Da Thadiya Review

After the delicious Salt N' Pepper and the 'inspired' but well made 22 Female Kottayam, director Aashiq Abu has raised the bar with unconventional film making. In his latest offering Da Thadiya, he shows the courage to cast an obese youth in the title role and this could be an example of  boldness'.
Luke John Prakash (Sekhar Menon) is the grandson of the first Mayor of  Kochi and his father John Prakash (Maniyanpillai Raju) is the leader of a fledgling political outfit. Luke's cousin and his closest friend Sunny (Sreenath Bhasi) narrate the story and we learn that the 'big boy' was besotted by a chubby girl named Ann Mary Thadikkaran (Ann Augustine) right from the school days.
Ann's family had shifted their base for a while and by the time she came back, she had become thin and beautiful. A glimpse of her and Luke is love struck. She wants him to be more healthy and fit. She takes him to the clinic done by an Ayurvedic expert named Rahul Vaidyar (Nivin Pauly).

It is Sunny's narration that keeps the viewers engaged and of course, there are moments, which shows Aashiq Abu's eminence. There are certain build-ups and some promising starts, which are interesting, but it really never takes off beyond a point. The script by Shyam Pushkaran, Dileesh Nair and Abhilash Kumar is good only in parts but the director manages to package it all into a decent watch. Shyju Khaled's visuals are top notch and Biji Bal's music is good.

Sekhar Menon looks fine in his role, at best. Sreenath Bhasi steals the show at times, with his smart narration. Nivin Pauly looks handsome and convincing. The rest of the cast has done what the script demanded.
It is a superb film done by  Aashiq Abu .
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