Lilli

One of the best low budget triller film ever released in india.

Eventhough the director as well as the artists were debutants,the movie really was way ahead of my expectations.

Samyuktha's performance in the movie was so criminally underrated ❤

Sadism at its peak... the villian Danesh Anand and the heroine Samyuktha Menon has potraited the respective characters beautifully 👍

Lilli is a thriller movie directed by Prasobh Vijayan and stars Samyuktha Menon as the lead. There are only a handful of characters in the film and most of them are new faces. Lilli tells the story of Lilli, a pregnant woman who is kidnapped by 3 mysterious men and has to escape from their clutches against difficult odds. However, Lilli has its share of surprises which you have to experience from the theater because believe me, it blew me away. First lets start with the good stuff. Lilli is a gory, bloody, gritty and incredibly violent film. It is perhaps the most violent and bloody film I have ever seen in Mollywood and thank god for that. It is a breath of fresh air to watch a thriller like this so raw, so bloody that most of the time I had to look away from the screen and believe me that does not happen to me most of the time. The performances are pretty good. The actors all serve their purposes. Samyuktha Menon was given an extremely challenging role and she gave it her all and it is evident on the screen and I commend her for that. The writing and storytelling is perhaps the most surprising aspect of the film. The story is straightforward and simple but the way it is presented on screen keeps the viewers constantly engaged and curious to see how the story will unfold. The movie does not have any songs in it and it is an uncut experience and thank god for that! The sound work is excellent, the scares pay off, the visuals are well set up and the cinematography is excellent. Now let us get to the bad stuff and there are a few of them. First of all, there is one character brought into the movie from the beginning which I thought was a missed opportunity. It just ends in a weird way and felt like it could have been utilized better but the director had a vision for the character and I could see what he was going for but it could have been done better. Another major issue I have with the film is the ending, which I though was rather rushed and forced almost to the point where it felt like they didn't know how to end the story. It felt abrupt and leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Another minor nitpick I have is a problem most movies like these have. The character is in pain and in a struggling situation throughout the film. Thus there are extensive shots of the character slowly walking in pain or grunting in pain etc. These can get a bit excessive and the movie can drag because of these sequences but nothing too major. All in all, Lilli is a fine thriller with gory, violent and deeply disturbing tone, notable performances, ghastly visuals and a well written and well presented story. It is definitely a movie I would recommend to movie lovers and casual thriller fans alike. Do not miss this one!

Lilli is a survival thriller that talks about the ordeal and survival of Lilli, a pregnant lady portrayed by Theevandi star Samyuktha Menon. Though the movie got released after Theevandi, Lilli was the first film she acted in. The movie opens to some drab and lifeless dialogues. But later on, Lilli owns the show as the movie gets intense. Samyuktha definitely proved her mettle in this film. The other cast members including Aaryan Krishna Menon, Kannan Nayar, Dhanesh Anand and Sajin did their parts very well. Appu N. Bhattathiri has once again proved that he is the hottest prospect in the field of editing at the moment. The background score has its own moments and is successful in making you worried.

A pregnant woman is kidnapped. She has to find a way to escape her abductors or she and her baby will be killed.

Nothing is more fierce than a mama bear so the concept of a pregnant woman being forced to fight for her and her baby's survival isn't new. The film has some issues. This comes across as a low budget film. Some of the acting is shakey, the overall look isn't polished, the audio was off at times, there were some scenes that didn't really have a purpose and the pace was slow. However, I liked the underlying story.

The first half of the film was weird for me. There are two separate storylines being played out and it was a bit hard for me to follow. When reading subtitles, they can be presented in a broken english and I sometimes have to rewind so I can really understand what is going on. The first part was like that and was making me feel like I had missed something. I hadn't though. Most of the confusion cleared itself up in the second half. The problem was that it took too long to get to the point. It really made things seem unorganized.

Some folks have tried to make out like this is a gore-fest and super disturbing to watch but it wasn't that rough. There's some blood and no one wants to see a pregnant woman being mistreated but this was tame. The kills and effects were a little cheesy because some of them were too unrealistic.

One thing that really bothered me was all the uncomfortable sounds Lilli was making. I've got two children and while I know that every woman's birthing experience differs, the huffing and puffing was a bit overdone. She couldn't get up, move or walk just a couple of steps without huffing and puffing. I nearly gave birth in the front seat of a camaro and I made less noise and moved around better than this lady.

There's a twist to the film and who doesn't like a good twist? That's all I'll say about that.

This wasn't an amazing but I didn't think it was an awful movie. There was a decent story there that was simply poorly executed. It needed some work but even with its confusion, it held my interest.