Ayalum Njanum Thammil...

This was one of the first movie in which I saw present & past showing together without informing the watcher. I liked it very much. Overall really nice theme.

This is a Malayalam language film starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Prathap Pothan in key roles.

The title of the film might misguide that it's a romantic film with a female protagonist. However the title is from the point of view of a doctor about his mentor.

The film is actually a must watch for medical students and would be a good watch for non medics to understand the pressures doctors have to go through.

The mentor opens this junior doctor's eyes, and moulds him to rise beyond perceptions and to realise and rise beyond the book and to truly realise what medical ethics mean. The support cast of Ramya Nambeesan and Kalabhavan Mani play key roles in that.

The romance element is understandable to bring the human side of the protagonist, but in essence plays its part only to lighten the film. It is well moulded in the story and editing.

The film also reports on how corporate hospitals try to misuse and manipulate situations, at times illegally and inhumanely.

There were a few scenes at the beginning where the direction seemed amateurish. Also certain scenes when it wasn't clear where it was drifting to a flashback. Otherwise a great film and a must watch!

One of the best movie in the Malayalam industry. The direction and story of the movie were awesome. Prithviraj's one of the best movie in his career. I love this film. It is one of the best film from Malayalam industry.

I am so glad that i watched this movie. The movie is excellent and i could not find any flaws throughout the entire movie. Well Scripted, Amazing acting by Prithviraj! Direction is beyond words i must say. I am well wondered about the fact that people claim this as an "overrated movie!". I wish for more movies like this, rather than making many masala movies.

Probably I was mesmerized more by the non-linear story-telling or the wonderful acting by the electrifying cast in this well-directed movie concerning a cause so prevalent in the Indian backlog.

Prithviraj is fantastic and I know why he was awarded. Prathap Pothan is the cynosure of this good script written by people who have given us classic like Traffic. Lal Jose does the magic again after his sweet comedy Diamond Necklace. I was taken aback by the level of detailing in this flick as it progresses with a punch of suspense about the vividness of the doctor profession. The minutiae is terrific and the music/score backs it greatly. Supporting cast like Samvrutha & Remya & Narain & Rima have done well with what was given to them. Kalabhavan Mani and his part of story is one of the USP of one of the very few films of 2012 which dents the universe as well as stamps a message. Ustahd Hotel, 22FK, Ee Adutha Kalathu & Spirit intrigued me.

It was high time someone delivered an unconventional & experimental movie to Indian cinema & I am glad I watched ANT. Only, that some sequences and humor were predictable & vague, I really enjoyed the 130 minutes of inventive screenplay.

BOTTOM LINE: Ayalum Njanum Thammil is a massive entertainer & true cinema with all the factors taken care of; one that gives a message and a take on a series of day-to-day activities and paradoxes of life and is well-executed. Kudos!

WATCH OUT FOR: Subtlety of the movie, Prithviraj & Prathap Pothan!

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Language: No | Sex, Nudity or Foreplay: No | Violence: Strong | Gore: Mediocre | Smoking, Alcohol or Drugs: No | Vulgarity: No