S. of The Times of India rated the film 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "The screenplay is very shaky and half-baked at best.Read at source
Lovely 2025 
Synopsis
Lovely
Lovely is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Dileesh Nair. The film stars Mathew Thomas, Sivaangi Krishnakumar, and Manoj K. Jayan.
- Director
- Dileesh Nair
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 116 min
- Language
- Malayalam
Reviews
3 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Lovely is 37/100 from Anandu Suresh (The Indian Express) and Gopika I. S. (The Times of India) and Vivek Santhosh (Cinema Express).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 3 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- writing
- emotional impact
Positive 1
Critical 2
Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave it 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "Lovely is, simply put, one of those films where nearly every member of the technical crew has done an excellent job, but their efforts are ultimately wasted due to subpar writing."Read at source
Vivek Santhosh of Cinema Express gave it 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "A charming premise sinks under the weight of confused storytelling, abrupt emotional shifts, and a script that mistakes randomness for depth".Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Bubble Poomottukal Kapil Kapilan, Vishnu Vijay
- Craziness K. S. Harisankar, Vishnu Vijay
- Lovely's Dream Shakthisree Gopalan
- Intha Idayathile G. Sreeram, Soumya Ramakrishnan
Technical specs
- Run time
- 116 min
- Language
- Malayalam
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Dileesh Nair
Trivia
- The film stars Mathew Thomas, Sivaangi Krishnakumar, and Manoj K. Jayan in leading roles.
- Sivaangi Krishnakumar provided the voice for the housefly character while Unnimaya Prasad performed the motion capture.
- The movie was released on 16 May 2025 and subsequently became a box-office bomb.
- The music for the film was composed by Vishnu Vijay and Bijibal with lyrics by Suhail Koya.
- Critics praised the 3D making and direction but criticized the film's weak script.
