Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YESīrief Review - Three cliched romance multiplied by each other in a single story to find the highest common factor out of it. BOTTOM LINE: Premam is a kaleidoscopic narrative of a man's life as he goes on a wide search for love, which is sure to make even the most serious man laugh like a drain. Because people still believe that love is calculated, when it is usually just random. It is definitely a watchable film that will brighten you up, but won't change anything. The writing is immensely powerful if one manages to stay hooked, which the filmmaking factors do ensure. But, Premam as a film that talks about the proposals, the rejection, the anticipation, the competition, the tragedy, the happiness, and the pleasure that is derived out of a sweet thing called love. Yes, when we talk about love, we usually talk about a bed of roses. Of course, it manages to salvage the problem with a good climax that is followed by Putharen's remarkable crediting style. The story, told in three parts, is a linear outline of a 5-second account of George's life, and thus, looks stretched. The second half blows a little, but soon picks up. 3 songs stuffed in the first 40 minutes points to the most dangerous fact about the film, which is the absence of a measurable story. Great sound mixing, great editing, great music, great direction, great art setup, great everything, unless one starts to wonder about the story's movement. The supporting cast is equally competent, including the débutantes. I could even say he surpasses Fahadh Faasil in terms of character portrayal because he is just too damn good. Pauly has grown glamorous and confident since his Malarvadi Club days and with this, he has really included himself in the top actors currently working in Malayalam cinema. The textual graphics and arresting rock music will first intimidate you, and then numb your senses as you stay hypnotized in your seat. The small talks, those rejection slurs, those native semi-expletives, and wonderful situational comedy are what many sequences of the film made of. There is an ocean of humor with great timing that will definitely bowl you over. You will be swooned over by the photography and the inventive camera work, which reminds us about the creative person at the helm. The parlance, the neighborhood (Aluva Puzha, et al), the country behavior, and the relatability factor is so deliciously palatable. Brilliance is the only word that can be used to describe the exceptional writing that introduces us into the film, hinting at what would be a long journey, in parts. It starts by showing the rawness of the college-school scene that is prevalent in Kerala, where lungi-clad boys await their chosen girls to come out of their protective dens just so they can blow a whistle or pass that atrociously written love letter. Because he is one man greatly affected by love, and all that comes with it. George is shamefully flirtatious and we, as an audience, almost empathize for him towards the end. I will abstain from mentioning who and what they are because I think the makers purposely avoided publishing a trailer or showing them in the colorful posters. Other than his supportive and hugely carefree friends, there are 3 to 5 characters that play pivotal roles in his life.
Nivin Pauly plays the ubiquitous lover George whose eventful life, from the age of 17 to when he grows into an adult, is what basically the film talks about.
What do we talk about when we talk about love? One can expect a detailed answer from Alphonse Putharen's visually stunning second feature aptly titled Premam.