| Lovely | |
|---|---|
| File:Lovely (2025 film).jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dileesh Nair |
| Produced by | Saranya Dr. Amar Ramachandran |
| Written by | Dileesh Nair |
| Starring | Mathew Thomas Sivaangi Krishnakumar Manoj K. Jayan |
| Music by | Vishnu Vijay Bijibal |
| Cinematography | Aashiq Abu |
| Edited by | Kiran Das |
Production company | Western Ghats Productions Neni Entertainments |
| Distributed by | OPM cinema Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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Lovely is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Dileesh Nair. The film stars Mathew Thomas, Sivaangi Krishnakumar, and Manoj K. Jayan.[1][2]
This film was released on 16 May 2025 and opened with a mixed-to-negative reviews critics with praise towards the 3D making and direction but criticism for the weak script. The film was a box-office bomb.[3]
Plot[edit | edit source]
A young man develops an unexpected friendship with a talking housefly. Boney - a young happy man who takes up his late father’s government job until a turn of events take place in his life.
He ends up in remand in the sub-jail for 14 days after a false allegation against him, where he meets his new best friend- ‘eecha’ (housefly in Malayalam). He names it Lovely. He makes a little home for Lovely in his cell in the sub-jail.
He is soon taken out in bail, but he finds himself missing the housefly from sub-jail. He tries different things to go back to the sub-jail, including accepting the false allegation made against him in court. But to his dismay, he fails to go back to the sub-jail.
On the other hand, Lovely who had never been out of the sub-jail before, finds herself missing Boney too. The story ends with Boney and Lovely re-uniting. Boney is seen on the hill with Lovely, talking about his new superpower- ‘to be able to predict everyone’s next move’
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mathew Thomas as Boney
- Unnimaya Prasad (motion capture) & Sivaangi Krishnakumar (voice) as Housefly
- Manoj K. Jayan as Magistrate
- Aswathy Manoharan as Grace
- Radhika
- Prasanth Murali as Shinemon
- Baburaj as Simon
- Joemon Jyothir
- Arun Pradeep as Godmon Biju
- Sreejith Ravi as Bombay Shibu
- Jayashankar
- Ashlin
- Arun Ajikumar
- Ganga Meera as Boney's Mother
Music[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Vishnu Vijay and Bijibal with lyrics by Suhail Koya.[4]
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bubble Poomottukal" | Vishnu Vijay | Kapil Kapilan, Vishnu Vijay | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Craziness" | Vishnu Vijay | K. S. Harisankar, Vishnu Vijay | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Lovely's Dream" | Vishnu Vijay | Shakthisree Gopalan | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Intha Idayathile" | Bijibal | G. Sreeram, Soumya Ramakrishnan | 0:59 |
| Total length: | 10:22 | |||
Reception[edit | edit source]
Gopika I. S. of The Times of India rated the film 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "The screenplay is very shaky and half-baked at best. The dialogues are also all over the place, never quite achieving a natural tone. [...] Lovely might be worth a one-time watch, given that it's experimental at its core, and Aashiq Abu's cinematography makes it aesthetically pleasing."[3] Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave it 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "Lovely is, simply put, one of those films where nearly every member of the technical crew has done an excellent job, but their efforts are ultimately wasted due to subpar writing."[5] Vivek Santhosh of Cinema Express gave it 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "A charming premise sinks under the weight of confused storytelling, abrupt emotional shifts, and a script that mistakes randomness for depth".[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "'Lovely' 3D: Mathew Thomas to headline Malayalam's first hybrid animation & live-action 3D film". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "Lovely release date: Mathew Thomas-starrer to hit theatres in summer of 2025 in 3-D". www.ottplay.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lovely Movie Review : A fantasy comedy weighed down by a poor screenplay and half-baked ideas". The Times of India. 16 May 2025. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ "Lovely (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Gaana. 15 March 2025.
- ↑ "Lovely movie review: Stellar visuals can't save Dileesh Karunakaran and Mathew Thomas' thinly written 3D fantasy". The Indian Express. 16 May 2025. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ Santhosh, Vivek (8 May 2025). "Lovely Movie Review: A flying fantasy that never quite takes off". Cinema Express.