Firstly, I stopped watching Malayalam movies ever since Priyadarshan stopped making movies ages ago, simply cos I've never seen the art, brilliance and execution of movies such as Kilukkam, Midhunam, Vandanam, Akkare Akkare Akkare, Nadodikaattu etc.., among the many made by Priyadarshan. I was thoroughly disappointed as when his movies stopped, the Malayalam movie industry started making poor movies, not even worthy of a free watch, let alone paying for it. When Oppam came out, I only checked who directed the movie and on knowing that it was directed by Priyadarshan, decided to watch it at any cost. As usual, it never disappointed me, NOT A SINGLE BIT. If you're an avid follower of his movies, you would know that the music he chooses in his movies, the background score, the locations, the story, camera work etc.., will remain in your heart, mind and thoughts forever. This movie does just that again; great story, thrilling, great camera work, and brilliant music and as usual, directed impeccably well! Mohanlal and the remaining crew performed brilliantly too. Samuthirakani performed like he lived every moment. I sure do hope that we see more movies of Priyadarshan before he decides to retire cos I'm not convinced to watch anything made by others, considering the standards these days.
