Director: Sudhi Maddison
A stray dog named Neymar wanders into two friends' lives and refuses to leave — and neither do the complications that follow.
What is Neymar about?
Kunjava and his buddy Sinto are content with their small-town routine until a scruffy, affectionate mutt attaches itself to them and earns the name Neymar. What starts as an easy decision to keep the animal quickly spirals: neighbors object, family tempers flare, and old rivalries resurface as the two friends scramble to protect their new companion. The Malayalam comedy leans on broad, good-natured humor and a cast of eccentric small-town characters rather than plot twists, following the pair through a string of misadventures that test their friendship as much as their patience. Director Sudhi Maddison keeps the tone light throughout, using the dog as a catalyst for reconciliation, mild chaos, and a few genuinely tender moments between the leads and their families.
Cast & crew
Mathew Thomas and Naslen Gafoor headline as Kunjava and Sinto, playing off each other with an easy chemistry that carries much of the film's comedy. Amala Rose, Vijayaraghavan, Shammi Thilakan, Johny Antony, Gowri Krishna, and Keerthana Sreekumar round out a supporting ensemble of local townsfolk whose reactions to the dog fuel most of the story's running jokes.
Context & significance
Released in 2023, Neymar belongs to a wave of Malayalam family comedies that favor gentle, character-driven humor over spectacle, often built around an unlikely animal companion or household disruption. The film's 160-minute runtime is on the longer side for the genre, giving its ensemble room to build out the town's web of relationships before the central conflict resolves. Much of that extra runtime goes toward the surrounding families and neighbors, whose overlapping grudges and reconciliations give the comedy a lived-in, community feel rather than a tight two-hander built solely around the dog.
Where & how to watch
Neymar streams on K-Time with Farsi dubbing, part of a Persian-language library built for the Iranian diaspora. Reading the page and browsing the catalog is free; watching the film requires logging into a K-Time account first, and the interface itself is fully in Farsi for a smoother viewing experience.