Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

fahimay With some urging from my sister's Mallu friends a.k.a die-hard fans of Mammooty to watch this movie, my curiosity was piqued a few minutes into the movie itself. Categorised as a thriller, Puthiya Niyamam settles comfortably in the genre, similar to 22 female Kottayam and Drishyam.A female centric movie, with both Nayanthara and Mammooty sharing the stage, the movie boasts of a taut storyline with absorbing performances. Nayanthara grips our attention from the beginning of the movie itself with her tensed appearance and curt dialogues. Mammooty ambles in and out with his carefree attitude and somewhat bland jokes. We tend to make a number of assumptions for Nayanthara's nervousness. The suspense is broken halfway through the movie, and is quite plausible indeed.The second half of the movie has been given meticulous treatment, picking up a faster pace. Though the revelation at the climax felt a bit far-fetched, we can commend the director for closing all loose ends if events have happened otherwise. The bgm aptly fits into the mood of the storyline, except for the intro for Mammooty, which is repeated irritably during each of his entries on the screen.The plot has touched on one of the prominent social evils of the day. With confidence , the director has added another feather to his cap with a well-made movie.

PimpinAinttEasy Dear A.K.Sajan,Puthiya Niyamam was an ambitious film that slowly degenerated into a preachy and tedious urban middle class revenge fantasy. Don't get me wrong, I am not one of those people who looks down upon the Indian middle class. The film had a lot going for it. A successful modern Indian woman (Nayanthara) suddenly turns distant and brooding much to the surprise of her easy going husband (Mamootty). The part where Nayanthara reveals that she was raped using flashbacks was edited quite well. You did attempt some directorial flourishes ..... all of which were crap. The rapists were nothing more than caricatures. It could have been an interesting scene in the hands of a better writer/director. I have not seen such a prolonged rape scene in a Malayalam film for a long time. So you do deserve appreciation for trying to do something really provocative in what was clearly a commercial film. I watched this with my wife and two grandmothers. All of them were riveted. As for me, I went to sleep after an hour. I could not stand Nayanthara's preachy and whiny performance (voice dubbed of course) or even worse ..... Mamootty phoning it in.Best Regards, Pimpin.(3/10)

akshayvs16 Puthiya Niyamam is just a waste of time movie.throughout the movie you will think that it may become a suspense thriller,but you won't get any suspense in this movie,only a rotten twist from hero. Nayanthara has done her job ,while Mamootty done with some joker movements which make frustrations.Before the release it was comparing with the movie movie "Drishyam". But this movie really a bad while comparing to "Drishyam". I don't know why this movie got positive reviews in the first week.if you watch this movie with lots of acceptations you will be disappointed.it can be made better. Ak Sajan the director known for "Chinthamani Kolacase" a Shaji Khailas movie directed this movie in a bad way. Gopi Sundar done his Bgm worse till now.

Tejas Nair We only have a handful of films when it comes to the thriller/suspense genre in Malayalam cinema, and it is appreciable that the man who gave us Chintamani Kolacase (2006), arguably one of the best Malayalam crime thrillers in the previous decade, has again put in a similar effort.Louis Pothen (Mammootty) is the multi-talented better half of Kathakali dancer Vasuki (Nayanthara). He is a film critic, an artist, and professionally a divorce lawyer who uses his sarcasm and wit to manage both his work and family lives. Together with a daughter, they stay in a city high-rise, away from their parents, insignificantly because their marriage was an inter-caste one. While the introduction is filled with the characters wondering, and then reciprocating, about the current state of crime affairs in the state of Kerala, our protagonist #1, Vasuki, visually narrates with scarce use of words her life as a paranoid woman, wife, and mother. At the start of the second act you realize that she is not really a paranoid, but a victim of a certain crime. The haunting first act is carved with much finesse, so much that you will find yourself in the edge of your seat. Although it lacks substance and takes us for a dark ride into the characters' development, the second and final acts really push. The arresting background score is what drives the narration of Vasuki as she speaks about her episode and consequently sets out for vengeance. Of course there are plenty loopholes in the script, but crime thrillers don't always stick to logic, and if it needs to pump drama, then it at least requires some imaginative boost.It is clear that Mr. Saajan drew inspiration from hit yesteryear films Drishyam (2013) and 22 Female Kottayam (2012) to create such a story whose basic gist itself is questionable on grounds of ethics and righteousness. Going against the law has become the current trend in imaginative stories such as this where characters, sometimes themselves enforcers of law, set out to bend the rules for their own and loved ones's safety. A debate had broken out when Jeethu Joseph's Drishyam came out, questioning Mohanlal's character's decision and the mode he uses to right a wrong. If this film here garners so much chatter as that one, then the debate shall continue where dilemma will be the chief guest. The dilemma whether you can take the law in your own hands or not. The most superficial inference to these topics and debates is that laws have to be amended periodically as we evolve, and Puthiya Niyamam mildly requests it.Another theme that the film explores is that of millennials spiraling into self-imposed destruction due to (uncontrolled) consumption of dangerous substances like marijuana and LCD that pop up in the nooks and corners of Kerala (or any other place for that matter) with fancy names like Idukki Gold and Meow Meow. The consequences are often dire as this leads these 'freak' youngsters to participate in delinquency like sexual assault and other crimes. Satyriasis maybe a curable disease, but when intoxication is a supporting agent, crime is inevitable. No wonder ugly cases like that of rape and molestation help create newspaper headlines, which involves youth who do not even spare their family members. No wonder millennials love faux-incest porn so much.Arguably, Nayanthara steals the limelight with her gritty performance as a young homemaker in distress. She starts off lightly, but then gathers speed, supported well by her co-star. Mammootty plays a jovial dude as protagonist #2, and does a good job. Overall, the film is well-made with right amount of attention to the filming parameters. Calling the film clever would be an overstatement though, so lets settle for deft, because there were scenes that reminded me of my favorite video game series, Hit-man (2001 to 2016) where Agent 47 uses stealth and natural ways to finish off his targets...BOTTOM LINE: A K Saajan's Puthiya Niyamam is a neat psychological thriller that discusses cases of crime that we read daily and do nothing about. It raises questions which have been raised before, only that the characters here strive to do something about it, at least for their own sake. It's worth the ticket price.Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES