Nagendran, the titular character in Nagendran\u2019s Honeymoons<\/i>, appears to be a creation of convenience. He is written as a naive, hapless man who would roll without resistance in any direction that he gets kicked. Nothing appears to interest him except good food. Not even a glimmer of desire is visible in his eyes when he looks at any of the six women he marries, one in each episode of the series.<\/p>\n This portrayal is convenient in deflecting the anger that one must naturally feel towards a man who indulges in serial marriage fraud. His close friend Soman (Prasanth Alexander), a marriage broker and a drama artiste, is the character written in such a way as to bear the brunt of the anger. The scheming Soman devises plans to fix Nagendran (Suraj Venjaramoodu)\u2018s marriage with multiple women, one after the other, to swindle the dowry money.<\/p>\n Director:<\/b> Nithin Renji Panicker<\/p>\n Cast:<\/b> Suraj Venjaramoodu, Prasanth Alexander, Kani Kusruti, Shweta Menon, Ramesh Pisharody, Grace Antony<\/p>\n Runtime:<\/b> 6 episodes, 30-35 minutes each<\/p>\n Storyline:<\/b> Lazy Nagendran has dreams of going to the Gulf and comes up with a plan to make money for the trip: marriage and dowry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Nagendran goes with the plan without resistance, abandoning each of the women without remorse so that he can get enough money to fly to Kuwait with the help of another friend. In another writing choice notable for its convenience, most of the women have a flaw – Lilly (Grace Antony) has mental health issues and indulges in bouts of violence, Laila (Shweta Menon) is out from jail having served a term for murder, Savithri (Niranjana Anoop) is pregnant from another man and Thankam (Kani Kusruthi) is a sex worker. A crime committed against a flawed character would appear to be forgivable. Nagendran also gets a shot at redemption with an honourable confession, quite uncharacteristic of how he was behaving till that point.<\/p>\n Most of the episodes are iterations of the same narrative, of the fraudulent duo entrapping a vulnerable woman in marriage. One thing that saves the poorly written episodes is the change in locale in each, from the backwaters to the highlands all across Kerala. Some thoughtful work gets done in recreating the late 1970s time period in which the story is set, but the background score used to evoke the period only works at a few points, while it appears jarring at other places.<\/p>\n For filmmaker Nithin Renji Panicker, who debuted with the controversial Kasaba<\/i> (2016) and made the rather forgettable Kaaval<\/i> (2021), some of the episodes in Nagendran\u2019s Honeymoons<\/i> are signs of slight improvement. But, some others, like the one set in Ottapalam, are written unimaginatively. The entire extended part of Savithri\u2019s romance with a college professor and the emotional drama in her household would make us wonder whether it was a spoof on some old film. But, no, the makers are dead serious about this.<\/p>\n ALSO READ:<\/b>\u2018Vishesham\u2019 movie review: Sooraj Tom\u2019s unadventurous approach makes this drama average fare<\/p>\n The saving grace in the series is the performance of Prasanth Alexander and, to an extent, that of Suraj Venjaramoodu, Grace Antony, Shweta Menon, and Kani Kusruthi. It was also a joy to watch yesteryear actor Janardhanan after a long time.\u00a0Nagendran\u2019s Honeymoons<\/i> is an unimaginatively written series that does not tread any new ground.<\/p>\n Nagendran\u2019s Honeymoon is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar<\/i><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/fsg2ju\/article68425411.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/IMG-20240510-WA0017.jpg\")
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