Naradan

Naradan is a story revolving around the news media and its current temptation to revolve around ratings and mockery. Although the story is interesting, the direction is amateur. Ashiq Abu who made the beautiful Mayanadhi with Tovino couldn't recreate the magic again.

Tovino did a good job but has his limitations which he couldn't cross. The character demanded a better actor- Fahad, Prithvi or the big Ms would've suited better. Anna Ben who had her moments in previous films was a failure. Both Tovino and Anna at present has star value but the ability to act doesn't resonate with it.

Indrans was spectacular as munsif judge and Renji Panicker as lawyer was ok. Both of them were the only saving grace of the film. The ending was abrupt and disappointing.

Music and editing department of the film was pathetic. The entire film had lag between lines and at times felt like an art film made by a kid with phone camera.

Naradan had the potential to be a compelling political thriller but ends up as a wet cracker. Even the good script couldn't make up for average acting and bad making.

Having watched the thriller, it must be said, there are elements in it that are captivating, thought-provoking and powerful, and at the same time, the plot did lack the punch to convey the intended message. Especially, towards the end, the story lost its depth. Casting someone else as judge or an alternative cause to ground CP would have been much better.

Nevertheless, it doesn't bore you.

Naradan was a spectacular story, very thought-provoking!

Sadly, sadly, the directing and screenplay punctured its great potential.

If Naradan were a plane, it took soooooo long to take off and we only got to engage with the lead stewardess toward the landing

DELICIOUS

-Photography and color grading were massive! Beautiful shots taken and the colorist accentuated each frame, grabbing our attention from the beginning

-Tovino Thomas needs no mention. Such a stellar performance going from the quiet to the aggressive man he became. Sir, you are more than a gem 👏🏾

Always a great joy to see Indrans, he had such great composure in the way he delivered his lines

-The screenplay gave us an in-depth insight into who Chandraprakash was, this was very crucial to understanding where he was coming from and going.

Naradan revealed the nature of man, how far he's willing to go to achieve fame and glory even if this means stomping on societal values

BLAND

-When we say that Naradan took a long time to take off, this is not figurative but literal. The narrative started warming up at around 40 minutes😖

-Anna Ben appears on Naradan's poster but we only saw her for a few seconds in the beginning and then towards the end. We completely forgot about her during the movie

-We have a big pet peeve for excessive smoking in movies unless necessary, which in this case it added nothing. Almost felt like witnessing a smoking show...

Time pass movie but not upto the Aashiq Abu benchmark.

It is a linear narrative with no twists and turns : story revolves around the usual media affairs seen in other movies. Thanks.

I really enjoyed watching the movie. In fact its thrilling and exciting aspects were appreciable. I think it has got a very strong and grippy scripting which could have slipped if handled carelessly. Casting is one of the perfect things in the film. From Cp to mudiyan all have done their part very well. Sharafudheen and Annaben actually nailed it. Also the usual pattern of depicting journalists with one hand on the top of the desk and reporting in a very unrealistic tone are brilliantly replaced. I also noticed the same thing for the court scenes also. Often the court scenes are very dramatic in our films with mass dialogues and undefeatable superiority of the leading actor. But here it is very carefully and realistically executed. And there was where I felt, 'oh the director is Ashiq abu'. When coming to its plot its a very sensitive and sensible one which must be spoken in the present days. Even the layman can understand that there is a clear division among journalists when it comes to the matter of ethics. It is very well conveyed. But at certain times certain slips and lag was felt and also we had some questions remaining in head especially regarding the opening issue of Narada channel. So there I felt if those aspects where also cleared out it would have become an ultimate one. And I'm glad that mollywood is very forward from the time of depicting an invincible hero even if he is a no. 1 criminal. Neglecting certain aspects of continuity at certain points, I enjoyed watching it. The opinions may vary among audience as it is a very tough topic to handle... Anyway I liked it!!!