Kamal Ghorui
The Malayalam action-comedy ‘Athiradi’ has opened to encouraging early reactions following its paid premiere shows on May 13. The film is scheduled for its full theatrical release on May 14. Social media was flooded with comments soon after the first screenings concluded, and the initial response appears largely positive.
‘Athiradi’s paid premiere reactions
The first audience reactions began appearing on X shortly after the paid premiere shows ended on Wednesday night.One Twitter user wrote, “#Athiradi WINNER A decent first half followed by a Good Second halfBeyond the fun elements, the emotional portions also worked quite well. Basil, Tovino, Vineeth & Riya all performed impressively. The response for the cameo was absolutely earth-shattering BGM could’ve been better in certain portions, but overall this is a proper fun entertainer.”
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Another one wrote, “The cameo response in #Athiradi is an absolute blast The popularity and connect with the audience just hit differently!!!”
Commercial elements and climax receive applause
A Twitter review read, “#Athiradi : Well – Made entertainer that offers all the elements of a commercial potboiler.Ample moments to laugh, emotional elements , racy cuts , technical expertise and well choreo- fight sequences are the major +ves. 2nd half starting portions have dip but things started to work well after that initial hiccup in the 2nd half. Climax portions worked GOOD THEATRICAL WATCH.”Another one adds, “#Athiradi Complete entertaining stuff from Mollywood. Basil and Tovi excelled with their screenpresence… Sureshot.”
Cameo emerges as major talking point
Among the many reactions, the surprise cameo has become one of the most discussed highlights. One user wrote, “The cameo in ‘Athiradi’ is lit.” Another one wrote, “Cameo is (Fire emojis).”‘Athiradi’ centers on Samkutty, a lively college student who revives a festival that had previously been banned on campus.Directed by Arun Anirudhan the film features Tovino Thomas, Basil Joseph, Zarin Shihab, and ‘Sarvam Maya’ fame Riya Shibu in pivotal roles.
