Aadya Rathri

Jibu Jacob's ambitious comic caper Aadya Rathri (First Night) about a marriage broker who is against romance manages to stay afloat with a bunch of jokes, but in the grand scheme of things, falls flat because of sexism and glorification of revival of old traditions when it comes to matrimony despite Biju Menon's superior performance and his mercuric yet typecast role. TN.

"Aadya Rathri" Malayalam movie Mullakara village on the banks of the lake, it's people, their livelihood and their one and only Manoharan cheettan... That's the one line story, of this comedy drama. If laughter is the best medicine... get ready, wear your comedy cap and prepare yourself for some 'belly-shaking' laughs.... and live longer.. (Maybe). As in 'Vellimoonga, Aanakkallan and Anuraagha Karikkin Vellam' , Biju Menon has enacted his comical stunts to perfection and carried this presentation to success. Biju as Manoharan, is enjoyable, the situational comedies, the timing of the counter dialogues.. all are rib tickling. 8 on 10 for this society satire. A serious message is conveyed, about marriage... 'Consent of the girl is more important than the dowry, during the wedding' Manoharan as the marriage broker, steals the show, with ease. Many comical dialogues are borrowed from other movies, but apt for that situations. Forget about your tensions, just laugh your gut out for 122 minutes... You will feel refreshed.. (Maybe)

Is there such shortage of actresses in malayalam industry? Why on the world did they cast this little kid as heroine in this film. She is better doing roles which match her age. Coming to the film, its reharse of many films we have seen before. Only positive here is biju menon. Avoid at all costs!!

A fun filled movie but lack good story.it portrays around a village and the protagonist manoharan. One time watchable movie as some scenes are funny.

When the people who gave us Vellimoonga teams up again, definitely our expectations will be definitely high. Truth is Aadya Rathri is a disappointment. Very old-fashioned story and really bad casting makes it bad. Some jokes were good. But the gap between those were really wide. Anaswara Rajan looks too young for the role. And her dialogue delivery is too bad. Same with Sarjano Khalid. Manoharan was safe in the hands of Biju Menon. Somehow, Aju Varghese's character felt like a misfit. Sadly, cinema is not Manoj Guinnes's cup of tea. It's a one time watchable movie.