There are some unwritten rules which normal people consider while making a thriller. The three rules I believe are
1) The audience should be able to be part of the journey as an unseen character. Make the audience thrill with the narration.
2) Logic. loads of questions will arise and the smartness at which the questions are answered inturn reflects the quality of the movie. At least people shouldn't leave the screen immediately with questions.
3) The way "build up" has been set and how it is finished. We often see makers dealing well with the "build up" but failing to finish it well..rather we see them fall along with the movie,
While watching "Arikiloraal", I felt all these issues popping up at regular basis. When you go to Big Screens, its mostly due to some expectations. Else you prefer to catch the movie in DVD or TV Channels. This is one of the major reason why some do not enjoy an experience in Big Screen while they do in a Small Screen. This movie is strictly a DVD watch.First of all the premise was uninteresting.The current audience (especially those who follow Hollywood mainstream movies) will find it really hard to sit through this slow paced boring experience...at least I felt so. The narration was extremely tacky and the screenplay was poor. I did use the word "innovative" many times and this movie do lack one. If you get a good story idea, you should give your best to come up with a script that can support the innovative idea. Do not run the show by just the theme with mere scenes. Sunil Ibrahim was doing just that with this movie. At many places, we see a stereotyped approach that made the experience more worse and the weak suspense to end the show was seriously juvenile n predictable!!!
The performances from Indrajith,Nivin Pauly,Remya Nambeeshan,Prathap Pothen,Lena,Sunil Sukhada etc etc were normal and really didn't have nothing to do. 3 songs were part of the experience where a "Raama.." song displaying Remya's dancing skills in her bulky physique looked good only for its choreography & stage work. The technical department had nothing special to be mentioned except the editing which was a lackluster job.
Overall...Arikil Oraal was really a boring experience for me....as well as the few people in the hall!! Those who rarely watch thrillers (Especially Hollywood mainstream ones) might like it!!!
Ratings - 3/10
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