A plot with quite a few couples in love strewn all over at different junctures, Munthiri Monchan presents a story that aspires to be a thrilling rom com. Some decent melodies are also planted at various points to add zing to the tale and help audience root for the love stories. Does this help present an engaging romantic tale?
Vivek (Manesh Krishnan) is on a mission to impress Ima (Deepika Anil), and she tires a bit to play the ‘hard to get.’ Meanwhile, during a train journey, Vivek’s paths cross with that of Deepika ( Kairavi Thakkar) and as fate would have it, a series of events lead to them undertaking the trip together.
At the core of this film is an ambition to narrate a romantic tale through couples at different junctures in their love life. There is a duo right in the stage of wooing, another, all set to take their relationship to the next level, a couple who are expecting and a husband and wife who are in the twilight of their life. But, the characters are underwritten and the narrative is quite outdated for today’s audience. The jumble of love stories is lazily interlinked and it’s tough to look beyond the dullness that gets created for this reason. Comedy too falls flat whenever tried. The performances of the young lead actors are a little too raw as well, and this affects the film’s entertainment quotient quite a bit. The characters of those like Innocent and Salim Kumar too aren’t fleshed out well enough to help the film.
Those who have unconditional love for rom coms and would want to see Aaranyakam stars Devan and Saleema together again on the big screen, though in a very short sequence, might find something interesting in Munthiri Monchan.
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