Padmini (2023 film)

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Padmini
Padmini 2023 Malayalam film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Senna Hegde
Written by Deepu Pradeep
Produced bySuvin K Varkey
Prasobh Krishna
Starring
CinematographySreeraj Raveendran
Edited byManu Antony
Music by Jakes Bejoy
Production
company
Little Big Films
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) [1]
Running time
120 minutes [2]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Padmini is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Senna Hegde and written by Deepu Pradeep. [3] It stars Kunchacko Boban, Aparna Balamurali, Madonna Sebastian, and Vincy Aloshious in the lead roles. [4] The film follows Rameshan's life, which turns into a crisis following an unexpected incident on the wedding night.

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The film was officially announced in November 2021. Principal photography began in January 2023 in Palakkad and was wrapped up in February 2023. The music was composed by Jakes Bejoy. The cinematography and editing were handled by Sreeraj Raveendran and Manu Antony.

Padmini was theatrically released on 14 July 2023 to mixed reviews to negative reviews from the audience and was a box office failure. [5]

Plot

Rameshan, a college lecturer and part-time poet, marries Smrithi at 34. On the night of the wedding, Smrithi elopes with her boyfriend Siju in a Premier Padmini, with Rameshan's knowledge. Two people who witnessed the elopement spread the news in the village. People started calling Rameshan 'Padmini' as his bride eloped in a Premier Padmini car. Venu, Rameshan's friend, suggests that he should consider remarrying. Rameshan and Venu visit a marriage bureau in Kollengode. The bureau manager, Thanku, shows Rameshan profiles of several girls. After selecting a few to visit, Rameshan and Venu arrive at Advocate Sreedevi's home to see her as a prospective bride. Before entering the house, Ramesh spots a Premier Padmini on Sreedevi's porch and decides to not meet Sreedevi. Rameshan then decides that he will no longer live a married life. Sreedevi is furious that Ramesh doesn't want to see her. On the work front, a lady called Padmini joins as a mathematics guest lecturer at Rameshan's college. Ramesh and Padmini grow close. Jayan, the owner of the Raareeram mattress company, approaches Sreedevi with a marriage proposal. Sreedevi initially rejects the proposal but gradually warms up to him and accepts his marriage proposal. Meanwhile, Rameshan and Padmini decide to get married. Rameshan arrives at Padmini's house with a marriage proposal with his family. When Padmini's uncle asks if Rameshan has legally divorced Smrithi, Rameshan realizes this thought has totally skipped his mind.

Padmini meets with Sreedevi to discuss Rameshan's situation. Sreedevi asks Padmini to send Rameshan to her office. Rameshan and Venu visit Sreedevi. When Sreedevi mentions that she wants Smrithi's signature on the affidavit, Venu responds that they don't know anything about Smrithi's whereabouts. Rameshan and Venu visit Smrithi's home to inquire about her, but they get ridiculed by Smrithi's father for letting her elope with her boyfriend. Ramesh and his younger brother Rahul search for Smrithi's details on social media but find nothing. Rameshan goes to Smrithi's village with Rahul to inquire about her, but there is no result. At Sreedevi's request, Rameshan brings a photo of Smrithi to his next visit. Jayan arrives unexpectedly at the office and sees Rameshan, whom he met at the marriage bureau.

Padmini informs Rameshan that her family is seeking a new marriage proposal for her. Rameshan appears in court for divorce, but the judge also orders Smrithi to attend and adjourn the case. Jayan asks Sreedevi to withdraw from Rameshan's case and criticizes her inability to win a case. Sreedevi takes Rameshan's case as a challenge to Jayan's criticism. Sreedevi and Rameshan visit Smrithi's home, but Smrithi's father again mocks them. Smrithi's younger sister meets them and tells them that Smriti is in Chennai. On their way home, Jayan sees Sreedevi and Rameshan riding together on a scooter and gets jealous.

Rameshan and Sreedevi travel to Chennai to meet Smriti. When Sreedevi doesn't answer his calls, Jayan goes to Ramesh's college to meet Padmini. Padmini informs Jayan that Rameshan and Sreedevi went to Chennai together, which upsets him further. Smrithi, who had difficulty staying with Siju, decides to go with Rameshan and Sreedevi after meeting them. When Jayan arrives in Chennai, he finds Sreedevi and Rameshan talking in a hotel room. Jayan then ends his relationship with Sreedevi.

Rameshan and Sreedevi take Smrithi to Padmini's hostel in Kavasseri. There, Padmini and Smrithi engage in a brief conflict over Rameshan, and Sreedevi takes Smrithi to her house. The next day, Rameshan, Padmini, Padmini's father, and Padmini's uncle appear in court. However, because of Smrithi's absence, the case is postponed again. Tired of the delay in the legal proceedings, Padmini's uncle asks Rameshan to end it with her.

A few days later, Siju marries Monisha. Smrithi, aware of Siju's marriage, visits Monisha's home with Rameshan and Sreedevi and informs Monisha's family about her relationship with Siju. Monisha makes a scene and tells her father she wants to marry her boyfriend, Kishore. Smriti, who had left Siju to make him jealous, gets him back after his bride rejects him for her boyfriend on their wedding night. After solving the issue, Rameshan and Sreedevi leave the wedding venue at Sreedevi's Premier Padmini.

Cast

Production

Development

The film was announced in November 2021 by director Senna Hegde. [6]

Filming

The principal photography of the film began on 10 January 2023 in Palakkad. [7] The shooting was wrapped in February 2023. [8]

Music

Padmini
Soundtrack album by
Jakes Bejoy,
Released2023
Recorded2023 (2023)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
Label Saregama
Producer Jakes Bejoy
Jakes Bejoy, chronology
Por Thozhil
(2023)		Padmini
(2023)		 King of Kotha
(2023)
SongSingerLyricist
"Padminiye" Sachin Warrier Titto P Thankachen
"Love You Muthe"Vidyadharan Master
Kunchacko Boban 		Manu Manjith
"Nenjil Oru"Libin Scaria
Aswin Vijayan		Titto P Thankachen
"Aalmara Kakka (The Poetic Theppu)"Akhil J Chand
Kunchacko Boban (Poetic Rap)		Manu Manjith

Release

Theatrical

The film was released on 14 July 2023 across theatres in Kerala to mixed reviews. [9] [10]

Home media

Netflix acquired the film's digital rights and began streaming it on 11 August 2023. [10] [11]

Reception

Critical reception

S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote "Despite the quirkiness quotient, the film proceeds tamely compared to Senna Hegde’s previous two outings and without any surprises for the most part." [12] Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "While Padmini had the potential to be a soothing and feel-good romantic comedy, the film, which started off strongly, unfortunately, descends into a disappointingly convenient ending, preventing it from reaching its full potential and soaring to greater heights." [13] Princy Alexander of Onmanorama stated "'Padmini' too appears as an ordinary feel-good movie, set in a village with the protagonist Rameshan hoping to settle down with a girl who understands him." [14]

Sanjith Sidhardhan of OTTPlay gave 3.5/5 stars and said "Boosted by Kunchacko Boban, Aparna Balamurali, Madonna Sebastian and Sajin Cherukayil’s performances, Senna Hegde’s Padmini is a definitely one of the best feel-good movies in Malayalam this year, in spite of its terse ending." [15] Sajin Shrijith of Cinema Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Padmini has a remarkable quality that some recent Malayalam comedies don't have: the ability to make even the lines spoken by a one-minute character memorable." [16] Cris of The News Minute stated "Padmini, which has Aparna Balamurali, Madonna Sebastian, and Vincy Aloshious opposite Kunchacko Boban, manages to find a new path – original and a wee bit hilarious, but not entirely engaging." [17] Gopika ls of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "It touches on a lot of subjects and impress them on viewers successfully, including how trauma occurs, how people handle it and also, toxicity of the society- all in a light hearted manner." [18]

Controversies

following the release, the producer accused Kunchacko of not promoting the movie despite receiving a compensation of Rs 2.5 crore for the film. [19]

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