''Nonsense'' is a 2018 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
-language
sports
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...
thriller film co-written and directed by M. C. Jithin and produced by Johny Sagariga. It features Rinosh George in the lead role, who also composed and sang the film's original songs. The movie has many bicycle stunt scenes. ''Nonsense'' is the first Indian film to feature
BMX bicycle sport.
Plot
Arun, a teenager was orphaned at a young age and is taken care by his grandfather. Though, Arun is backward at studies in his school, He likes thinking practical. However, his teachers misunderstands that he cannot study. Especially, his physics teacher Sheena calls him a 'nonsense'. One morning, Arun had befriended an auto driver named Santhosh, after he dropped him to school.
One day, the students of his school are asked to leave because of
bandh
Bandh (Devanagari: बंद) (literally: shutting down) is a form of protest used by political activists in South Asian countries such as India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the s ...
. While, leaving Sheena asks her colleague, Lakshmi to take care of her daughter, Jesna while she is away. Lakshmi leaves Jesna in the beauty parlour reception. Bored, Jesna sneaks out and finds Arun. Jesna recognises him and befriends him. However, a car hits Jesna. Alarmed, Arun takes her to the hospital with the help of Santhosh.
Things take a turn when the doctor reveals that Jesna
has lost a lot of blood and Jesna needs a unit of
A− Negative blood. Arun and Santhosh struggles to search anyone who has A− Negative blood. Meanwhile, Lakshmi has discovered what happened and rushes to the hospital after calling Sheena. Finally, Santhosh reveals that he has A− Negative blood type and never said about it as he was scared. After returning to hospital Santhosh donates his blood. Jesna is cured.
Back in school, Sheena reprimands Arun for not completing his homeworks. Arun agrees to complete his homework. Before leaving, Sheena thanks Arun for saving her daughter's life. Lakshmi asks Sheena about Jesna to which Sheena replies that Jesna is all ok. The film ends with the class leader of Arun's class, writing on the board, a quote by
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam: 'The best brains of the world may be found on the last benches of the classroom' indicating Arun, who was in last bench of his class.
Cast
*Rinosh George as Arun
*Febia V. Mathew as Head Girl and also a Classmate
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Sreenath Babu as Ajesh Mathew
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Shruthi Ramachandran
Shruti Ramachandran is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema. She also co-wrote the "Ilamai Idho Idho" segment in the 2020 Tamil anthology film ''Putham Pudhu Kaalai''. In 2020, she won the Kerala State Film Award for ...
as Sheena Miss
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Vinay Forrt
Vinay Kumar, professionally credited as Vinay Forrt is an Indian film and stage actor. He hails from Fort Kochi, Kerala and is a theatre activist with more than a decade's worth of experience in the theatrical field as well as a postgraduate in ...
as Santhosh (Auto Driver)
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Kalabhavan Shajohn
Shaji John, professionally credited by his stage name Kalabhavan Shajohn is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, Kochi. Making his debut in 1999 ...
as PT Sir
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Urmila Unni
Urmila Unni is an Indian classical dancer and actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Her daughter Utthara Unni is also an actress.
Personal life
Unni was born on June 14th, 1962 into a royal family as the daughter of K. C. Anuja ...
as Principal
*Baby Alma as Jesna Nissam
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Sanju Sivram
Sanju Sivram is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, who made his debut in 2013 movie Nee Ko Njaa Cha.
He is best known for his roles in ''Nee Ko Njaa Cha'' (2013), 1983 (2014), ''Hello Namasthe'' (2016). He made his ...
as Nissam (Sheena Miss Husband)
*Sree Gopika as Rose (Class Mate)
*Fahim Safar
*Balaji Sarma as Manoj
*Anil Nedumagad as Sudhy
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Lalu Alex
Lalu Alex is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted over 250 movies and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in Malayalam movie industry.
Lalu Alex ...
as Surgeon Doctor
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Divya Prabha
Divya Prabha (born 18 May 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil-language films. She gained wider attention for her roles in the films '' Take Off'' and ''Thamaasha''.
In 2015, she won Kerala State Televisi ...
as Nurse
*Abu Valyamkulam
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Santhakumari
Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya.
Early years
Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, ...
as K P Annamma
*
Gilu Joseph
Gilu Joseph (born 14 March 1990) is a Malayali poet and lyricist. She earlier worked as an air hostess with Fly Dubai. She has also acted in Malayalam movies.
Personal life
Gilu hails from Kumily in Idukki district in Kerala. She has two sist ...
as Biology Miss
*
Sarjano Khalid
Sarjano Khalid is an Indian actor who mostly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is known for ''June'' (2019), ''Adhyarathri'' (2019), '' Big Brother'' (2020), '' Enniver'' (2020) and '' Cobra'' (2022).
Career
Khalid made his film entr ...
*Sreeja as Lekshmi Miss
*Veena as Library Miss
*Sunaina as Malayalam Miss
*Annul Pale as Himself (
Cameo appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly eit ...
)
Production
New director MC Jithin, who was an associate of
Abrid Shine
Abrid Shine is an Indian film director, screenwriter and fashion photographer in the Malayalam film industry. He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the film ''1983'', which won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director.
Personal ...
, wanted to cast Rinosh George, a DJ and musician, in the lead role. The two had worked together on Rinosh's first music video.
He received many rejections from production houses based on the title (Nonsense) and the unknown cast. The project was approved by Johny Sagarika Production House, which produced many hit Malayalam movies, after Rinosh George gained popularity for his music video
I'm A Mallu.
This is the first film in India to feature BMX cycling sport. The movie has many stunt scenes, leading the makers to call it a "sports thriller."
Soundtrack
Beside starring, Rinosh George also composed and sang the film's original songs. The soundtracks consists of three songs written by Vinayak Sasikumar, the songs were released by the music label Johny Sagariga on 17 October 2018. The film's score was composed by Vishnu Shyam.
Release
The film was released on 12 October 2018.
Critical reception
''
The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...
'' rated 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "an immensely watchable film, made by a director with promise (MC Jithin, who identifies himself as MC in the titles), with dialogues by a writer with an impeccable sense of humour."
References
External links
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* {{Youtube, F7ExTuTK9Gg, Nonsense trailer
2010s Malayalam-language films
Cycling films
Indian sports films
Films about sportspeople
2010s high school films
Films about teacher–student relationships