Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha
Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Nissam Basheer (in his directorial debut), written by Aji Peter Thankam and produced by Magic Frames. It stars Asif Ali and Veena Nandakumar, with Manohari Joy, Jaffar Idukki, and Basil Joseph in supporting roles. William Francis composed the film's music. The plot follows newly wed Sleevachan and Rincy as they begin their married life. The film was released on 22 November 2019 and received positive reviews Plot. Sleevachan, a farmer lives with his mother in a village. Despite being over 30  years he has not shown an interest in marriage. Once when he returns home from work, he finds his mother fainted and lying on the kitchen floor. Knowing that there should be someone around his mother while he is away he decides to get married. He marries Rincy in an arranged marriage. Sleevachan is a virgin. He is nervous in approaching Rincy because of his lack of experience with women. Each night, Sleevachan make excuses to stay away from home. Rincy begins to feels like Sleevachan is deliberately avoiding her and when asked he avoids the question. While hanging around  with friends Sleevachan hear them say that wives has high regards for those husbands who has shown them their potential. On that night, a drunk Sleevachan rapes Rincy who was sleeping. Rincy is hospitalized with injury. Sleevachan now back to his senses understands his mistake. Rincy is heartbroken and tells Sleevachan that she does not want to continue their marriage and asks him to take her back to her home. In the following days, Sleevachan tries to rectify and reconcile by going out of his way to help Rincy. She, however keeps quiet and discourages him. On the night they  part away, Rincy tells she forgives Sleevachan and they decide to remain as a couple, and have sex that night. The credits roll by showing the clips of their honeymoon. Soundtrack. Lyrics are written by B. K. Harinarayanan and Vinayak Sasikumar, all music is composed by William Francis. Release. The film released on 22 November 2019 across 132 screens in Kerala, to highly positive reviews from the critics as well as the audience. It got the theatre release in Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE on 5 December 2019. It was screened at 51st International Film Festival of India in  January 2021 in Indian Panorama section. Critical reception. Anna Mathews of "The Times of India" rated the film with 3 stars out of 5, and said that "there are no tense, twisty moments. It's a simple story, nicely acted by even the supporting cast, and actually feels quite pleasant to watch an uncomplicated love story that makes you tear up and smile at the end". She praised the performances of Asif Ali, Veena Nandakumar and the rest. Baradwaj Rangan of "Film Companion" wrote that "this could be a fascinating case study of how "arrogance" on screen (like in "Arjun  Reddy") makes it less easy for us to fully embrace a character, while innocence and humility make us sympathise more readily". Box office. The film received positive reviews from the critics and became commercial success. The film collected ₹21.08 lakhs from 6 weeks in the United States box office.