Malayalee From India: Nivin Pauly and Dhyan Sreenivasan excel in this political satire 

Movies By Arjun Ramachandran May 01, 2024 Read the article

Malayalee From India, the latest outing from Nivin Pauly, is touted to be a comeback film for the actor since he has not seen hits recently.

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Directed by Dijo Jose Antony, the film has several elements to keep the audience engaged throughout. It tactfully blends politics and comedy and is message-oriented, too.

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The Nivin Pauly-Dhyan Sreenivasan’s combination scenes remind us of the hit combos of Mohanlal-Sreenivasan and Jayaram-Mukesh from the 1990s.

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The first half criticises the political parties and satirically depicts how the political parties create a hill out of a mole.

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However, with so many elements — Indo-Pak relations, nationalism, and other social issues, the movie feels overdosed. Writing in these areas could have been better.

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It’s a good attempt by Dijo Jose and Sharis Mohammed to address several issues and make satirical films like Sreenivasan and Sathyan Anthikad.

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Manju Pillai, as Nivin Pauly’s mother, is good. Her encounters with Gopi evoke laughter among audiences. Anaswara Rajan does justice to her role of Krishna.

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Malayalee From India overall is a good political satire blended with humour.

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