I started watching this without knowing anything about it. For the first quarter hours, I was hoping for it to go for a steady direction but I didn't find it. There was this distance avoiding me from connecting with the characters. But then slowly it pulled me in and fixed me with the magical storytelling which I know Malayalis are rarely failed at.
The camera direction is excellent and that's one of the key features you are gonna love. The music of clarinet and accordion makes your mood soothing with the flow of the movie.
This has a lot of magic or magical realism as they call it and the director has carefully kept the tone and the phase of the movie consistent without losing and ends.
The melancholic feeling of the movie along with the camera shots and colours take you to another level and fix you there floating till the end.
Asif, Lal, Madonna and other supporting actors are doing a really great job. There were moments I couldn't believe how Asif has transformed himself in to the character. Madona is amazing as always though her character is not much explored.
This also reminded the Pixar movie Coco (2017) because it has the same theory about the dead people. Yes, Iblis is about death and it successfully maintains the theory consistent. That's why it is perfect in itself .
I must say this is not everyone's cup of tea. But for those who love this type of tea should never let this wonderful movie slip away. I've watched another Malayalam movie with the same tone. It's Charlie (2015) and I strongly recommend it for anyone if you have loved Iblis.
