Alappuzha Gymkhana begins with Jojo Johnson (Naslen) declaring to his pals that no matter the decision within the plus-two outcomes, they’re going to mark the event with some native toddy. He and a few of his pals fail to make the reduce, and drown the information with a stable glass. This units the tone for the film with director Khalid Rahman telling us that these lads don’t take them severely, so the viewers too do take the sunshine method.
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The movie maintains this vibe all through, touchdown within the joyful place that even getting punched within the face or dropping out on the woman doesn’t imply the tip of the world. It’s the Gen Z world, the place shifting on appears to be go-to the mantra and situationships are accepted by each genders. Even when a woman tells Jojo that she needs her boyfriend to be a very good ‘kisser’, it doesn’t rile him that he goes after her, he simply shrugs it off and strikes on to the following crush. Although a sports activities comedy, the movie does give area for Jojo to chase his romantic trysts too.
Crush guidelines the day
For Jojo Johnson, one dedicated girlfriend doesn’t bar him from pursuing different crushes. After placing up a dialog with Anupama (Nanda Nishanth), Jojo will get off the boat and with out batting an eyelid instantly heads to fulfill Sherin. Although Sherin (Noila Francy) deserved some character arc or any background aside from a woman in love with Jojo, the movie ensures that she is firmly in immediately’s world.
Khalid Rahman, who has co-written the script with
Sreeni Saseendran, doesn’t painting them as naive women, who usually are not conscious of boys and their methods. Anupama outrightly asks Jojo what sort of kiss he would like, occurring to listing the assorted sorts and poor Jojo feels the warmth and withdraws from the second.
This clearly reveals that for all his talks about pursuing his crush and never preferring to remain within the bestie zone, Jojo doesn’t fairly make the leap when the state of affairs arises. This ‘stress’ that places him off returns when he faces his opponent within the ring. With Jojo, Khalid paints a daily bloke, going through setbacks in life and love.
Shifting on from heartbreaks, failures
Via the many years, we’ve had heroes who can not take ‘No’ for a solution from a lady. Even Asif Ali’s Govind in Uyare resorts to throwing acid on his girlfriend (Parvathy Thiruvothu) after she calls it quits as a consequence of his poisonous behaviour.
So, it’s a welcome aid that our hero within the 2025 Malayalam film takes the dismissal in his chin. His flirtations and fast rebound, depicts his resilience in a manner and the casualness with which kids method relationships. A ‘No’ from a woman doesn’t imply you go after her, in search of revenge. This isn’t to say that stalking or assaults over romantic advances don’t occur in the actual world or haven’t seen a spike lately, however it’s good to see that at the least some movies have moved on from ‘Pyaar ek hello baar hota hain’ rhetoric of the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai days.
We get yet another occasion within the movie as Natasha (a assured Anagha Ravi) too rebuffs Jojo for Deepak (Ganapathi). However Jojo doesn’t take the trail of a jilted lover and shares it with Deepak promptly.
This perspective can be mirrored when he and his complete crew loses within the competitors. However at the same time as they return bruised and crushed, that too in an ambulance, Jojo confidently says that they are going to be again within the sport subsequent yr and win as champions. However Khalid Rahman additionally ensures that the character arc stays intact, as Jojo declares himself to be the crew supervisor, placing his capability to converse and persuade to good use.
All these conditions come wrapped in humor, with jokes touchdown one after the opposite. The supporting solid totally backs the main man, and Vishnu Vijay’s music provides to the peppiness of the movie. All in all, Alappuzha Gymkhana stays a enjoyable film, which is properly in tune with immediately’s occasions, resonating with the youthful audiences.