It’s about using your clout to get a certain kind of movie made. I am so glad the jokes were not lost in translation.īut like Fahadh Faasil in Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, he puts himself in service of the story. This definition of star power we find only in the young stars of Malayalam cinema. Even the death scene in the movie had us clutching our sides.
But we had seen it on the day of release with no expectations and were bowled over. One of my friends found the jokes and situations contrived and strained at times. The strain of sculpting each scene differently does show sometimes - not all the punches land - but I am not going to hold ambition against a filmmaker who gets so much so right A video recording of you during the movie will show you smiling a lot. The tone isn’t haha (though there are many laugh-out-loud moments). We do get scenes in hospitals and scenes featuring the dismaying after-effects of treatment, but the defining mood is that of the stretch where a doctor (Saiju Kurup) is asked to please leave the office - his own office - so the family gathered there can sort things out. He takes a scary disease, the fount of a thousand on-screen tragedies, and makes a film that’s - there’s no other word for it - wholesome. That’s the film in a nutshell, and director Althaf Salim’s achievement is in not crossing the boundaries of good taste. The setting appears one of great poignancy, but Yesudasan says: “At this rate, you’ll set fire to not just the candle but Jesus, His beard and the lamb by His side.” Instead of a solo violin, we get a whoopee cushion. His hand wobbles, unable to land on the wick.
One day, during prayer, he attempts to light a candle in front of a statuette of Jesus in his room. (He wants to invite Rose for a party, and she’s been dead twenty years.) He needs constant supervision, which is done in turns by the family and, later, by a male nurse named Yesudasan (Sharafudheen).
Shanthi Krishna makes a powerful and strong comeback with an excellent performance.Read the full review on Film Companion, here: Ĭonsider the eighty-year-old patriarch (KL Anthony) of the Chacko clan in Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela (An Interval in the Land of Crabs). Aishwarya Lekshmi looks beautiful in her debut as a heroine while Krishna Shankar, Siju Wilson, Ahaana Krishna, Saiju Kurup, Srinda Arhaan, Dileesh Pothan and Sharafudheen support with decent performances. Nivin Pauly and Lal has handled humour flawlessly and fill cinema halls with laughter.
Performance is a big plus in the movie that has a good star cast. It is simple, it is relevant, and it is beautiful. Althaf has made a strong debut with the film that has the power to glue the family audience to the screen. The movie has a very neatly written script dipped wholly in light moments. Written by Althaf Salim and George Kora, the film has humor flowing through its veins. The current generation parent-children relationship is the soul of this emotional family drama. He believes that they intend to fix his marriage during this visit, but things are quite different at home. It is the second production venture of Nivin Pauly after 'Action Hero Biju.'Ĭrabs represent the zodiac Cancer, and Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela means 'an interval into the land of crabs.' Kurian Chacko (Nivin Pauly), a young man working in London is summoned to Kerala by his parents Chacko (Lal) and Sheela Chacko (Shanthi Krishna). The Aluva gang lead by actor Nivin Pauly is back with Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela after the grand success of their previous venture 'Premam.'Ĥ. The movie marks the return of Shanthi Krishna to Malayalam cinema after almost 19 years.ģ. It is the directorial debut of Althaf Salim who played Anupama Parameswaran's school friend in Premam and Nivin Pauly's buddy in Sakhavu.Ģ. The things that make Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela unique areġ.