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9/10
The Trendsetter
veenusav11 December 2021
Don't expect something already experienced in this movie. People may tell you that it is a comedy movie. Don't go there by expecting a kilukkam or punjabi house. It is more of an experience movie. Comedy is part or style of story telling. It is more like a treasure hunt movie. If you are like a person who love hearing stories from strangers, you will feel that. Why alcohol is still important to people in simple sense (if there is no addiction) is because of this truthful story telling abilities and gellying. Among malayalees, gents do enjoy this freedom (night out story telling gatherings with alcohol), this is more of gents centric experience for audience. Or for girls who gel with their guys. For others, sometimes cannot/may not belive the openness that portrayed by the characters.

Chidambaram sets a standard. Sometimes I doubted whether I am watching an iffk movie or not. Camera played brilliant.

Caution: Below this point, there may be some expectation clues. For those who afriad of spoilers, please don't read further though there is no standard spoiler content is here.

There are no cliche characters. Story telling emphasized it with contrast scenes of kuthuvilakku serial. However I appreciate the way it has been told to the audience. Whatever critics say, people love yo watch the serials. It is moving the economy. The stardom around it.

Ending is always a pain point for all story tellers. So, jan.e.man as well. Cliche frames we can expect. But the build up before that was excellent. It even shows how matured can be two seniors in life and love (Pranayam).

With Camera director gave a feel of the georgraphy. Is it because of Long shots? I felt this kind geometry of the building, in visaranai(the police stations). It is best when lal comes to the house. Slowly we crossed the building.

BGM is invisible. When a BGM is invisible, that is the magical touch.

Titling in design aspect showed care to the art. Especially the name. Kudos for selecting a different style of presentation. Name at the end.

Dialog/Audio clarity sometimes lacks when the director is too obsessed with local dialects in new gen movies. But for that going back to Our classic narrators like satyan Anthikad or padmarajan is also impossible. This went well. Not that difficult to catch up.

Brilliant casting has been done. It is obviously economic for the production. Skin colour played a role to communicate the profession. Whether they are Schoolmates or not it is a fact. Cinema should communicate the society's stage. So, in that way too it is brilliant. However, malayalees doesn't show any cliche racism among those friends. No exaggeration. Real cut from the society.

Acting, no special mention. All met expectation. Faisal by ganapathy is good. The lady classmate was below the level. Also, some crowd grown one frame actors. Anyway not that noticable.

Art director played well. It is invisible. That is thr greatness of that profession. Allathe marakkarkku Persian costume kodutha pole avaruthallo. Anyway that is another type art direction.

Thanks Chidambaram for setting a standard, I enjoyed it well. Both comedy, desparation, the openness of human beings.

For all modern communities, including malayalees, face depression as a social problem. People sympathise them after suicide. How can we further experiment on human relations to avoid this kind of disaster as a proactive step? I think the story abstracts this message/question.

Njan veedum parayaanu... Sajiettan ivide safe alla.

Athu correct. :)
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9/10
What a Fun ride !
jaissonjohnson22 November 2021
Literally had zero expectations. But Jaaneman was the biggest surprise of the year. It s been a while since I have come out of a theatre fully satisfied and Jaaneman was definitely that. A movie that deserves to be watched in theatres with a group of friends or even family. Really Good entertainer. Go for it !
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9/10
Made my day!!
srjmadathil19 November 2021
This is a fun package with some emotional elements. A clean decent family entertainer.

Worth watching and really engaging movie. And I was really waiting for a movie like this, to watch in theater.

Basil Joseph.
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10/10
Full on comedy entertainer 💯
riyaneverest23 November 2021
After a long time i heard burst of laughter continuously in theatres.. Basil joseph just rocked it..every scene of him was hilarious. Even in dark scenes when we feel a little emotional next scene just make us laugh.. Its a must watch..Dont miss it in theatres.
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10/10
Funny and Heartwarming..
cordeiro-sahil20 November 2021
Perfect weekend family entertainer. The jokes are well timed and acting is just what you need. Chidambaram's debut is on point. Looking forward to many more.

Appo sett..!!
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10/10
Must watch
dmenon-0976520 November 2021
Jan-e-man Takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Outstanding performance by familiar and unfamiliar faces. A visual treat. A feel good family movie.
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10/10
Funny, entertaining, well made and totally worth the money
harilalmankunam23 November 2021
The story takes about 15-20minute to set in with the characters and locations. Once that is done, the movie goes on a laugh riot. You will be surprised how your own emotions play along the movie.

Of all the big star movies that lack 0 content and can be finished in 5minutes, this is a complete surprise with just the exact amount of fun that makes it totally worth your money.
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7/10
Fun
nikhilcbabu724 November 2021
The new gen actors did pretty well, didnt expect such a smooth performance from them.

There is a slight lag during the start of second half which is forgivable.

Overall a good movie with lots of fun suitable for viewing with family as well as friend.
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10/10
Must watch
dmenon-0976519 November 2021
Must watch movie... Takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Outstanding performance by familiar and unfamiliar faces. Ends in a good note. A perfect family movie.
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7/10
A thoroughly entertaining dark-comedy that gets its emotions right! [+73%]
arungeorge1325 February 2022
Jan-e-Man starts off like a regular celebratory film, but what it has in store is a rollercoaster of emotions, a slew of remarkable performances, well-written characters, and plenty of belly laughs. It deals with the themes of loneliness, misunderstandings, friendship, kinship, revelry, and death. Writer-director Chidambaram extracts excellent performances from the likes of Basil Joseph, Arjun Ashokan, Lal, Balu Varghese, Ganapathi (also the director's real-life sibling and co-writer), Siddharth Menon, Abhiram, and the rest of the ensemble. Special shout-outs go to these actors - the one who plays the neighboring uncle (Appa settt!), the amateur thug, and the ladies who play Arjun Ashokan's mum and sister.

It's a film that manages to seamlessly juggle between the extremes of happiness and sadness without overdoing either. Chidambaram is able to strike a delicate balance between its sad and comedic bits, sometimes blending the two to spectacular effect. A lot of folks have mentioned that this film is best enjoyed in a crowd, and that actually rings true. Apart from the title - which comes across a tad contrived - and that unnecessarily chaotic stretch during the climax (there were several moments earlier when chaos could have ensued, but it is kept aside for a late twist), Jan-e-Man is a fun dramedy.
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10/10
Perfect weekend family entertainer
stephincjohnson4 December 2021
This movie characters are very amazing and natural acting. Joy mon is very clever and stupendous joy mon life is a Normal abroad single men life the director are very clever boy.
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7/10
Dark comedy with a feel good touch
alphadude00718 December 2021
It's so amazing and refreshing to see Malayalam movies transcending new heights by experimenting in different genres of movies. In a time where Hindi movies are making utter trash, and Tamil is churning out good movies, but with the same old themes - village, caste, politics etc., its amazing that the Malayalam industry changing gears. This is such an attempt, which works very well. Funny from start to finish with good elements of emotions thrown in. All the actors have done well, be it comedy or the emotional scenes. Well written, well executed, and enjoyable movie. Looking forward to such dark comedy movies again in Malayalam. Thanks to Chidambaram and Ganapti for breaking the mould.
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2/10
Average Film
suji-sasidharan4 January 2022
This is a very average film. The movie is slow and the comedy part is also not that great. First half gets really boring after a while. Second half is watchable but then the actors have done an average performance. This movie can be skipped, nothing great about it.
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10/10
beautiful ⭐⭐⭐under rated⭐⭐⭐
jamshiyasabdullape20 November 2021
It is what should be called a movie;awsome⭐⭐⭐no star cast no stardom scenes,simply beautiful,engaging,no overratedinternational/underworld story, but a story everyone can be connected through somewhere or by someone..its under rated i think no one will watch it in theatres but it will have a long life,worthy for a memmorable movie...dont get overhyped;its simple and awsome at the same time.
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8/10
Laughs and claps in the theatre after a long time.
cinephilefromsouth20 November 2021
In the era of dark thrillers and realistic dramas, Janeman comes as a solace to the malayalam film industry. The film takes us into the emotional journey of friendships, happiness and togetherness and keeps us entertained with quirky jokes and dark humour which are on point. A good malayalam entertainer after a long time.
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9/10
Full on entertainment
jenyleejoy20 November 2021
A movie with a beautiful story and lots to laugh.... Watched a movie in theatre after a very long time and no regrets in choosing d movie.. No chalis, no vulgar comedy, comedies enjoyable for all ages....thanks to entire team of d movie for such a fun packed entertainment... Must watch.
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10/10
Chidhambaram ...U are a great director..
alpfiroskhan10 December 2021
Hi knows how to entertain viewers .. Every sequence in this filim awesome.. Don't miss this movie, No sooper stars no haipe no add promotion but this movie will run everyday housefull...
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7/10
Good Movie 💖
fardeenfinu25 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This movie has situation comedy and it work. Actors performance were great. Emotional scenes in movie was awesome. Movie tells us the feelings of lonely man who suffers depression and he wants family and friends. This movie is story of a Canadian mallu boy who wants his birthday celebration with his old friends and i same time there is a death of a old man and the movie tells the story of half baked birthday and death ceremony.
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9/10
Must watch
jnfrans19 November 2021
Mixed emotions , situational comedies and a bundle of joy.. casting, making and the script 👌👌👌 congratzz whole team.. this will be a golden buzzer for you a.
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7/10
Kudos to Basil. Happy Birthday to you !
joppanLive25 February 2022
An awesome movie with some lag here and there. All the scenes of Basil is super duper fun. This role is tailor made for him and he did it with 101% perfection. Overall, a very strange story set up, but developed it brilliantly to a 2hr 25 min movie. Worth watching for Basil's birthday 'dhamaka'
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8/10
Janeman
gaathakalyani22 December 2021
Heartouching movie. Mixture of laughter and fun. Moreover upholds much values. An extremely feel good movie...Except the lag felt at certain instances everything was nice... It's a movie to be watched peacefully and being ready to laugh...casting is perfect and each have done their part very well. A normal Happy ending feelgood drama👍
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7/10
Good but not brilliant
arungmohan26 February 2022
Not worth the hype. Premise felt like a marriage of maheshinte prathikaaram with kumbalangi nights. Could have been better. Acting wise everyone did a good job, overall a rollercoster ride.
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5/10
Basil Joseph, Ganapathi and Balu Varghese shines in this half baked fun/boring movie.
akhil02722 November 2021
Saw so many comments on YouTube praising this movie. After watching the movie, I suspect whether they're from the promotion team.

The movie is kind of good but it could've been better. There are many fun moments which made me laugh out loud but there were also many moments which made me yawn too. Basil Joseph's scenes were really fun to watch. I've seen Ganapathi act since both of us were kids. He has improved so much. Balu Varghese delivered a really great performance. Arjun Ashokan and the light and sound guy were good too.

But the rest of the cast were so bad. I don't know where they found these actors.

There were some really long sequences which were totally unnecessary and ruins the pace of the movie. If they edited out those boring parts, movie could've been better.
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10/10
Worth Money
vijina24 November 2021
Must watch movie...Basil Joseph and team outstanding performance...Bundle of joy! Best movie of 2021. Don't miss the theatre experience. Worth money and good comedy.
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9/10
Nice movie and direction
orupannillakuttam27 December 2021
Nice work by basil Joseph and team. Great acting by all the cast except Lal's. You should see this movie. It is very funny. So many places were we laughed very much. Strongly recommend.
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