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Movie is purely realistic. Tovino just nailed. Joju George gave his good performance in 1st half but not found in 2nd half. Clearly the movie shows we should be proud to be an Indian amd to follow a good relationship. Money saves today but makes us fall throughout the life from tomorrow

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After a long wait where it was unsure whether the Tovino Thomas starrer would have a theatrical run or be screened on any OTT, Kilometres and Kilometres premiered on Asianet today.

And the team composed of 3-National Award winners didn't disappoint, delivery an above average experience. A quaint, quirky road movie that never achieves greatness but manages to entertain, Kms n Kms works primarily because of Tovino, who gives an earnest performance.

Call me biased but as a bullet owner, I instantly connected to the protagonist's deep love for his two-wheeler which forms the crux of the movie.

As the trailer gave away, the movie narrates the story of a broke village handyman who embarks on a cross-country road trip as a guide to a tourist. The various trials and tribulations they face on their journey forms the rest of a simple, heartwarming tale.

The stunning visuals as the lead pair traverses Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan and the Himalayas add further sheen to the narrative.

Sidharth Siva and Joju George shine in their supporting roles while the female lead played by New York-based actress India Jarvis is adequate.

Set your expectations rights and this will not disappoint. Recommended. See less

A new movie of an upcoming star of Malayalam movie industry released directly to a satellite channel had raised much expectations. Right from the title to the promos viewers were expecting a road movie. It starts ok. But then gets confused on which direction to move on to and ends up being a mishmash of genres. The lead actor who's had some nice movies hams it up over here. Nice locations, a couple of good songs and a hope that things will turn for the better is what keeps us going along with this poor effort on storytelling. Eventually one ends up realising it is beyond redemption. I watched this on cable network and am not sure if the channel had further edited the movie at their end which turned the movie for the worse. It was the premiere show of the movie released on cable channel and this was my take away.

"Kilometers and Kilometers" is a Malayalam language comedy drama road adventure movie which was released in 2020. It is directed by Jeo Baby. I became a huge fan of him after watching "The Great Indian Kitchen" and I was curious about this movie only because of him. The story is about a guy, the only bread owner of the family is going through financial crisis. He gets offered a job of a tour guide to an American lady and the story goes on.

Tovino Thomas is the protagonist here. He performed really well. Despite being the protagonists, Joju George and Siddharth Shiva's performances were amazing. India Jarvis who plays the role of the American lady, was meh! The movie tells about human feelings. It says that the human relationships are also important. Money will not give you the ultimate happiness. Direction and cinematography are good. The comedy timing is perfect. All the songs are beautiful. The first half is really entertaining. But the second half is kind of bollywoodish. India is all about different cultures and different languages. These differences are perfectly shown in this movie. Some breathtaking views of Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Gujrat are taken.

I know, many of us are completely locked between the four walls. We didn't even go for a trip from a long time. It's a tough time for us. I think, this film can slightly pacify our anxieties. According to me, "Kilometers and Kilometers" is indeed a feel good and light hearted film you can watch with your family.

P. S: It's not a masterpiece like "The Great Indian Kitchen". Do not raise your expectations. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed.

This movie is not so impressive but it is interesting to watch the movie. This movie shows us the value of relations over money.

However, there are some important flaws in the movie and in my opinion it doesn't deserve a rating above 8..

I watched Kilometers and Kilometers on Netflix in orig. Malayalam w/Eng. subs.

K&K is a feel good, light hearted amusing film which could have been very much better. No Spoilers as its a new release.

It is a real pity that substandard dialogues greatly lowered the tenor of this otherwise entertaining movie. In particular the hyper pidgin English spoken by Josemon (Tovino) with Cathy. It is unbelievable that a person of Josemon's age from the most literate state of Kerala, would not be able to speak at least somewhat better English than the horrible pidgin depicted. Not to mention the irritatingly repetitious "Nothing official about it" :-((( Tovino could not carry the pidgin dialogues off and it really isn't his fault but that of the dialogue writer.

Likewise the puerile arguments comparing culture was more cheap and unwarranted than engaging. On the one hand the film shows the 'cultural' reality of excessive wanton boozing in Kerala in graphic glory and on the other, Josemon disparages US culture, come on ...... !!!! It was more like cheap Bollywood dialogue and most unlike the finely scripted genuine satirical digs that one has come to expect in good Malayalam movies.

Other than that, the sets were realistic and the cinematography good even if the plot was far fetched, albeit interesting enough. The character I liked most was the humorous Veer Bhai, effectively played by Sidhartha Siva. India Jarvis as the American Cathy was stilted. Tovino was mostly okay. Joju George and the rest were good but did not have particularly significant roles. It was interesting to see the 'Bullet' temple and the Bottle temple. Not sure if they are the real Bullet Baba and Whisky Bottle temples of Rajasthan or just sets. Perhaps just sets, for surely the orange brigade's so called sensibilities would have been speedily 'offended' with a real depiction, in today's India :-(((

Veer Bhai and Josemon's father's Bullet were surely the real stars of the show.

The length of the film could have been cut by at least 30mn.

Overall, watchable, pleasing and feel good . Could easily have been better. I'd have rated this 8-9 if not for the aforementioned flaws.

I liked this movie, it's a good entertainer for sure. Those who love travel would definitely love this move. Its quite emotional and better feeling move though..

In my thoughts it's a one time watchable feel good movie. All were well performed except that foreign actress . i like the Tovino-Basil combo. Also it may be the first malayalam movie to release through TV channel (Asianet). Although it's a good movie for a one time watch.

What a wonderful performance from Tovi... Loved a Lot... km&Km

It started off as a pretty interesting road movie and ended by confusing everyone,because it feels like even the writers found it difficult to conclude this movie within a single genre and a decent ending.Moreover the American traveller character is pretty much a stereotyped version as of how Indians consider foreigners(caring only about themselves, thinking only about money are some prejudiced ideas).Such a depiction is similar to how hollywood movies depict India in their movies;like an undeveloped and illiterate society of people.Over all it is one time watchable.

Poor screen play, dialogues and an average story line . Didn't feel emotionally connected to the characters or the story..even the chemistry between actor and actress was also weak.the cinematography atleast could gave been better as it is a travel movie but that also was weak. Biggest tragedy is that the script writer is giving life to his idea of American culture in a very negative manner and praising the indian family system.. propagating this stereotypes in today's world is a below average thinking.

The movie was really interesting and highlights the value of relations

The concept of the movie was to take us through a journey across India and make us understand that we are emotionally connected though culturally different , whether it is within India or with other countries but the movie narration failed in convincing the audience.

It's the first film in Malayalam to be released on TV ... if people can support free web series in YouTube then we should promote the films which are released on TV .... Keep in mind the finance earning for producers are from TV these days because of no theatres ... Support more and give meaningful and supportive ratings 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Kilometers and Kilometers is a mixed bag, giving you a sour taste at the end. It starts with borderline pretension about an American solo traveller wanting to explore India and depending on an unreliable loafer (Tovino Thomas) for the quest. There are problems with this setting, but even if you ignore them, the film rarely invokes a feeling of adventure or hedonism. All it manages to convey are two perspectives about life: relations are important vs each man for himself. But with whatever this wannabe emotional drama pulls at the end dampens everything. I had a very exhaustive experience watching Kilometers and Kilometers which is not easily available for viewing and which I won't recommend to anyone, even to those who may be expecting a road movie. It hardly is. TN.

(Watched on YouTube.)

The movie is about the life of Josemon who is a struggling youth like a normal malayali youth. We malayalis can relate many things with his life. The movie was completely realistic and had a good ending as well. Tovino has done the character of Josemon really well.

This movie had extremely cliched Characters and almost every scene was unbearably cringey. The concept itself had soo much potential.

Bad movie, full of wrong stereotypes. Not worth watching.

It was cliched due to the love angle ..... shud have ended it based on friendship, generosity and value of relationships ( not love)

Accidentally started watching this movie and later realised that this is first show and releasing directly to TV Channels. Congrats to all who are part of this film to take such decision at this time . Since i do not have much expectation , really enjoyed below points 1. Nice photoagraphy , Especially , Athirappally , Lake Views, Tourist Destinations , Close up views of Hero and Heroin. 2. Perfect casting .. Tovino and India were perfect selection for this Characters . Also Sidharth siva rocked after a long time . 3. Good Music 4. Family movie.. Feel Good 5. Father - son relation .. So Touching .. 6. English language ability of Hero perfectly carved .. Without any deviation througout the film

some suggestions

1. Guess Tovino need some more home work related to emotional and Drinking scnenes.. Shouting scenes with Cathy , when they lost the bag was not as expected.. 2. Expected some more Tourist locations in India in the film. But the film got dragged nearly one hour in Rajasthan road side ..

Congraats to whole team for a nice festival movie...