1001 Nunakal Review… it reminded us of ‘12th Man’
Year: 2022
Genre: Marriage, Self-Discovery, Celebration, Friendship, Drama
Cast: Vishnu Agasthya, Vidhya Vijaykumar, Sudheesh Scaria, Ninin Kassim, Rashmi K Nair, Sajin Ali Pulakkal, Noufal Rahman, Sudeep Koshy, Shamla Hamza, Remya Suresh, Zhinz Shan
Director: Thamar K.V.
Writer: Hashim Sulaiman, Thamar K.V.
Cinematographer: Jithin Stanislaus
Summary: Married friends come together for an anniversary celebration and decide to play a risky game of revealing a lie to their respective spouse
Overall Rating: Water 
If you’ve watched 12th Man, then 1001 Nunakal is not far from that movie.
The scenario, unfortunately, didn’t produce something original; it was the same routine about married friends embarking on a dangerous game that’ll shatter their relationships
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Delicious
—The lighting and location worked! It’s always a refreshing scenery when movies are shot in the Middle East and Vinay’s house (where the celebration was hosted) was big, well lit, and cozily furnished. Made you wanna live there😃
—All the actors rendered a natural performance making the screenplay look real.
There was a good variety of characters: Aleena (Vidhya Vijaykumar) was an independent woman disapproving of the typical housewife mentality, Vakeel (Sudheesh Scaria) was a laid-back divorce lawyer always poking jokes, and Vinay (Vishnu Agasthya) was the responsible and wealthy one who seemed to live a life of integrity.
Our favorite character has to be Benzy, she touched our hearts! Rashmi K Nair really immersed herself in this role by releasing genuine pain and a tormented spirit due to the secret she was hiding
—The film concluded with a powerful reality underlined by Vinay: “Oftentimes, it’s the listeners who decide whether something is a truth or a lie”.
This statement summed up the story; just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, truth is also in the ear of the listener.
There were many characters who refuted the truth spoken to them in order to believe the lies in their heads
Bland
—1001 Nunakal was mainly an imitation of many movies of this genre, i.e. married friends gathering in a nice location and engaging in a ridiculous and costly activity.
It was surprising that the friends who had originally sheltered at Vinay’s house due to a fire in their apartments seemed to be more concerned about the game than the loss of their property 😳
1001 Nunakal would have had a greater impact if it had focused on a different activity to bring out the friends’ inner personalities and use symbolism to pass a message
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(Audio: Malayalam; English Subtitles: Yes)
