Dileesh Pothan is going to stay for centuries on. Both his movies ("Maheshinte Prathikaram" and "Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum" are textbook material - both from a cinema-making standpoint and from a pure viewership standpoint. I have watched "Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum.." three times now and intend to watch it many more times.
Fahadh is a gem. His performance as the thief is out of this world. He just created another human being from himself out of his work.
The spirit of the protagonist is outstanding. His "never say die" attitude is inspiring. One of the main reasons I have been wanting to watch the movie over and over is to have that spirit brush over on to me.
Some of the calls he takes are sharp and insightful. He does not give up on his stance even as the doctor is speaking to him about his xray scan. But he decides to give in to the husband after the chase. He knows that that decision would entail excruciating pain from the hands of the police he has frustrated, but he takes that call out of love for his fellow human being. Not just the pain, most likely imprisonment as well.
The movie has been able to present Prasad(the thief) to the people. Due to the nature of who a thief is, it is unlikely that you would know what a thief is like personally. Dileesh Pothen has painted a very realistic version of the thief who Fahad just became.
Through Fahad, Dileesh communicates so many life insights. In the scene where an early teens' kid is shown eating voraciously, when the police officers make fun of the kid, Fahad says "Do not mock him sir - at this age, hunger is on the higher side" implying that he has had to suffer a lot of hunger at this age and that is what finally led him to become a thief.
He understands the entire system. He knows what the police is going through. He understands what the couple is going through. He understands what he is going through. And he takes all these into consideration and makes his choices. And his "never lose hope" mindset guides him into a plan to have a happy ending for everyone in the movie - the police, the couple, and himself. The heart element of all this makes all this feel almost ethereal.
Of course, it is the script that is the real hero and not the protagonist. So much of greatness without the artificiality of heroism.
Suraj Venjaramoodu and Nimisha have played their roles really well as well. Nimisha is definitely the best actress in malayalam currently. Amazing performances over and over. The movie communicates a lot more viewpoints as well through the husband-wife relationships, the realities of police life. Fahadh's makeover and his character is what I have taken in. Dileesh is seriously amazing to have been able to create such an engaging movie which is at the same time realistic at every point in the movie. Reality is boring and movies are exciting with the glamour and stunts etc. That paradigm has not been leveraged at all. Every single shot in the movie is completely honest and realistic and yet so very engaging - not one dull moment all through the movie.
Bijibal's music, Rajeev Ravi's cinematography, Shyam Pushkar as creative director, Dileesh Pothen's direction, Fahad's performance, Nimisha's performance, Suraj's performance, everyday insights that the movie offers - Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is a must watch!
Fahadh is a gem. His performance as the thief is out of this world. He just created another human being from himself out of his work.
The spirit of the protagonist is outstanding. His "never say die" attitude is inspiring. One of the main reasons I have been wanting to watch the movie over and over is to have that spirit brush over on to me.
Some of the calls he takes are sharp and insightful. He does not give up on his stance even as the doctor is speaking to him about his xray scan. But he decides to give in to the husband after the chase. He knows that that decision would entail excruciating pain from the hands of the police he has frustrated, but he takes that call out of love for his fellow human being. Not just the pain, most likely imprisonment as well.
The movie has been able to present Prasad(the thief) to the people. Due to the nature of who a thief is, it is unlikely that you would know what a thief is like personally. Dileesh Pothen has painted a very realistic version of the thief who Fahad just became.
Through Fahad, Dileesh communicates so many life insights. In the scene where an early teens' kid is shown eating voraciously, when the police officers make fun of the kid, Fahad says "Do not mock him sir - at this age, hunger is on the higher side" implying that he has had to suffer a lot of hunger at this age and that is what finally led him to become a thief.
He understands the entire system. He knows what the police is going through. He understands what the couple is going through. He understands what he is going through. And he takes all these into consideration and makes his choices. And his "never lose hope" mindset guides him into a plan to have a happy ending for everyone in the movie - the police, the couple, and himself. The heart element of all this makes all this feel almost ethereal.
Of course, it is the script that is the real hero and not the protagonist. So much of greatness without the artificiality of heroism.
Suraj Venjaramoodu and Nimisha have played their roles really well as well. Nimisha is definitely the best actress in malayalam currently. Amazing performances over and over. The movie communicates a lot more viewpoints as well through the husband-wife relationships, the realities of police life. Fahadh's makeover and his character is what I have taken in. Dileesh is seriously amazing to have been able to create such an engaging movie which is at the same time realistic at every point in the movie. Reality is boring and movies are exciting with the glamour and stunts etc. That paradigm has not been leveraged at all. Every single shot in the movie is completely honest and realistic and yet so very engaging - not one dull moment all through the movie.
Bijibal's music, Rajeev Ravi's cinematography, Shyam Pushkar as creative director, Dileesh Pothen's direction, Fahad's performance, Nimisha's performance, Suraj's performance, everyday insights that the movie offers - Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is a must watch!
