A theater group named Arangu is thriving with the addition of a film actor Hari, who has replaced Vinay to be the play's hero. Anjali is the sole female in the group and the main female lead. To celebrate the success of their play, they are invited to a luxurious hotel. That drunken night leads to sexual molestation of Anjali and she suspects it to be Hari while confiding about it to Vinay. What follows next is the men from the theater group, trying to discuss the possibility of expelling Hari as a retaliation while their hypocrisy, dual faced characters, greed and judgemental behavior gets exposed.
This dialogue heavy gem is yet another addition to the Malayalam cinema that effectively deals with a sensitive story and presents it with exceptional narrative. As the first hour is dedicated to introducing each of these characters and their background, with almost all of them hailing from lower middle class. Vinay and Anjali are in a relationship but he is not ready to make it public using his impending divorce followed by his jealousy towards Hari for losing the hero role in the play. This sets up the story and the subsequent drama to unfold later on.
Adding to this is the mystery of who actually did that heinous act and with the men discussing over various possibilities without firmly taking sides, start exposing their petty nature, until Anjali enters the house to join in on that discussion and I cannot stress enough how effective the scene building is, throughout the film. The dialogues aren't superficial and those lines are sync with their personalities and mindset. The way all of it culminates in that terrific climax, where real world isn't capable of meting out justice, art does. Director Anand Ekarshi on his debut has definitely shown immense promise with his craft and starting with Zarin Shihab, the dozen supporting cast, have given commendable performances.
