pirivom sandhipom

As usual Cheran proves that any movie with which he is involved, is sure to be one that makes the audience think. Coming together with Sneha once more, the movie is about a newly wedded couple.
Sneha is an only child and hates being alone and being so, creates situations to be along with her friends – asking them to stay overnight, inviting them for movies, etc. Cheran is from a huge joint family with generations of sons living together in one roof in their ancestral home. Every trip together takes hours to leave and there are so many relations that he deosn’t have a separate name for each one of them.
Being of marriageable ages, a common friend proposes marriage between the two families. Things happen well and they welcome their daughter-in-law as their own daughter into the family. Sneha is also very understanding and caring towards all. Life seems to be smooth sailing until she finds out that her husband has an offer to go another location. Even though the job offers him promotion and a higher salary, Sneha is not happy because she would be lonely. In spite of her doubts, she follows her husband faithfully.
In the new place, she meets some new people and every one of her socializing effort is thwarted by her husband since he wants peace and quiet for the two of them. Cheran starts noticing some change in his wife, but thinks nothing of it. A local doctor, played by Jayaram starts noticing problems with Sneha’s loneliness and urgently requests her husband to meet him as soon as possible. But it is too late, when they find out that Sneha is heavily drugged with sleeping medicines one night. They manage to save her and Jayaram is also able to educate Cheran about the situation. The movie ends by showing the couple returning to Cheran’s huge joint family.
The movie had no violence or disturbing scenes. Even the commonly abused subject of in-laws was beautifully and delicately handled. The actors didn’t overdo their love, but acted as humans should have and humans would – very realistic! The subject itself was unique – not for just namesake. Excellent acting by the supporting cast – each and everyone of them is still memorable and cute. Cheran did a good job in his role as well, but could improve some bit. He is seasoned enough yet there seems to be something lacking in it. Sneha did a good job as well, yet I felt her emoting was not complete. I suppose the sense of incompleteness overwhelms when the load of the character is huge and the role players not so strong enough to carry them. But definitely a movie worth the watch with the entire family.