Naradan Review…very thought-provoking!

Year: 2022
Genre: Career, Court, Self-Discovery, Thriller
Cast: Tovino Thomas, Anna Ben, Sharafudheen, Joy Mathew, Vijayaraghavan, Renji Panicker, Jaffar Idukki, Indrans, Fejo
Director: Aashiq Abu
Writer: Unni R.
Cinematographer: Jaffer Zadique
Summary: Faced with a boring and monotonous image, Chandraprakash, a news anchor, decides to rebrand himself and offer viewers aggressive and controversial journalism that shakes the community

Overall Rating: Beignets
Naradan was a spectacular story, very thought-provoking!
The directing and screenplay, sadly, punctured its great potential. If Naradan were a plane, it took soooooo long to take off and we only got to engage with the lead stewardess toward the landing
~Still Worth Watching~

Delicious
—Photography and color grading were massive! Beautiful shots taken by Jaffer Zadique and the colorist accentuated each frame, grabbing our attention from the beginning
—Tovino Thomas (playing Chandraprakash) needs no mention. Such a stellar performance going from the quiet to the aggressive man he became. Sir, you are more than a gem 👏🏾
Always a great joy to see Indrans (playing judge Chothi), he had such great composure in the way he delivered his lines
—The screenplay gave us an in-depth insight into who Chandraprakash was, this was very crucial to understanding where he was coming from and going. We witnessed his transformation in a gradual manner rather than being shocked by his new behavior.
Naradan revealed the nature of man, how far he’s willing to go to achieve fame and glory even if this means stomping on societal values

Bland
—When we say that Naradan took a long time to take off, this is not figurative but literal. The narrative started warming up at around 40 minutes.
We only waited that long to see Chandraprakash’s conversion. The story lagged many times, especially toward the end with the court sessions
—Anna Ben (playing advocate Shaakira) appears on Naradan’s poster but we only saw her for a few seconds in the beginning and then towards the end. We completely forgot about her during the movie
—We have a big pet peeve for excessive smoking in movies unless necessary, which in this case it added nothing. Almost felt like witnessing a smoking show