Cicada

Karma payback is the theme. The visuals, cinematography - the DOP's work , the Director+ Editor's work - transitions across timelines are excellent. Really liked the flow of the story : the entry into the jungle , the introduction and encounter with Koothan, the switch back-and-forth between the past and the present, adding more elements of the jungle played out well. The songs in the malayalam version are very hummable. Searching on YouTube revealed this movie has composed songs in all 4 South Indian languages and beautiful tunes. Look for Cicada movie songs on YouTube , if you are interested, loved most of the songs

A little more detailing of the characters, some more back-story and unfolding story would have made it sharper.

I recently watched cicada movie. What a movie.

Honestly speaking without any expectations I took the tickets. After movie I was I thought if I didn't see this movie, that could be big loss for me.

I really appreciate each and every department of this movie. Outstanding cinematography, background music.

You can feel the forest inside theater. Each and every one did their best. Completely engaging from the beginning till end.

Waiting to see OTT release date.

This proved that Future of malayalam movie is so capable to make creative movie like this.

All the very best for entire team👏 and congratulations.

Cicada was such a fresh experience. Apart from the visual manifestation of human emotiona and nature , the plot was really good and out of box. The narration which was so much in sync with the visuals and BGM added to the output. Its definitely worth watching for all the experimental movie lovers. Definitely a yes for me. Try to watch it in theatre with a proper sound system.

Kudos to the entire team to do an effort like this. In short ,movies like this contributes a lot to the courage of upcoming artists to try something brave like this. Smooth narration , neat BGM and tight script. Congrats for the whole team.

CICADA is a must movie to watch at a Cinema. The songs were very good and the music and the forest scenes were really top class. The picturization was up to the mark and the beautiful forest scenes of Attapadi in Silent Valley really stood out. The entire crew of this film have put in their very best to ensure that every thing is in place .The movie is totally different from the usual stuff you keep watching every now and then , like the male and female artistes are running round trees and singing a song or a terrific fight scene. The tribals of the Attapadi forest and their way of living have also played a small part .

I'm a person who loves thriller movies I'm happy to say I enjoyed the hell out of this. It's a very slow moving story, but very well shot, the story is fantastic and it sucks you right in. Come to find out this is based on a persons karma , which makes it that much more interesting. Love it when you find something like this that you have zero expectations about and end up enjoying it. Characters performance really takes you through the emotions of the plot. It was one of the biggest things that stood out to me in this film.

While the film does have some issues, it takes a bit to get going and I feel like some time could have been cut out of the last half of the film, it's solid overall. I'm glad I gave this one a chance. While this movie certainly won't be for everyone, if you're in the mood for a good story, give this one a chance and check it out.