Narivetta

Rating - 3.5/5

A socio political drama set on the backdrop of a tribal forest area questioning the political authoritative powers against their cruel atrocities on humanity.

The plot of the story revolves around a young struggling guy who had to join Police force succumbed to family pressures and how he discovers his real purpose of life therein forms the storyline.

Hats off to the writer and director for showing the grit to pull off a politically sensitive story inspired from true events that happened in the landscape of Kerala. The story shows us how the patience and rights of the underprivileged strata of the society is tested by the bureaucratic power. The filmmaker has portrayed his political stand like in his previous outings and highlighted the fact that the powerful people can influence on what the public should be known. The story narration through the realistic narrative approach lost its traction towards the climax wherein the lead actor takes a transformation in his character shade.

Good performance by Tovino and he has moved through the character with distinct layers in ease. Suraj Venjaramood has given a subtle and composed performance. Impressive performances by Cheran & Arya Salim.

Anuraj has given a technically brilliant movie that can be best enjoyed in theatres. Vijay has captured the scenic beauty of Alleppey and the raw earthy landscape of Wayanad without losing its essence. Shameer Muhammed has chopped the movie into a realistic drama with good songs & background score by Jakes Bejoy. Art team deserves appreciation for setting the premises in the forest area. Good sound design by Renganaath Raave and Vishnu P C best enjoyed on Atmos screens.

A good watchable realistic drama on the life of underprivileged from the POV of a cop.

Reached the theatre late.

Tovino has performed reasonably. Great music work from Jakes Bejoy.

The script is pretty light for a subject as intense.

When the attrocities appeared on the screen, I was shaking. So through a seemingly innocent and simple narrative, the movie did find me emotionally.

Suraj gave a good short performance.

The movie is Tovino centric, and Tovino has done well.

The script set up a daunting challenge, and gave an easy win. The writing has it's issues.

Movie does fizzle out from the expectation it set. Nothing stark and bold in the movie.

It does have a heart, and wants to stand by the adivasis of Muthanga.

Vaada Veda song has more fire in it than the movie.

Overall the movie was satisfactory. In the first half tovino has no role just backing suraj but second half was nice. Acting was great and emotions connected well. The climax was too small can make it better. Arya salim performed well and priyamvatha krishnan was just for that song minnal vala. The tribal cultures shown there was good. The film tell deep about pand rights and slavery of tribles. In this movie music played a huge role the second half was carried by the music and the bgm. Some seena there are some logical oissues but it does not care while watching. Overall it is a one time watchable movie.

Review: Narivetta - 7/10

First, my thanks to the entire Narivetta team. I wasn't fully aware of the real-life incident the film is based on, as I typically don't follow such news. That unfamiliarity made the storyline feel fresh and engaging. Though I recognized the real-life figures, their on-screen portrayals were both compelling and convincing.

The film moved at a steady pace with no noticeable lag. The scenes were thoughtfully crafted, and the storytelling held my attention throughout. One creative choice that felt unnecessary was the use of timestamps-they didn't add much value, in my opinion.

Casting was a definite highlight, lending a refreshing vibe to the film. The first half flew by, likely because I was deeply immersed. While the second half didn't lag, it did feel like the energy and narrative momentum dipped slightly.

The natural tone of the scenes-especially the dialogues among the Muthanga people and the realistic settings-added authenticity. That said, the performance of Tovino at the protest sequence felt out of place. Tovino's performance in that part leaned too much into melodrama, breaking the film's otherwise grounded feel.

The portrayal of relationships-mother-son, uncle-nephew, and romantic-was heartfelt and thoughtfully done. Certain emotional scenes stood out for their depth. Priyamvada Krishnan was particularly impressive, thanks to the nuanced writing of her character. Her dialogue exchanges with Tovino felt organic and real.

Cheran's performance reminded me at moments of Padmasree Murali, one of my all-time favorite Malayalam actors-not in terms of comparison, but in spirit. Cheran delivered a solid performance true to his role. Arya Salim showed great potential, and her performance was notably strong. Suraj Venjaramood, playing a key role, was effective, though I expected a bit more given his character's weight in the story.

The protest (or "war") scenes were executed with surprising clarity and control-an area where many films falter. Tovino, overall, performed well, though those particular scenes felt a bit overacted.

In summary, Narivetta is a well-crafted and absorbing film with a few minor flaws but a strong emotional core.

As always, this is just my personal perspective.

Sheejith Payyaratta.

The movie is a really good one but the ending felt uncompleted. But the movie still gave out good awareness about the cruelties from the society against people facing problems and poverty. The actors did a great job from their part and they did not disappoint at all. The movie showed a good amount of romance from the protagonist and it was not disappointing either!. But the ending slipped a bit out of my expectations because it felt uncompleted. Like the continuation to the protagonist story after the ending will be a mystery, because no idea to that could be acknowledged. But the ending do gives audience endless ideas about what could've happened next!. Good job, team!. I enjoyed watched the movie.