2025

Critics Review

3.00

A Free Flowing Feel-Good Fun Flick!

A contrasting light-hearted one from director Ram from his earlier dark subjects. Shiva�s entertaining humour and the little kid�s innocent naughtiness make this one likeable, barring the musical treatment and some other minor shortcomings.(more)

Source: MovieCrow, MovieCrow

4.00

An enjoyable and poignant pursuit of happiness that never forgets to have fun

the film ends with a conversation about home, family, parenting, loving, and being loved, you understand what Paranthu Po truly means. It isn't to fly away from responsibility or consumerism or globalisation or troubles or bottled emotions, or even crumbling aspirations. It is to fly away from the pressure of fitting in. It is to fly away to a land of hope on a tourist visa. Yes, we have to return to a sobering reality, but it is not wrong to escape into a world of happiness, hope, and goodness. Just like the movies... Like Ram's movies.(more)

Source: Avinash Ramachandran, CinemaExpress.com

3.00

A gentle reflection on escaping the grind

Paranthu Po is a film about a child learning to climb down a mountain, literally and metaphorically, but it is also a story that urges us to fly away to the hills and to remember when we threw a tantrum every time life seemed unfair. Perhaps it is a romanticised perspective on life in the modern world, but there�s romance in listening to Ilaiyaraaja on an old tape recorder while sitting on a hilltop. Paranthu Po reminds us that life loses its magic when we can no longer dream of dinosaurs hatching from duck eggs.(more)

Source: BHUVANESH CHANDAR, The Hindu

4.00

Ram's gentle comedy finds magic in life's smallest detours

Paranthu Po finds its rhythm in life's unplanned detours. It's a film that understands how the smallest adventures can leave the biggest impressions, especially when viewed through a child's insistent eyes and filtered through a father's weary but willing heart.(more)