Sumathi Valavu

Rating - 3/5

A fun horror film with a cliche storyline.

The plot of the story revolves through the lives of the villagers and the scary myth and strange incidents surrounding the mysterious road curve forms the base for the story.

Abhilash Pillai has penned a simple story with horror sequences for entertaining the family audience to enjoy with a bag of popcorn. This is a generic film that is enjoyed in festival seasons with fun, humour, drama, romance, emotions, but misses out on high goosebump moments in the story though managed with good technicalities.

Abhilash Pillai as usual has ensembled a huge cast and all has managed to performed their character decently. Good BGM's by Ranjin Raj and Shankar P V has effortlessly captured the night sequences. Good sound design by Rajakrishnan/Vishnu P C enhancing the visual experience.

Vishnu has executed the story technical well but the story treatment with simple horror elements makes Sumathi Valavu a one time watchable entertainer.

Sumathi valavu (2025 ) is a failed attempt to create a comedy plus horror, which terribly gone wrong. Is it a comedy movie ? Hell NO, all cliche comedies that did not work single percentage. Is it a horror movie? Double hell NO. Utter failure cartoon network animations and usually jump scares and extreme sounds. Night shots are like camera man put a grey silk saree over the lens. Poor editing. Unwanted songs which did not added any thing to story line. Even the songs did not sound / lyrically impressed any one. In complete songs.

Arjun ashokan should really re-consider his movie choosing. Was he really normal while he said yes for this story.. am sure he was not. Characters don't have any impact made to watchers, felt like 2d images which moves.

I watched Sumathi Valavu today, and it was one of the most boring and poorly made movies I've seen in a long time. The film had a potentially good subject, but the terrible direction, weak storytelling, and unnecessary songs completely ruined it. The pacing was painfully slow, and the director failed to create any emotional connection with the characters. Instead of focusing on a gripping narrative, the movie wasted time on meaningless songs that added no value to the story. The screenplay was disjointed, and the performances felt forced, making it hard to sit through. What could have been a powerful or engaging film turned into a snooze-fest due to bad writing and lazy execution. Even the technical aspects like cinematography and editing felt amateurish. Overall, Sumathi Valavu is a classic example of how a good subject can be destroyed by poor filmmaking. Save your time and money this one isn't worth it.

Sumathi Valavu attempts to blend horror with comedy, but the results are mixed. While the horror elements shine through effectively-especially the forest sequences which were genuinely eerie and well-executed-the comedic portions fail to land. The timing and delivery often fall flat, making the humor feel forced rather than natural.

The film's tone during daylight scenes leans heavily into typical drama, losing the quirky charm that horror-comedies usually rely on. Moreover, the songs feel unnecessarily inserted into the narrative and don't add any emotional or entertainment value-rather, they interrupt the flow of the film.

Several scenes appear disconnected or included just to stretch the runtime, without contributing meaningfully to the plot or character development. This lack of rhythm throughout the movie makes it difficult for viewers to stay engaged or emotionally invested.

Sumathi Valavu had potential with its horror elements, but the lack of effective humor and a disjointed narrative weakens the overall experience. A one-time watch for horror lovers, but not much beyond that.

I usually do not catch films on the week of their release due to high ticket prices but went for Sumathi Valavu last day due to low prices. I have to say it was an entertaining watch. Save the aberration that are most of the songs in this, there's a cool story somewhere in here that uses folklore to a good extent. More than the horror, it was the dark humour that got me, delivered in a deadpan manner by the likes of Siddharth Bharathan and Balu Varghese. Although the finale was lukewarm and did not use the buildup properly, there's more to like here than dislike. If you ignore the petty elements and focus on having fun, you may like it. I saw this just after Detective Ujjwalan, I have to say, I really like what I'm watching these days.