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This classic tale reminds us of a Simpler time and a touching Love story that will provide the audience a Retro experience.

First of all Big Congrats to Writer-Director R.S.Vimal(Where the hell were you Man all these years) For Superb work i read he spent Seven years researching the Material ....Well it was worth the wait.

The Visualization,Soundtrack,Screenplay,Acting all are equally Amazing its a complete package.

We Need movies like this in the Malayalam Cinema Not Ripoffs,Remake,Cheezy Comedies etc.

We Need movies based on book or inspired by real events like this one.

Overall it's a must watch.

The poignant tale of Moideen and Kanchanamala separated by society and fate with one voice is well-known to all and débutant R.S.Vimal who earlier released a documentary on the same titled 'Jalam Kondu Murivettaval' have come up with a silver screen depiction of the same,the result being a memorable cinematic experience.

Set in and around 1960's Calicut,the biographical period drama is a touching affair altogether that's blessed with some stellar performances from the lead pair,hearty narration,sumptuous visuals and emotionally moving background score.One will instantly feel banded together with the intense love between the central characters due to the genuinity in narration by Vimal and the intensity that both Prithviraj and Parvathy shower to the characters invested upon them.

The fact that Vimal could succeed in presenting the cinematic version of a real life love story without going over the top by itself is truly remarkable and the débutant can be proud of the fact that he could give full justice to the eternal love between the Moideen and Kanchanamala.

The remodeling of the period was brilliant and mixing up the social scenario of then with the love-story was done impressively by the director who has written the screenplay by himself.Rain comes forth as the heart and soul of the narration,symbolizing the emotions of the protagonists and their hopes throughout the narration.

On the negative side,the second half looked a bit over-trimmed for the sake of gaining pace and reducing the length of the movie.Rest of the minor loopholes in the screenplay are easily negligible.Its evident that the story will easily connect with both families and youngsters and as such the movie is sure to make it big in both box office along with critical consensus.

Prithviraj was outstanding as the marble-eyed Moidheen and won the hearts with his lovable charisma and touching portrayal of the lead character.Moideen will be counted among his array of brilliant portrayals in his illustrious career and is sure to bring in a good share of accolades this year.Parvathy was equally brilliant as Kanchanamala and amazed with her extraordinary hold while presenting emotional sequences.Tovino Thomas,Lena and Sai Kumar were notable and gave worthy performances.

Backgroundscore by Gopi Sunder was epic and a major helping hand for conveying the emotions to the viewers.The song bit "Ennile Ellinaal" in particular was outstanding and is sure to be long-remembered.Visuals by Jomon.T.John were brilliant and captured the essence of 60's really well.

Overall,Ennu Ninte Moideen is an emotionally touching drama that deserves watch for its genuinity and perfect recreation of the 60s.

Verdict::Emotionally brimming right from the start towards the end,Ennu Ninte Moidheen is a proficient cinematic take on the eternal love story between Moideen and Kanchanamala that is sure to win the hearts of viewers.Leap into this intense tale of love !!

An Intimate portrayal of two lives from a débutante director...

M Jayachandran's music, Jomon T John's cinematography and Gopi Sunder's background score exalts the movie to a wholly different level.

Even though the movie lacks a grip and over-stretches at times, the breathtaking visuals, art direction and the constant reminder that it's based on a real story redeems the film..transcending all the boundaries of fact and fiction..

Moideen and Kanchanamala's saga of love has been enacted on screen by Prithviraj and Parvathy with a lot of subtlety and conviction.

Its one among those rarest of rare stories in which real life has more dramatic twists and turns than in a thriller movie..

A commendable work of art indeed..

7 stars..

This is 100 times great love than "Romeo and Juliet".Kanchanamala's tolerance and sacrifices towards love is unbelievable .Kanchanamala you are goddess of love.

It was hard to believe that every scene in the film was based on true incident after seeing the Kanchanamals documentary I was shocked and realized, every single scene in the film was their life.Hats off to director R.S Vimal for his initiative to take this film and his struggle.He got an excellent team to make this film especially Prithiviraj and Parvathy who played lead role as Moideen and Kanchanamala.In the film they lived as the characters and we cant even think this film is directed by a debut director and he has succeeded in bringing the 60's real-life

The Cinematography is superb and catches every expressions of the nature as it is played a major role the film .Jomon T John has done a fabulous job as a cinematographer.

The art directon is next big thing that helps the director to recreate 1960's and it is by Gokul Das.

The music for the film is by M Jayachandran and Ramesh Narayan. Gopi Sunder's background score boosted the life of the film.

The team work of the film is excellent every one should be thankful toward each other for the success of the film

Oh Moideen and Kanchanamala you are great....

Overall rating 10/10

Cast 9/10

Script 8.5/10

Direction 9.5/10

Cinematography 9/10

Art 8.5/10

Music 10/10

Bgm 9/10

Editing 9.5/10

Makeup 7.5/10

Really fantastic script but only one thing if director give a small miracle in climax means its will be a one of the best love story in the world but the dead of moideen is not acceptable because of our feelings.Apart from this some scene make us to cry so the team given their best and BGM so awesome every beat remembering their memories, it is really superb movie , Then parvathy acting is really best because if it is smiling scene or crying scene every scene she really shows the kanchanamala feelings in her face really superb acting ,finally this movi e is not a movie a true pure love story of the moideen kanchanamal.

Songs BGM, DOP ,Screen presence everything get 95% and script only 90% if moideen was not died means really all will be 99%

Great Movie. But the excessive narration could avoided which destroys emotional scenes in the movie.It distracts the viewer from the movie and diverts attention towards the narration. The emotions is swept away when the monotonous narration starts.

The final computers generated scenes could have been avoided and it could have been symbolic instead. The true story is one which helps us to like the movie rather than the way way the movie was taken. The acting by the actors was superb which compliments the experience and compensates for the less impressive narration. Even the minor characters have played their part well. But in all the movie the great and leaves a sense of grief towards the real life lovers.

"Ennu Ninte Moideen" is a real life adaptation of the lives of Moideen and Kanchanamala set on the backdrops of Mukkam in 1960s. The story has been beautifully presented on the screen and will leave an everlasting impression in your heart. Debutant director R.S Vimal is remarkable and it can be understood that it took him seven years to complete this film. The remolding of this period was shown almost perfectly and also mixing the socio-religious problems of that period with an everlasting love story was done impressively. Rain was brought as a symbolic representation of their thoughts and hopes for each other. The cinematography of this movie captures the essence of 1960s convincingly. Prithviraj had acted well and did a respectful represtation of the real life Moideen. Parvathy has also done her part brilliantly and the supporting cast no less. Background score by Gopi Sundar was also remarkabale and provided a helping hand to the conveying of emotions throughout this movie.The second half of this movie was sped up and was flowing in a fast pace and looked like they tried to reduce the time period of this movie. In the end,this movie takes you on an enchanting ride to a love story giving justice to the eternal love of Moideen and Kanchanamala. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie. You will not regret it.

'Ennu Ninte Moideen' is a film that truly makes you rooted to your seats .The film manages to hold the audience's interest till the very last scene! The story of Moideen and Kanchanamala set in the backdrop of the 1960's somewhere tugs at your heart. An irreversible tragedy but so beautifully portrayed by the director R.S.Vimal. Capturing the innate beauty of locales in Shoranur and the essence of the characters' emotions , cinematographer Jomon T John has done a brilliant job! The strongest quotient of the movie is that the script has been held together strongly by Vimal and that lends stability and authenticity to the film. Some excellent research has gone into the making of the movie and hats off to the team for putting together a classic movie woven with the perfect dose of drama , romance and some mind blowing music and background score.

One does not exactly expect 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' to break any new ground, since this is a story that thousands of couples have gone through - before and after Kanchanamala and Moideen came along - and yet, if it still manages to leave you all shaken up, its courtesy the honesty in its depiction and the countless ways in which it seeks to subvert our expectations of how it would all ultimately turn out to be.

Which is why the usual beats assume a spectacular power in the film, with the film maker and his performers infusing a rare might into this heartbreaking account of how everything - society, fortune, destiny and nature itself - transpires against a couple hopelessly in love, hurling them onto a whirlpool of doom.

We get to see one of the finest performances in recent times through this film. Prithviraj and parvathy get into the skin of their respective characters of Moideen and Kanchanamala. Prithviraj lives as moideen giving the all required energy,showing us the maturity and credibility of the actor in the film. Paravthy yet again proves her acting brilliance.She is definitely an actress who would attain more height in the times to come. Tovino thomas did his role brilliantly. Bala gets a meaty role after a gap and he does it with excellence. Another brilliant performance came from Lena who acts as Moideen's mother. Rest of the cast comprising of Saikumar, Sudheer karamana, Kalaranjini, Sasikumar etc did a good job.

The songs were beautifully composed by Jayachandran, Ramesh Narayan and Gopi Sunder. They were perfectly placed in the movie, without forcing on to us. The background score by Gopi Sunder was perfectly in sync with the mood of the film.

Altogether,'Ennu Ninte Moideen' is a film that is a must watch. A beautiful movie by Vimal who explored romance to a different dimension which is lost mostly these days. It takes you to the world of true and eternal love. For sure,this story of Moideen and Kanchanamala would stay in your hearts and will never be forgotten. A classic tale of love. Hats off to the entire team.

The conviction with which the sorrowful story of two lovers in the orderless era of immediate post-independent India is crafted is enough for one to consider watching the film. The glaring facts that a low-bred, socialism lover named Moideen (Sukumaran) born in a political family and Kanchana (Menon), a rebellious girl, from a noble family are in love and will not be allowed to get together wreaks havoc in their lives, and on the way goes on to wreck the lives of the people they know and the people who know them, all in the name of caste and religion, two of the ugliest man-made inventions ever.

R S Vimal's adaptation of a seemingly original story has all the elements that can even fire up emotions in a wooden plank. His spearheaded handling of the talented cast, clever exclusion of anachronism, thorough attention to details, and the slow-burning screenplay all makes for a high-octane 150 minutes. However, the story is what I personally had problems with. Not to mention the lack of coherence in the first two acts, the final acts look as if they were voluntarily muddled so as to boost the degree of tragedy that follows and which the story magically culminates in. Manipulation may look good in an Engineering student's Science journal, but when you sample it in a love story just so you can remain faithful to the sub-genre, it reeks of veneer.

Brilliantly timed background music tries to get away with plagiarism, but that is not a problem. John's camera work is, as always, impeccable, and that is why, the film is at least a good run for one's money. It is not like tragedy is synonymous to being noteworthy, otherwise my life would be a masterpiece. Once you understand that tragedy has a greater effect on you than in perceiving the other, positive side of a clichéd romance story, you will start noticing the cavities hidden in the concoction.

Brownie points for using the word "slipshod" in the subtitles.

BOTTOM LINE: R S Vimal's ambitious Ennu Ninte Moideen is surely a remarkable film about two lovers' ill-fated journey together, but to dub it as the greatest... or even one of the greatest love stories of Malayalam cinema... is like saying Nivin Pauly is a greater actor than Mohanlal just because he is shining right now.

GRADE: C+

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Wow what an experience,so this is what a real movie is. Hats off to the director, seriously where the hell were you man.You really bought this movie to the "Hall Of Fame". Malayalam movie industry really need movies like this instead of some spoof and comedies. Prithviraj, he really got something in his heart, the way he acts really made respect and improved his respect and fame. Parvathy as Kanchanamaala, you really stole the show, compared to your first film in Malayalam film industry you made a mind blowing impact in peoples heart as well as in minds. Each and every actors contribute their presence in a astonishing manner. The only regret is "this is a true story". God should not be this cruel. The cinematography is amazing each and every scenes reflects at least a hundred meanings. Another specific thing in this movie is it's background score, wow it really please with the situation. This movie really reflects the old generation people who really fight in the name of god and religion for the sake of their social status. Really hats off!!!! to the cast and crew.

Ennu Ninte Moideen: A Retrospect - The Best of 2015! The prime factor of a good movie, I consider, is ample amounts of emotion and, 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' is perfectly laced with apt amount of such emotions wherever needed. The movie started offering traces of thrill, and had an elevation which never took a drop. For its being a real story, one must appreciate the director, RS Vimal for blending hard emotions in a layer of humor and rebellion perfectly. The love story of Kaanchanamala and Moideen is purely evergreen; how were they able to expose so much of dedication, belief and love towards each other! Moideen was a real hero, he had the nerves of steel and a heart full of love, he is beyond doubts a personality of inspiration; not just for the affection he had for Kaanchana but also for the dedication he shown towards his land. While Moideen stands as an icon, there we have Kaanchanamala, epitome for boldness and perseverance! Along with them, the characters of Peruparambil Appu, Unni Moideen Haji and Kottatil Sethu had great prominence. When the characters are of such eminence, there requires actors of such caliber to perform them even. Prithviraj Sukumaran just lived as Moideen, he is one of the best actors I have ever seen! He is amazing me with his reputation and competence getting better by each movie. And, 'Moideen' lie as an example to prove his versatility in handling roles of any kind. His smile in the climax just filled my eyes! On par with Prithviraj, Parvathy pulls an equally brilliant performance as 'Kaanchanamala'; had all the boldness and zeal for the character. She too is surprising me with her selection of challenging roles. While these two actors shine, Sai Kumar perfected as Unni Moideen, one of the strongest characters in the recent times, the same in case of Lena. Along with these actors, Tovino Thomas and Bala come out as a surprise package in their roles of Appu and Sethu; Tovino is gonna make it great! When the story is eternal, there requires great skills to present it expressively on screen and this is where the director shine with immense support from the cinematographer and music directors. RS Vimal exposed the skill of an experienced director in his debut movie itself; his seven years of hard work was visible throughout the movie; it is his deep acquaintance with the subject that makes Moideen and Kanchanamala close to the heart! Jomon T John captures frames of greater quality that makes 'Ennu Ninte Moindeen' a high level cinema; one of the best cinematographed movies in Malayalam. At the music side, M.Jayachandran, Ramesh Narayan and Gopi Sunder offer beautiful songs while, Gopi Sunder's background score pulls the viewer's nerve; damn so effective it was! The soulful 'Mukkathe Penne' just raised the bar of emotion. Rafeeq Ahamed's lyrics were purely meaningful. Mahesh Narayanan edited the movie perfectly with notable pace in certain sequences. Even, the production values were rich with qualitative visual effects and sets offering that retro feel.

Overall, 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' is a soulful cinematic experience that brings one of the evergreen love stories close to our heart and thanks to RS Vimal for offering us this cinema! When the movie ended, the entire theatre was clapping and I sat there feeling the tears rolling on my cheeks.

Final Note: Must Watch; Undoubtedly the best movie of 2015! The house was fully packed for the 8:45AM show on Screen 4, Prasad's IMAX, Hyderabad in Dolby Atmos! This kind of applause and reception was never seen for a Malayalam Cinema; the atmosphere was exhilarating! With heartfelt respect to Moideen and Kanchanamala… Sooraj Pattazhy!

The experience is bound to have a lasting impression on most of the movie goers.

An eternal love story having a compelling storyline.

The background score nicely adds to the emotions displayed by the characters at the right junctures.

Enriching encounters between the characters and the dialogs between them are compelling.

A must watch for all movie lovers.

Easily the best love story in malayalam cinema.

Great effort by Vimal.

This is the best Indian romantic movie I have seen in my life.

Epic blockbuster movie.

Technically brilliant and superb acting by lead pair.

One of the best films i've ever seen in my life. A true love story.Film will be here to stay in our hearts forever , for its effervescent one of a kind eternal love. Ennu Ninte Moideen is a 2015 romantic thriller film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real life story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in the 1960s in Mukkam, Kozhikode.Prithviraj and Parvathy essay the titular characters of Moideen and Kanchanamala while Bala, Tovino Thomas, Saikumar, Sashi Kumar and Lena appear in supporting roles.The music was composed by M. Jayachandran and Ramesh Narayan,while background score was composed by Gopi Sunder. The cinematography was by Jomon T. John.

A good romantic movie which makes people crying after a long time in Malayalam cinema world. The narration of the love is really amazing and heart touching. The casting and shorts are also well and up to the mark. I didn't see a nice song in the movie but the background music is really nice and it well played in suitable scenes without fail. Prithviraj acting is fantastic and he played his role well. True that it is a replica of a real story which was happened in Mukkam and the real characters are still living in Kerala. Overall this is a fantastic movie which promotes the value of human relation and breaks all the religions mindset.

Watch it for the indescribable feeling that will descend after hearing a story like this.Watch it if you have empathy and feel the pain. A pain most describable if you ever loved someone like this.Watch it for the experience. Now coming to the translation of the story into screenplay. I feel, the movie could have used some editing. There were parts in the beginning that dragged and I could hear people say during the interval "what was all that hype about?""Maybe we came with too much expectations" etc etc Let me assure you,no such feeling was shared in the second half of the movie. Intense scenes of desperation laced with passion of their love took over. The story line definitely carries the movie a long way. This review would be incomplete without a mention about the amazing picturization. The rain scenes made you feel like you were actually there smelling the aroma of mud wet from rain (A pleasant treat for all who are away from sweet home Kerala). The casting was perfect - each actor competing with themselves to give their best performance. My personal favorite was Parvathy, Lena and Sai kumar. Overall, who doesn't like a movie that renders an experience? I would definitely recommend it that too in a movie theater. I cant possibly imagine missing out on the details of picturization in any small screen or anything less than HD.

A Wonderful thrilling movie... with a mixture of superb dialogs, comedy. And after all a fantastic unbelievable story. At first, couldn't believe that it was based on a true story... But, this movie is a wonderful movie which will catch a place in all of our hearts. Congrats to the Director of the movie... R.S VIMAL. And of course... Prithviraj Sukumaran & Parvathi Menon has done a perfect piece of acting.... ! All others also very well contributed in this movie.. Every single scenes are took awesome. And well, the Songs.., the songs of this movie is really heart touching. As well as the background scores..

This is a must watch movie... hope you'll see it... I loved this movie very much and hope all of you too... :-) :-) THANKS

A must watch movie if you love love stories.All the actors have done their part wonderfully.I watched the movie last week and the pain still lingers in my mind . Prithviraj was amazing as usual and Parvathi has again proved her acting skills.

The background scores were amazing throughout the movie.Songs are heart-touching.The director has succeeded in showing the difficulties faced by lovers from different religion and also has done it in spectacular way.The casting was perfect such that we will feel no drama in any of the actor's acting.

No offense , but this movie is far better than Premam . Not a part of this movie is boring.I am struggling to find words to describe this movie .If it is running in theaters near you ,please don't miss it. In short i liked the movie a lot and so did my friends.The rating we are giving to this movie is 9.3

Ennu Ninte Moideen brings to light the story of Moideen & Kanchana, set in Mukkam, Calicut in the 60's. It is based on the real life events of the divine love between Moideen & Kanchana. This movie is the directorial debut of R.S Vimal who also penned the script. Even after a month of its release, ENM is still storming the theaters and is heading forwards with a heavy box office collection and huge support from audience.

Moideen belongs to a Muslim family and is a socio-political activist who is against his father's political beliefs which has also led to a grudge between the two. Moideen falls in love with Kanchanamala, a girl belonging to Hindu family. Due to religious differences, they find it hard to marry each other. Kanchana is locked up in her house when her family comes to know about this. Moideen also faces strong oppositions from his family. But both of them are not willing to give up on their deep and divine love and exchanges letters occasionally as they are prevented from seeing each other. They wait for several years and has to go through a series of turns that will decide their fate.

Performance by most of the cast members were excellent, especially the chemistry between the lead pair - Prithviraj and Parvathi. Sai Kumar, Lena, Tovino, Bala also played their parts well. Cinematography by Jomon T John is one of the plus points of this movie. He has captured every frame without losing its beauty and richness. Music by M. Jayachandran and Background score by Gopi Sundar helped sustain the mood and feel of the movie in the audience.

In short, ENM is a must watch movie. There is no way you can watch and not fall in love with this eternal love story.

First of all, i recommend all IMDb users to view this film irrespective of the language in which the film has taken.The film is not a fictitious one.It was a real life love story between two pupil from entirely different religious aspects.Story is well directed and is such a mind throbbing story happened in 20th century.Movie was directed by R.S Vimal who took 7 years to complete this project.Had a great scope for script to be translated into English for the universal acceptance of the movie. Overall the movie is a complete thriller and its been a real life story as it really makes us think about the meaning of love which has been getting defined with different dimensions.Hats off to the makers of the film.

"Ennu Ninte Moideen" (2015) is a Malayalam romantic drama film directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala set in 1960s Kerala. Ennu Ninte Moideen is a deeply emotional and tragic romantic drama based on the real-life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, set in 1960s Kerala. Directed by R. S. Vimal, the film beautifully captures the essence of forbidden love, sacrifice, and undying devotion amidst societal "Ennu Ninte Moideen" (2015) is a Malayalam romantic drama film directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala set in 1960s Kerala. Ennu Ninte Moideen is a deeply emotional and tragic romantic drama based on the real-life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, set in 1960s Kerala. Directed by R. S. Vimal, the film beautifully captures the essence of forbidden love, sacrifice, and undying devotion amidst societal.

It's a good retro love movie. I like the hero prithviraj, he acted very nice and the movie with the director came out very well. All the characters in the movie played significant role, it is a good movie to watch. I guess there might be great back tasks will be happened for the preproduction and the post production. The music plays a good role in the movie to keep the soul alive.