'Neelavelicham' Review: Aashiq Abu's shining tribute to Beypore Sultan | Movie review | Onmanorama – Onmanorama
‘Neelavelicham’, based mostly on Vaikom Muhammad Basheer’s brief story of the identical title, has been reimagined on a grand scale by director Aashiq Abu and his staff.
The yellowish tint, the sluggish tempo of a bygone period and the attraction of a stupendous love story outline the film, which additionally attracts closely on A Vincent’s 1964 movie ‘Bhargavi Nilayam’.
Although not an ideal retelling, the filmmaker has made an effort to make it charming on many events. The visuals and music are gorgeous. You see this when Rima, as Bhargavi, takes the stage to bounce to the tune ‘Anuraga Madhuchashakam’, crooned by Okay S Chithra.
The home, which is the centre of focus of the film, appears magnificent from the surface, due to the craftsmanship of award-winning cinematographer Girish Gangadharan. The blue and white parts used within the movie to indicate the presence of a ghost in the home is elaborate, however not overdone.
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Nonetheless, regardless of the attractive visible feast, one thing appears to be amiss within the first half of the movie. The monologues of the author (Sahithyakaran) who resides within the haunted mansion are devoid of the depth, that characterised Basheer’s literature.
Additionally, Tovino (enjoying the position of the author who’s supposedly the Beypore Sultan himself) struggled to translate that aura onscreen.
His playful interactions with the ghost Bhargavi ( performed by Rima) are cute, however even the minor misses drive viewers to attract parallels with the Sahithyakaran immortalised by Madhu in ‘Bhargavi Nilayam.’
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Rima, each because the ghost and Sasikumar’s lover, has lived her half, whereas Shine Tom Chacko and Roshan Mathew, additionally essayed their roles nicely.
The costumes envisioned by Sameera Saneesh on the actors have helped in transporting the characters to a different time, although most of it are in shades of white. ‘Neelavelicham’ falls within the class of romantic horror thrillers, and the makers have been in a position to do justice to the style, for essentially the most half. Although Basheer’s ghost is revenge-seeking, the concern issue is restricted to a couple occurrences, which has been depicted nicely.
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