100 Days of Love

100 Days of Love

First look poster
Directed by Jenuse Mohamed
Produced by K. V. Vijayakumar
Written by Jenuse Mohamed
Starring Dulquer Salmaan
Nithya Menen
Music by Songs:
Govind Menon
Background Score:
Bijibal
Cinematography Pratheesh Varma
Edited by Sandeep Kumar
Distributed by Singapore Coliseum,
Tricolor Entertainments,
Aan Mega Media
Indian Movies UK (Europe)
USA Indian Movies ( U.S.A & Canada )
Release dates
 March 20, 2015
Country India
Language Malayalam

100 Days of Love is a 2015 Malayalam romantic comedy film written and directed by Jenuse Mohamed, son of veteran Malayalam film director Kamal.[1] The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen in the lead roles.[2] It released on 20 March and received positive reviews from critics.[3][4]

Plot

Balan K. Nair (Dulquer Salman), who calls himself BKN, is a columnist in a famous daily based in Bangalore. After insulting his ex-girlfriend on Facebook in a drunken state, Balan feels like his life is not in sync. He is the "loser" of his family, since his brother (Rocky K. Nair) is a successful doctor. He left from his parents' house to become a columnist. He lives with his close aid Ummar (Sekhar Menon), who is a foodie and an avid computer gamer. One day, Balan meets Sheela (Nithya Menon) when they both get into a taxi at the same time. Balan instantly sees her and falls in love. As the taxi drives away, Balan sees Sheela's bag lying on the floor. Inside the bag, there is an old camera with photos of certain places and certain people in Bangalore. Balan and Ummer use the pictures as clues to try to find Sheela. Just as Balan begins to lose hope, he has a chance meeting with Sheela at a hospital, where Sheela reveals that she already knows Balan. Apparently, Balan was her bully back when they were in school, and she was also the reason that the whole school ended up hating him. He immediately tries to avoid Sheela in the future. However, she keeps meeting him until he falls in love with her again. He talks to her and gets to know her further. She is enjoying life after her studies. One day, Balan sees Rahul (Rahul Madhav) proposing to Sheela. Balan feels upset and lost. He tries to talk to Rahul, but Rahul ends up bring extremely possessive and haughty. Balan tries to win Sheela back, but she says she believes in arranged marriages and does not care about love. At the same time, Ummer tells Balan that he must go to the U.S to work with his dad. Balan's life spirals out of control. He begins to drink excessively, and Sheela becomes worried for Balan. Eventually, after many encounters, Balan somehow convinces Sheela to profess her love for him, and they both live happily ever after.

Cast

Release and reception

The film's trailer released on March 17, 2015. The film released on 20 March 2015.

Critical response

Nicy V.P. of IB Times called the film "one of the cutest romantic comedy flicks ever made in Malayalam." She rated the film three and half stars out of five and concluded her review saying, "100 Days of Love is a movie which will make you feel good and assure that life is not as complicated as it appears to be."[5] Sreelakshmi Manghat of Desimartini.com rated the film 4 out of 5 and said that the film is "sickly sweet and a different approach to rom-com from Mollywood". She called the film "one of the best releases of 2015" and stated that director Jenuse Mohamed is "definitely a talent to watch out for."[6] Arathy Kanan of Malayala Manorama said, "100 Days of Love is breezy and great to sit through." She also stated that the director packs up "frames replete with references from all genres of movies and music."[7] Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film two out of five and said, "It takes the wine drenched words of Balan, a rain and a whole lot of thinking for Sheela to decide once and for all, as to what she truly wants from life. It takes infinitely lesser time for us to decipher what '100 Days of Love' is all about - a swoonless romance bereft of smiles or sighs."[8] Deepa Soman of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote: "100 Days of Love is a stylish film that is nothing out of the ordinary. What is different is the treatment - humour and novelties - the director brings to table that is clever enough to keep us engaged till the last frame."[9] Pramod Thomas of The New Indian Express said, "It [the film] is an old wine which tastes a tad different, and thus watchable."[10] Akhila Menon of Filmibeat.com rated the film two and a half stars and described it as "a very fresh version of so-called cliched love stories."[11] > Behindwoods.com rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "100 Days of Love is a heartwarming tale that is gentle and natural."[12]

Box office

It grossed INR2.1 crore in two days. IB Times reported that the film "has gone well with the urbanites and family audience too are happy with it.".[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Shooting of '100 Days of Love', Starring Dulquer and Nithya, Begins in Bangalore". International Business Times. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "100 Days Of Love Cast and Crew". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Prakash Upadhyaya (20 March 2015). "'100 Days of Love' Review: Audience Give Thumbs Up to Dulquer Salmaan-Nithya Menen Starrer". IB Times. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Will Ok Kanmani create the same magic as 100 Days of love?". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Nicy VP (20 March 2015). "'100 Days of Love' Movie Review: A Breezy Romantic Comedy Flick Featuring Dulquer Salmaan, Nithya Menen". IB Times. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Sreelakshmi Manghat (22 March 2015). "100 Days Of Love- 100 days of love movie review". Desimartini.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Arathy Kanan (20 March 2015). " 100 days of love: Dear diary moments". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Veeyen (22 March 2015). "100 Days of Love Review". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Deepa Soman (21 March 2015). "100 Days of Love Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Pramod Thomas (22 March 2015). "Old Wine With a Varied Flavour". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Akhila Menon (20 March 2015). "100 Days Of Love Movie Review: Romance Redefined". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "100 Days Of Love Movie Review". Behindwoods.com. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Prakash Upadhyaya (22 March 2015). "'100 Days of Love' First Day Box Office Collection: Dulquer Salmaan Starrer off to a Good Opening". IB Times. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

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