After a highly successful 2011, Jayaram is back with another family drama titled ‘Njanum Ente Familyum’. The cast includes Mamta, Manoj K Jayan, Mythili and Jagathy Sreekumar. The film has been directed by K K Rajeev who is a well-known name in Malayali households due to his eyeball grabbing serials,  that have kept the audiences glued to the TV sets. The evergreen genre of family dramas has worked in Malluwood and Jayaram has always been a favourite among family audiences. Njanum Ente Familyum is yet another film from that genre.

The film narrates the tale of a highly talented and successful cardiologist Dr. Dinan (Jayaram) who sacrifices his holidays for the sake of his patients. But no worries on his domestic life because he has a very understanding wife Priya (Mamta).

Dr. Moorthy (Jagathy), who shares a strong rapport with Dinan, is a well-known psychiatrist based in Chennai who seeks Dinan’s help in most emergency cases. One day, Dr. Murthy asks Dinan for help in a complicated case. The patient is Scotch Johnachan (Manoj K Jayan), a young man who has survived a major heart attack and two strokes. As always, Dinan readily takes up the case until he sees John’s wife Sophie (Mythili). And then start the complications and flashbacks very much reminiscent of the TV serial genre.

The movie starts of at a decent pace but thereafter loses steam. K K Rajeev who is known for his intense and gripping serials does not succeed in his narration here. He appears to be still stuck in the cocoon of serials and the effect is visible in most of the scenes that are dragging. The script is half-baked and as a result, it tells on the performances. The theme is something viewers have seen many times before and the dull presentation spoils things further. Music is decent but nothing note-worthy. The cinematography is lacklustre and the serial touch is felt.