Movie Review - 'Aanandam' : A Love Story Powered With Happiness


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Movie Name : Aanandam
Director: Ganesh Raj
Language: Malayalam
Genre: Drama

About Aanandam

A group of seven friends goes on their first IV tour (Industrial Visit) during their undergraduate years, and the tale follows the minor to significant impacts that this experience has on their calm lives Varun plans the excursion after receiving the unanimous support of the class.


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The lovebirds of the ensemble are Gautham and Devika, whose connection was sparked by Gautham's aptitude for Western music. While Gautham no longer enjoys listening to Western music and now prefers Hindustani classical music, he is compelled to hide this fact from Devika out of concern for her reaction. Everyone, save for her, is aware that Diya has long been the subject of Akshay's dreams due to her charming demeanor.

Diya's outgoing personality had previously drawn many others (including Varun, who Kuppi was the only one to know), but they all confessed their affection only to be rejected since she never gives her friendships any further color. Being wary, Akshay never wants to do the same and aspires to her liking him on her terms. His buddies advise him to never pray for a better chance than their first year IV because he never even speaks to her.


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The scariest worry Akshay has is his dread of the future since he is frequently compared to his accomplished older brother, Akash, who sets the bar too high. Other worries Akshay battles with include his phobias of water and heights. Varun had already expressed his affection to Diya, who turned him down in the hopes of maintaining their friendship. He was no longer able to do that due to a sense of offense, which brought on his well-known feature of rage and distance.

He was no longer able to do that due to a sense of offense, which brought on his well-known feature of rage and distance. Even when another classmate has a crush on him, he still acts unfriendly toward him. 

The girl makes many attempts to approach him, but he coolly avoids her every time. Despite his icy demeanor, his efficiency and discipline are valued by both his friends and classmates. Even their bus driver, Josettan, has noticed how often he is too disengaged from the group as he goes about his duties.


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Diya joins the vacation as an escape from her misery because her parents recently got divorced. She keeps the divorce a secret from her close friends Devika and Darshana as well as everybody else for fear that their empathy would just make the situation worse for her. She has little trouble concealing her secrets under a happy façade. 

Due to the events taking place around him, Kuppi's primary goal in attending the IV was to enjoy himself with his three closest friends. Darshana, who is naturally quiet, cares deeply about her friends. She participates in all of their activities in silence and keeps a keen eye on everything that goes on in the world around them. Her notebook serves as her only emotional release.

Diya is successful in conversing with Varun while on the journey. She settles their disputes so that she might gradually regain her old buddy. On the overnight flight to Goa, Akshay's friends can get Diya seated close to him so that he can finally speak to her in private. As they talk into the night, Diya for the first time begins to like this person. 

With some encouragement from her friends, Diya begins to feel the same way about Akshay. When Diya learns about Akshay's irrational fears, she encourages him to confront them, starting with the adventure sport of bungee jumping. After facing his first fear, he faces his second by finally tells Diya how he really feels, which she warmly accepts.

Diya confides in Akshay about her parent's divorce, which he unintentionally tells Gautham and Devika. Devika publicly consoles Diya and tells the group the secret. At the same time, Kuppi, who is intoxicated, tells everyone else the group's other secrets, including Gautham's worry, Varun's proposal, and Diya's relationship with Akshay. Diya withdraws to her room out of the offense. 

Kuppi wakes up and realizes how foolish his behavior was. The next day, which was also the last day of the vacation, Kuppi apologizes to his best friends and lets them know how difficult it was for him to be apart from them. They then make up. Devika gradually accepts and begins to partake in Gautham's interests as he discloses them to her.

Diya tells Akshay how she feels, rekindling their romance. Varun also apologizes to Diya for his persistent rudeness.

The 'changed' Akshay and Diya are now dating from back in college. Varun is friendlier and happier now. Along with his new girlfriend Cathy, whom he met while traveling, Kuppi pursues a photography project. In contrast to Gautham, who overcame his phobia of needles to have a couples tattoo with Devika, Devika acquired a fondness for Indian music.

Written by: Yuvashree S

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