100 Days of Love (2015) User Reviews

"A Cute & Well-Narrated Romance"

[afsalthodupuzha · 7/10 · 22 March 2015]

100 Days of Love is a gentle and heartwarming tale of love narrated refreshingly by director Kamal's son,débutant Jenuse Mohammed with lovable performances from Dulquer Salmaan & Nithya Menon.Even though the basic premise of 'a hero in search of his unknown love' is tried and tested in in-numerous films from the past,the originality in Jenuse's narration added with strong technical support and neat performances from the whole cast makes 100Days Of Love a delightful romcom,one among the best in the genre from Mollywood in recent years.

Mainly targeted at the urban youth of today,the movie offers around 150 minutes of feel-good romance filled with fun and interesting sequences.The influence of classic Hollywood romantic flicks is notable,but luckily the freshness in narration by Jenuse saves this from being yet another poor rip off from the west.The rather leisurely pace of the movie mayn't be chewable for a minor share of the audience ,but for all others with a taste for romcoms 100 Days Of Love makes up for a good recommendation to sit and scrap all the tensions for sometime.

The dialogs written by Vibin.M.R and Suhail Ibrahim came out really well on screen and added to the overall cuteness of the movie.Visuals by Pradeesh Verma were colorful and gave a fresh urban look to the whole affair.Costumes bySameera Saneesh deserves a special mention with the styles perfectly suiting the backdrop of the narration.The idea to use the names such as Balan.K.Nair,Ummer and Sheela for the characters was interesting and hilarious at the same time.

The successful pair of Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menon was really adorable with their on screen chemistry working out really well on screen.May it be the subtle emotions or his trademark style smile Dulquer was at his best portraying the lead role of 'B.K.N' with perfection.Nithya Menon too was no exception and portrayed the character invested on her with finesse.Shekhar Menon gets another meaty role as Dulquer's pal Ummar and gave good support along with Aju Vargheese,Rahul Madhav,Vineeth etc did their part well.

Music by Govind Menon from the celebrated Thaikkudam Bridge family was really good with the song 'Hridayathin Niramaay" being one among the best love songs to comeout of late.The background score by Bijibal was befitting narration and added to the cool.

Overall,100 Days Of Love is a sweet romcom recommended for everyone with fondness towards the genre .

Some +Ves :: _________ *Direction. *Music And Score. *Cinematography. *Costumes. *Performances.

Some -Ves:: ___________ *Slow Pace. *Lack Of Freshness In The Basic Plot.

Verdict::100 Days Of Love is a refreshing dish of romance topped with lovable performance from the pair of Dulquer and Nithya besides notable technical brilliance.The lack of freshnees in the premise is comprehensively concealed by Jenuse's narration,a talent to look out for in future.Go for this one and you will not be disappointed. Ma Rating::7.5/10 _Afsal

A watchable painkili :)

[sandyfy315 · 7/10 · 29 July 2015]

The makers do justify the tag-line 'Pranayam Annum Innum Painkili aaanu' with a lot of sequences in the movie. And if one chooses to be, the movie will be a critic's delight as well !!!!

But if not, this Balan K Nair - Sheela love story is one well-shot and beautifully cinematographed movie that ends up being a 'sweet' , 'good' and 'engaging' presentation of an age-old love story. The sequences laced with a lot of gentle humour and beautiful frames is the major highlight of the movie and the performance of the Dulqar-Shekhar Menon combo adds a definite 'charm and gloss' to the proceedings. On the evidence of this film one does get the feeling that Kamal's director son Jenuse Mohammad is one to look out for :)

100 Days Of Love Movie Review

[pragyanar · 6/10 · 26 August 2016]

Movie: 100 Days of Love Rating: 3.0/5.0 Director: Jenuse Mohamed Producer: K. V. Vijayakumar Starring: Dulquer Salmaan, Nithya Menen Music : Govind Menon

Story:- Dulquer Salmaan(Balan K Nair) is a journalist and Nithya Menen(Sheela) is a student. They meet one fine night when they get into the same taxi. One smile makes Dulquer Salmaan to fall in love with Nithya Menen , the hero crazy of searching for a girl with the help of friend. Finally they found her and love track floats between them with proceedings climax.

Sourec: 365cinekhajana.com

Lightweight, yet endearing

[sesht · 30 March 2015]

Most of us watching this today were apparently primed on the pairing of Salman and Menen in Mani Ratnam's upcoming 'OK Kanmani'. But that's some time away, and in the meantime, we have this.

As always, for any specialty release (read - other than the local language/s, and playing only in 1/2 cinemas for 1/2 show/s for the entire week), there was little to no publicity, and no English subtitles in the showing I got to sit thru (not really bothered nowadays, but many people I watched it with were verbally abusive of theater management, and might well be missing next time around, but I don't think anyone cares).

One concern I did have going in, was that this was gonna be the desi ripoff-of/homage-to '500 days of summer'. Phew. Thankfully not.

Salman and Menen are getting together after not being in the same frame in 'Bangalore days'.

The good parts:

• Very, very competently made, and slickly packaged. Every department complements the narrative, except perhaps for the departments/persons responsible for pacing (I do not want to single the editor/s out). It....flags....and how. It has almost been lovingly photographed, and both the prod and the art design are simple, yet sumptuous.

• I've never seen Salman so sure of his character and his performance. I have seen him grow over the movies I've seen him perform in, but in this one, he's in character throughout, and except perhaps for some forced angst in his scenes with his boss, and when it comes to his work, he was almost perfect.

• Nithya Menen, as she is wont to, right since 'Ala modalaindi', lights up every frame she's in, and this is consistent, especially when it comes to her intro in each and every movie she's been in. The magic does fade towards the latter half, but by then, she's had most of us hooked.

• The background score was alright, but 2 of the main songs 'Arike Pozhiyum', and 'Ninnekaanaan Kinaakkall' (the former more so) stood out during this viewing. But the overall feeling the music (and, to repeat myself on this, the cinematography) left me with was one of pleasantness. Like taking a vacation at a calm/natural habitat such as a beach or a hill station at an hour bereft of other hangers-on. There'll be no denying from any quarter that the movie looks, and sounds beautiful. 'OK Kanmani' has some living up to do in these departments, even though that happens to be a hallmark of Mani Ratnam, in spite of a few recent mis-steps.

• The main lead's sidekick has almost as much screen-time as the main leads do, and that's astonishingly progressive, at least to me, especially in the local milieu. It also helps that his characterization was well thought out and executed.

• Breaking the 4th wall: worked for this.

• A couple of sleight-of-hand maneuvers that I did not see coming, at important junctures in the tale. Augmented the main lead's characterization, and that's always a good thing, since having the audience field for the main leads is what the makers should be trying for always.

• The friendly manner in which the makers try subverting the local romantic genre's staples, while also unapologetically using the very same, while feeding us a spiel that it is not the case, seemed clever while watching the movie, but seems a tad weak now, since it is being done to death, and is not as fresh as, say, 'Dum lagake haisha'.

• The mainstream aspects are not overdone. That IS always good.

• Someone looked a little roly-poly this time around. Yum.

However, it has to be said that the movie is not titled aptly, in addition to which there's not much meat, and there are quite a few clichéd moments in a movie purportedly demanding us to consider it grounded. Almost hypocritical, if only the makers did not keep drumming that message quite a bit. Certain threads go nowhere, and could've have been edited out (there may have been a good joke-in- the-making about the call to Mr. Nair, but I'll be damned if anyone else in the hall got it, and why the makers thought it was so funny - many were actually turning around and looking at their neighbors when it was pursued with in multiple sequences, including the all- important final moments of the flick - I'm missing a metaphor somewhere, perhaps). OSO's Kaanjaani (Aju Varghese) was not utilized t his potential, along with senior Vineeth's always-strong screen presence being wasted. Praveena, playing the part of Vineeth's wife and Menen's mom, who was such a strong force in 'Mili', surprisingly doesn't have much to do in this one. Also, making certain things obvious, like a supporting characters consuming alcohol at her own place, was like hammering a message that we do have progressive characters in this flick (don't bother to check for 'that' correlation, btw), so this is a nouveau-romance....blah blah. No matter how progressive the movie purportedly is, it gives the supporting female characters short shrift. I found that strange, especially since the casting was there (but perhaps the writing was not).

And oh, all those annoying disclaimers on booze and smokes littering the beautiful frames throughout, along with blurring out the brands - I really have no idea when certain minds are gonna mature in this...............and have no hope either.

However, if living with those irritants is bearable (along with braving the heat, traffic, crowded malls, non-functioning air- conditioning and rude staff et al), this is a good theatrical watch for the weekend. It does not demand much of you, in terms of grey matter, while it purports to be more than it actually is, and though that is misguided, it is not necessarily a bad thing.

Good but not best

[shivkantsg · 7/10 · 20 July 2021]

The chemistry of dulqueer and Nithya you definitely love, But the story is not good.

Its a good ,time pass film. Thank u.

Good one.

[Abijit_Radhakrishna · 8/10 · 27 March 2015]

I didn't keep too much expectations(about the title) when my friend invited me for this movie. That must be the reason why I liked this pretty much. If you're a person who likes romantic movies with some lighter moments,you should really give this a try. Jenuse Mohammed has shown justice to the script; Dulquer Salman has delivered a wonderful performance, but lacks a little bit originality when he plays drunk.Nithya Menon's character doesn't have much job to do.The cinematographer has done a good job;he has maintained the freshness of the visuals throughout the playtime. The number of drunk sequences may seem disturbing for an average viewer, but when the character's point of view is considered,it can be justified. What puzzles me is the fact that, the title of the film is not mentioned or shown anywhere in the movie. Anyaway, the movie does not bore you or make you yawn; even though it doesn't have much 'New-Generation' elements.

Best romantic comedy film

[sharathinpharm · 9/10 · 6 March 2019]

One of the best love stories I have ever watched. A very smoothy screenplay, nostalgic and romantic picturization, soothing bgm, and a great performance of 3 artists, all these make the movie best ever (from Mollywood). Enjoyed watching the flick.

2.5 Hours Of Indifference. ♦ 26%

[nairtejas · 3/10 · 20 March 2015]

One has to appreciate the marketing and PR teams that went behind turning this film into a much-anticipated release. Unfortunately, the content of the film lets everybody down.

Starting off with a creative in-film statutory warning about alcohol consumption, the hero starts narrating his love story - his hundred days of love, of which you hardly see four or five, unless he's referring to the unmentioned days of engagement and marriage and the days between and around them. In that case, one wonders what happens on the hundred and first day? A divorce, maybe? And with the way the narration takes turns - perhaps, yes. The narration is colorful with artsy setups and melodious background score, that takes you on a pleasant trip to the lives of BKN (Dulquer) and Ummar (Sekhar), two carefree bachelors who share a plush pad and lead luxurious lives. BKN is a journalistic writer and hero of the story, while Ummar, a fanatic video-gamer, is his close and only friend. It is when BKN meets a girl (Nitya) one day and projects her to be the one (girl of his dreams) that he and Ummar both set out in search of her so that BKN can open his heart. And this adventure takes place sort of like a video game with levels and all.

One takes delight in looking at the events unfolding through charming frames and textual graphics, but he/she fails to realize that the story isn't moving forward at all. And this is substantiated by an off-putting song (a terrible fusion of Malayalam and English rock), one which makes no sense so early into the film, and marks the turn of the film into a stultifying track. Its semblance jumps the gun with the story that is still gathering its bits and pieces together.

Suggestive claptrap from the protagonist mars the narration with humdrum. There are many unrealistic instances that the writers have added in the name of creativity and new-wave, but they hardly influence. Technically speaking, the film as a game moves up higher levels without completing the lower ones. It is basically a game that is not as interesting as one playing an actual video game. Further, shaky camera work and cloudy shots makes one dizzy and thus, is unable to comprehend the story and its path even when the film reaches halfway. It solely depends on a thin string of suspense, with heavy use of old, classic Malayalam film references and handful of sporadic humor.

The film's sub-stories have more traction than the overall story, and as a result, give a healthy torque to the narration, but extends the running time to an eternity. Sadly, it is the primary story that stands out like a sore thumb, which is so full of clichés that the characters themselves agree with it. The screenplay makes use of at least two unwanted characters that are either used for creating humor or as catalysts, furthermore adding to the overall gimmickry. Poor direction has drastic effects if one pays attention to the details.

I am highly disappointed with Dulquer for he puts up a rather clumsy and inferior show to what he's worth and able. His air is uncool that is trying hard to be cool. Sekhar, on the other hand, plays a good sidekick. Lunar eclipse Nithya Menen turns from a petite girl who does what she did in Usthad Hotel (2012) to finally being the heroine of the story. And when the story reaches its gist, its about an original loser (in the character's own words) who requests his lady love to adopt radical decisions. The film terribly fails the moment the lady love accepts this request.

And then we gape at the skeletons tumbling out of the cupboard. A love story written using hackneyed elements - an ordinary tale that drags a lot with undesired drama to come to a predictable point of nothingness. The title "100 Days of Love" is a travesty to the genre of romance. With an unrealistic ending, veteran director Kamal's son has successfully fooled us with this gimmick, the first biggest disappointment this year.

BOTTOM LINE: For a story so indifferent and predictable and boring, only the actors manage to entertain. Lovebirds expecting to dive into a pool of romance may feel the vibe, but to sit through the routine and terribly long film will be another thing. Avoidable!

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

A Must Watch for Me on a Lazy Rainy Day

[Anjum-Parvin · 9/10 · 13 November 2018]

This film is my personal favorite. I'm not Indian and this was probably my sixth Malayalam film that I have watched so far. Before this one, I watched Dulquer's Charlie, Bangalore Days and Ustad Hotel. In terms of quality, this film can not match with these three masterpieces. In addition to, the story is not extra ordinary but there is something in this movie. At first, I thought it will be a typical love at first sight film. But I was wrong watching the scene before the interval. It's such a cute romcom. In order to understand the real essence of this film, watch this on a rainy day. You will get an old school feel with the song 'Hridayathin Niramayi'. I don't understand this language, but this song is one of my most favorite songs of all time. About the cast, all I can say I am a great fan of Dulquer and Nithya and they didn't disappoint me. Everybody loves this duo in O Kadhal Kanmani, but I love this one more. OK Kanmani was an okay film for me but this one is so special. I became a fan of Jenuse Mohammaed as well and I'm looking forward to his next project. In short I can say, this is not a must watch movie for everyone, but unexpectedly it has become a must watch for me on a lazy rainy day.

Utter waste of time.

[braddugg · 1/10 · 8 September 2016]

Utter waste of time.

This is a Malayalam film dubbed into Telugu and I saw it yesterday.

After first 15 minutes, I decided that there is no point watching this film. Dialogues are bland and acting is superficial. The screenplay is lame and cinematography should better be not talked about. I have wasted my time watching this and I am wasting more time reviewing it. I just wanted to say all my readers to be warned of the film. I found nothing I can take back or value in the film. Perhaps, a black and white song. Everything looked artificial and manipulative only.

A 0/5 for this.

Simple and charismatic.

[amitkd-35035 · 8/10 · 30 August 2020]

I liked this movie, it's cast, cinematography, etc all things are good.

I was expecting an average movie with some idiotic fight scenes and an overexcited hero.

But this movie is unique. I liked it's simplicity and the engagement of the characters with respect to story.

All Actors are good in the role.

Good romantic movie

[danieljames-dj · 10/10 · 6 November 2020]

The movie was really romantic and Dulquer Nithya pair was really amazing.

Looks like Bollywood romcom spoof.

[smart_shivangi2006 · 2/10 · 8 May 2021]

I watched this movie on a binge watch session of South Indian movies, preceded by Ustad Hotel which a beautiful movie.

The main attraction of the movie is the lead pair of DQ and Nithya menon. But, besides the lead actors nothing in the movie is worth watching. Tries hard to be funny, but disappointing.

Wastage of 2 hours.

❤ One Of The Best Romantic Movie

[mdnayemahmedbrz · 9/10 · 14 February 2020]

In This Valentine! Feel Your Love in a different away❤ One Of The Best Romantic Movie⭐ Masterpiece 🔥 #100daysoflove❤

Awfully Boring Movie!

[dr-ajayalesh · 1/10 · 7 April 2015]

Its one of the worst movies i have seen this year.Its a very dragging movie with no story at all.The hero who is a loser tries to search for a girl whom he met accidentally and falls in love with her. With the help of his obese friend he tries to find out who she is.Finally she will appear in front of him through another incident and they spent time together trying to fulfill her dream of gifting her parents a good anniversary gift.Meanwhile he falls in love with her but she gets engaged to another guy.Blah blah blah.......OMG!I Would not recommend this movie to anyone.Boring to the core.Its such a waste of time watching this movie.

100 Days of love: the clichéd chick flick

[happiestgirlnow · 5/10 · 22 April 2015]

Bollywood comes to south India. No, i am not talking about Mr.Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan coming to Chennai. I am talking about 100 days of love. At each and every scene, the director brings in the typical Hindi film clichés. Starting from the extremely-identical-to-Barfi background score, which gives the movie a "lazy and loser (much like how the protagonist is shown)" feel. Next, the fatso best friend who provides moral support to the hero during thick and thin, this reminds us of Kunaal in i Hate Luv Storys. The hero getting mesmerized with the lady's smile,obviously this happens in every other movie!The rich businessman "Rahul" as the Mr.Perfect, whom the heroine is currently in a relationship with. The "3 idiots touch" with Romaanch Ramakrishnan as Balan's enemy no.2(not to forget the first day ragging scene). The sudden introduction of the hero's twin brother, a successful businessman again who constantly pulls down Balan's spirits.This particular so called twist in the tale soon disappoints us as the evil twin brother does not return again till the climax scene. The movie ending with a railway station scene where Nithya Menen wears a long-flowing white colour Salwar Kameez. Thus, the clichés go on.. At one point, i started wondering whether this is supposed to be a spoof movie as i saw the hero himself referring to the movie's storyline as a cliché-ed one. Alright, let us look at other aspects. Balan- a feature writer's professional life has come to a low as he is dismissed from his job, and his personal life has also hit a low as his ex-girlfriend finds a better catch. He meets a stranger inside a taxi and falls for her smile. She accidentally leaves behind her camera, an adventure for him. Everything goes well till here, the movie drags from this point. Too much of time goes into searching for the girl. The saving grace is the funny Ummar and his video game strategies. One gets impatient while we are provided with irrelevant clues about details significant to characters yet to be introduced. Even after they are introduced, they have hardly two scenes( the heroine's parents). Agreed, the hero takes immense efforts in finding the heroine's where-abouts and so he does not see her. But, why are we not shown anything about Nithya Menen till the intreval? Nithya Menen as "Sheela Ki Jawani"(that's just how the hero calls her) has done her part. Nithya Menen stops with just keeping Balan mesmerized, her presence in the movie which is capable of keeping the audience equally mesmerized could have been more. Dulquer on the other hand proves to be an all rounder. After watching the optimistic and energetic Adhi in OK Kanmani, he proves quite convincing as the loser Balan. He reminds us of Shah Rukh Khan when he enters into Sheela's house at night, funny with his antics and funny dialogs( a typical Kuch Kuch Hota Hai scene). Coming to the plus points, childhood flashback was good with enough reasoning for Balan's "loser-ness". The process how Balan learns to be an original, to stand on his own feet and earn his living with what skills he has, is excellent. The director clearly conveys the line between self-satisfaction and complacency. To be yourself, to do what you will be happy doing, loving yourself and staying contented. The message of choosing-your-soul-mate and settling-down-in-life-with-Mr.Perfect. The comical Ummar and his video games. Balan getting drunk. The beautiful PPT played in Sheela's parent's wedding anniversary celebrations, which surprises Sheela's parents, Sheela and all of us. For all those people who are spoilt watching Hindi movies for years, this is nothing new. For the others, it must prove to be a hilarious refreshing romantic treat.

worst love movie

[saru2020 · 1/10 · 22 December 2022]

This one might probably be one of the worst films ever made on love.

It was slow, boring, not engaging, had poor humor, poor plot/screenplay, and poor everything, the only reason that people might watch this is for the known artists only and nothing else

music, BGM, or songs didn't add much value to the film, which are the ones that make the soul of the movie, and maybe this is why it didn't work out well.

Dialogues were touchy enough that's usually required for love films to stand the test of time, this one also had that opportunity but lost it fully.

Overall, it's not recommended to watch it even once unless you're forced to do so for whatever reason it might be.