It is a collage of the engineering college love stories from ‘Vaaranam Aayiram’ to B. Excluding the unnecessary makeover in the climax, he has demonstrated a decent performance as a normal lover.Ī script which lacks a foundation and a director who presents it in a messy way made the movie run at a slow pace. Asif Ali’s presence has made the film somewhat tolerable. Nandini who entered the Malayalam film industry through Balachandra Menon’s ‘April 19’ has made a comeback to the industry with ‘Mandharam’ after an interval. But, no one might have dreamt that a movie will be made on it)Īrjun Ashokan, Gregory, Ganesh Kumar, Indrans and Anarkali Marikar have performed significant roles. (Many have said about the disadvantages of the increasing number of engineering colleges. Then, it deals with the topics covered in usual B-Tech movies. For that, they try to create nostalgia during school times and bores the viewer by presenting the love affair of a primary school student. The first 15 minutes tries to state why the specific name was chosen for the movie. Kannada/Tamil actor Varsha Bollamma who reminds of Nazriya in appearance and acting has performed as Charu. Only a few scenes of the movie which lasts for 2.17 hours were enjoyable.

But, it seems completely artificial and the audience will feel it a dragging and monotonous tale. The director has tried his best to make situations realistic. The plot focusses on Raj who tries to lure Charu, an engineering student in another college. It was the first movie scripted by M Sajas. Asif Ali has performed as Raj, the hero of the movie. The debut directorial venture of Vijesh Vijay lacks a plot or any specific direction. But, these elements weren't responsible for spoiling the fun of the movie. It is a mere repetition of the movies by debutant directors set in the backdrop of Engineering Colleges. ‘Mandharam’ is also a typical BTech love story. In fact, the topic is not so much interesting. BTech stories in Malayalam movies are like an unending series.

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