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Filmi Score
Very good
7 reviews
75
What the critics say
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Critics praise its naturalistic, detail-rich capture of a college arts festival with strong ensemble performances, but many find it plotless and fault a message-heavy, unconvincing climax.
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Summary
Poomaram (2018, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 75 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Vi Movies and TV in India.
The film is based on the Mahatma Gandhi University Youth Festival which takes place every year, where different colleges under the university participate for winning the champion trophy.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed and written by Abrid Shine · music Faisal Razi & Gireesh Kuttan & Gopi Sundar & Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath
Abrid ShineDirector · Writer
Faisal RaziMusic
Gireesh KuttanMusic
Gopi SundarMusic
Perumbavoor G. RaveendranathMusic
GnaanamCinematography
K R MidhunEditing
Kalidas JayaramLead
Neeta Pillai
Architha Anish
Joju George
Jayaraman Siva Menon
Rohini Nair
Sarvasri
Shikha Prabhakar
Ismath P I
Meera Jasmine
Kunchacko Boban
V. Suresh Thampanoor
Full crew
Production designJyothish Shankar
CostumeKumar Edappal
LyricsArakkal Nandakumar · B. K. Hari Narayanan
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Summary
The film is based on the Mahatma Gandhi University Youth Festival which takes place every year, where different colleges under the university participate for winning the champion trophy.
Poomaram (2018, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 75 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Vi Movies and TV in India.
Where to watch
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What the critics said
7 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 7 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
'Poomaram' review: a poetic bloom in Malayalam Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 85
70
Anna MM Vetticad · 18 Mar 2018
The critic finds Poomaram a delightfully experimental, unconventional college drama with strong casting and social commentary, but faults… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Navmi Krishna · 18 Mar 2018
Krishna praises Shine's authentic capture of a college youth festival, the ensemble's naturalism and Kalidas's restrained lead turn, but faults… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
Priyanka Sundar · 16 Mar 2018
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 76
60
This Malayalam-language review reads as a broadly appreciative take on Poomaram, praising its performances and photography for authentically… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
75
Sowmya Rajendran · 16 Mar 2018
Rajendran finds Poomaram a nice, nostalgic mosaic of festival moments that stays reasonably entertaining despite a plotless structure, but objects… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Deepa Soman · 15 Mar 2018
Poomaram Review {3/5}: The movie rides on the strength of a handful of playful moments from the campus and if that wouldn’t trouble you as a viewer, the movie merits your time Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 65
60
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 7 readings; 3 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Poomaram: quick answers
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Where can I watch Poomaram?
Poomaram is streaming on OTT: Vi Movies and TV (India) and JioHotstar (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Poomaram?
Poomaram has a Filmi Score of 75 (Very good), the mean of 7 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 65 (Times of India) to 85 (Onmanorama). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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