Pathirakalam,in this movie film-maker Priyanandanan explores the present-day tyranny and political/religious/communal/nationalist viciousness in Kerala through his realistic characters and situations, while taking care not to depress his viewers. Being genuine and sympathetic, he exhorts the viewers to be the change that they want to see in their society. Let's not turn a blind eye towards our fellow beings who are victims of social injustice, is the simple and forever-relevant message.Its shows engaging screenplay, pleasant cinematography, natural performances by the artists, and seamless direction, Pathirakalam is a well-made movie .
Mythili is the mainstay of the movie, when it comes to performance by artists. Her character is well-developed and executed. Her bold looks and image (both on-screen and off-screen) have been imaginatively used.
The father-daughter relationship, handled with great restraint and subtility, is perhaps the most beautiful aspect of the movie. Their sincerest love and care for each other, slowly and steadily uncovers before the hearts of the viewers, to finally touch the emotion of sacrifice. To say the least, it's poetic!
That the commercial release of the movie has timed with the highly reproachable accident of the inhuman killing of the "aadivasi" (tribal) youth from Attappadi (Palakkad) by the sickeningly mad crowd at Mannarkad, proves a very valid point. It proves beyond doubt that the content of the movie is not fictional, and that it is based on very true and real incidents in Kerala!
