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Ithiri Neram

Romance Comedy Malayalam


On his way to a long-overdue drinking party with two friends, Anish receives an unexpected call from Anjana, a past lover visiting the city. Their decision to meet sets the stage for an evening of easy banter, reopened wounds, and difficult choices.

Cast:Roshan Mathew, Zarin Shihab, Nandhu, Anand Manmadhan, Kannan Nayar, Athulya Sreeni
Director:Prasanth Vijay
Writer:Vishak Shakti
Editor:Francis Louis
Camera:Rakesh Dharan

Guild Reviews

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Roshan Mathew and Zarin Shihab ace in a deeply-felt conversational drama

FCG Member Reviewer S. R. Praveen
S. R. Praveen | The Hindu
Fri, November 7 2025

With ‘Ithiri Neram’, Prasanth Vijay crafts a deeply felt conversational drama with an uncommon turn.

All that two people who were eons ago the world to each other get, when they meet years later, is just a little while (’Ithiri Neram’) to spend together. Each word uttered between them carries with it the weight of their past and the mystery of each other’s present and the paths their lives have taken in the intervening years. In Prasanth Vijay’s third film Ithiri Neram, much has changed in the lives of Anjana (Zarin Shihab) and Anish (Roshan Mathew) from the last time they talked, yet when they meet, it is as if they never stopped talking.

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A mature, nuanced take on love, loss and second chances

FCG Member Reviewer Janani K
Janani K | India Today
Fri, November 7 2025

Director Prasanth Vijay's 'Ithiri Neram' is a bittersweet drama featuring brilliant performances from Roshan Mathew and Zarin Shihab. The film sheds light on second chances and what could have been in the most realistic way.

How many of you have ever been in a relationship that might feel perfect, but the timing doesn’t let you pursue it? Do you revisit the relationship and think how life could have changed if you ended up marrying your partner? Or do you move on in life even if you don’t get proper closure? Director Prasanth Vijay’s ‘Ithiri Neram’ is a film that addresses all these and the societal judgement that comes with past lovers meeting for one last time. Will it be the last time?

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