Painkili

This type of humor is not for everybody. But those who like dumb funny with a measure of intelligence in it will find this movie worth the watch. If you're a fan of comedians like Conan O'Brien and that similar style of sketch comedy this is right up your alley. All the characters were well developed and there is some really good world building in it as well. Hope they keep on making moving like this!

Watched Painkili...Mal Movie yesterday... PAINkili was really PAINFUL to tolerate in Imax Absolute waste of time and money... I wonder whether there is a deal between reviewers and film field...some online reviewers have given average and above average opinions....

Anaswara was like enthino thilakkunna sambar...may be to attract family audience Usual villans in comedy roles Abu Salim and Riaz Khan...different attempt Sajin Gopu and the second female lead were decent in their roles...

BGM was good most of the places but loud

Overall a below average experience

Better tile is CHALI or VALIPPU than PAINkili

3 star out of 10 for few scattered comedies and the effort by a few new casts

WATCH IN THEATRES AT YOUR RISK..

Painkili is a mindless film that ends up frustrating the audience rather than entertaining them. It's hard to believe this was penned by Jithu Madhavan. Though it attempts to present itself as an experimental piece, it falters due to poorly developed characters and weak writing. The female lead, in particular, suffers from shallow characterisation driven by uninspired scripting.

While a few slapstick moments land well, they aren't enough to salvage a film that's steadily falling apart. Justin Varghese's background score works in parts but is often overly loud, and the songs feel repetitive and dull.

Abu Salim does a decent job in his comic role, whereas Riyaz Khan's comedy comes off as forced. Sajin Gopu puts in an acceptable performance, though his character lacks proper development.

By the end, you're left wondering-why was this even made?

Not recommended. Watch it only if you have time to waste-and even then, proceed with caution.

Really hard to watch the film in one stretch....take a few minutes to relax from the boring situations in the film...very poor screen play...is jithu Madhavan gave pani to the director with his very poor screenplay...really need some guts to make such a film spending crores....watched the film in Ott and not in theatre...now felt proud of it...is anyone who acted or worked in the film should show the courage to tell fahad that this would be a utter flop in theatre...that is the problem of Malayalam cinema...people start to make film without any story or screenplay..even the experienced people are not giving enough importance to the script.

Painkili attempts to be a thoroughbred rom-com, and while the comedy here is quirky, at times situational, and mostly over-the-top, the romance aspect is not established well in any sense. That is primarily due to Anaswara's character not having any semblance of an arc to speak of, which is justified by her age (where mistakes seem apparent). Yes, there are some Jithu Madhavan-certified laughs, and Justin Varghese scores the film superbly; however, the film lacks a decent flow from event to event, overall.

Sajin Gopu gets to showcase more of his acting palette compared to his previous films, but since I watched Ponman way before this, I think his performance in that film (even with limited dialogues) was a lot more impactful. Here, he's asked to go all out-crying, laughing, being unhinged-and of course, bring some adorable romantic shades. He isn't successful at all of it, but if anyone (especially, the old-school directors) hasn't taken sufficient note of the guy yet, this will wholly ensure it. Anaswara is undoubtedly a wonderful actor, but this role will likely go down as one of her least memorable ones. The scenes with Riyaz Khan and LJP, intended to be comedic, didn't work for me.

P. S. Jayaram's hysterical scene from Kaavadiyaattam was poorly re-created.