Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam ; A Padmarajan kind of story telling

Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam (Malayalam) is a film that lingers on even after viewing. Something that you can revisit again and enjoy. A rainy afternoon, the film kind of made up for the wasted morning ( seeing Erida ). A film that reminds you of Padmarajan the director who gave us films with characters that were down to earth and spoke not dialogues but  language that a common man spoke. Speaking of the language, it is in a dialect that is quite typical to Payyanur region and despite having worked there for a month , I had to depend on the sub titles .

The story line is simple. Eve of an engagement ceremony in a low income family of ` Kuwait' Vijayan . His daughter who is in love with another guy does like the engagement but has not told so to her father whom she fears. Decorations are going on and relatives are coming in and so also those who loaned money to Vijayan. Among those helping the preparatory work is the guy whom the girl loves. The events that lead to elopement and after are one hell of fun. Finally after the climax comes a video post of the guy who was to marry the girl and that has you in splits.

All newcomers and what a performance !!!.  Senna Hegde the director and cameraman Sreeraj Raveendran are in perfect synch and keep the film template steady. Music too is just apt. Must watch - Streaming on Sony Liv.