Director : Rosshan Andrews
Cast : Kunchacko Boban, Manju Warrier
Nirupama Rajeevan (Manju Warrier) leads a normal life of a UDC in Collectorate when an incident through her daughter changes her life.
Script - Bobby-Sanjay...The most guaranteed name among the current list of scriptwriters....The biggest challenge they have encountered will be the number of woman centric movies which created impact in recent times like Queen, English Vinglish etc etc. Plus they have the hype of Manju Warrier's comeback project. According to me, How Old Are You is the best woman centric movie in recent times mainly because the genuine way of conveying the independence and ability of a woman which is shackled in this male dominated society. If I convey the storyline in words, you may find it odd because of it unusual theme which it conveys later. But here is where the scenarists takes over and present it in a manner which hits at the right chords whether the human is male or female. As usual there are some outstanding moments which you can take back homes especially the last scene where Nirupama answers to a question. The dialogues as usual are too good and maintained the high standards as expected.
Direction - Rosshan Rosshan Rosshan....I am always a huge fan of yours and the reason is because of the high standards you maintained despite of being versatile. Even your mediocre Casanovva looks better than many successful ventures of other directors. A huge applause for bringing a socially relevant theme and conveying it in this woman centric movie which captures the emotions of any normal cine goer. As expected, the frames were rich and exquisite and the pacing (this time) was perfect. I don't have words to express because the name conveys everything.
Cast & Performance - Manju Warrier may look a bit out of place in one or two scenes (the walking scene with K Boban) but otherwise, it was her brilliance and onscreen charisma that made Rosshan & Bobby-Sanjay confident to go ahead with this movie. I believe they would hav struggled a bit if not Manju or an actress anywhere close to her caliber. Kunchako Boban has delivered superb performance as the husban, Rajeev. Despite of being a Manju Warrier film, the performance from the supporting cast was outstanding especially Kalaranjini, Muthumani, Vinay Fort, Devan, Tasneem Khan, Idavela Babu, Lalu Aalex, Sudheer Karamana etc etc. Sethulakshmi in one scene matches Manju Warrier as far as performance is concerned. One place I wasn't at all impressed was Kaniha's performance and the dialogue delivery of the child actress who played Lakshmi (Nirupama's daughter). Suraaj played a delightful cameo as the vegetable wholesale dealer. Siddharth Basu was aptly casted in the role given to him.
Songs & Background Score - "Vijanathayil Pathi Vazhi Thedunnu..." is the only song played during the movie which depicts the new developments in the life of Nirupama. "Vayassu..." song was placed during the end credits which shown the shooting sequences. The background score by Gopi Sundar was topnotch and will sure earn a place in one of his best works.
Technical Expertise - R Diwakar has once again given whats expected in a Rosshan Andrrews film in the role of a cinematographer. But the makeup on the eye lids of Nirupama was clearly seen which I believe as an error of the makeup department more than the cameraman. Mahesh Narayanan's editing was almost perfect while the art direction team led by Cyril Kuruvila has done a terrific work along with the costume department.
Bottomline - It’s a Rosshan Andrrews - Bobby-Sanjay movie which maintained the huge expectations over the much publicized comeback of Manju Warrier. A movie which makes any woman proud and some men realize the power of the opposite gender. Go For It!!
Rating : 4.5 / 5
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