Honey Bee (film)

Honey Bee (Malayalam: ഹണി ബീ) is a 2013 Malayalam romantic comedy film, written and directed by Lal Junior (Jean Paul Lal), son of actor-director Lal (Paul Michael) and produced by Sibi Thottupuram and Joby Mandamattom.^[1] The film stars Asif Ali, Bhavana, Baburaj, Sreenath Bhasi, Archana Kavi, Balu and Lal in lead roles.^[2][3]

The movie revolves around two friends (Sebastian and Angel) who suddenly discover their love for each other. They elope on the eve of the girl's marriage, much to the chagrin of her brothers. The film essays the lovers' struggle for survival.^[4] The shooting of the film started on 15 May and was released on 6 June, 2013.^[5]

The film was a commercial success at the box-office.^[6]

Plot

Sebastian a. k. a Seban (Asif Ali), Abu(Sreenath Bhasi), Ambrose Perera(Balu), Fernandez de Silva(Baburaj), Angel(Bhavana) and Sara(Archana Kavi) are members of a music band based in Fort Kochi. They share a very deep friendship among them. Sara is the lover of Fernandez de Silva. Angel's brothers HC Michael(Lal), Martin(Amith Chackalakal), Father Collin(Suresh Krishna) and Antony(Hasim) are nicknamed "Punyalanmar" by others. They are very dangerous also. Angel is in love with Sebastian. Meanwhile there is a marriage proposal for Angel with SI George. On the previous night to her marriage, Sebastian (Seban) realizes he is in love with Angel. The four friends decide to elope with angel. They elope with her that night. Ambrose writes a write letter and leaves it in Angel's room to inform the Punyalanmar, that they eloped with her. The next day Sebastian wakes up to see Angel near him. He is stunned to see her as he doesn't remember the previous night's events. They decide to escape. Punyalanmar go in search of them and destroys Ferno's house. Finally they decided to escape through harbor. Abu, Ambrose and Ferno decide to sacrife themselves for Seban and Angel. Punyalanmar captures Abu but Ferno and Ambro threaten to kill their wives. Ferno calls Seban(who is on a boat) and says they're going to sacrifice themselves. Seban and angel attempt to commit suicide and they jump into the sea. The film has a happy ending in which all are praying together at Punyalanmar's father's tomb.

Cast

• Asif Ali as Sebastian aka Seban
• Bhavana as Angel
• Baburaj as Fernandez de Silva aka Ferno
• Sreenath Bhasi as Abu
• Balu Varghese as Ambrose Perera aka Ambru
• Archana Kavi as Sara Perera
• Lal as HC Michael
• Amith Chackalakal as Martin
• Suresh Krishna as Father Cochin/Collin s
• Hasim as Antony
• Mythili Cameo
• Vijay Babu as SI George
• Praveena as lisamma
• Joy Mathew as Cleetus
• Reena Basheer as Abu's mother

Critical reception

Review Scores
Critic	Rating	Reference
Sify		[7]
South Cine Arena		[8]
Cine Shore		[9]
Rediff		[10]
The Times of India		[10]

The movie gained mixed to positivie reviews from critics. South Cine Arena rated the movie a 3.5/5 and commented, "If you are expecting to chill out for 2 hrs, Honey Bee is a perfect choice. There are ample number of situations to make you laugh, thrilled and fall in love. Enjoy this tripping outing.^[11] Oneindia.in said, "Jean Paul Lal has chosen a good script, which is interesting. The director has tried to keep you engaged and glued to screen through out the movie. The suspense in the climax is also very interesting and sure to impress youth."^[12] Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film 2.5/5 and said, "Honey Bee is a film to be savored like those quickie bites that you grab from a fast food restaurant. Its damn fun while it lasts in your mouth and you swallow it without much of a thought, knowing all the while that it never had plans to offer you something to chew on."^[13]

Some critics have opined that the story line of this film is an adaption from ‘The Hangover’ which is a 2009 American comedy film.

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