Thundu

I don't think non malayalis would like this . Writing this to malayali audience. The quality of this movie is top notch.. every single shot is beautiful.. Dollyzoom, tarantino shot, macro shots everything is so mesmerizing.. As a person who likes film making, i felt this was an unusual stylish making for a Malayalam movie.. Loved it a lot.. Music is good, the making is good.. the story must be too thin for most of the people ,but for me , the non linear story telling and quality shots made it a visual treat for my eyes.. Didn't feel like its a debut film , of the director . This kinda no brainer movies should not be watched trying to find logic in it.. definitely a popcorn flick..

Thundu is a very weak and pathetic attempt at comedy by first time director Riyas Shareef! It's highlights are poor direction and a weaker story line - I won't waste your time listing the various departments in movie making - practically each and every department has failed spectacularly; here the background music by Vishnu Vijay takes the cake - which is needlessly loud and untimely that grates continously on our nerves.

'Thundu' here refers to the pieces of paper with notes used for copying in exams - and the director showcases this by showing a 'smart' school boy's 'techniques' used in copying - before being caught by the invigilator.

Having established the title, he shows the boy's father - Biju Menon playing a police constable Baby - a bungling idiot without any other redeemable trait. He harasses a local, small-time politician for some supposed insult to the police force - maybe that was deserved but then goes overboard and insults one of his own colleagues (Shine Tom Chacko) too, when he tries to intervene in the issue. And that basically forms the one-line plot of the story - a story of one-upmanship between him and this colleague (Shine), who more often than not succeeds in humiliating him with help from the local politician.

In order to overcome these humiliations, Baby realises he needs to become a Head Constable which would enable him to pull rank over his colleague; and he attempts to achieve this by cheating in the requisite exams but is caught and transferred. Baby continues with his bungling life as before - and then decides to make yet another attempt at the exams. We expect both Baby and his son to work hard at their respective exams and win, but no. The idiot duo - director/writer - show both the father and son copying again. He even shows Baby taking 'tips on copying successfully without getting caught' from his 'expert' son! Why? Have you forgotten that they we're watching a comedy? And Baby fails again in the exams....

Now since Baby is the protagonist, the director cannot let him lose, right? Moreover, the movie has to end somewhere, and we all need to go home too? And so, Baby gets promoted on account of his seniority and that forms the end of this miserable story.

I don't know what the director/writer duo were smoking when they were discussing and finalising the plot line and the character arc? What kind of pathetic father takes tips from his schoolgoing son on copying in exams? How can this even be classified as a comedy? The ending would have been better had Baby worked and lost - without copying - which would have made his promotion sweeter too.

To summarise, this is a pathetic movie, totally avoidable - unless you have absolutely nothing else to do. My rating is 3/10.

@Biju, are you trying to become the next Mohan Lal by taking up meaningless roles in stupid c-grade flop movies - just when you have reached the zenith? Please be more choosy and try to avoid these type of disasters.

The film starts off really well with a cool stylish scene of students cheating on a difficult exam. But the movie definitely goes downhill from there. I think what sucks about this movie is that there couldve been a good movie here cause all the performances are solid and the way the movie is shot is very unique. But thats the only thing good about this movie. Everything else is so badly edited and the stakes are so poorly established that you would never think an actor like Biju Menon. The film was going in a confusing route and I was trying to find some excuse to turn it off. Then a scene came where a guy sadly returns to a dog and all the police officers start dancing for some reason. I didnt even understand why this was happening. I was so irritated that I turned off the tv. And i am a guy who liked malaikottai vaaliban, which many people also got irritated by. But this is ten times worse than that.

I want to clarify about the negative reviews even though our society is filled with such an honest persons but some of them were cheats that's not the point of the movie. This movie is taken for the entertainment purpose only not take it to the heart Taiwanese movie bad genius also came with the same concept but it differs from the pov. So don't go to research the movie just enjoy the madness that all. Just a simple movie that makes you smile without hesitation with very good making even though some characters are not bunched with movie still its a good film once you see the movie as a movie. Thanks.

Watching this movie felt like a waste of two precious hours. It lacked a coherent storyline and conveyed a negative message to society. I got the impression that it was directed by inexperienced individuals. I found myself questioning why the leading actors chose to be part of such a production. The storyline seemed unfounded, focusing on achieving success through unethical means. After watching the movie, I couldn't recall a single memorable scene or moment. Overall, I believe there are far better quality short films available on YouTube that are more deserving of your time.

The whole movie is talking about the malpractice as it's name, even they can present it a funny way instead it goes with a serious tone.