2015 Malayalam Movie "Premam" will bring back some sweet-sour memories to any 90's kid. From the very first frame of the movie till the last word in the thanks card, everything about it will leave you with a smile on your face.
The director of the movie, Alphonse Putharen, had earlier said that the basic plot of the film does not massive twists or turns, but is a simple one that goes through the life of a man from his teenage days until he gets married.
What will impress you about the movie is the way Alphonse Putharen has narrated this simple story in the most engaging manner that probably no one else in Malayalam cinema has done till now. The magic lies in the way the shaped the character, his story and how he visualised the movie. The film is technically, aesthetically and visually flawless as an entertainer.
It begins with a 10th standard pass out, George (Nivin Pauly), who is in an interesting chapter of his life and further shows the different moods of his love life. He is not a perfect man like the one you see in a typical entertainer, but someone you can relate to, simply because at some point of your life, you would have seen things or thought like George.
With his performance in "Premam", it would be unfair to describe Nivin as just a good romantic actor, as after watching the film you can understand George like a friend, who shared his heartbreaks, failures and struggles. And, you feel good when he finds his soul mate.
In the film, George come across as a common man who talks, dances, laughs, and perceives himself as one of us and if an actor comes close to that, it only means he has reached the stature of a star.
There are two characters in this movie who drive George, his close friends Koya (Krishnan Shankar) and Shambu (Sabareesh). They help you to understand George, in fact they complete his life. They make his life a happening one and without them his life wouldn't have been the same; here lies the brilliance of director Alphonse as he brought various elements together to conceptualise his story and characters.
