Kamal Ghorui
Nivin Pauly and B Unnikrishnan recently teamed up for the political thriller film ‘Prathichaya’ which unfortunately received mixed reviews from the audiences.Latest updates say that ‘Prathichaya’ is all set for its digital premiere soon after a modest theatrical journey.The Nivin Pauly starrer Malayalam political thriller will begin streaming from April 24 onwards. The platform confirmed the news through an official announcement. This comes weeks after its theatre release on March 26 this year. The OTT platform unveiled the update with a Tweet that read, “Power. Politics. Prathichaya streaming from April 24 on JioHotstar. #Prathichaya #JioHotstar #JioHotstarMalayalam #Thriller, #Drama, #Malayalam Movie #Political Drama.”
Theatrical release and performance of Nivin Pauly’s film
The film opened with Rs 65 lakhs India net on day 1. It saw a small jump on day 3 with Rs 77 lakhs collections. This marked a 35.1 percent increase from day 2, which earned Rs 57 lakhs. With day 3 added, the total India net reached Rs 1.99 crore. India gross stood at Rs 2.32 crore so far. The movie delivered only mediocre box office numbers overall as per Sacnilk website reports.
‘Prathichaya’ story
‘Prathichaya’ is a Malayalam political thriller directed by Unnikrishnan B. The narrative revolves around a major political crisis at the highest level of state leadership.The film features Nivin Pauly in the lead role. Sharaf U Dheen and Balachandra Menon play important supporting parts.ETimes review for the film read, “While in the hands of another actor, John might have been a more massy character, Nivin underplays his part, and the film is better for it. Otherwise the issues that Prathicharya was looking at would have been lost in loud dialogues and twirling moustaches. His acting instincts once again shows that he knows how to shine in a heroic role, as he does in an emotional one or a cameo comedic part. Sharafudeen, too, plays it cool and complements Nivin’s vibe.”
