Ponman Twitter review: Based on GR Indugopan's novel Nalanchu Cheruppakar, the film stars Basil, Sajin Gopu, Lijomol Jose, and others
Last Updated: 01.57 PM, Jan 30, 2025
Director and actor Basil Joseph-starrer film Ponman hit theatres on Thursday, January 30. The film, which is directed by veteran production designer Jothish Shankar in his directorial debut, is an adaptation of GR Indugopan's novel and also stars Sajin Gopu, Lijomol Jose, Deepak Parambol, and others.
Director Basil Joseph may be missing in action for a while, but he has more than compensated as an actor with his versatile choices. After Sookshmadarshini and Pravinkoodu Shappu, Basil Joseph is back again with Ponman. The film hit theatres on Thursday. The Malayalam film is helmed by Jothish Shankar in his debut, and is adapted from G R Indugopan's novel.
Ponman stars Basil, Sajin Gopu, Lijomol Jose, and Deepak Parambol, Anand Manmadhan, Rajesh Sharma and Jaya Kurup, among others. The film is based on GR Indugopan's novel Nalanchu Cheruppakar, and the author has penned the script along with Justin Mathew.
The social media world has already embraced Basil Joseph starrer and has been celebrating the film, calling it as “best adaptation of a GR Indugopan novel”, and Basil getting more love from netizens. The audiences also enjoyed the technical quality of the film, with the treatment of the film, performances, and writing being praised. Here are some social media reactions for Ponman.
Basil Joseph, as a director, is expected to team up with actor Suriya for a film. The Ponman star last helmed the 2021 superhero drama Minnal Murali which was critically acclaimed. While the Basil Joseph-Suriya collaboration has not been announced as of yet, the buzz suggests that Mammootty Kampany will be backing the project.
Besides Ponman, Basil Joseph was seen in Pravinkoodu Shappu with Soubin Shahir and Chemban Vinod. Before that, he was seen in Sookshmadarshini with Nazriya Nazim, which is available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
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