Half Pants Full Pants (2022– ) User Reviews

Simple and Sweet Screenplay

[firozmaac · 9/10 · 2 January 2023]

Half pants full pants is a great series which quickly reminds me of iconic tv series - Malgudi days. The series is about a small kid - Anand aka Dabba and all his naughty, mischievous stories.

The beauty of this series is a location set in a very small town of Karnataka. Rich in nature! This will certainly remind us of our own childhood. The childhood which apparently lost in the tall towns.

Story line is very simple and close to every 90's kids. End of each episode you will be able to relate your self with dabba.

Acting of each character is so real that some point will be thinking it's a real story and real life character.

Reminded me of Malgudi days

[santoshambekar19 · 9/10 · 18 December 2022]

Half pants full pants is a great series which quickly reminds me of iconic tv series - Malgudi days. The series is about a small kid - Anand aka Dabba and all his naughty, mischievous stories.

The beauty of this series is a location set in a very small town of Karnataka. Rich in nature! This will certainly remind us of our own childhood. The childhood which apparently lost in the tall towns.

This is a must watch series of just 8 episodes. At the end of every episode you will always wish to have more. The casts are really good including Anand. Ashish vidyarthi and Sonali Kulkarni does great justice to their role of Anand's parent.

Innocent and natural.

[ramyar-82420 · 9/10 · 1 January 2023]

This series ia all bout innocence! It is so heart warming It took me back to my childhood. What I loved about this was that it's not glamorous, It is so clean, realistic and natural.

The story telling was really good.

It's been a while since something as heartwarming and innocent came on TV in form of a series

Loved the way Master Ashwant and Ashish Vidyarthi sir fit into their roles so naturally, not to forget the rest of the Jr. Cast as well

If you want to watch a series with your child, this definitely is one of them. Thanks to the director VK Prakash on putting forth such a cute, innocent and heart warming series.

Simple Innocent

[sur_babu · 10/10 · 19 December 2022]

I believe no show or entertainment is meant for everyone. So something horrible may be the best for someone. This one is a top star for me because I could close my eyes and relate this with my own childhood. Have not seen anything so simple yet beautiful since Malgudi Days or 90's simple Doordarshan series'.

Ashish Vidyarthi and Sonali Kulkarni are a pleasure to watch while the adorable Dabba steals the show.

I seriously hope that there would be another season and would eagerly await the same.

Location = Awesome Characters = you could relate Exaggeration = Nil Suggestion = Watch it if you are grown up in 80's innocent childhood.

Happiness restored

[arjunniroo · 10/10 · 19 December 2022]

This is a feel good web series which has been beautifully directed by V. K Prakash. The cinematography is fantastic, and so is the cast. Saw many new faces in some episodes who have all done a brilliant job. Ashwanth's performance was simply outstanding. It brings back old memories and reminded me of 'Malgudi days'. Ashish Vidyarthi's acting was so natural and brilliant, just like a typical Indian father. This series gives out a beautiful message too. It was mixed with both humour and sadness. I finished 4 episodes on the first day and couldn't wait to finish the rest. It has a feel good factor to it and I highly recommend all those who are reading this to watch it!

Rollercoaster ride of Nostalgia

[vineethmailbox · 10/10 · 20 December 2022]

I started watching H. P. F. P with the assumption/prejudice that this web series will be a very low budget making and technically it won't meet my expectations. As soon as I saw that I title card visuals of Sakleshpura/Shimoga railway and the first shot (aerial shot) I was convinced that my perception/prejudice was wrong.

This web series that has become an eye catcher to me with beautiful frames and visuals... The writing of Anand & Mani was perfect and VKP correctly captured the emotions of the characters beautifully.

Ganesh 's frames successfully recreates those nostalgic 90's and it helps us to travel back to those eras.

According to me Half Pants Full Pants is a rollercoaster of Nostalgia and Emotions.

Thanks to the team HPFP for giving us a webseries which can be seen for everyone from every age group with the entire family....

Its Really So Amazing

[Ganesh-88508 · 10/10 · 24 December 2022]

Ashish Vidyarthi Sir is so good and different in this series. He behaves exactly like my father used to.

I went back 30 years to my own growing up years, my childhood friends and our adventures. We also had a detective group.

Brilliant series. Top notch direction and story telling. Little slow compared to regular shows but that's the beauty of this one. Can't wait for more stories like this.

Binge watched with family after a long time. Went back to my own childhood in Jamshedpur. The boy is Super Deluxe boy. He is magical. The stories are simple yet full of surprises and wonder. No unnecessary drama. Very natural. Real. Wish there were more episodes. Didn't want it to end. Now, waiting for Full Pants.

Back to the future

[rajbaliga · 10/10 · 27 December 2022]

If you are born in 70's this is a series that will take you on a nostalgic journey. Inspiration to do something different, trying to have a role model, exploring new thoughts, curiosity and a never ending quest for achieving uniquely- all these facets are so well captured in this series. The catapult, exchanging marbles, bets and eating challenges, pen pals, dare in burial ground are so relatable

Kudos to Anand, Prakash and the entire crew for bringing this novel to life.

Ashish Vidyarthi is a perfectionist and a fantastic performance by Sonali Kulkarni as Anand's mother. Ashwanth as Anand (Dabba) is a child super hero and I'm sure will achieve greater heights.

Once again a must watch.

Worth every 'Paisa'

[ideadhead · 10/10 · 27 December 2022]

A very unique perspective and narrative to bring back nostalgia in this new series - HPFP. There should be no comparison made to Malgudi Days at any cost as the genre, background and era of both are very different. I suggest everyone read the book and then everything in this series makes sense. There has been an excellent effort by the Director VK Prakash to recreate the eighties and the characters Dabba, Giddi are all portrayed to their real best. Railway stories in India are so few that this series completes that vaccum. It's a reminder that it's a world which was real and there were no mobile phones to ruin the fun of innocent childhood.

Taking you back in time

[balachandranjayakumar · 10/10 · 5 January 2023]

Half Pants Full Pants brings back memories of our childhood. It is really good to see the old ten paisa coin which is an antique item now. Refreshing to see an era free from electronic gadgets where family members talk to each other face to face rather than through mobile phone messages. Everyone has done their part well with the boy Anand standing out. Difference between convent school and railway school, getting carried away with the exploits of Bruce Lee, trying to somehow convince the parents to get things done, getting interested in different things and switching from one to other in a matter of days, all part of growing up are captured well.

Nostalgia

[suveen-28380 · 10/10 · 4 January 2023]

Have you ever witnessed something like your childhood story unfurling in front of your eyes ? Has any film evoked a sense of been here, seen there. Half Pant Full Pant created by VK Prakash which is an adaptation of Anand Suspi's book with the same title tugs at your heartstrings while navigating the days of innocence, adventures and giving wings to ur dreams.

Unfolding like the intimate memoirs of childhood,it keenly observes the ramblings of a young boy from the railway colony of a village named Donigal, Anand Subbarao(master Aswanth Ashok Kumar) who is cheekily named Dabba, by his chaddi-buddy, Giddy.

Dabba, hailing from a very humble middle-class Brahmin family is a slacker, he dilly dallies with Giddy all day, much to the agony of his honest and grounded father( played by Ashish Vidyarthi) who works as a railway guard. His mother( Sonali Kulkarni) however is lenient towards him and belives that one day, he will realize his responsibilities.

Packaged as an eight-episode series, it is an vivid autobiographical account of Suspi who grew up in the small town of Simoga, meticulously re-imagined by Prakash to evoke nostalgia with its immaculate milieu and ethos.

Akin to RK Narayan's Malgudi Days, Half Pants Full Pants follows Dabba's adventures - his crazy aspirations to become a magnet king by turning coins into magnets, to regale as a Karate Champ or his tryst with the orchestra. The innocence brims with each episode and you are slowly immersed in his world.

And so does his silliness, mischief and harmless notoriety, nicely articulated and astutely performed by master Aswath Kumar. He embodies Dabba with an unmistakable charm and characteristic non-conformity to any sagely advices from his parents and elders on thrift, modesty and simplicity.

The show boasts of some pristine captures of Donigal's verdant landscapes and hills by cinematographer Ganesh and a seamless transition of one episode to another, thanks to Suresh Urs's editing.

A very calibrated performance by both Ashish Vidyarthi and Sonali Kulkarni make the show worth watching. It is a must watch for the people who grew up as kids during the 80s for the sheer flush of the vignettes of the best part of your life- Childhood.

I go with 10 stars. Streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Worst story for kid

[jdthakar · 1/10 · 24 December 2022]

Besides weak story and complete emotional disconnect.

The concept in the story is to break the "Indian" thought, increase animosity between siblings, and any thing that is non-Indian.

It contains insult of Indian deity. Ashish V. And Sonali K. Are quiet throughout the series.

The kid of pre-internet and mobile era never had courage to runaway from his house.

The school felicitates a kid just on receipt of PM letter. What idea is being communicated by this?

The ending is very very toxic which sows the seeds of poison between the siblings.

It is a shameful series with a storyline containing nothing but poison.

A memorable Series

[trbabu-17616 · 10/10 · 25 December 2022]

It was a wonderful experience watching "Half Pants Full Pants". VK Prakash has done a splendid job in making this series a memorable one. Childhood memories are always unforgettable for all and this series really helped to refresh the childhood memories. We all carry a lot of dreams and aspirations in the childhood and VKP depicted this extremely well and his craftsmanship is simply amazing. All the actors have done full justice to their roles, but Ashwanth is really a class apart. All technicians have excelled in their jobs. Congrats to VKP and all his crew members for gifting us this awesome series...!!!!!

A delightful series

[zserviceline-27758 · 10/10 · 24 December 2022]

A delightful series about nostalgia and the simplicity of small town India in the 80s. Before technology.

Very refreshing and different from most web series. The languid pace of the series makes it even more flavourful. Superb direction, performances and locales. A must watch.

I Just Finished 8 episodes of childhood, love and nostalgia... Good congratulations congratulations. It's inspiring, beautiful and we'll made. And I loved the slow pace because speed kills.

No unnecessary drama. Very natural. Real. Wish there were more episodes. Didn't want it to end. Now, waiting for Full Pants. Loved it.

Simple and elegant

[subilesh · 10/10 · 3 January 2023]

Half Pants Full pants is all about the real innocence of Indian civilization, innocent village, innocent people, innocent families, innocent childhood, simplicity, struggles and ups and downs in lives each episode is a portrait of India which now we miss under juggernaut of globalisation, urbanization, consumerism and dehumanisation. There are hundreds of very nostalgic and feel good scenes which make you thoughtful. The entire team worked so hard like the craftsmen who gave us the poetry in stone at Shimoga. One won't understand India and what unites this great country without watching this full series. Worth including in a time capsule to be retrieved after a thousand years. Highly recommended to young generation, students of rural development,art, culture, languages, religion and natural and cultural heritage of India.

A Well-Made Lighthearted Watch

[surajsuresh-44449 · 10/10 · 29 December 2022]

A simple innocent story of a young boy and his ideas/experiences in his small railway town.

Beautifully made and truly entertaining. The series has been shot really well and all of the actors have done an awesome job, especially the little boy! The show portrays innocence and all of the random things children come up with when they're young and free. The setting and the themes present are sure to bring back nostalgic moments from everyone's own youth.

It is rare to find a simple, lighthearted, easy series in today's sea of fast paced drama-oriented platforms. A really nice light-hearted series that I truly enjoyed!

CHILDHOOD DREAMS

[gayatrigauri-GGstudio · 10/10 · 19 December 2022]

The world of OTT content has become such a high octane experience, each new content a wannabe 'edgy' or "something different' vying for our attention.

Then comes along a simple tale of the ordinary. Like trains and pocket money, the value of 10 paisa coins, letters and pen pals, the Secret Seven books, annoying siblings, and the amusing influence of Bruce Lee (we are talking of real influencers who didn't need reels). "Half Pants, Full Pants" based on an autobiographical novel, can be broadly viewed as just nostalgia. But it needs to be seen for the joy of simplicity missing in the lives of the children today and the inherent and really enriching values of the ordinary, middle class parents, in the early 70s.

Watch this really simple and charming tale of growing up set in the world of remote railway stations. A child who is a dreamer ; a father who is an ordinary man--the result is V. K. Prakash's endearingly directed "Half Pants,Full Pants" on Amazon Prime.

Highly Recommended, Don't Miss It !!

[debadritaghosh-31534 · 10/10 · 30 December 2022]

Ashwanth Ashokkumar , ANAND (DABBA) was truely magical.

Ashish Vidyarthi and Sonali Kulkarni were a pleasure to watch while the adorable Dabba steals the show. A mind-blowing series of a mediocre family resides somewhere in South India.

The movie has all such elements what common people has, but it never bored me.

Brilliant series. Top notch direction and story telling. Little slow compared to regular shows but that's the beauty of this one. Can't wait for more stories like this. The stories are simple yet full of surprises and wonder. No unnecessary drama. Very natural. Real.

I personally don't want it's next season cause few things should be not be stretched no matter what once beautifully ended.

Must watch movie!

Back to Sweet Childhood days

[screenwritervinith · 10/10 · 4 January 2023]

Childhood was a thing of the past but the child refused to leave", so said Anand Suspi. It is said that "time gone cannot be retrieved". Mr Anand suspi has proved it wrong to some extent. After watching all episodes, you would be tempted to switch off your laptop/mobile/TV and go down the memory lane, you will smile and remember many similar instances of your childhood. You will remember many friends who had been long forgotten. After watching this webseries, many of your memories will start engulfing you. Definitely this webseries takes you back to many years or decades to your childhood.

It is amazing to see that screenwriters and director remembers every small incident in vivid details. Incidents narrated are not as such extraordinary, all of us might have had similar experiences.

Dabba's efforts to convert five Paise coin to magnet, driving Railway engine, making records catching mosquitoes everyday, dream to become Drum master and Father's Why? Unnecessary? Money card game and understanding time and value of money, escaping from home, making private detective gang etc etc.... All these incidents reveal carefree innocence, formation of various mental impressions on young minds and how they behave, impulses to imitate parents and teachers etc. Etc.

Definitely this Webseries is really light and fun read. It refresh your mind after a long tiring day or will serve as a fun watch on a weekend night!

Innocent. Teleports you back to the 80s and 90s

[dasansant · 9/10 · 12 November 2023]

The series is a very wonderful watch. Without any abuse, obscenity, this is one of the best series I have ever watched. Dabba, Gilli, Vishak and other friends and their notoriety. You will not know how the time passes. This series as well as the cast, Dabba reminds me of Swami from Malgudi days in DD. Say it or not, it has the same kind of setup, arrangement and location which features in Malgudi days. I suggest, the director's next season should be Gilli, Dabba following their fathers' advice to grow up successful and working in the 21st century in a competitive setup and reminiscing their childhood memories.

Simple, warm, heartfelt world

[shuba-28255 · 8/10 · 29 December 2022]

It's a simple world created in Half Pant Full Pants with sweet, heart-tugging moments. It's a world without pretence. A story of a little boy in a small town, whose father works in the Railways It is a world without cellphones and computers. The quaint railway station and little town that the story is set in, is delightful. The nicknames, the school lunchtimes...Little "Dabba" the protagonist moving to a Convent school...Trying to make a magnet out of a 10 paisa coin (had forgotten how they looked)...Commenting on how the masala dosa from the neighborhood has remained so good and unchanged in all these years... The father looking shocked when he sees a picture of Brucelee in the Puja room...Are all such simple, delightful episodes, with insightful directorial touches!

"Dabba" the little protagonist is so real! It feels like he truly belongs to that world! He takes us around in his little world )of fantasy and somehow draws us into believing it is real too!

Surely worth a watch!

[Rajprasad02963 · 10/10 · 27 December 2022]

I don't want to reveal much, but you need to watch this to make your own judgement. You're either gonna think there's a lot going on in the series and dislike it, OR you're going be very pleasantly surprised with the message. You might have your own reservations on the HOW, but will welcome the WHAT that the movie is trying to convey.

Overall, I think the story did try too hard to throw you off (and...it worked...?) but I guess I'll give it a pass. Surely worth a watch!

All actors performed nicely, Ashwanth ashokkumar, Asish Vidyarthi etc Bgm and Music are one of the best. Movie is Fantastic. Must watch.

Nostalgia that warms one's heart

[sajswarrier · 9/10 · 21 December 2022]

This was a very pleasant watch filled with nostalgia. As a 90s kid I saw many elements in play here that a present era child would miss for sure. The comfortness that comes in a close knit family, the uncertainty that one feels as a child, the carefree days spent with friends, the want to prove oneself, element and influence of supernatural, all of them are there and they collectively contribute to its familiarity. The brilliance of Ashish Vidyarthis and master Ashwanth kumars acting, combined with beautiful background scores, amazing frames and perfect screenplay is indeed commendable. It's indeed an coming of age series and a brilliant one at that!

Mind fulfilling experience

[aliyareef · 10/10 · 26 December 2022]

This story is a mind-blowing experience. This series is proof that if we do the things that make us happy without thinking too much about the consequences, we will reach our goal in the end. And well-presented, places and characters that come to mind .Dabba, Dabba's father and Giddy, Dabba's close friend, are the most captivating characters in this series. There are 8 episodes in this series. At the end of each episode we are gifted with suspense. Every episode has heart touching parts. It is also a series that shows the value of friendship and loveEven after watching, the story and each of the characters in it remain in my mind. I wish this series Half Pant Full Pant all the best to the crew and actors.

Good Narrative

[Saroj03 · 10/10 · 27 December 2022]

RATED 9/10 Superb slow pace engaging series with much needed social message...Enough twists are revealed at the regular intervals and the script keeps the viewers glue to the screen... The climax portion is ultimate and the message is most welcome...Despite its many narrative flaws, Half Pants Full Pants ends up being an impactful watch because of the social message that it carries and ultimately portrays with nuance and subtlety. Must watch..Nevertheless it is engaging throughout and no matter how hard you try to find the twist you will end up getting surprised like never before ! Ashwanth Ashokkumar acting is the backbone of the movie.