Since he is blessed with the magical ability to charm any character in the film, he manages to do just that. Whenever Dhyan runs out of ideas, he borrows from Premam, Nivin’s phenomenal blockbuster. But in order to impress her, he has to impress her friends first. 'LAD' is like a stuck record, playing the one line story of the film over and over again. And here too, Dineshan is riddled with insecurities but of the First World kind. In the year 2019, you’d think Shobha would have more options but LAD will have you believe otherwise.

'Love Action Drama' review: Nivin-Nayanthara's romcom is out of fresh ideas 'LAD' is like a stuck record, playing the one line story of the film over and over again. Yes, they do meet and chat occasionally but those moments are few and far between. With Nivin Pauly, Nayanthara, Aju Varghese, Vineeth Sreenivasan. How is it a romantic comedy if the film isn’t interested in having Dinesh and Shobha spend enough time together? They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group.

Nivin Pauly revives the film whenever life seems to go out of it. Will he manage to mend his ways and win her over? The film begins with Dineshan repeatedly stabbing Shobha’s photograph, cutefies his toxic behaviour all through (he’s the boyfriend from Uyare but we're meant to think he's nice) and then forces a happy ending upon the audience with a cheesy explanation that marriage is about two imperfect people coming together. It’s a rinse repeat routine of Dineshan messing up, Shobha weeping, and Dineshan and Sagar drinking alcohol and abusing Shobha and the whole of womankind. 'Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare' review: Shiny but scattered, 'Criminals Season 2' review: Engaging conversations powered by top-notch performances, Now we are on Telegram too. It’s possible that Dinesh and Shobha spend a lot of time ‘inside’ the film but if we aren’t made to feel the depth of their relationship, how are we supposed to take it seriously? Yay. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time. There is a moment where she tells him that every little thing he does make her happy.

He has too much money to throw around and too little intellect.

It all starts when Shobha attends the wedding of her friend, who happens to be Dinesh’s childhood sweetheart.

There are several moments in the film where the couple goes through “I hate you, I like you” moments and you start wondering if they are bipolar by any chance. We can’t figure out what it is about Dinesh that Shobha finds appealing and neither do some of the supporting characters. He is like that annoying guy in school or college you don’t want to be friends with but you laugh whenever he cracks a joke. 30 years earlier, Vadakkunokkiyanthram had Shobha returning to her “reformed” husband, but the film ended on a note that suggested that Dineshan still hadn’t changed. Dinesh agrees to be a teetotaler for her sake, but it’s hard to trust a guy who doesn’t have a strong grip on his urges. Conflicts are thrown into the script and deflated without a sufficient build-up. As Shobha, Nayanthara doesn’t get to do much other than look pretty and occasionally get upset with Dinesh. The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. It gets old quickly and you keep waiting for something to happen. 'Love Action Drama' film review: An elegant but bland romantic comedy The biggest problem with the film is that it tries to sell you the central love story unconvincingly. But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. Love Action Drama comes 30 years later, written and directed by Dhyan Sreenivasan, the son of the man who created Vadakkunokkiyanthram and also played its unflattering lead role. He is dark-skinned and short, unable to believe that Shobha can actually love him for who he is. But LAD is like a stuck record, playing the one line story of the film over and over again. Maybe Dineshan will lose all his money; maybe Shobha is a gold-digger after all; maybe someone will get an exotic disease, preferably Sagar. Last Updated: 06th September 2019 07:56 PM The rest of the time, you see them communicating through texts. Love Action Drama Movie Review are added by registered customers. The biggest problem with the film is that it tries to sell you the central love story unconvincingly. Free wallpapers download of Love Action Drama movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our Gallery section. 'Kiss the Ground' Netflix documentary shows an effective solution to climate change, 'Halahal' movie review: A sharp but charmless mystery thriller.