Njandulakude Nattil Oridavela is not the best of the Onam crop of films, it is in fact one of the best films of the year, easily.To say Altaf Salim makes an impressive debut as a director here, would be an understatement.The debutant makes two cameo appearances in this film although one is just his voice and he has earned those, i would say.Poignant and delightful in the same breath, this gem of a film offers a thoroughly refreshing take on a topic that would have otherwise been reduced to another grim tearjerker.For a movie that dealt with a crisis of the greatest magnitude that could hit a family, the theatre was filled with sounds of laughter for the entire running time and none of these were forced or out of place.The casting is pitch perfect and Lal delivers another memorable performance.Shanthi Krishna couldn’t have asked for a better comeback vehicle.Nivin Pauly plays to his strength here as the next door boy and is a reunion of sorts for him with the Premam team with the exception of Alphonse Puthren and Shabareesh Varma. Nivin Pauly tells Altaf Salim in a scene from Sakhav that its not acting but planning that matters, when told that his acting skills weren’t much to write home about.It was less of an innocent line from the film if you ask me, considering the rank outsider’s career in the malayalam film industry until now and more of a jibe at his critics and detractors.Ironic, because he garnered your attention as a viewer with brief sparks of intensity in his debut movie and you had this feeling that this guy was here to stay.The actor has made the right moves and wise choices to be where he is today and it shows that he has a plan indeed.Nivin without this planning would be say, Unni Mukundan, if you know what I am talking about.The actor proves himself right again with his latest release, Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela.He knows his cinema i should say.
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