Manthast Absolutely amazing

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Tejas Nair The story took me by surprise. The authenticity, the theme, the poignancy - everything is so charming, I was kept mesmerized throughout till fifteen minutes before it ended.With a fine cast, it talks about how a sixth-grader tries to contact his long-lost father through letters. These letters fall in hand of a daughter of a film-maker and replies. How this epistolary scenes of drama turns into a heart-rending plot is handled carefully till the climax. Biju Menon, the filmmaker tries to adapt this story.With a calm way of story-telling, the makers have succeeded. Except I still cannot digest the turn of events towards the end, the film , as a whole, is very good.BOTTOM LINE: Recommended! The boy's performance is a surprise package.

Britton Britt A great accomplishment of a debut director. He is already counted as a genius with a single work alone. A single theme bares a hundred fold. The storyline is so simple but the simplicity is interlaced with a great many stories. The very start and climax of the film with that Palakadan Myth, its really thought provoking. The Palm trees, they see everything and they've got more stories to tell. Perhaps, lets put it even as God the one above, who knows everything and everyone. Well, the film is so good indeed. But, somehow, it misses a thing to touch our mind. Not an issue, in total it's a real piece of work. Hat off to this great man, the director. My tribute to this legend.

amthoonkuzhy one of the best(or the best Malayalam movie) of 2010....a must watch for all those who love a good movie... the film reveals the thoughts of a 11 year old boy who wants to reunite with his father who left him when he was a child.....he writes letters to his fathers address....the film says a touching story of love of a son to his father which is evident from the letters he writes.... the child actors have done a wonderful job in expressing the emotions beautifully and is well supported by others including biju menon...but the most attractive thing is the beautiful background music which is quite super.....it soothes your mind and bring u memories of the beautiful childhood...... the climax is also equally good...... hats off to mohan raghavan the director who have done a splendid job....and i think this is one of the best film by a débutant director..

Nirmal John "T D DASAN STD 6 B". Such a nice debut movie from the director Mohan Raghav which makes aware of the biggies ' When a film is called an "Art" ', deviating a lot from the stereotypic Malayalam parallel cinema....I have never enjoyed such a good mindset for long time even when i listen to my favorite 'Cinema Paradiso Love theme'....nice soothing effect......Without any hesitation I would say it is the best film Malayalam film industry has produced over the past 15 years...In short, Simpler but the finest...With minimal instruments being used,its background score is the finest ( in the sense most appropriate) among the Malayalam movies reminding me some of the beautifully crafted Western Background scores like Cinema Paradiso,Schindlers list, Malena…….I intended to see two movies at a stretch at the Film Festival but this beautiful movie forced me to refrain from that thought as I want this movie to be there in my Sweet Holiday memories at least for a few days............ The film takes me back to 1980's film "Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare" being its precursor.....but much more than that going through some innocent souls....Moreover I am a little selfish about this movie since I am one of the few people who saw it in theaters and have a feeling of 'my own'….It cant have a much better climax…and the funniest thing is that this movie itself tells us how such a beautiful theme could have been made a rubbish if it is handled by others through a story inside the story...... On the whole the Film reminds me the fact, "THE BEST THINGS ALWAYS COME IN SHORT PACKAGES"