The movie is happening almost entirely inside a men's hostel. There are fun moments throughout the movie. Not LMAO moments but lots of lol moments and it will not bore you from beginning till the end. All the actors were really good, even the guys who came for few seconds. There was a hint why the old lady keeps ringing the bell, but should have given a better explanation on that. Bollywood can make good money if they remake this with some known young actors.
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The Bells Succeed In Creating Humor & Horror. ♦ Grade B-
nairtejas9 January 2016
Malayalam cinema has been struggling hard to mix the new wave genre into its repertoire, and while we have seen a couple films make it, this one comes out as a surprise package.
Bhanu (Sreenivasan) is a college student in dire straits who tries to help a damsel Adhishta Lekshmi (Pramod) enter a boys hostel (where he also lives) in return for money, and gets trapped with her in his room, unable to get out. The stage is set, and amid royally embarrassing spelling mistakes and editing blunders, Bhanu is helped by his three mates, who go from plan A through at least plan P to get Adhishta out.
At first look, the story looks kinda flimsy, but if one waits and anticipates Madhav, Varghese, Mukesh, and Mohan's characters to enter the scene, things start to look good. The humor and slapstick, although partially adult, is fantastic. One could also relate with the slang used in the dialogs and the parlance used by hostel students. Having said that, lot of cuss words are thrown around here, but they are supposed to be funny, and trust me, they are. (And there is a weed plant growing in a pot somewhere, which is ballsy.)
If you snub the logic a little, then the film is real gold, especially the final 30 minutes that is more horror than comedy. And the climax is simply unpredictable for what you expect. Direction and screenplay are nicely handled, and I must say I will be definitely waiting for the sequel, which would be interesting to watch as the tables now seem to have turned. Also, Pramod has to be lauded for playing what seems like the only female character in a hostel high on testosterone.
BOTTOM LINE: Adi Kapyare Kootamani is a very good effort from amateurs, and it is because of the lead actors and an inventive reworked story that makes it a wonderful watch. Ignore the long running time, grab a bowl of popcorn, and enjoy this caper.
GRADE: B-
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? Maybe.
Vulgarity: High
Bhanu (Sreenivasan) is a college student in dire straits who tries to help a damsel Adhishta Lekshmi (Pramod) enter a boys hostel (where he also lives) in return for money, and gets trapped with her in his room, unable to get out. The stage is set, and amid royally embarrassing spelling mistakes and editing blunders, Bhanu is helped by his three mates, who go from plan A through at least plan P to get Adhishta out.
At first look, the story looks kinda flimsy, but if one waits and anticipates Madhav, Varghese, Mukesh, and Mohan's characters to enter the scene, things start to look good. The humor and slapstick, although partially adult, is fantastic. One could also relate with the slang used in the dialogs and the parlance used by hostel students. Having said that, lot of cuss words are thrown around here, but they are supposed to be funny, and trust me, they are. (And there is a weed plant growing in a pot somewhere, which is ballsy.)
If you snub the logic a little, then the film is real gold, especially the final 30 minutes that is more horror than comedy. And the climax is simply unpredictable for what you expect. Direction and screenplay are nicely handled, and I must say I will be definitely waiting for the sequel, which would be interesting to watch as the tables now seem to have turned. Also, Pramod has to be lauded for playing what seems like the only female character in a hostel high on testosterone.
BOTTOM LINE: Adi Kapyare Kootamani is a very good effort from amateurs, and it is because of the lead actors and an inventive reworked story that makes it a wonderful watch. Ignore the long running time, grab a bowl of popcorn, and enjoy this caper.
GRADE: B-
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? Maybe.
Vulgarity: High
Totally Hilarious!
shanc_sk17 August 2021
Now this is one movie I'd love to see a sequel of!
It is an outrageously funny movie to the whole gang but special mention for Neeraj Madhav and Aju Varghese. Be it the situations or the handling of those situations. It might sound silly describing them, but they executed it well - be it the fumbling for the keys or any of their ridiculous plans. And on top the catchy soundtrack by Shaan Rahman.
Wish Malayalam had more such comedy movies, considering the industry has taken a path on experimenting with darker genres - which is definitely is a welcome change as well.
It is an outrageously funny movie to the whole gang but special mention for Neeraj Madhav and Aju Varghese. Be it the situations or the handling of those situations. It might sound silly describing them, but they executed it well - be it the fumbling for the keys or any of their ridiculous plans. And on top the catchy soundtrack by Shaan Rahman.
Wish Malayalam had more such comedy movies, considering the industry has taken a path on experimenting with darker genres - which is definitely is a welcome change as well.
One of the Funniest Yuletide/Christmas Comedy Thrillers ever made ....
caporegimeaog14 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Surprise Holiday Hit for the end of the year 2015!
The Factors are mentoned below as follows :-
PERFORMANCE OF THE CAST - CHECK! COLLEGE HOSTEL LIFE - CHECK! DOSE OF ADULT HUMOUR - CHECK! CHRISTMAS TIME - CHECK! LESS ROMANCE - CHECK! GANGSTER MISHAP - CHECK!
SUDDEN TwIST & UNEXCEPTED CLIMAX & NEED FOR A SEQUEL - CHECK!
A decent directorial debut from Friday Films that enhance the Christmas festivities . Depite less logic and bizzare screenplay, the film is truely a watchable affair!
P.S. Suitable for PG13 ! Most play it during December!
The Factors are mentoned below as follows :-
PERFORMANCE OF THE CAST - CHECK! COLLEGE HOSTEL LIFE - CHECK! DOSE OF ADULT HUMOUR - CHECK! CHRISTMAS TIME - CHECK! LESS ROMANCE - CHECK! GANGSTER MISHAP - CHECK!
SUDDEN TwIST & UNEXCEPTED CLIMAX & NEED FOR A SEQUEL - CHECK!
A decent directorial debut from Friday Films that enhance the Christmas festivities . Depite less logic and bizzare screenplay, the film is truely a watchable affair!
P.S. Suitable for PG13 ! Most play it during December!
Huge disappointment watching this movie................
rajeevragh16 January 2016
I wished I would write the first review of the year on an excellent and amazing movie. But I did not wait for the same because I want to share the horrible experience I have gone through. There was a lot of hype and mouth publicity about the movie, I am not understanding what has happened to these people. Please read with patience the review on Adi Kapyare Kootamani.
Dhyan Srinivasan lacks a lot as an actor, he is still at his naive form trying to imitate his brother Vineeth Srinivasan in mannerism and dialogue delivery. I was hugely surprised that this movie came from Friday Film House (Sandra Thomas and Vijay Babu) who funds innovative and out of the box themes. Director John Varghese deserves no mercy and I am going ahead with one out of five star for this highly proclaimed stupid slapstick comedy.
Dhyan Srinivasan lacks a lot as an actor, he is still at his naive form trying to imitate his brother Vineeth Srinivasan in mannerism and dialogue delivery. I was hugely surprised that this movie came from Friday Film House (Sandra Thomas and Vijay Babu) who funds innovative and out of the box themes. Director John Varghese deserves no mercy and I am going ahead with one out of five star for this highly proclaimed stupid slapstick comedy.
the story revolves around the story of four youngsters whose life in a hostel go through twits and turns leading to a mysterious climax .
sreerahindia27 February 2016
Warning: Spoilers
the movie is actually incomplete due to which people might end up thinking that the film has an abrupt climax, that is exactly what the director wanted us to think so that the sequel can astonish us. we can definitely claim that the film is a definite entertainer with interesting twists.comedy is actually interesting.Critics will really understand the value for this epic film.the story's interesting turns bring a huge expectation for the next film. wishing this one's sequel to be brilliant. the actors also have done well in the film. youngsters might also love the film's nature and its interesting comical nature. if you wanna witness a brilliant entertainer please watch the film and enjoy it.
Not a good movie for kids
dennisjohn-652403 February 2016
Sorry i had to rate this as 1. The movie is really good, but not a family entertainer. We went with our child and he was horrified by the last scene (the scary face). There was no need of such a scene in the movie as till that time, the script was so fine and kids were just laughing and enjoying. Even the ghost part - they were loving it as it was so funny.
Its been more than a month that we have seen the movie. My child is still on the shock of that scary face and he is now afraid of darkness. Yesterday too he was saying he was seen bad guys in darkness and he needs lights on for sleeping.
The director should have the COMMON SENSE of avoiding this as it was like a family entertainer and the kids were laughing to it.
Its been more than a month that we have seen the movie. My child is still on the shock of that scary face and he is now afraid of darkness. Yesterday too he was saying he was seen bad guys in darkness and he needs lights on for sleeping.
The director should have the COMMON SENSE of avoiding this as it was like a family entertainer and the kids were laughing to it.
Dumb horror
aswathiwarrier15 January 2024
Directed by John Varghese and released in 2015, this movie is a painful one time watch. Only thing worth watching is Neeraj Madhav and Aju Varghese, they do manage to bring some laughter. Dhyan Srinivasan just cannot act, no expression, no humor, and being the center character that hurts as it killed a lot of comical moments. Story is of a girl who gets into the men's hostel to slap Rohan Mathews (see if you can recognize him! ).. and in the process gets stuck in the hostel.. and the things the 4 friends do to get her out of there. In the end a slight horror touch comes where it's revealed there is an actual ghost in the building, probably why the grandma in the building across keeps ringing her bell, though not much explaination is given of it.. or of whom the ghost wants to murder.
Lengthy, lame , average movie
veeruvirat3 January 2023
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When I saw the reviews , i thought it's a good movie . But this movie doesn't even deserve 6.5 rating. Because of its lame jokes, zero content and much more. I Usually like to watch romcom, thrillers. But this movie is disastrous. Cast is good .... But they don't deserve this kind of movie. Content wise I can give 5, direction -4 , comedy elements -2 . So overall I can give 4 maximum. Generally i like Malayalam movies with IMDb rating of more than 6 .But this time I got cheated. They have tried something lame at the end. That is real ghost comes in the end . Which is soooooo bad. I don't know but I'm unhappy after watching this movie.
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