Kolamavu Kokila – Movie Review

Lady Superstar, as she is known by her ardent fans, Nayanthara has been acting in many solo movies which are high in content and also commercially successful. Aramm which released last year having Nayanthara in lead, won several awards and accolades including Filmfare for the Best Film and Best Actress.

Directed by Nelson, the movie revolves around Kokila (Nayanthara) who hails from a lower middle-class family comprising of her father who works as an ATM watchman, her mother, and her younger sister. Her mother is diagnosed with lung cancer and requires immediate medical attention which would cost lakhs.

Kokila frantically tries every possible source for the money and eventually lands in the smuggling business. When things go out of hand when she comes under the police radar, she tries to escape from the smuggling ring. How she does form the crux of the plot. So the movie draws inspiration from Hollywood movie We’re the Millers yet the most intriguing aspect of the movie is its screenplay and the characters. The writing part of the movie is a complete package of emotions, sentiment, a little bit of thrill and humor. Nelson made sure that no character is insignificant and the smallest of the character played a vital part in this film with many twists.

Nayanthara is the show stealer; she is absolutely stunning and impressive with her innocent looks. She blends very well with her character and carries the movie on her shoulder being the main protagonist, making sure the movie is entertaining. Yogi Babu is hilarious with his wittiness. All the other support casts had contributed equally to the movie. Anirudh’s songs and background score were another positive for the movie. There weren’t any unnecessary songs coming as a breaker for the film and Nirmal’s edit was crisp as the film didn’t have runtime as an issue.

I didn;t find anything negative or maybe there was a letdown but it didn’t bother me much while watching the movie. I was constantly glued to the screen and the movie kept me entertained the whole time. Even to those who watched We’re the Millers might find Kolamavu Kokila refreshing as the director has spent good time on the script of the movie.

Rating – 3.5/5 | Grade – B+