Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam

The film is a classic testament to the idea that one doesn’t have to rely on popular stars to make something work. All that is needed is a finely tuned script with attention-grabbing characters, and you got 80% of the job done. It’s admirable how the film gets a lot of character development done in a short time. I hope this state award-winner (it’s not an ‘award’ film, though) reaches so many eyeballs and gets discussed everywhere on social media. It deserves all the love it can get.

Director Senna Hegde has infused every frame with a lot of energy and original thinking, offering a fresh perspective to a very familiar premise. Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam, which means ‘Monday is the engagement’, is not the first film with a girl planning to elope with her lover. But, the ingenious writing captures the subtle but never-ending flow of humour in mundane things, making this film surprisingly engaging and refreshing.