given importance to the storyline, which deals
with a suicide attempt by the hero Madhavan.Madhavan is crestfallen
when he finds that all the savings of his close friend Madhupal, which
was entrusted to him, is lost a day before Madhupal is to return to
Kerala after a long gap.Madhavan attempts suicide, but fails and lands
instead in the psychiatric ward of a hospital. In the hospital Madhavan
again attempts suicide but fails.
Veteran character actor Sreenivasan plays the role of the doctor who
treats Madhavan. In order to wean away Madhavan from more suicide attempts
he tells him that he is suffering from cancer and his death is imminent.
Madhavan is overjoyed to hear this. The turning point of the film
comes when he meets Kaveri, a nurse at the hospital who he feels was
his childhood mate back home. Madhavan slowly feels that since he has
got back his childhood mate he wants to live and the film picks up speed.
Anchal has taken care to see that he does not let the tempo of the
film slack by packing it with romance. He concentrates on the story
line. The screenplay is by former journalist Bobby Nair who has ventured
into filmdom. He has included various incidents in the film to make
it lively - like shutdowns, a kidney organ transplant controversy and
also the ultimate dream of securing a Green Card by a Keralite to settle
down in the US.
Madhavan plays a stellar role and so does Sreenivasan, Innocent, Thampi
Antony and Kaveri.Anchal said he was pleased that the film had come
out well and it was for the audience to make the final judgment.