Nidra

‎"Nidra" is a classic revisited. Its cinematic and brilliant, and more importantly oozes in fresh air in a period where Malayalam movies bank hugely on inspirations from west. Alright its a remake, but definitely gets the edge as it smartly blends in with contemporary issues and circumstances - though i liked the original one, couldn't keep it in my heart.

Siddharth has definitely got the touch, but his acting leaves much to be desired. Rima Kallingal steals the show easily, the others never looked outta place and Jishnu makes a good comeback. The music glues well, the background score & cinematography needs special mention and left me in trance many a time. Seriously the movie was refreshing in many ways, been a while since have blended well with a Malayalam film, though i felt erratic at times with the stringing of certain scenes. The intimate and candid scenes between siddharth and rima were so good - first time i couldn't help but love rima, sensuousness sans her glam doll image - with no gimmickry, no surrealism, no inane dialogues. The entertainment quotient is missing which wouldn't go well with everyone alike. The climax scene was so poignant and beautiful. Loved every bit of this movie experience.