Oru Vadakkan Selfie Movie Review: Laugh Your Heart Out
Reviews
oi-Akhila
By Akhila Menon
Rating:
3.0/5
Oru
Vadakkan
Selfie
is
the
comedy
entertainer
directed
by
G
Prajith.
The
movie,
which
stars
Nivin
Pauly
in
the
central
role,
is
penned
by
actor-director
Vineeth
Sreenivasan.
Popular
child
artist
Manjima
Mohan
will
make
her
debut
in
lead
roles
with
the
movie.
Oru
Vadakkan
Selfie
is
produced
by
Vinod
Shornur
under
the
banner
Cast
N
Crew.
Umesh
(Nivin
Pauly)
is
a
carefree
guy,
who
fails
in
his
engineering
exams
with
42
arrears.
He
decides
to
be
a
filmmaker;
out
of
his
urge
to
earn
money
and
fame.
His
dream
is
to
assist
popular
director
Gautham
Menon
and
make
a
movie
with
Thala
Ajith.
Along
with
his
best
buddies
(Aju
Varghese
and
Neeraj
Madhav)
decides
to
copy
some
Korean
movie
themes
and
make
a
movie.
In
the
mean
while,
he
meets
Daisy
(Manjima
Mohan)
and
falls
in
love
with
her.
Umesh's
struggles
to
be
a
filmmaker
lands
him
into
some
hilarious
situations
and
this
forms
the
crux
of
the
story.
Nivin
Pauly,
who
plays
the
central
character
Umesh,
steals
the
show
with
his
exuberant
performance.
Vineeth
Sreenivasan,
who
essays
Jack
has
improved
a
lot
while
compared
to
his
last
movie
and
looks
comfortable
in
his
own
platform.
Manjima
Mohan
makes
a
fantastic
debut
and
steals
the
show
with
her
matured
performance.
Aju
Varghese
and
Neeraj
Madhav
perfectly
plays
their
respective
roles.
Rest
of
the
cast,
including
Vijayaraghavan,
Sreelakshmi,
Santhosh
Keezhattoor,
Shrava,
Harikrishnan
etc
are
perfect
in
their
roles.
Oru
Vadakkan
Selfie
Script
And
Direction
The
script
penned
by
Vineeth
Sreenivasan
perfectly
blends
the
comical
elements
with
the
impressive
theme.
The
first
half
is
rich
with
extraordinary
comical
situations;
while
the
second
half
depicts
some
thrilling
situations.
G
Prajith
makes
a
fantastic
directorial
debut
with
the
movie
and
assures
that
he
is
here
to
stay.
Technical
Aspects
Jomon
T
John's
cinematography
is
simply
classic.
Ranjan
Abraham's
edits
and
cuts
are
perfect.
Oru
Vadakkan
Selfie
Songs
And
Background
Score
When
all
the
other
songs
of
the
movie
are
just
average,
Shaan
Rahman
scores
for
Kaikottum
Kandittilla,
sung
by
Vaikom
Vijayalakshmi.
The
background
score
perfectly
matches
the
mood
of
the
movie.
Verdict
A
hilarious
entertainer
for
this
Vishu
season,
which
will
make
you
laugh
your
heart
out.
Nivin
Pauly
As
Umesh
Nivin
Pauly
plays
Umesh,
a
carefree
guy
who
fails
in
his
engineering
exams
with
42
arrears.
Manjima
Mohan
As
Daisy
Manjima
Mohan
plays
Daisy,
Umesh's
love
interest.
Aju
Varghese
And
Neeraj
Madhav
Aju
Varghese
and
Neeraj
Madhav
will
essay Shaji
and
Thankamma,
the best
buddies
of
Umesh.
Vineeth
Sreenivasan
As
Jack
Vineeth
Sreenivasan,
the
actor-filmmaker
who
penned
the
script,
has
also
essayed
a
pivotal
role
in
the
movie.
G
Prajith's
Directorial
Debut
G
Prajith,
Vineeth
Sreenivasan's
former
assistant,
makes
his
directorial
debut
with
the
movie.
Rest
Of
The
Star
Cast
Rest
of
the
star
cast
includes
Vijayaraghavan,
Sreelakshmi,
Santhosh
Keezhattoor,
Bhagath
Manuel,
Harikrishnan,
Shravan
etc.
LJ
Films
LJ
Films,
owned
by
popular
director
Lal
Jose,
distributes
the
movie.
Technical
Aspects
Jomon
T
John
handles
the
cinematography
and
Ranjan
Abraham
handles
the
editing.
Songs
And
Background
Score
Shaan
Rahman
composes
the
songs
and
background
score.
Verdict
A
hilarious
entertainer
for
this
Vishu
season,
which
will
make
you
laugh
your
heart
out.