Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal

I am not sure how Thoovanathumbikal received more stars than NPMT - I remember watching this movie one New Year eve and coming out with such optimism about life! It may be a personal choice and opinion. This movie is about human life and love after tragedies. The story ending is one of the best as in many Padmarajan movies. I could still hear the tanker blowing horn outside Sophia's house. Classic.

If you have not seen this movie, then you should! It's a masterpiece and in a class of its own.

A movie that was ahead of its times, that continues to remain relevant and will remain so for the foreseeable future. An evergreen film to cherish and celebrate the sheer brilliance and craftmanship of Padmarajan.

The background score, the songs, dialogues, script, screenplay, acting, location and you name it, all of them are outstanding! A must watch for all avid movie buffs!

Honestly this film is like perfect. I couldn't really find anything wrong with this movie besides the video quality being really bad. This is a film that needs a remaster. Ignoring that everything is perfect like I said. The performances are definitely the best part. Mohanlal goes deep into his role of an eccentric romantic with each mannerisms being perfect. Shari is also great as the second lead. The movie surprisingly is also focused on her struggles and she does a good job of conveying them. Thilakan makes us just want to take an ax and chop him to death. That how much I loved to hate him. The supporting performances especially from vineeth and kaviyoor ponamma are great as well. I loved that Solomon's and Antony's friendship was also a huge part of the movie besides the main romance. Padmarajans writing is also effortless with a great ending that was very progressive for its time while other movies used to botch this subject. A masterpiece in short and deserves to be seen even today.

Namukku parkkan munthiri thoppukal is one of the greatest love stories in malayalam.Padmarajan has written a brilliant script.The brilliant direction of padmarajan, extremely pleasing music of johnson,expressive cinematography of venu, the musical and poetric narration of the film,the attractive character of mohanlal and the excellent performance of the actor make it an evergreen classic

Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986) : Movie Review -

This Sensational and Taboo-breaking lovestory by Padmarajan has more to offer than his high-rated Thoovanathumbikal. I intentionally mentioned Thoovanathumbikal here because when i see at the ratings of these two films, one surely look high-rated undeservingly. This is strictly my personal opinion as i have recently seen Thoovanathumbikal and for me it didn't match the hype. On the other side, Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal isn't hyped as high as Thoovanathumbikal but for me it has fared better. The film did match the level of expectations i had and I would say that rather it surpassed them. The film is about Solomon who falls in love with his neighbour, Sofia. However, things does not go smooth and he finds himself helpless when he realises about her family life being unacceptable to the society. One cute thing to notice in the film is that throughout the story, there are references to the Biblical book Song of Songs where it depicts the romantic dialogue between a young woman and her lover. In the climax we see conflicts reaching upto devastating level and the things shown there are simply taboo-breaking for any Romantic Drama by that time. Mohanlal once again shines as a matured actor. This time the role was quite simple so for him it wasn't anything to worry about. Shari looks beautiful as Sofia and Thilakan portrays a villainous father so well that you start hating his character and by the end you completely hate him. Vineeth as teenage boy looked fine and Kaviyoor Ponnamma plays a mother as perfectly as she could. Padmarajan's direction and vision plays a vital part in forming this uncompromising storytelling. For me, Thoovanathumbikal went wrong with the characters and became too predictable but here Padmarajan had me glued and clueless about one or two characters. So, overall a path-breaking content in mainstream romance.

RATING - 8/10*

By - #samthebestest.