Ever since the theatres have opened after the pandemic, a common feature that has been observed on pretty much every Friday is the release of numerous flicks. This inevitably meant that if the flick fails to bring in the audience in the first few days, the chances of it being held over before the next weekend is significantly higher after all there is no dearth of movies. This week also saw the release of four movies among which Jithu Madhavan's "Romancham" already had a positive vibe about it thanks to the chart buster 'Ningalkke aadaranjali neratte'. Apparently, it turned out that the entire movie itself had the same vibe & had the audience in splits.
After having worked as an assistant director in "Guppy", Jithu finally made his directorial debut in this venture. He had penned the script as well which interestingly is based on events that unfolded in his bachelor pad in Bangalore that was shared with six other buddies in 2007. As a plot, there isn't much to elaborate as it is about the incidents that happen in their lives after they call upon a spirit with an Ouija board. What makes this flick really click with the audience is the humour that is woven so seamlessly into the script (the sequence that involved Chemban Vinod in a cameo was an absolute hoot). Even as the situational comedy took centre stage, Jithu made sure that the screenplay slowly built on the tempo regarding the presence of the spirit (kind of like "Adi Kappyare Kootamani"). Sushin Shyam needs to be applauded for the catchy music while the art department & Sanu Thahir has done a fine job as well.
Kudos to Jithu for his fantastic casting as each & every artist have performed really well. Soubin Shahir might be the only prominent face among the seven house mates but the others are also relatively familiar faces courtesy of short films, Youtube channels etc like Sajin Gopu (as Niroop), Sijo Sunny (as Mukesh), Afzal (as Karikuttan), Abin Bino (as Shijappan), Jagadeesh Kumar (as Soman) & Anantharaman Ajay (as Rivin). Arjun Ashokan makes an appearance towards the latter half & has given an apt performance with his expressions while Chemban Vinod rocked in his cameo.
Verdict: Undoubtedly, one of the most hilarious movies to have released in recent times & certainly a fine addition to the horror comedy genre that is not explored much in Malayalam. The manner in which it has concluded gives hopes of a sequel & with the word of mouth that is likely to go in its favour, it is certainly going to have voices that would wait eagerly for it. In short, do check it out!!!
Rating: 2.75/5
Regards...ben
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