Aavesham follows the story of three engineering students who befriend a local gangster in order to extract revenge from a bunch of seniors who happen to beat them up. But their decision comes with a set of challenges that they did not envision! The story here is zany and goes absolutely bonkers with its comedy that definitely makes for a hilarious watch. In fact, this is as close you would get to a ‘mass’ kind of cinema from the Malayalam Film Industry wherein the genre itself is used like a parody of sorts that results in several enjoyable moments along the way. The vibe and zaniness reminded me of the Malayalam film RDX from last year which was mounted on the similar kind of crazy emotions. This makes me want to believe that it may well be the revival of the action-comedy genre which has been on the backburner for a while now. The screenplay standing at a whopping length of close to 160 minutes is entertaining, hilarious and zany to the core that accounts for an enjoyable ride without any hiccups along the way. And it is the off-twang sense of humour that shines throughout the narrative! 

The drama opens with the introduction(and literally re-introduction) flashing on the screen wherein you are acquainted with the three protagonists who visit Bangalore for completing their degree in Engineering. There is something about the city of Bangalore that attracts Jithu given that his previous film Romancham was also set in the same city(apart from being based on a partial true incident). Here, like any other Engineering College hostel, you see the bunch of students resorting to smoking and drinking apart from running into the seniors who hold a position of power in the college setup. This very conflict is elaborated owing to the overconfidence of the three protagonists who decide to take them on, only to be whipped and battered by the opposite ‘gang’ even as they aspire to form a gang of their own. And so, they decide to take professional help by trying to befriend some gangsters from the city at a local bar, until they stumble upon Ranga, a looney but overtly friendly gangster who takes a liking to them. But seldom do the boys know that this decision of theirs may turn up to be life threatening to them. 

The proceedings are engaging and hilarious particularly because the writers get the vibe of the drama spot on! All seems to be hunky-dorey for the boys to begin with, almost indulging in the stories told about Ranga(which they don’t really tend to believe) while wishing to be an eye-witness to some of his fights, either with arms or otherwise. In between, the viewers are acquainted with a little backstory of Ranga involving his mother that plays upon a dual set of emotions wonderfully well. It is a touch emotional while being laced with a lot of humour that makes for a hilarious watch. What is even more hilarious is eccentricity that Ranga and his trope of men bring to the table. This culminates into a hilarious interval block that absolutely hits home with its humour amidst the shift in power towards the boys in the engineering college arena. 

The second hour marks a set of realisation on the part of the boys on what they have gotten themselves into including a college placement in the gang of Ranga😂😂😂. A little subplot involving the tussle of Ranga with another gangster who was once his guru, epitomizes the zaniness in the drama to the core! The mood of the drama briefly becomes a tad serious(and why won’t it be given the seriousness of the situation) and that adds a slightly different flavour in the drama. But in between, there are high doses of humour including the birthday bash of Ranga coupled with the game of dumb charades that makes for such a hilarious watch, something that made me shed a tear with laughter. And this is the prowess of the writing that doesn’t deviate from its core vibe including the final climax act that oscillates between being serious and funny with the KGF theme absolutely hitting home at the end in such a funny manner. All of it sums up the screenplay which is zany amd goes absolutely bonkers with its theme.