

Pranav, who dominates through both the halves of the film, has definitely evolved as a stronger performer with Hridayam. The movie has an interesting emotional core, brought out by performances of Pranav, Darshana and others, which makes gentle tugs at the viewers' heartstrings. Yes, they start on the beaten track, but realizes halfway through that this is not what they want.

Pranav's character can be termed a perfect archetype of Malayali engineering students, who attempt to chart their own path in campus and life, after a brief initial phase of conforming to the popular trend. Hridayam tries to give a realistic, coming-of-age depiction of a Malayali's campus life in Chennai and those who have done engineering in the city might connect with it the best, thanks to the different moods, flavours and vibes of the city woven into the narrative in a hearty manner. The movie also goes on to show how Arun enters the next phase of life and handles its evolution into various stages. The friendship, love and connections go through various transformative phases, as the narrative progresses. They are crazy about each other, but not too wise to avoid the general pitfalls of campus romance. Review: At a time in which college students hardly get to experience their campus or form friendships, Hridayam offers its version of a fun campus life, and a chance for those who miss it, to reminisce about their youthful days.Īrun (Pranav Mohanlal) and Darshana ( Darshana Rajendran) fall in love soon after they join college in the first year. Life offers many twists and turns that they least expect.

And just as how things work generally in teenage, the road ahead isn't too easy for them. Story: Arun and Darshana are first-year engineering students and they fall in love soon after their college begins.
