Naalpathiyonnu (41) (U)
08/Nov/2019 Comedy, Drama 2hrs 14mins

2.50

Nalpathiyonnu (41) is a watchable satire with interesting ideas that are watered down by inconsistent sequences.

Biju Menon underplays the role well (basically Biju Menon does Biju Menon stuff). Nimisha Sajayan performs a brief role that has lesser scope to perform. But its Saranjith as Kanna who wins the top honours. Overall, Nalpathiyonnu has an interesting idea at a surface level, but the lackluster, tonall...(more)

Source: Behindwoods Review Board, Behindwoods.com

3.00

Of faith and its social manifest

There are moments we could see the old-fashioned way of storytelling which makes it dull at times, that you would not expect from Lal Jose. But Individual performances and the interesting subject make it a one-time watch that talks about religious beliefs, its social manifest and many more with ...(more)

Source: Gokul, Deccan Chronicle

2.50

An Excellent Setup, Ruined by Clumsy, Fearful Storytelling

Of all the years and decades Malayalam cinema had to make a film on Sabarimala, it's surprising that this is the time and this is the film we ended up with.(more)

Source: VISHAL MENON, Filmcompanion.in

2.50

Political satire bogged down by sloppy writing

41 is a film bogged down by sloppy writing which leaves it a notch below genuine political satires.(more)

Source: Navamy Sudhish, The Hindu

2.50

Lal Jose takes a Communist to Sabarimala but plays it safe from then on

Nalpathiyonnu does not have the fire and grit that would be expected from an exploration of such a potentially powerful theme, it is largely because of what comes across as a hesitation to truly critique the irrationality of faith. If Jose and Prageesh were afraid they would be accused of lacking o...(more)

Source: Anna MM Vetticad, Firstpost.com