Unbelievable is the first word comes to my mind for what is achieved through this masterpiece. I am a non Malayali or Tamil speaking person and watched it in hindi. I loved the way the director unfolds this perfect movie.
This has an Oscar deserving Direction and sound design at the display. Something that you might have never experienced even if you are a Hitchcock or Kurosawa fan.
The metaphor of sleep as rebirth is apt. The acting is nearly perfect and the chaos is masterful. Its a drama par excellence reaching to the level of meditative experience.
Story: 9/10
The layered story with perfect execution. One star deducted for relying on the background sounds for understanding the context.
Screenplay: 10/10
It's as perfect as it is humanly possible.
Direction: 10/10
This is the first movie I watched from this masterful director and I am going to watch all of his work.
Sound: 10/10
So much to take in, the use of TV sounds and movie's context for an North indian is a great initiation to malyali and tamil cinema.
Art Direction:10/10
It's perfect, perfect and perfect.
Acting: 10/10.
Mammotty achieved something unimaginable for all other great actor of our time. At the age of 70 years this is art at its best. He deserves all accolades.
Do yourself a favor and watch this masterpiece and you will forget that bollywood garbage forever.
