Pathonpatham Noottandu Review…an enjoyable & learning experience
Year: 2022
Genre: Epic, Tradition, Period, Social Justice, Action, Drama
Cast: Siju Wilson, Kayadu Lohar, Suresh Krishna, Vishnu Vinay, Chemban Vinod Jose, Deepti Sati, Sudev Nair, Senthil Krishna, Anoop Menon, Poonam Bajwa, Alencier Ley Lopez, Jaffar Idukki, Sudheer Karamana, Manikandan R. Achari, Tini Tom, Raghavan, Vishnu Govindhan, Renu Soundar, Indrans
Director: Vinayan
Writer: Vinayan
Cinematographer: Shaji Kumar
Summary: In the 19th century, Velayudha, a social reformer, leads a resistance against the evils done on the low caste
Overall Rating: BBQ 
Pathonpatham Noottandu was a pleasant surprise😃
We assumed it was going to be like ‘those’ typical epic movies but Vinayan was creative in every way making it an enjoyable and learning experience. THANK YOU!
~Worth Watching~
Delicious
—Like many epic movies, we were already expecting to hear the usual deep narrator’s voice giving us a history lesson before the story could unfold. NOPE!
Vinayan took an innovative path by setting the story through paintings of the people, activities, sufferings, assailants, etc.
—The characters were also different than what we anticipated: there was a women’s rights fighter (Nangeli), a thief stealing idol ornaments, and a bunch of law enforcers who insisted that women should ‘not’ cover their breasts and men wear a mustache.
PLUS, the film had no-nonsense romance and comedy
—Siju Wilson (playing Velayudha) has never looked this handsome 😍😍😍 From head to toe, it was a total transformation from his regular guy-next-door roles
—Pathonpatham Noottandu was a great learning experience to know about all kinds of taxation in the 19th century (including fish net tax 😱).
We got to witness Velayudha’s relentless efforts to combat low-caste injustice while still being a law-abiding citizen
—One thing that the movie aimed to demonstrate was how little has changed from the 19th century to present times: low-caste members continue to suffer great inequalities and women are still dishonored; Nangeli (Kayadu Lohar) said it right “I don’t want to live in a land that does not respect women”
—Thank you for the original ending!
Bland
—It’s our understanding from the movie that the low-caste individuals were dark-skinned, yet, when it came to the females with lead positions such as Nangeli and Velayudha’s wife, they were all fair😕
—There were lots of slow motion during the action scenes which was overwhelming; kinda wonder whether the actors couldn’t fight well at normal speed or if it was done to hide some imperfections
—Many characters didn’t show agony on their faces despite the atrocious beatings and whipping; overall acting was passable
Viewers’ Guide
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Intimacy: none Nudity:
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(Audio:: Malayalam ; English Subtitles: Yes)
