# Ithiri Neram
**Ithiri Neram** (*Ithiri Neram*, Malayalam: ഇത്തിരി നേരം, "A Little While") is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama directed by Prasanth Vijay, starring [Roshan Mathew](https://www.edgepedia.org/roshan-mathew) and Zarin Shihab as former college sweethearts who reconnect over a single night in [Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.edgepedia.org/thiruvananthapuram).[1](https://cbfc.watch/film/ithiri-neram-2025) • [2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/27/malayalamnews2025oct27roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-starrer-ithiri-neram-gets-a-release-date) It was released in theaters on 7 November 2025 and carries the tagline "First love gets a second chance."[3](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/ktty/ithiri-neram/ET00467419) • [2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/27/malayalamnews2025oct27roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-starrer-ithiri-neram-gets-a-release-date)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / writer | Prasanth Vijay; screenplay by Vishak Shakti[1](https://cbfc.watch/film/ithiri-neram-2025) • [2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/27/malayalamnews2025oct27roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-starrer-ithiri-neram-gets-a-release-date) |
| Leads | Roshan Mathew as Anish Thomas; Zarin Shihab as Anjana S Kumar[3](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/ktty/ithiri-neram/ET00467419) |
| Release | 7 November 2025 (theatrical, India); 31 December 2025 on Sun NXT[3](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/ktty/ithiri-neram/ET00467419) • [4](https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/ithiri-neram/ott.html) |
| Runtime / certificate | 137 minutes; UA 16+ from the CBFC, certified 22 October 2025[3](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/ktty/ithiri-neram/ET00467419) • [1](https://cbfc.watch/film/ithiri-neram-2025) |
| Production | Mankind Cinemas, Einstin Media, and Symmetry Cinemas; presented by Jeo Baby[1](https://cbfc.watch/film/ithiri-neram-2025) • [2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/27/malayalamnews2025oct27roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-starrer-ithiri-neram-gets-a-release-date) |
| Music / technical crew | Music and lyrics by Basil C J; cinematography by Rakesh Dharan; editing by Francies Louis[5](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/10/09/ithiri-neram-movie-first-look.amp.html) |
| Audience ratings | IMDb 6.2/10; BookMyShow 8.6/10 from more than 860 votes[6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/ithiri-neram) • [3](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/ktty/ithiri-neram/ET00467419) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and setting
The film is set over the course of one day and night in Thiruvananthapuram, with part of the story unfolding during a road trip toward [Kanyakumari](https://www.edgepedia.org/kanyakumari).[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/27/malayalamnews2025oct27roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-starrer-ithiri-neram-gets-a-release-date) • [7](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/28837/ithiri-neram/12213/review/) Anish, a television journalist and chat-show host whose program is titled Ithiri Neram, is married to Geethu (Athulya Sreeni) and is preparing for his daughter's baptism the next day. On his way to a drinking party with two friends, Rajan (Nandhu) and Chanchal (Anand Manmadhan), he receives a call from Anjana, his college girlfriend, who is in the city for a day before leaving for postdoctoral research in the United States.[8](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/ithiri-neram-review-prasanth-vijay-second-chances-roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-2815327-2025-11-07) • [9](https://saathee.com/film-review-ithiri-neram/) • [7](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/28837/ithiri-neram/12213/review/)
The two meet years after a bitter breakup, and their conversation extends over drinks into a long night in which they revisit why the relationship failed, whether they missed each other, and whether closure is possible.[8](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/ithiri-neram-review-prasanth-vijay-second-chances-roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-2815327-2025-11-07) Reviews note that the film reconstructs the couple's shared past entirely through present-day conversation rather than flashbacks, and that an unexpected incident midway changes the course of the night.[9](https://saathee.com/film-review-ithiri-neram/) • [10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ithiri-neram-movie-review-roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-shine-in-malayalam-cinemas-96-10350955/) The title translates as "a little while," referring to the brief window the two characters give themselves.[11](https://www.ottplay.com/news/ithiri-neram-streaming-on-2-platforms-where-and-why-to-watch-this-malayalam-movie-online/628de04b1a514)
## Production
The first-look poster was released on 8 October 2025, and the makers announced the 7 November theatrical date in late October.[5](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/10/09/ithiri-neram-movie-first-look.amp.html) • [2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/27/malayalamnews2025oct27roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-starrer-ithiri-neram-gets-a-release-date) The film was produced by Jomon Jacob, Dijo Augustine, Einstin Zac Paul, Vishnu Rajan, and Sajin S Raj under the banners Mankind Cinemas, Einstin Media, and Symmetry Cinemas, with filmmaker Jeo Baby presenting.[5](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/10/09/ithiri-neram-movie-first-look.amp.html)
**Director.** Prasanth Vijay had previously helmed the independently produced features *Athisayangalude Venal* and *Daayam*.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/27/malayalamnews2025oct27roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-starrer-ithiri-neram-gets-a-release-date) The supporting cast includes Nandu, Anand Manmadhan, Jeo Baby, Kannan Nayar, Krishnan Balakrishnan, Athulya Sreeni, and Saritha Nair, among others.[5](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/10/09/ithiri-neram-movie-first-look.amp.html)
## Certification
The [Central Board of Film Certification](https://www.edgepedia.org/central-board-of-film-certification) issued the UA 16+ certificate on 22 October 2025, signed by Regional Officer Nadeem Thufail T in Thiruvananthapuram. The record lists a single modification: the anti-tobacco health spot shown soon after the interval was replaced with a new one, a change lasting one minute.[1](https://cbfc.watch/film/ithiri-neram-2025)
## Reception and streaming
Critics received the film as a talk-heavy, conversational drama carried by its lead performances. India Today called it "a mature, nuanced take on love, loss and second chances" with strong work from Mathew and Shihab;[8](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/ithiri-neram-review-prasanth-vijay-second-chances-roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-2815327-2025-11-07) The Indian Express compared its premise to the Tamil film *'96* (2018) but noted that Anish and Anjana are written as flawed and imperfect rather than idealized figures;[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ithiri-neram-movie-review-roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-shine-in-malayalam-cinemas-96-10350955/) and Cinema Express praised the dialogue and the leads' chemistry while finding the film's stretched detour cost it some momentum.[12](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/malayalam/review/2025/Nov/07/ithiri-neram-movie-review-an-imperfect-yet-sincere-look-at-love-that-never-truly-left) Reviewers also highlighted the film's use of Thiruvananthapuram and its distinct local dialect, a setting the Malayalam industry rarely centers.[11](https://www.ottplay.com/news/ithiri-neram-streaming-on-2-platforms-where-and-why-to-watch-this-malayalam-movie-online/628de04b1a514)
**Streaming.** The film debuted digitally on Sun NXT on 31 December 2025, about eight weeks after its theatrical release, and later became available on Prime Video as well.[4](https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/ithiri-neram/ott.html) • [6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/ithiri-neram) Ottplay described it as having gone mostly unnoticed during its theatrical run despite its performances.[11](https://www.ottplay.com/news/ithiri-neram-streaming-on-2-platforms-where-and-why-to-watch-this-malayalam-movie-online/628de04b1a514)
## References
1. [ITHIRI NERAM, CBFC Watch](https://cbfc.watch/film/ithiri-neram-2025)
2. [Roshan Mathew-Zarin Shihab starrer Ithiri Neram gets a release date, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/27/malayalamnews2025oct27roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-starrer-ithiri-neram-gets-a-release-date)
3. [Ithiri Neram (2025), BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/ktty/ithiri-neram/ET00467419)
4. [Ithiri Neram OTT Release, FilmiBeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/ithiri-neram/ott.html)
5. [First look of Roshan Mathew–Zarin Shihab starrer 'Ithiri Neram' out now, Onmanorama](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/10/09/ithiri-neram-movie-first-look.amp.html)
6. [Ithiri Neram streaming: where to watch online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/ithiri-neram)
7. [Ithiri Neram Review: A Soulful Ode to Lost Love, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/28837/ithiri-neram/12213/review/)
8. [Ithiri Neram review: A mature, nuanced take on love, loss and second chances, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/ithiri-neram-review-prasanth-vijay-second-chances-roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-2815327-2025-11-07)
9. [Film Review – Ithiri Neram, Saathee Magazine](https://saathee.com/film-review-ithiri-neram/)
10. [Ithiri Neram movie review, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ithiri-neram-movie-review-roshan-mathew-zarin-shihab-shine-in-malayalam-cinemas-96-10350955/)
11. [Ithiri Neram streaming on 2 platforms, Ottplay](https://www.ottplay.com/news/ithiri-neram-streaming-on-2-platforms-where-and-why-to-watch-this-malayalam-movie-online/628de04b1a514)
12. [Ithiri Neram Movie Review, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/malayalam/review/2025/Nov/07/ithiri-neram-movie-review-an-imperfect-yet-sincere-look-at-love-that-never-truly-left)
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