Sila Samayangalil

This film is about the happenings at a medical laboratory where seven people are anxiously waiting for the results of their HIV test. Ashok Selvan is the most chatty one among them and he initiates a conversation with a reluctant Prakash Raj first, followed by the other five people. Each one opens up about why they're doing the test except for one person. As the test results are only released after a few hours, Ashok tries to get the help of one of the counter staff (Shriya Reddy) to reveal the results earlier, by offering her money in exchange. As she desperately needs the money, she agrees. However, getting the results out is no easy task as there are strict protocols in place. The doctor in charge is a no-nonsense character (brilliantly portrayed by Nasser) who monitors the staff carefully. The counter staff tells Ashok that out of the 7 blood samples, only one has tested positive for HIV. However, she does not reveal the name of the patient. The waiting continues with much suspense. Was there really a HIV positive result among the seven patients? The answer is revealed in the climax. This film was produced to create awareness on HIV/AIDS and had no theatrical release. It is available on Netflix.

The movie is all about AIDS awareness. Credits to writing department. Each member has his story which r different. Priyadarshan is absolute genius. Direction is good. Screenplay is Lag in first hour but Can make it exception. The total movie is shown in a lab. Hardly shown outside in first few minutes to build up story. Prakash raj is too good. Ashok is perfect. Rest all the characters did well. Locations and cinematography can be made exception. Climax is a wow factor ! Watch itv

Basically an awareness movie with a fresh concept and realistic making through a suspense filled screenplay which doesn't preach the message it wants to but still emphasises without shoving it down the throat.

The movie starts out and establishes its tone straight away, introduces the characters in a simple manner.

It takes significant amount of time to get into the core, which may annoy some, but the slow pace doesn't necessarily make it uninteresting.

It uses the effect of a person's actions during frantic desperation to weave its suspense into place and continues to take the same anxiety into the extreme.

It does lack logic towards the end but from a writers point of view, it is used a crutch for the suspense.

The background score felt out of place in most of the places. It didn't do anything to capture the desparation.

Acting was on point, precariously perched, between realism and hyper expressive.

It casually inserts rhetorics about social issues in the dialogues which blends with the tone of the movie.

A movie primarily made with the goal to create social awareness about a critical issue, works decently enough as a movie too.

Silence captivates this thriller to a breathtakingly shot climax. Pure thriller that concentrates on nurturing and delivering uaing shots. Vijay and Priyadarshan ji... Take a bow!

Brilliant, hearttouching, socially committed, relevent movie. Classic from priyadarshan. Prakashraj has stolen the show. The little lag given to the movie makes the audience realize the weirdness of the wait done by the characters... Classic movie❤