aamilsyed

The movie only teaches you one thing - you're going to hell anyway so might as well enjoy your life on earth lol. The concept of good vs bad in religion is so ridiculous, I can't even! There's a boy who's going to end up getting his tongue severed for the rest of time just because he spoke a victimless lie. Religion is whack! The gore was good, but the story was really poor. Acting was worse. Father character was more like a jail superintendent and mother his silent accomplice. I think they should be sent to hell for abusing their kids (literally physically abusing them). This is a propaganda film for people to be 'good' as per the religion. But I think it works the other way. I would forsake a religion that had such unjust punishment waiting for me, just because I wanted to enjoy my life.

The movie is carried on the broad shoulders of all relatively unknown actors who have played an amazing role. Each one of them is instrumental to the story and has played their role to the T. The mother and father were especially good. The father portrayed the helplessness of being stuck in a situation really well. The mother on the other hand is a passive aggressive being who wants to do right by her family but is drowned in the woes of her life and can't do anything. The kids too played their roles really well and especially the teenaged daughter was a perfect fit for the role.

The fact is that the acting was so good and crispy that the incredible locales of Uttarakhand just remained as a backdrop for the movie and you hardly end up even noticing them. This is a testament to how well the actors portrayed the characters.

Movie starts off well with excellent acting by Asif and others.. however, the second half of the movie is a bit of a let down and feels rushed and written quite poorly.

The background score and cinematography is top notch as usual for Malyalam movies. It captures the mood quite well, something similar to Drishyam. I love how they captured the small town Kerala feel.

The first half of the movie is really quite well made, but the second half it felt like the writer was just trying to finish the script. I would've gone for a higher rating of they had just stuck to the story of the first half instead of making it a mystery thriller.