Drishyam, Malayalam Movie: Tantalizingly Delightful

IN the movie "The Insider", the producer of CBS sixty minutes retorts back at his boss, "Ordinary People under Extraordinary pressure, What do you expect, Grace and Consistency !!!

Well meet George Kutty, in Drishyam and discover his brand of chess to unravel the mystery of how ordinary people can acquit themselves with grace and consistency.

As the IPS officer wilts down under frustration and is about to break down, her industrialist husband quickly leads her out the room lest she breaks down in front of her fellow officers. It is in such thoughtful writing and well articulated characterization that the movie has its foundation.

The narrative set in a sleepy village in the heavenly God's own Country(I keep wondering how keralites have the heart to live anywhere outside!!!) has a protagonist, a fourth standard pass out, a man after my own heart, , who learns, lives lessons through, movies. And when his quiet life is threatened, he gets to play his brand of chess(learned from movies !!!)

Jeetu Joseph's narrative is delightfully deceptive as it manages to keep it a consistent and gentle pace throughout except, that at a particular point, your pulse rate does not stay that way. You pulse rate initially saunters, then gallops and whooshes past the finish line and erupts into joy and translates into a spontaneous and standing ovation for George Kutty and Jeetu Joesph.(Beleive me there was a standing ovation from a Full House at Streak at Escape Cinemas in Chennai today)

Mohan Lal, the master of restraint and subtlety, executes an author backed role to perfection.

I was only saddened by the fact, while the movie was near perfect, could the background score have been better?. While Kerala has some of the best musical talent in the country, why cannot Malayalam movies, use that huge reservoir of talent.

Chenda(Kerala's own) is one of the best percussion instruments that I know of, I am not sure, if I ever heard of a single drum of chenda during the entire movie !!!

Whether you know Malayalam or not, DO NOT MISS DRISHYAM FOR the world.

Drishyam,  one of the best entertainers to come out in INdia Cinema and will be remembered for a Long, Long time.