Lilli

One of the best low budget triller film ever released in india.

Eventhough the director as well as the artists were debutants,the movie really was way ahead of my expectations.

Samyuktha's performance in the movie was so criminally underrated ❤

It's a subject based on a helpless woman-woman who may be unaware of the ways of the world-maybe lost somewhere in time-keep it up

Lilli is a survival thriller that talks about the ordeal and survival of Lilli, a pregnant lady portrayed by Theevandi star Samyuktha Menon. Though the movie got released after Theevandi, Lilli was the first film she acted in. The movie opens to some drab and lifeless dialogues. But later on, Lilli owns the show as the movie gets intense. Samyuktha definitely proved her mettle in this film. The other cast members including Aaryan Krishna Menon, Kannan Nayar, Dhanesh Anand and Sajin did their parts very well. Appu N. Bhattathiri has once again proved that he is the hottest prospect in the field of editing at the moment. The background score has its own moments and is successful in making you worried.

I didnt know anything about the movie when i went to watch it except that i had watched the trailer and it had substance. But the 91 minutes in the theatre left me shocked. It weakened my knees and i wanted to cry and hit some faces at the same time. A power packed performance from some brilliant first time actors. It is not everyday that you get to watch a movie that literally sends some spills down your spine. You cannot expect more than this from a debutant director. Lilli (samyukta) the lead has given an award winning performance. It would be really unbecoming not to mention other actors who did a spectacular job especially lilli's husband, Ajith (Aaryan). I havent seen any of his other movies but after watching this one i have decided to watch his earlier ones. (i would be giving away the plot if i said more about this character) Dont miss this once in a lifetime thriller.

A pregnant woman is kidnapped. She has to find a way to escape her abductors or she and her baby will be killed.

Nothing is more fierce than a mama bear so the concept of a pregnant woman being forced to fight for her and her baby's survival isn't new. The film has some issues. This comes across as a low budget film. Some of the acting is shakey, the overall look isn't polished, the audio was off at times, there were some scenes that didn't really have a purpose and the pace was slow. However, I liked the underlying story.

The first half of the film was weird for me. There are two separate storylines being played out and it was a bit hard for me to follow. When reading subtitles, they can be presented in a broken english and I sometimes have to rewind so I can really understand what is going on. The first part was like that and was making me feel like I had missed something. I hadn't though. Most of the confusion cleared itself up in the second half. The problem was that it took too long to get to the point. It really made things seem unorganized.

Some folks have tried to make out like this is a gore-fest and super disturbing to watch but it wasn't that rough. There's some blood and no one wants to see a pregnant woman being mistreated but this was tame. The kills and effects were a little cheesy because some of them were too unrealistic.

One thing that really bothered me was all the uncomfortable sounds Lilli was making. I've got two children and while I know that every woman's birthing experience differs, the huffing and puffing was a bit overdone. She couldn't get up, move or walk just a couple of steps without huffing and puffing. I nearly gave birth in the front seat of a camaro and I made less noise and moved around better than this lady.

There's a twist to the film and who doesn't like a good twist? That's all I'll say about that.

This wasn't an amazing but I didn't think it was an awful movie. There was a decent story there that was simply poorly executed. It needed some work but even with its confusion, it held my interest.