There are perfect love stories and then there are those that travel an unusual route in search of love. Meera Venugopal writes about characters who gave a whole new dimension to falling in love and happily-ever-afters.
When I heard the film is getting Hindi and Tamil remakes, my first thought was… why! Because if you reduce it to just “plot”, you get something you’ve seen a hundred times before.
In this period of intense social distancing, the only form of personal growth that has taken place is due to a recurring “task” I’ve worked into my to-do list for these days after revisiting this film.
Amazing performances by Prithviraj and Biju Menon, great music by Jakes Bejoy and atmospheric cinematography by Sudeep Elamon makes this a rewarding watch.
In his successful films, the characters Menon plays are ultimately harmless, rarely swerve from decency, care about family and friends, and maintain good humour, writes Ashutosh Mohan.