Part of the film’s charm lies in how it brought together some popular veteran actors (Suresh Gopi, Shobana, Urvashi) in one movie.
There is a stocky, grumpy retired army man (Suresh Gopi), who gets all sweaty and goofy in front of Neena, a friendly neighbourhood lad (Dulquer Salmaan) and many characters who slide in with their own little squabbles and fun into the narrative. There are also several relationships running parallely in the narrative. There are some interesting, uncomfortable undercurrents in their relationship, only some of which are explored in the movie. Neena (Shobana), who works as a French teacher in Chennai, wears exquisite saris and has a daughter, Nikki, (Kalyani Priyadarshan), who has, surprisingly, signed up on a marriage site herself and is looking to arrange her own marriage.
It’s not often that a 50-year-old actress playing a single mother gets compliments and songs about her beauty and charm in our movies. A seventeen year old Nambudiri widow gets pregnant and her orthodox community begins the ritual known as Smarthavicharam (Inquiry into conduct). This film, the debut of director Anoop Sathyan (son of Sathyan Anthikad), sometimes feels like a fanboy tribute to Shobana, and we’re ok with that.
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