Palthu Janwar

I love slow movies, I love original simple movies, I love low budget cute little gems from Malayalam. But this movie wasn't one of them. There is this guy who is pushed to do a job that he didn't wan't. Good premise and I was expecting a his nice journey which changes his perspectives and growing as a person. But none of these things happen in this movie. He goes there, few things happen and a cow delivers at the end. That's it.

I don't understand the hype of this film, or the box office success. Did I miss something or did I watch a different version on OTT !!

If you love good movies , just skip this one. Watch may be Home once again.

Average but One time watchable, very different kind of movie, slow paced and simple execution. Natural acting by everyone.

Cinematography was nice, the visuals gave a peaceful feeling. Basil Joseph did a suitable role. The message included in the movie was nice, it shows that even though some people ignore the value of the life of an animal for some other people the animal is so precious like someone part of their family. Story was pretty basic, maybe a bit of an overused kind of idea but it might not be that off putting for everyone. Indrans was the standout performer with his innocent attitude and lighthearted humour.

The film starts off well, and then collapses miserably in the second half. The premise, the people, their problems really helped make the first half more convincing. The second half was more of a stretched version to prove the mettle of the protagonist, to give the character much needed high, and that leads to a bigger issue of characterisation.

The protagonist is weak in every aspects, the initial graph builds up very well and then it strays and leads us to a place where I was wondering what was this movie all about. I felt the protagonist did not led me to any particular emotion where I can connect, everything looked superficial, even his qualms, his humiliation, his sudden spark of anger, all of these came out very casual without any empathy element, probably that could lead us to another aspect, the treatment.

Yes, the treatment worked for me to a large extent, the realistic approach. The treatment somehow loses its grip to convey the noble thought visually owing to poor characterisation and probably lack of some interesting plot points, especially in the second half.

Performance wise, nothing much to brag about except this should be Shammi's film, he gave a fab performance, the moment his character went offscreen, I felt the film took the downhill.

This could have been a far better & impactful short film.

I think 8.5 rating is only you see first half after that you get confused as to what is even happening.

This movie deserves 10 STARS for FIRST HALF, ZERO STARS for SECOND HALF.

So ten minus five = five star rating in total.

Please stop watching after first half, especially when the pregnant cow scene starts.

You can thank me later, because you will feel deceived at the climax of this movie.

Why did I waste so much of time for this?

The first half has really touched all the subtle nuances of film making. The situations, the circumstances and ground reality of rural health sector in India.

There is this new veterinary guy adjusting to a new rural kind of atmosphere, the work place conflicts, the inexperience, the distaste for his own work, the frustration of his expectations.

I mean the first half is a masterpiece, so much so I was about to recommend it to my friends but alas, then in the second half the scenes decelerate from 100kmph speed to a grinding halt.

Some might like one emotional bubble gum being chewed over again and again as a cow or buffalo does, even after the flavour is gone.

That is the best summary for second half.

But when you have tasted the flavours of the bubble gum in the first half you will certainly feel that the movie has come to a stop in the second half.

So overall till pregnant cow scene, this movie is a masterpiece. After that kindly switch off. Else you will regret. Thank me later.

I think movie was short and a bit boring to be honest. Probably because I watched with family and paid close to $100. First half looked like a promising comedy. Second half mostly boring. Even the kids song at the end was boring.

When I went to watch I thought given Basil is actor there will be a lot of comedy. Surprisingly there wasn't much. Shammi Thillkan role looked pretty good and lot of comedy but his was a short role.

I liked the scenery and the village like ambience. Songs were pretty ordinary.

May be it would have made sense to watch myself before taking family. I never review but I think I lost money here. So thought of reviewing. Thanks for reading if you made it this far and sorry if I made you feel bad.