Anpodu Kanmani

Rating - 3.75/5

A beautiful feel good family movie portraying a sensible and relevant subject in this status quo.

The story takes us through the lives of a newly married couple and the societal pressures and stigmas relating to family planning and how the couple deals the situation forms the storyline.

Intense writing by Aneesh Koduvally precisely connecting the emotions with the viewers and Liju Thomas has perfectly rendered it with family drama ,emotions and humour giving an absolutely delightful experience. The writer has made healthy criticisms of the family traditions and old wives tales through this movie.

Striking performances by Arjun Ashokan as the guy next door and impressive performance by Anagha Narayanan portraying emotions,humour and frustrations on right point. Maala Parvathy,Althaf Salim,Navas Vallikkunnu & Unni Raja has made notable performances of their character.

Impressive closeup shots and lighting by DOP Sarin Ravindran along with soothing songs and background notes blending with the moments on screen by Samuel Aby. Kudos to Sunil S Pillai in giving a perfect slice of a story and Liju Thomaz for the beautiful story narration.

A perfect jovial family movie and a must watch guide to newly married couples and couples in courtship on the adventures awaiting in the glorious journey of life.