Balan - The Boy

Yet another brilliant piece of filmmaking and storytelling . ❤️

Anurag Kashyap

Chidambaram's hattrick. An amma-makan combo carried movie that takes diversion in routes in storyline with a bunch of interesting characters that are written well and, at the end, lands perfectly to a conclusion. Thought it would be throughout an amma-makan movie, and it…

matthewws

amma propaganda <3

brutalkangaroo

There's a world of difference between the two halves of the film, and I genuinely didn't expect that contrast to affect the storytelling this much. It started off brilliantly and, honestly, I'd call it one of the finest examples of visual poetry in recent Malayalam cinema…

Kevin

Man! What a movie. First of all, it's a pretty slow-paced film, so if you love slow-burn storytelling, this is an absolute treat. I absolutely loved it. The first half somehow felt like a thriller and, while I didn't find it as engaging as the second half, it was still…

Khalil Gibran

first half is an entirely different movie and it made me think "wow this is going to be something". then comes the second half which reminds you of those movies we used to watch on surya tv as a kid where a boy gets lost and is taken care of by a bad person. you know its…

anandshaaan

Chidambaram, Jithu Madhavan, Sushin Shyam, Shyju Khalid, and Ganapathi - the reason this film feels so alive! Watched this mainly because it’s a Chidambaram film, and it once again proves how well he understands casting. Every actor feels perfectly placed, and the…

sethulxxmii

Hate it when a potential movie screws up the pace with pointless plot.  Peak first half followed by a clumsy second half.

Aliceee

When the first poster was unveiled for Chidambaram’s next directorial after his critically acclaimed and widely loved ‘Manjummel Boys’, the director mentioned how he deliberately chose a small-scale concept as a break before amping up for another ambitious project. And yet…

Manoj Panicker