When half pair of slipper makes a wholesome entertainer

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Shabby erratic and talkative Parthiban (playing Masi) manages to keep us glued to the screen for 100 mins with just him in a 10 by 10 room with a few voices in background. I fooled myself into thinking the movie would be a psychological thriller from the trailer but it come out to be one unassuming murder mystery. But he doesn’t bring in unrealistic situations to do that, instead just portrays the struggle of common man stuck in a low income household. Even his characters are run of the mill – whether it’s the cops with different faces, the psychologist who understands him, or even his child Mahesh who he keeps bringing up, the characters are not far from reality. Merit goes to the background score by Sathya and Resul Pookutty’s sound mixing for making us visualise the characters just hearing them and get dipped in storyline; making every situation and time of day heard.

You can’t miss the cinematography standing out – especially in the perspective shots of the unseen faces and the scene where Masi is seen through his glasses. Well you can’t have Parthiban with his quips, but he keeps them minimal to not take our mood away. You have to also admire that he makes no political dig even though he could have gone away with a few and handles the audience as adults not reorienting us with details every time a knot is revealed(which every other movie does these days). Parthiban thoroughly stands out in this one person act as a director, scriptwriter and actor, in watch is a must watch of the year.