Ini Utharam

A gripping thriller that successfully keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. The first half of the movie captivates with its suspenseful storytelling. However, in the 2nd half and towards the end, the pacing slows down as viewers start to figure out what's happening.

Aparna Balamurali once again proved with her versatile performance, Kalabhavan Shajohn with his usual 'Drishyam' style 'disgusting' villain police officer manarisms ruled the screen and Harish Uthaman with his style in converging the dialogue presentation made his role a mesmerising one.

Nevertheless, the overall movie remains a decent thriller. Once again, the Malayalam movie industry impresses with its ability to create engaging thrillers like this.

This is the first time in my life that 2 hours passed so quickly. Every moment and every frame of the movie was so thrilling. Ten minutes after the movie started, the fire brought by Aparna Balamurali did not end even after the movie ended. ,Kalabhavan Shajon and Hareesh Uthaman's, Jaffar Idukki's performances is definitely at upper level. The Director utilized all actor's possibilities even those who appear in a single frame. The terrific appearance of Forest at the beginning of the film proves Cameraman's seizing eyes The audience will leave with the thought that Climax will be a new beginning.

A refreshing and engaging thriller. Amazing performance by all the actors and the story is the backbone of this movie. I love how unlike other thrillers I couldn't guess or predict the storyline. The suspense that's build is beautifully unravelled throughout the movie. The role of each character is clearly justified in the movie and wonderfully plays a role in the plot. The way questions are formed and answered through the story line is incredible. Oh let me correct myself how a answers creates a lot of questions ( hence - Every answer has a question) and wonderfully answered (Inni uthaaram) is beautifully crafted by the plot. I loved the experience and would definitely recommend to all thriller lovers!

I don't understand why movies like this are not getting a good reach. I remember reading some good reviews last year but I couldn't watch it then. It's a great film with a strong story and the creators have done a good job overall.

Harish Uthaman is a classy actor, often captivating, he had a solid role throughout and his dialogue delivery was top-notch. Aparna was also fine and she is the lead character in this film. The color grading of the movie somehow didn't make an impact. These days aspects like color grading are very important. But apart from that it's a very good thriller movie and one of the best Malayalam films of 2022. Do give it a watch if you like thrillers, this one is a variety flick from Mollywood.

Ini Utharam is the movie to watch! No gimmicks, no time wasting, the story was focused and no cut out for games. We were hooked from the very first second till the end. A mind-blowing script that'll leave you in awe

DELICIOUS

-Let's just say that the writer's brain must have been working overtime to come up with such a massive story.

We even gave up trying to figure out how the plot would unfold because there were so many turns and new developments. Plus, the diverse characters empowered the narrative. The suspense level was very high

-Cinematography was great. Camera angles were used in an adequate way to make everyone appear suspicious

-Harish Uthaman really redeemed himself in this role by intriguing us with his behavior

-The director didn't waste time. The story already started simmering at 22 minutes, taking us into the meat of the plot with a good balance of relaxed and intense moments

-The movie was intentional in underlining Janaki's boldness to go alone to the police station, shake the entire department with such news, and be ready to face the consequences.

BLAND

-Aparna Balamurali once again (or should we say many times again) displayed the same old facial expression from beginning to end. To the point that even the chemistry with her lover felt odd and the romance fell out of place. She didn't own her lead role but was overpowered by fellow actors.