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Madhuvidhu Review Finds Bright Comic Spells, Faltering Drama

Rediff flags contrived drama plus a casual treatment of domestic violence.

Overview

  • Rediff’s Sreeju Sudhakaran says Vishnu Aravind’s Malayalam family film works in patches and slips when the serious beats lack conviction.
  • The story follows Ammu in an all-male home rumored to be cursed as his wedding plans hit snags, using the ‘cursed family’ trope with only light supernatural touches like talking ancestor portraits.
  • The humour grows sharper after the interval, yet the screenplay by Bibin Mohan and Jai Vishnu introduces conflicts that feel manufactured to keep the plot moving.
  • Performances earn praise, with Sharaf U Dheen steady as the straight man, debutant Kalyani Panicker confident and charming, and Jagadish adding both warmth and laughs.
  • The review criticizes a scene that treats a husband hitting his wife as trivial and calls the wedding-centred finale undercooked.