Review: Mollywood audience have been shy when it comes to accepting horror films per se, and it’s probably why a majority of the movies in the genre comes with a dollop of humour. In his latest movie Pretham, director Ranjith Sankar packs it to the brim with fine funny moments and camaraderie between its characters, making the so-called horror elements much easier to digest.

The movie centres around three friends – Denny Kokken (Aju Varghese), Shibu Majeed (Govind Padmasoorya) and Priyalal (Sharafudheen) – who pool in their savings to run a coastal resort. The first half is dedicated to the trio’s friendship with each character comically pulling the other’s leg at every given opportunity. The happy lives though take an expected turn after two of them tries to hit on a Zumba student (Pearle Maaney). A series of eerie events occur at the resort, forcing them to approach a priest who introduces them to a mentalist named John Don Bosco (Jayasurya). The investigation on the possibility of a ghost haunting the resort takes the plot forward.