Nivin Pauly returns in light-hearted romance ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’
Actor Nivin Pauly discusses his return to light-hearted romance in the upcoming Malayalam film 'Bethlehem Kudumba Unit'. He highlights the film's female-centric perspective and the relatability of his character, Justin.
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The trailers of Bethlehem Kudumba Unit show glimpses of the Nivin Pauly of the older films, the lighter ones, the most obvious one being Ohm Shanti Oshaana . That smile is still impish, though he is older. If Malayalam cinema were to have a sweetheart who is a man, at the time, it would have been Nivin. He still is, if the response to the film’s promotion at a city college is anything to go by. Like Nazariya Nazim, after OSO .
“Now that you mention it, yes, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has an OSO vibe,” says the actor, over the phone. The similarity is that both are age gap love stories, a romance between an older man Nivin as Justin and a younger woman, Ashley played by Mamitha Baiju.
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