Alone

😲😲 We are in awe of the greatness of this movie!!!!!

Honestly, Alone was one of those very unassuming plots as it introduced us to Kalidasan (Mohanlal), a casual and carefree man who loved life and people; yet, the mysteries contained in his apartment enticed us to follow the journey.

The movie was filled with a number of hints found in the apartment decor, dialogues, Kalidasan's behavior, the apartment building's name, and even in Kalidasan's own name.

It's so shocking that many people gave this movie bad publicity because Alone was an outstanding work of reflection. The film creatively told us a mind-blowing story through a one-man cast, gradually fed us with relevant details to keep the momentum going, engaged us with dynamic camera movements, and wowed us with Kalidasan's super genial modus operandi.

If this is not brilliance, don't know what else we can call it!

BRAVOOOOOO.

Before digging in to the core, let's share the positive side of the movie. The location (the flat) is well lit and not a single frame is out of order. The camera angles and visualisation attempt are very well done. It's gives the very feeling like we , the viewer is in the very place throughout the movie.

Lal has done almost a good job as a single actor before the camera with just voice support of other artist to carry on. But still on few scenes the usage of strong bgm doesn't fits the scenario. And it resulted in a way like over reacting with philosophical dialogues also which adds to the mess.

Now for the plot, the movie's length is pretty high, should have wrapped it under 90 minutes before the viewers start feeling bored.

A few scenes are much like repeated and felt like it's been shown again For example the familiar Corona announcement before each phone call is practically familiar to everyone, but it's beg forced to be in frame every single time.

Not sure whether how many even fans too will watch and enjoy this movie, in the way out was meant to be enjoyed. In short it was meant to be good work, but failed in execution miserably with the just the climax to relish.

The movie should have given justice to the audience the same thrilling experience they have gifted in the last few minutes before the curtain fall. Luckily i watched in OTT than in big screen.

As a big mohanlal fan, I request him not to act in movies like monster and alone which is shot inside a flat alone for running time more than one hour. This movie was worse than monster. Going from kitchen to living room to bed room of a flat and vice versa is lagging to the core. Don't give lockdown excuses. Lockdowns are over. Normal life has returned. Such experiments of shooting with a single actor on screen and only voices of other actors won't work in Indian film industry. This movie has little resemblance to shutter island, Athiran etc . Only positive is Mohanlals acting and dialogue delivery . This movie is not even OTT worth.

Alone is a lugubrious and soporific exercise in cinematic futility that fails to elicit any semblance of interest or empathy from the viewer.

The film is also bereft of any plot, suspense, logic, or coherence, as it meanders aimlessly from one scene to another, with no discernible purpose or direction. The film is an affront to the intelligence and sensibility of the audience, who are subjected to a barrage of clichés, contrivances, and absurdities that defy all reason and plausibility.

The film is an insult to the talent and charisma of Mohanlal, who is reduced to a caricature of himself, mouthing platitudes and truisms that are neither profound nor relevant.

Director Shaji Kailas has made a good mystery/thriller movie that has only one character in "Alone". Mohanlal pulls off the one man-movie with ease and elegance. The movie has an average first half flowed by a good second half and climax. Go with low expectations and if you are a fan of the actor you may like it.

Performance wise we have Mohanlal on screen, and Manju Warrier, Prithviraj, Baiju, Siddique, and others as voice artists.

The dialogues could've been a little more sharper and that would've pulled the movie up a few notches. This is a welcome change for Lalettan in 2023. I am a fan of the actor and I felt the movie was overall a good watch.