100 Days of Love is a gentle and heartwarming tale of love narrated refreshingly by director Kamal's son,débutant Jenuse Mohammed with lovable performances from Dulquer Salmaan & Nithya Menon.Even though the basic premise of 'a hero in search of his unknown love' is tried and tested in in-numerous films from the past,the originality in Jenuse's narration added with strong technical support and neat performances from the whole cast makes 100Days Of Love a delightful romcom,one among the best in the genre from Mollywood in recent years.
Mainly targeted at the urban youth of today,the movie offers around 150 minutes of feel-good romance filled with fun and interesting sequences.The influence of classic Hollywood romantic flicks is notable,but luckily the freshness in narration by Jenuse saves this from being yet another poor rip off from the west.The rather leisurely pace of the movie mayn't be chewable for a minor share of the audience ,but for all others with a taste for romcoms 100 Days Of Love makes up for a good recommendation to sit and scrap all the tensions for sometime.
The dialogs written by Vibin.M.R and Suhail Ibrahim came out really well on screen and added to the overall cuteness of the movie.Visuals by Pradeesh Verma were colorful and gave a fresh urban look to the whole affair.Costumes bySameera Saneesh deserves a special mention with the styles perfectly suiting the backdrop of the narration.The idea to use the names such as Balan.K.Nair,Ummer and Sheela for the characters was interesting and hilarious at the same time.
The successful pair of Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menon was really adorable with their on screen chemistry working out really well on screen.May it be the subtle emotions or his trademark style smile Dulquer was at his best portraying the lead role of 'B.K.N' with perfection.Nithya Menon too was no exception and portrayed the character invested on her with finesse.Shekhar Menon gets another meaty role as Dulquer's pal Ummar and gave good support along with Aju Vargheese,Rahul Madhav,Vineeth etc did their part well.
Music by Govind Menon from the celebrated Thaikkudam Bridge family was really good with the song 'Hridayathin Niramaay" being one among the best love songs to comeout of late.The background score by Bijibal was befitting narration and added to the cool.
Overall,100 Days Of Love is a sweet romcom recommended for everyone with fondness towards the genre .
Some +Ves :: _________ *Direction. *Music And Score. *Cinematography. *Costumes. *Performances.
Some -Ves:: ___________ *Slow Pace. *Lack Of Freshness In The Basic Plot.
Verdict::100 Days Of Love is a refreshing dish of romance topped with lovable performance from the pair of Dulquer and Nithya besides notable technical brilliance.The lack of freshnees in the premise is comprehensively concealed by Jenuse's narration,a talent to look out for in future.Go for this one and you will not be disappointed. Ma Rating::7.5/10 _Afsal
