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Thamaasha

  • 2019
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.4K
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Vinay Forrt and Chinnu Chandni Nair in Thamaasha (2019)
A funny and naughty male teacher and his encounters with love.
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Srinivasan, a balding professor conscious about his looks, faces a tough time finding the right girl to marry. After learning about his friend Raheem's love story, Srinivasan regains his con... Read allSrinivasan, a balding professor conscious about his looks, faces a tough time finding the right girl to marry. After learning about his friend Raheem's love story, Srinivasan regains his confidence.Srinivasan, a balding professor conscious about his looks, faces a tough time finding the right girl to marry. After learning about his friend Raheem's love story, Srinivasan regains his confidence.

  • Director
    • Ashraf Hamza
  • Writer
    • Ashraf Hamza
  • Stars
    • Vinay Forrt
    • Chinnu Chandni Nair
    • Navas Vallikkunnu
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    1.4K
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    • Director
      • Ashraf Hamza
    • Writer
      • Ashraf Hamza
    • Stars
      • Vinay Forrt
      • Chinnu Chandni Nair
      • Navas Vallikkunnu
    • 28User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Vinay Forrt
    Vinay Forrt
    • Prof. Sreenivasan T.
    Chinnu Chandni Nair
    Chinnu Chandni Nair
    • Chinnu
    Navas Vallikkunnu
    Navas Vallikkunnu
    • Raheem
    Divya Prabha
    Divya Prabha
    • Babitha
    Grace Antony
    Grace Antony
    • Safiya
    Arun Kurian
    Arun Kurian
    • Kamal
    Arya Salim
    Arya Salim
    • Ameera
    John Clarinet
    • Sreeni's Father
    Uma K.P.
    Uma K.P.
    • Sreeni's Mother
    Roopa Lakshmi
    • Chinnu's Mother
    Noushad Ali
    • KSEB Engineer
    Manu Aliyan
    • College Principal
    Shuhaib Embichi
    • KSEB Engineer
    Gautam Gafoor
    • KSEB Engineer
    Rajalakshmi Gopinathan
    • Chinnu's Sister
    Sreelakshmi Gopinathan
    • Chinnu's Sister
    Mashar Hamsa
    Mashar Hamsa
    • College Student
    Mubeena Hamza
    • Shamila
    • Director
      • Ashraf Hamza
    • Writer
      • Ashraf Hamza
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    User reviews28

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    8jobymathew

    Feel good movie

    Simply told excellent feel good movie. I wish there would more movies like Thamsaha coming in malayalam
    8RollNo3B5

    Beautiful!

    A beautiful movie. Can't think of a better line to describe this movie.
    9anandsarath23

    The Real Thamasha

    Been in the office too long this weekend? Head to your nearest theater and catch Thamasha ,a fun filled family entertainer which is Written and directed by Ashraf Hamsa. Thamasha is film which we all would love to connect and relate to. It tells us how today's world is obsessed and dots so much on personal looks and get ups and that we really forget who and what we really are.

    Thamasha tells us about friendship and how a person tries really to find someone in his life and how he misses his chance each time due to his low self esteem . We all had friends who helped us during our bad times , Thamasha too tells us about how valuable friendship is in our life. It tell us how little things in life matter and not how people see us do. The character of Vinay fort does tells us how he changed his perspective where in one stage of his life he was nervous and too little determined to get things done right because of his low self esteem due to his baldness to a point where he stops caring about how bald he is or how his looks affect his social life. Thamasha shatters stereotyping of the world against body factors such a "being too fat" or "being bald". It tells the audience that none of the above matters and that only what we are inside does.

    All in all it is a one simple,perfect and eyeopening take on body shamming.

    The whole film revolved around the performance of Vinay Fort which I must say is his career best, and also the brilliant concept of the film. All in all you are in for a fun filled family entertainer . Personal Rating: 4.6/5

    "Cheers to more such good films".
    8rajdoctor

    Innocent LOVE beyond societal STANDARDS

    This malayalam movie is an official remake of a Kannada film "Ondu Motteya Kathe" It is a story of the existential crisis most of the millennium generation (boys and girls- youth) face of being a STANDARD - Perfect - What happens to those - who are diverse - different - in size shape, age, and many other STANDARD features that are continuously projected and bombarded through all media by 99% of corporates? This is the story of a bald and slightly over-age Srinivasan - who is a faculty in a college. He has not been able to find a partner. He covers up his bald head with a wig toppee. His family and friends try to fix up his alliance with girls - which all end up in rejecting him On the other side there is this fat young girl Chinnu - who is outgoing, smart, outspoken - but she too is not able to find a partner because - she does not fit into the STANDARD brainwashed by society By chance through social media - they are introduced by a matrimonial agency. Both see their photo and find each other quite normal to go ahead and meet each other in a public garden. During the meeting - both face the same societal prejudices of STANDARDS Srini did not expect a fat girl and Chinnu did not expect an elderly man. By accident - a child at the bus stop pulls off Srini's wig and gives it to Chinnu and that is a double blow for Srini - a bit elderly and bald. He runs away embarrassed. . Both Srini and Chinnu ponder on their disastrous meeting. But Chinnu feels guilty and calls Srini to hand over his wig. They meet and while leaving Chinnu's scooty hits a pedestrian and Sriniv takes Chinnu to the hospital. There starts their cute little relationship - they grow close to each other and accept each other as friends. On their first small date - day-out - they visit the Biennale art festival being held in Cochin for the whole day - and Chinnu post their joint photos on social media. At the end of the day - both are very happy. But the next day - the trolls - make fun of the ODD couple - an old man and elephant. Srini is humiliated and laughed at by his student and co-faculty in college, and he gets angry at Chinnu for posting their photos on social media and ends the relationship and prospect of meeting Chinnu every again. But Chinnu is much matured and brave. Instead of removing the photo from social media - she gives back to the trolls by posting a video and replying back to the trolls for shaming them just because they do not fit to SOCIETAL STANDARDS. Seeing this video of Chinnu tens of thousands of people on social media like the couple and their joint photo.. and people come forward to Srini and congratulate him for being brave and having such a wonderful girl in his life. Things are going on fine between Srini and Chinnu. But one day - Chinnu asks Srini to come to a Cancer hospital. Expecting the worst - Srini rushes to the Cancer ward and finds Chinnu cut her hair just like a cancer patient.

    Srini breaks down and feels that his life which was coming back on track by finding this wonderful girl - Chinnu. The fate is snatching her again from him. But on going near Chinnu - he realizes that Chinnu just donated her hair for cancer patients. Thus the couple hold hands and walk out of the hospital - smiling. There the movie ends. This is a wonderful movie. Much like the movies Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee used to make in the seventies. Short, sweet simple - relatable story of common people. Vinay Font as Srinivas and Chinnu Chadni as Chinnu has acted excellently. The director Ashraf Hamza did not have much to do - as this movie is just a scene to scene remake of a Kannada movie. Yet all the credit to the Director Ashraf for maintaining the character, theme, flavor and message of the movie intact. The cinematography and music of the movie is also nice. It is a 120 minute movie - without a single dull moment. It is such an eye-opener and feel good movie of accidental LOVE happening between two individuals. I would surely recommend you to watch this movie I will give 7.5 out of 10 stars for this simple marvellous and powerful movie.
    7nairtejas

    Capsule Review: Thamasha (7 Stars)

    Thamasha (Comedy) makes you feel good about life. It makes you want to tackle the issues in your life by looking at the bright side. The same way how the #2 showstealer in this comedy drama Chinnu Nair lives her life when she is at the receiving end of unsolicited analysis and advice from the society. Vinay Forrt, however, is who drives this show into a delightful mixture of mild slapstick and realistic depiction of human life with his nuanced performance as this somewhat taciturn, perennially anxious bachelor looking for a bride. I could say that this is an extension of his memorable role in Alphonse Putharen's Premam (2015) but that would mean taking the novelty out of this original slice-of-a-life film that unearths the hidden problems influencing the decisions of bachelors and bachelorettes of the world, and how appearance is still regarded as the number one factor in arranged matrimony in India. Save for the illogical and/or factually incorrect nature of the conflict in the second half involving social media, I had a pleasant experience viewing this due to its sufficient dose of comedy and wonderful performances including by Navas Vallikunnu, Arun Kurian (who excels as the typical 'brother of the protag'), and Grace Antony. Thamasha is bound to bring a heavy smile on your face that will linger for days after you watch it and that's the magic of this new director Ashraf Hamza who we need to keep an eye on along with Khalid Rahman and Madhu Narayanan all of whom have given us three of the best films of 2019 so far. TN.

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    • Release date
      • June 14, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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      • Malayalam
    • Also known as
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