Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi

I watched this movie after seeing some scenes on Facebook. The movie's production quality is impressive. I believe that if it had been released in theaters, it could have performed even better, possibly as an above-average movie. The plot is very engaging, and the storytelling is excellent. The performances by all the actors were outstanding. I'm not sure why this film didn't perform well on OTT platforms.

However, the climax of the movie was disappointing. It felt incomplete and unrealistic. The transition from a horror genre to a crime thriller was a fresh and interesting idea, but the execution fell short. The movie's length was excessive, making it difficult for the audience to stay engaged. I believe that with a more realistic climax, it could have been a decent hit.

The movie is definitely worth a watch for its efficient creation of the horror-thriller atmosphere. The team requires applause for choosing the best location that's familiar to people who have visited the interiors of the state, but at the same time doesn't go overboard with gimmicks. Casting is another plus with audience not distracted with any "big" names from the industry. Theme has been given the top priority throughout. If it was trimmed by 15-20 mins, it would have been an even more engaging crisp and taut thriller. Good job by an understated team in the end.

A mystery-horror-thriller-revenge story. Keeps you thrilled to the very end. Everyone has done a good job. Saniya Iyyappan has improved a lot. Would have been better to watch it in theatres.

"Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi" is an unconventional revenge film masquerading in a horror genre and told from the perspective of a third person, the protagonist.

Starting on a high note, the film does pump in curiosity and mystery for the initial half and hour, which later turns into lag with poor quality dialogue presentation and unnatural acting that haunts the new era of malayalam actors which here, takes a toll on the story telling especially given that this film is entirely dependant on only 2 characters.

Film makers did succeed in building up tension and mystery but failed miserably in keeping the thrill throughout the film. In attempt to create confusion with weird camera angles and rapid cuts, they lost the element of continuity and orientation. The film lacks even a proper establishing shot that would ve given an idea of location.

Music is just average. Cinematography varies between bad and above average. Nothing to be remembered.

Film makers and actors should stay away from 'slowly turning backwards shot' which has become a curse for crime/horror films in since a decade.

Vijilesh, the usual 'creep' who got his first ever on-screen lip kiss stared at the camera while doing so, making it very awkward and unconvincing. Vishnu was just average, definitely not his best. Saniya was very convincing yet unwanted screams at places seemed misplaced.

The huge expectations fall flat with final half an hour where the film struggles to move forward although the story is still left to be told.

Good story arcs and poor story telling is still an ongoing curse. A good director could've easily made this an engaging thriller.

Best decision, the film makers took was to keep the runtime around 1.5hrs although it becomes boring after an hour.

Verdict- One time watch.

Director attempted to create a fantasy feel for the Malayalam audience. And in the first half he somewhat achieved that as well. Started very well, with awesome sound effects, cinematography and dark moments. But lost the grip somewhere in the middle and ended drastically bad. Also the title of the movie and story make no sense.