When I first started watching ‘Ivide’, I found it coming out
from a novel or a Hollywood movie. What with the actors trying hard to adapt
the American slang with the movie shot entirely in Atlanta, US, I found it to
be just like any English movie except that they were replaced with Malayalam
actors. Throw in the usual mix, hero separated, has a daughter, shares custody
with the heroine, heroine dates another guy, hero jealous… the same usual
drama, but more like an English film.
As the movie progress with the protagonist, Prithviraj,
playing an investigating officer in a serial crime case, things begin to get
interesting where he narrates us in Malayalam. Though the movie has heavily
borrowed the American lifestyle, there are traces of the kerala culture which
makes the movie stand out.
Places where Prithviraj narrates his story of how he landed
in the US, being an Indian orphan, and his interaction with American parents
work out brilliantly. As he investigates the case, his scenes are majorly
developed with American actors and officers which he has carried flawlessly. Slipping
into the role of an American, he has worked hard on the slang which doesn’t look
artificial (which is not always easy).
Bhavana and Nivin have played their roles well. Bhavana,
being the ex-wife of Prithviraj and Nivin being the new love interest in
Bhavana’s life along with his involvement in a major IT company work out well.
The murders of IT employees followed by police investigation is what forms the
crux of the story.
It’s an entirely Prithviraj movie. And the background score
cannot be ignored which has a noticeable place in the film. It’s a different
movie which has tried to pick a simple storyline but the hard work is where
when they tried to adapt Indian actors living the American lifestyle. A definitely
new age cinema delivered to perfection. The climax is filled with bittersweet surprise.
4.5 stars for this one.
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