It is a performances centric movie

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

The makers do justify the tag-line 'Pranayam Annum Innum Painkili aaanu' with a lot of sequences in the movie. And if one chooses to be, the movie will be a critic's delight as well !!!! But if not, this Balan K Nair - Sheela love story is one well-shot and beautifully cinematographed movie that ends up being a 'sweet' , 'good' and 'engaging' presentation of an age-old love story. The sequences laced with a lot of gentle humour and beautiful frames is the major highlight of the movie and the performance of the Dulqar-Shekhar Menon combo adds a definite 'charm and gloss' to the proceedings. On the evidence of this film one does get the feeling that Kamal's director son Jenuse Mohammad is one to look out for :)

Bollywood comes to south India. No, i am not talking about Mr.Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan coming to Chennai. I am talking about 100 days of love. At each and every scene, the director brings in the typical Hindi film clichés. Starting from the extremely-identical-to-Barfi background score, which gives the movie a "lazy and loser (much like how the protagonist is shown)" feel. Next, the fatso best friend who provides moral support to the hero during thick and thin, this reminds us of Kunaal in i Hate Luv Storys. The hero getting mesmerized with the lady's smile,obviously this happens in every other movie!The rich businessman "Rahul" as the Mr.Perfect, whom the heroine is currently in a relationship with. The "3 idiots touch" with Romaanch Ramakrishnan as Balan's enemy no.2(not to forget the first day ragging scene). The sudden introduction of the hero's twin brother, a successful businessman again who constantly pulls down Balan's spirits.This particular so called twist in the tale soon disappoints us as the evil twin brother does not return again till the climax scene. The movie ending with a railway station scene where Nithya Menen wears a long-flowing white colour Salwar Kameez. Thus, the clichés go on.. At one point, i started wondering whether this is supposed to be a spoof movie as i saw the hero himself referring to the movie's storyline as a cliché-ed one. Alright, let us look at other aspects. Balan- a feature writer's professional life has come to a low as he is dismissed from his job, and his personal life has also hit a low as his ex-girlfriend finds a better catch. He meets a stranger inside a taxi and falls for her smile. She accidentally leaves behind her camera, an adventure for him. Everything goes well till here, the movie drags from this point. Too much of time goes into searching for the girl. The saving grace is the funny Ummar and his video game strategies. One gets impatient while we are provided with irrelevant clues about details significant to characters yet to be introduced. Even after they are introduced, they have hardly two scenes( the heroine's parents). Agreed, the hero takes immense efforts in finding the heroine's where-abouts and so he does not see her. But, why are we not shown anything about Nithya Menen till the intreval? Nithya Menen as "Sheela Ki Jawani"(that's just how the hero calls her) has done her part. Nithya Menen stops with just keeping Balan mesmerized, her presence in the movie which is capable of keeping the audience equally mesmerized could have been more. Dulquer on the other hand proves to be an all rounder. After watching the optimistic and energetic Adhi in OK Kanmani, he proves quite convincing as the loser Balan. He reminds us of Shah Rukh Khan when he enters into Sheela's house at night, funny with his antics and funny dialogs( a typical Kuch Kuch Hota Hai scene). Coming to the plus points, childhood flashback was good with enough reasoning for Balan's "loser-ness". The process how Balan learns to be an original, to stand on his own feet and earn his living with what skills he has, is excellent. The director clearly conveys the line between self-satisfaction and complacency. To be yourself, to do what you will be happy doing, loving yourself and staying contented. The message of choosing-your-soul-mate and settling-down-in-life-with-Mr.Perfect. The comical Ummar and his video games. Balan getting drunk. The beautiful PPT played in Sheela's parent's wedding anniversary celebrations, which surprises Sheela's parents, Sheela and all of us. For all those people who are spoilt watching Hindi movies for years, this is nothing new. For the others, it must prove to be a hilarious refreshing romantic treat.

100 Days of Love is a gentle and heartwarming tale of love narrated refreshingly by director Kamal's son,débutant Jenuse Mohammed with lovable performances from Dulquer Salmaan & Nithya Menon.Even though the basic premise of 'a hero in search of his unknown love' is tried and tested in in-numerous films from the past,the originality in Jenuse's narration added with strong technical support and neat performances from the whole cast makes 100Days Of Love a delightful romcom,one among the best in the genre from Mollywood in recent years.Mainly targeted at the urban youth of today,the movie offers around 150 minutes of feel-good romance filled with fun and interesting sequences.The influence of classic Hollywood romantic flicks is notable,but luckily the freshness in narration by Jenuse saves this from being yet another poor rip off from the west.The rather leisurely pace of the movie mayn't be chewable for a minor share of the audience ,but for all others with a taste for romcoms 100 Days Of Love makes up for a good recommendation to sit and scrap all the tensions for sometime.The dialogs written by Vibin.M.R and Suhail Ibrahim came out really well on screen and added to the overall cuteness of the movie.Visuals by Pradeesh Verma were colorful and gave a fresh urban look to the whole affair.Costumes bySameera Saneesh deserves a special mention with the styles perfectly suiting the backdrop of the narration.The idea to use the names such as Balan.K.Nair,Ummer and Sheela for the characters was interesting and hilarious at the same time.The successful pair of Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menon was really adorable with their on screen chemistry working out really well on screen.May it be the subtle emotions or his trademark style smile Dulquer was at his best portraying the lead role of 'B.K.N' with perfection.Nithya Menon too was no exception and portrayed the character invested on her with finesse.Shekhar Menon gets another meaty role as Dulquer's pal Ummar and gave good support along with Aju Vargheese,Rahul Madhav,Vineeth etc did their part well.Music by Govind Menon from the celebrated Thaikkudam Bridge family was really good with the song 'Hridayathin Niramaay" being one among the best love songs to comeout of late.The background score by Bijibal was befitting narration and added to the cool.Overall,100 Days Of Love is a sweet romcom recommended for everyone with fondness towards the genre .Some +Ves :: _________ *Direction. *Music And Score. *Cinematography. *Costumes. *Performances.Some -Ves:: ___________ *Slow Pace. *Lack Of Freshness In The Basic Plot.Verdict::100 Days Of Love is a refreshing dish of romance topped with lovable performance from the pair of Dulquer and Nithya besides notable technical brilliance.The lack of freshnees in the premise is comprehensively concealed by Jenuse's narration,a talent to look out for in future.Go for this one and you will not be disappointed. Ma Rating::7.5/10 _Afsal

One has to appreciate the marketing and PR teams that went behind turning this film into a much-anticipated release. Unfortunately, the content of the film lets everybody down.Starting off with a creative in-film statutory warning about alcohol consumption, the hero starts narrating his love story - his hundred days of love, of which you hardly see four or five, unless he's referring to the unmentioned days of engagement and marriage and the days between and around them. In that case, one wonders what happens on the hundred and first day? A divorce, maybe? And with the way the narration takes turns - perhaps, yes. The narration is colorful with artsy setups and melodious background score, that takes you on a pleasant trip to the lives of BKN (Dulquer) and Ummar (Sekhar), two carefree bachelors who share a plush pad and lead luxurious lives. BKN is a journalistic writer and hero of the story, while Ummar, a fanatic video-gamer, is his close and only friend. It is when BKN meets a girl (Nitya) one day and projects her to be the one (girl of his dreams) that he and Ummar both set out in search of her so that BKN can open his heart. And this adventure takes place sort of like a video game with levels and all.One takes delight in looking at the events unfolding through charming frames and textual graphics, but he/she fails to realize that the story isn't moving forward at all. And this is substantiated by an off-putting song (a terrible fusion of Malayalam and English rock), one which makes no sense so early into the film, and marks the turn of the film into a stultifying track. Its semblance jumps the gun with the story that is still gathering its bits and pieces together.Suggestive claptrap from the protagonist mars the narration with humdrum. There are many unrealistic instances that the writers have added in the name of creativity and new-wave, but they hardly influence. Technically speaking, the film as a game moves up higher levels without completing the lower ones. It is basically a game that is not as interesting as one playing an actual video game. Further, shaky camera work and cloudy shots makes one dizzy and thus, is unable to comprehend the story and its path even when the film reaches halfway. It solely depends on a thin string of suspense, with heavy use of old, classic Malayalam film references and handful of sporadic humor. The film's sub-stories have more traction than the overall story, and as a result, give a healthy torque to the narration, but extends the running time to an eternity. Sadly, it is the primary story that stands out like a sore thumb, which is so full of clichés that the characters themselves agree with it. The screenplay makes use of at least two unwanted characters that are either used for creating humor or as catalysts, furthermore adding to the overall gimmickry. Poor direction has drastic effects if one pays attention to the details.I am highly disappointed with Dulquer for he puts up a rather clumsy and inferior show to what he's worth and able. His air is uncool that is trying hard to be cool. Sekhar, on the other hand, plays a good sidekick. Lunar eclipse Nithya Menen turns from a petite girl who does what she did in Usthad Hotel (2012) to finally being the heroine of the story. And when the story reaches its gist, its about an original loser (in the character's own words) who requests his lady love to adopt radical decisions. The film terribly fails the moment the lady love accepts this request. And then we gape at the skeletons tumbling out of the cupboard. A love story written using hackneyed elements - an ordinary tale that drags a lot with undesired drama to come to a predictable point of nothingness. The title "100 Days of Love" is a travesty to the genre of romance. With an unrealistic ending, veteran director Kamal's son has successfully fooled us with this gimmick, the first biggest disappointment this year.BOTTOM LINE: For a story so indifferent and predictable and boring, only the actors manage to entertain. Lovebirds expecting to dive into a pool of romance may feel the vibe, but to sit through the routine and terribly long film will be another thing. Avoidable!Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES