Get-Set Baby, the latest Vinay Govind film starring Unni Mukundan, is a drama that switches between the professional and personal life of its hero. While the intentions of the movie are definitely noble, the theme feels slightly worn-out, and the constant shuffling of the tone of the script, along with abrupt transitions and certain thematic familiarity with a movie like Vicky Donor, makes it an underwhelming film that is unsure about how to crack that feel-good zone.
Dr. Arjun is our main character, and he was the only male student in his batch of gynecology doctors. After initial days of struggle to create a name for himself, Arjun managed to build a hospital named Cradle of Dreams. The events that happened in the personal and professional lives of Arjun after establishing this hospital are what we see in this movie.
The core story of the film is happening only in the phase where Arjun starts to work. And the film is trying to add all these avoidable funny bits in the not-so-significant initial portions. The intended feel-good vibe is there in the initial areas when Arjun starts to work, and I actually liked that scene where Arjun sort of comforts his patient during a checkup. However, the portions that show the career upgrade were way too swift, and there was an abrupt personal transformation happening in that period. Once the central conflict in the movie is introduced, the film starts to feel muddled as it switches between Arjun’s professional greed and personal ego.
Vinay Govind wishes to keep the movie in that warm and feel-good space. If you look at the exotic settings of the movie, the flat lighting, and the warm colors used in frames, the intention is to be emotional and light. However, the writing of the film is struggling to develop the idea. Initially, the film is about a good doctor who wants to do better in life. The possibility of him having a rift with the senior gets teased, and then it is forgotten. Then the story goes to the rags to riches transformation, and just when you think the film is going to settle on that aspect, the relationship angle in the story steps in. The problem is that because of this jump from one aspect to another, we are not getting enough time to understand this character, and that leads to us not feeling for him when he is at an all-time low.
Unni Mukundan always had a diction issue in Malayalam, and that problem is affecting him here also. The funny bits and the angry bits have him talking too much, and the lack of clarity in saying the words and Unni consciously trying to say everything very clearly makes the whole dialogue delivery part pretty odd. As I already said, the warmer bits of this character that we see in the initial areas of the movie were performed gracefully by Unni. Nikhila Vimal’s character’s introduction to the story felt very cheesy and old school. But the second half offered her a lot of space to perform, and the humorous bits and the breakdown was performed neatly by her. Surabhi Lakshmi and Sudheesh are playing important characters in the film. It was nice to see Ganga Meera in a role that was different from what we usually see her doing. Punya Elizabeth, Fara Shibla, Chemban Vinod, Dinesh Prabhakar, Johny Antony, Muthumani, Shyam Mohan, etc., are the other characters in the cast of this movie.
The relationship angle in Get-Set Baby actually had a good potential to explore the idea of difficulties in pregnancy. The main man being a gynecologist, the movie could have been a different version of Vicky Donor, a film that blended emotions and humor seamlessly. But the script written by Anoop Ravindran and YV Rajesh is trying too many things on a superficial level, and the audience will find it difficult to root for the hero. In some of the cheesy filmy moments, where the hero overreacts in certain situations and jumps to conclusions, you would actually wonder how he is considered a good gynecologist.
Because of this jump from one aspect to another, we are not getting enough time to understand this character, and that leads to us not feeling for him when he is at an all-time low.
Green: Recommended Content
Orange: The In-Between Ones
Red: Not Recommended
