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It isn't often you find real humans in Malayalam films. Malayalam films relentlessly distort reality into cliched spaces for the sake of humor and social compliance. It isn't unusual for a filmmaker or an actor (mostly the female lead) to be under serious flak and abuse for showing on screen the slightest of deviation from the cinematic conditioning mainstream filmmakers has imposed upon the viewers for decades. Agree that this is a constant feedback loop between films and the traditionalist Kerala society. A Sunday however is a real contrast to everything I wrote above. It was indeed overwhelmingly refreshing to find some real humans in a Malayalam film. Human beings can be flawed, vulnerable and insecure and they are constantly exploited by oppressor class using the chances bestowed to them by an underlying social repression. A reference is the voyeuristic man at the beach who demand money from the couple by making use of their vulnerability. Another feature of the film is not being judgmental; look at the sane behavior of the man/husband for instance, who came out of the garden to have a drink and exhibit some great integrity. It also infers the fact the drinks and cigarettes are mere consumables that neither deserved to be celebrated nor scorned. This is something Shyamaprasad, the director has often done in the past too with Hey Jude, English etc. To conclude, it was such a great film and I am content to have watched a good Malayalam film.