Husbands in Goa

<p>Four husbands Govind, Jerry, Arjun and Sunny are on a trip to Goa to take a break from their messy married lives with their dominating wives Teena, Abhirami, Veena and Aanie. During the trip, they meet a husband Sunny who is on the verge of a divorce, which becomes a turning point in their lives. Their vacation in Goa, how they hook up with three young ladies and how their wives come to know about it, forms the rest of the movie. Actor Innocent reprises his role as Nadar (TTE) from the 1990 movie . Events of the movie are briefly referenced. The song “Pichakappoonkaavukal” from the movie is also reused. Even before the release of his fourth directorial venture , director mentioned that he was going to direct his next project very soon: . He also revealed that it would be produced by the famous production company . The film was known to be the sequel of but the director said himself this is not a sequel but a similar fun-filled film. It had been announced that the film will be produced by UTV Motion Pictures because the production company wanted to expand and produce a second well made film in Malayalam after . The director had announced that , and will be the official confirmed cast. was originally chosen to play role, but couldn’t because of a date-clash. Also , and were announced to be part of the cast, but could not do so because of a date-clash. Then they had later decided to cast , , and Praveena to play the wives. Newcomers, Leena Maria and Sarayu were chosen to play the girls that distract the husbands. The movie opened to positive and mixed response from both critics and audiences.<br /> Theatre Balcony gave an overall rating of 66% and praised the comedy scenes and the performances while disliking the not so engaging story and script. Metromatinee gave a positive review and said ” If you are one of those who watch mimicry and comedy shows on TV, this movie will help you relive those moments that you spent in front of TV.” rated 3 stars out of 5. But added that “The film evokes hilarity, but the humour fails to generate the rip-roaring laugh one associates with a comedy.” Kerala Films welcomed the movie giving 2.5 stars out of 5 and said “Husbands in Goa really deserves a one time watch, especially for the exceptional lead performances, great comedy scenes, racy direction, and the song ‘Pichakal poomkavukal’.” Critics have noted actor ‘s performance to be the best, also stating he is the show stealer in the film because of him having perfect comic timing and getting many positive replies from audiences.<br /> However, the film also got some negative reviews from the critics. gave a negative review and gave 2 stars out of 5 and added “You need real skills to find humour in . Go for this one, if you are ready to take such pains.” Paresh C Palicha of said that ” is a typical ‘husbands escaping from their wives’ attempt at comedy which elicits a few laughs”. The film collected 10,135 from UK box office. The soundtrack features four songs composed by with lyrics by and . The songs had nothing much to offer but the remake song “Pichaka Poonkavukal” that was a part of Joshiy’s , rocked the charts.</p>