It’s one of the film’s funniest and cleverly underplayed moments. For instance, one of the film’s characters, ‘Thamara’ (Sudhi Koppa), enters a house of mourning and comes out later not knowing who actually passed away. The film sometimes shows a talent for having the audience in splits in a couple of unexpected moments. Judging by the response of the women seated next to me in the theatre, the film seems to have accomplished what it set out to do. With just the right amount of humour, it invokes laughs in all the appropriate places. In a time when Malayalam cinema is struggling to produce comedies that don’t come loaded with stale humour or forced feel-good moments, SPV is a rarity that comes along like a breath of fresh air. The film is strong as it is without needing to bring a third track which doesn’t really go anywhere. An additional conflict in the film, in the form of local politicians who try to take advantage of the truck accident, felt unnecessary. She is a pivotal character who becomes the source of much confusion in the second half. Sruthi Jayan, who played the police constable wife of Kichu Tellus’ character in Angamaly Diaries, appears in the film as a fierce streetwalker named Jessy. The women are not kicked out of their homes the men kick themselves out. But the interesting thing about her is that no matter what sort of mess her husband lands in, she always has his food ready for him when he gets back.Īside from the men’s unquenchable thirst for liquor, the film is driven by their tempestuous relationship with women. Suni and Geetha are rarely seen going out together. Imagine the plight of a woman who had eloped with a man thinking she made the right choice and then later seeing him turn into a man she wouldn’t want to be seen with. Samvrutha makes a much welcome and effective comeback as Suni’s wife Geetha. SPV marks another strong entry in his filmography. Because of this, and their inability to not pay back the money they borrowed, they are chided by their wives for not being model husbands or setting a good example for their kids.īiju is effortlessly excellent as the occasionally likeable Suni. Though these men make 1000 bucks a day, they still struggle to make ends meet due to their negligent behaviour. Though it doesn’t quite attain the gold standard set by that film, it is still a strong, well-written and funny film replete with original ideas.īiju plays Suni, seen as the leader of a bunch of masons played by Alencier Ley, Sudhi Koppa, and Dinesh Prabhakar. SPV makes it very clear that it’s not trying to replicate the effect of TMD. Having seen the film, I can say that such comparisons would be unfair.
Sajeev has stated in recent interviews that he doesn’t want anyone comparing SPV to his former work. The inadequate promotions and low hype are odd considering the names of Sajeev (a national award-winning writer), Biju Menon, and Samvrutha Sunil are attached to this film.Ĭast: Biju Menon, Samvrutha Sunil, Sruthi Jayan But the weird thing is, not a lot of people were talking about SPV before its release. After Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum ( TMD) arrived two years ago and set such a high bar, naturally any follow-up from its writer is bound to be accompanied by insanely high expectations. But there are also additional conflicts to keep us amused for two hours without getting the urge to check the phone every five minutes. What happens when a bunch of alcohol addicts discovers an overturned truck loaded with cartons of booze? This is the central premise of director G Prajith’s Sathyam Paranjha Vishwasikkuvo ( SPV). The characters in the film are aware of a certain ‘truth’, but they land in trouble after one character’s-and scriptwriter Sajeev Pazhoor’s-imagination runs wild.
Perhaps it’s a thought in the mind of one of the characters, or perhaps it’s alluding to the fact that sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Nowhere in the film is the line Sathyam Paranjha Vishwasikkuvo? (Would you believe if I told you the truth?) uttered.