India Today described the film as "an absurd romantic comedy that struggles to find its footing," stating that "even Fahadh Faasil isn't able to elevate it" and warning that it "bores you so much that you contemplate walking out of the theatre."Read at source
Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira 2025 
Synopsis
Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira
Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira (transl. Galloping Horse, Jumping Horse) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Althaf Salim. It stars Fahadh Faasil, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Revathi Pillai, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Lal, Vinay Forrt and Suresh Krishna.
- Director
- Althaf Salim
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 151 min
- Language
- Malayalam
Reviews
5 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira is 30/100 from The Times (India).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 6 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- performances
Positive 2
The Hindu noted the film's attempt at absurdist comedy but found it ultimately unsuccessful, calling it a "quirky experiment that rarely lands."Read at source
Critical 3
The Indian Express called it "2025’s most disappointing Malayalam film," arguing that Fahadh Faasil was ill-suited for the role and that his comedic attempts felt contrived.Read at source
The Times of India described the film as "an incohesive rom-com," criticising the lack of chemistry between the leads and noting that "every single character… seems to be written in with a mental disorder, without explanation." The reviewer rated it 1.5 out of 5.Read at source
The Week similarly criticised the film as "unfunny, disjointed and messy," stating that Fahadh Faasil was "miscast" in the lead role.Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 151 min
- Language
- Malayalam
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Althaf Salim
Trivia
- The film stars Fahadh Faasil, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Revathi Pillai, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Lal, Vinay Forrt and Suresh Krishna.
- Principal photography began on 29 April 2024 in Ernakulam and continued in Chennai before concluding in Bengaluru.
- Film shooting in Bengaluru took place at Whitefield's Delhi Public School and Nexus Shantiniketan Mall.
- The film was released on 29 August 2025 coinciding with the Onam festival.
- Central Films acquired the distribution rights for Kerala while AP International handled the rest of India.
- The post-theatrical streaming rights were acquired by Netflix and the film started releasing on September 26th.
