Samyuktha Menon's eponymous character as a pregnant woman is the mainstay of this shoddily written and casually directed thriller. Lilli faces the question of how she could get rid of the clutches of a three-member gang. Since the answer for her survival is so unconvincing and bland, 'Lilli' turns out to be a damp squib thriller.
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'Chalakkudikkaran Changathi' is a loosely crafted package inspired by the life of an amazingly talented artiste, the late Kalabhavan Mani. It generates the emotion at the fag-end only after you were made to witness a scattered and soulless drama.
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A couple realises that their ultimate privacy is at stake due to the intrusion of a group of unruly youngsters. The subject is relevant, the way the solution has been ironed out in 'Varathan' is rather cinematic and it only suits best to director Amal Neerad's technical finesse.
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Highlighting the frivolous tiffs in marital life, 'Mangalyam Thanthunanena' tells a run-of-the-mill and old-fashioned tale of a couple. The crude problems of the hero appear as fillers to compensate for the effect of conflict.
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'Padayottam' is a finely crafted hilarious ride of a group of goons and their follies. It's delightful to watch the evolvement of a comic entertainer from a slender tale with the aid of a refreshing treatment.
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'Oru Kuttanadan Blog, which is writer Sethu's directorial debut, is a feeble and soulless drama set in a rustic milieu. Disappointingly, the flabby plot wears a pretty ordinary look amidst appealing visuals and neat music.
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'Ranam' is a decent action drama with strong technical qualities. The visual brilliances give the movie a new layer of embellishment covering up an uneventful gang war story. It is inconsistent in parts, but the craft and the premise hold it with good performances from the lead actors Prithviraj and Rahman.
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'Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar' is a charmless and unpleasant film that tells the life of apartment dwellers in a city. The content is stuffed with unfunny jokes and it leaves a truly nasty taste.
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Though 'Neeli' seemingly opts for a route that has not been taken so far, the lacklustre tale and further incidents affect it as letdown factors. The horror milieu that has been blended in the mediocre tale is neither pretty impressive nor engaging.
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'Chandragiri' shares the eternal pain of a generation that falls victims to the people with vested interests. Albeit the screenplay exposes its glitches, it's undoubtedly a subtle portrayal of a social issue. Truly it's an artistic representation of a haunting tragedy.
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'Iblis' is a crude fantasy drama and you repeatedly try to keep faith in the impending portions, which prove you wrong. Rohith's understanding of satire and fantasy struggle to get along with the appreciation norms. The didactic and metaphoric elements miss the target.
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'Ennalum Sarath' is a flavourless murder mystery investigation narrated sans any real focus on the plot. The filmmaker discusses a host of issues but the eloquence is ineffective and the ingredients are unimaginative.
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