Popular director Jeethu Joseph was all praises for the new director Abrid Shine. Jeethu was bowled over by the debutant director's super hit film 1983. Jeethu has mentioned that the film has brought back all his older memories associated with cricket. Jeethu also mentioned that 1983 is the best film in Nivin Pauly's career. 1983 is the first Malayalam movie based on cricket. Nikki Galrani is the leading lady in the film. Jacob Gregory and Saiju Kurup were seen in vital roles!