Thira

Excellent job by Vineeth Sreenivasan. As we already knew that its a trilogy, its obvious that the climax of this first part will end up in some suspense..! and yes, its deep..! now eagerly waiting for the next part. :)

And about Shobana ma'am, simply Wow! brilliant acting. Dhyan was also good in the movie.

The movie plot is good. Relates to current affairs

And the next remarkable thing about this movie is its background score. Awesome work by Shaan Rahman.

Well done Vineeth, expecting more from you

The movie is a winner. You will stay riveted to the seat for the whole movie. Pretty fast paced. Nice camera work that conveyed the general mood of the movie very well. Stylized violence using good back ground score and nice camera techniques / choice of colors / settings etc.

Good launch for Dhyan Srinivasan , Vineeth's brother. Dhyan has acted pretty well -no obvious mistakes.

Story does not take you back to any other movie. It is pretty original and has quite some meat in it. Situations in the movie are pretty hard thought out especially given such a young crew of makers. Lot of work and passion has gone into making the screen play.

Direction is excellent. There is hardly a dull moment in the movie. There are a few pieces here and there that don't work but as a whole , I imagine that the direction/making must have happened with complete commitment and great synergy and teamwork. Background scores and cinematography has synergized excellently.

Shobhana has done good justice to her role which essentially is that of the protagonist closest to the film maker, the one who drives the story and who gets to know what happens next first from the playwright.

It is very easy to setup a round table and question various aspects of the movie. Questions like 'how can this happen given that?' , 'that doesn't sound feasible,does it?' On the other hand, the movie predicts a lot more good movies from this team pretty soon and also hopefully real masterful movies a few tens of years down the line.

Craft has definitely improved over 'Thattaththin marayaththu'. Vineeth has definitely learned a lot more than he knew when he made 'Thattaththin marayaththu' and he has executed much much more than his earlier flick. I really love the way the young team is forming up , much like the slightly senior young directors from the Maharajas college team led by Amal Neerad/Aashiq Abu etc.

It's 2022 and I watched a film that was released in 2013. I wondered how did I miss it, not that I am a film buff but it might have skipped my mind. During some of the recent interviews (after the success of 'Hridayam'), I heard Vineeth sharing some experiences about Thira and since I hadn't heard about it, I thought of watching it. Surprisingly, it turned out to be a wonderful film for me. It may have been inspired from someone's life/book at that time but I felt it was a no-nonsense film. Due to its storytelling, yes it was fast paced and that's how films should be made. Based on the storyline, if it's action based then the film has to be action based, if it's drama, then the film has to be made in a dramatical way similarly with love stories, comedy etc. For example, if it's a horror movies, would someone simply sit and laugh throughout the movie or get scared when it's intended to be scary.

Thira is a one of its kind of movie where a female actress, the ever beautiful Shobhana is in the lead, boldly facing challenges that life throws at her throughout the film Alongside, is a young male actor, the then debutant Dhyan, who is guided and helped by Shobhana wherein their sole purpose is to rescue the girls who are victims of human trafficking.

In the past, before the release of Thira, there were films made in Malayalam in similar lines but those films all praised and worshipped the lead actor's style and machoism. The actresses were only a mere timepass, used for asthetic purposes like singing, dancing and spread on-screen colours for the viewers.

From start to end, I was totally engrossed watching Thira, just like the waves, different angles kept coming. May be sometimes, it could be predictable but the string of the movie is not broken so as to lose interest in watching. I liked how Vineeth made a movie focussing on a woman lead, how some women in the society takes charges to protect the fabric of the society from anti-elements and if required they will go to the end of the world to get what it takes to safe guard their loved ones from the evil.

Throughout the film, both Shobhana and Dhyan played their roles beautifully, not giving a chance for error. With Shobhana guiding Dhyan to face the challenges lying ahead in rescuing his sister, symbolically it seemed that she was preparing and guiding him on-screen to do well in his film career, we can see the results now in 2022.

I have given 7 stars for the overall film and an additional star for giving an opportunity to a lady star to lead the film.

Thira is a crisp thriller movie that stands true to its genre with no pretensions. Nothing is contrived and nothing forced as the movie sets off on an unwavering course at breathtaking pace from start to finish.

Premises are dark, and the theme brutal, as women trafficking forms the crux of the film; where the lowly protagonists cross swords with the powerful giants in shadows. The versatile veteran Shobhana leads the pack of actors with an inspiring portrayal of Dr. Rohini Pranab, while the débutant Dhyan pleases with a mature performance, that was unexpectedly and most surprisingly not lost in the shadows of a much acclaimed actress. Casting is superb with generous array of new faces, that fits even little roles like a glove. The camera, the colors and the music (Splendid work by Shaan Rahman) blends seamlessly with the film adding to the atmosphere.

On the downside the film though fast paced, is merely a point to point chase with directions at each point for the next destination; and barring a semblance of a curve; lacks genuine twists or turns. On a lesser note, Shobhana's hoarse whispering and exhalations do tend to tire ones ear towards the end.

The brilliant screenplay and exemplary direction carries off the movie with aplomb and the ones who looked in for a taut thriller are left savoring a chilling recipe with content.

What else can you expect from a great thriller like this which grips you within its every frame. Director Vineeth Srinivasan comes with a socio thriller after directing a spate of hit films (Malarvadi Arts Club/2010 and Thattathin Marayathu/ 2012), which despite few having draggy moments and extra emotional quotient, scores and successfully grips you. The film's taut screenplay by Rakesh Mantodi brilliantly builds up the suspense and makes you grip along with the beautiful cinematography by Jomon. T. John and editing by Ranjan Abraham which pumps up the suspense well and adds beautiful visual touch within every frame and the music score by Shaan Rahman compliments the film's pace beautifully. Coming to the performances, Shobhana: Take A Bow, for her classy act repeating her excellence in films like "Thalapathi" and "Mitr: My Friend", debutant Dhyan Srinivasan is another great discovery of Malayalam Cinema where he successfully delivers a great performance and Deepak Parambol and the rest are good. Srinivasan's narration, despite a bit slow pace in between, makes a brilliant cinematic roller coaster ride worth of your ticket. My rating would be: 4/ 5