Ntikkakkakkoru Premandaarnnu

Story: What happens when two childhood sweethearts meet at a later juncture in life?

Review: Ntikkakkakkoru Premandaarnnu turned out to be a pleasant surprise with Sharafudheen and Bhavana playing the role of reunited childhood sweethearts. While it tells a simple story, the narration through asides from the various characters makes it all the more refreshing. The use of the dramatic device is not overdone and added to that the soul soothing music, Ntikkakkoru Premondarnn is a wonderful feel good movie.

The story deals with the life of Jimmy played by Sharafudheen and childhood sweetheart Nithya, played by Bhavana. It's not just a love story but rather the story of Jimmy, his family, his ambition and Nithya. When they meet again after years, Nithya is a single mother, finalising her divorce. It takes us through their journey all the way to their happy ending. In fact, serious subjects like mental, domestic and child abuse are not thrown at our faces, but addressed subtly in a way that makes the audience recognise the pain and emotional impact these experiences can leave. It also shows us sibling bonding, toxic relationships and much more.

In her comeback movie, Bhavana plays the role of a woman who has come to terms with the toxicity in her marriage after nine long years. She handles the character perfectly and Sharafudheen aces the role of Jimmy who is initially unsure about the marriage proposals made by his family and seems to find himself and identifies his issues when he meets Nithya again. In its light-hearted setting, the premise becomes a bit utopian with the resistance shown towards their relationship in the end being superficial.

The film also gives us an array of interesting characters like the vibrant younger sister (Saniya Rafi), who has at least two decades of an age difference with her brothers, the father (Ashokan) who is a prime example of tough love and the uncle who is set in his ways and clings to tradition. Anarkali Nazar's Fida was an equally interesting character. Let's not forget all the vintage cars either.

Director Adhil Maimoonath Asharaf has hit the mark with his debut movie. The music, which sets the tone for the movie was composed jointly by Paul Mathews, Nishant Ramteke and Joker Blues. Bijibal did the background music which stands out.
- Gopika S