Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

anoopj226 I'd like to say this is one of the best movies I ever watched in my life and I have seen this film innumerous time, but still I watch this film with great enthusiasm. All films comes with flaws but I never could find a mistake in this film which is made with an utmost care by the creators. Hats off!! Overheard that the script writer took almost 5 years to complete the script after doing a lot of research in the field of human psychology. Directed by Fazil and assisted by 5 great directors in the Malayalam film industry, no doubt it's one of the greatest classic film forever and it's for sure this movie will wonder the generations to come. Last but not the least the casting in this film was so perfect, no one is there to replace any of them in this film and we can't forget the great music and BGM in this movie which has taken us to the next level of experiencing the horror movie.

santosheflu I consider my review unbiased because I don't have any special feeling for Malayalam (the language in which the movie is made) cinema and I don't consider Mohanlal (the lead actor) as a god of acting. I am not denying that he has acted fine but it is also true that he is too old to play the role of the doctor he is playing in the movie. Common...look at the guy and his mustache...and of course, his pot-belly. However, the story is original and interesting. That it has been deeply rooted in Malayali (or Kerala) culture makes it a little not-so-interesting for non-Malayali lovers of comic suspense thrillers. The comic parts become tedious at times. I believe they can be hilarious for people from that linguistic community. I got to know a lot about the culture of this particular state (Kerala) of India from this movie. No geography book gave me that much of information though I'm an Indian.Please...the rating is because of those who are sentimentally attached to the movie, not realistic.

maheshcr07 The movie without any drawbacks.That is not usual. But it is a movie like that. The main positives of the movie: 1.Great performances from great actors like Mohanlal,Shobhana,Thilakan and Innocent 2.The outstanding background score and music from veterans 3.Excellent direction from Fazil,and the best assistance to it by Siddique-Lal,Sibi Malayil and Priyadarshan 4.The great locations like Thripunithura HillPalace,etc.. 5.Excellent plot and script. 6.Humour situations. 7.Most of the parts of the movie discussed feels realisticOverall a perfect family horror thriller in Malayalam.

psycho-schizo two men (Innocent & Suresh Gopi) and their wives move into an ancient house filled with mystery. one day, as Ganga (Shobana) explores the house, she discovers a room bolted and locked with a very heavy and complicated lock, the Manichitrathazhu. she manages to have a copy of the key made, and thus enters the room. what she finds amazes her. she sees paintings of the legendary dancer Nagavalli and her husband, and a lot of items belonging to them. after some inquiries, she hears the legend of Nagavalli, the great dancer who was murdered by her husband more than a century ago. her obsession with the legend grows to such an extent that she becomes possessed by the spirit of Nagavalli. as the spirit takes over her, turning her into Nagavalli herself, the aim of killing her husband and taking revenge is embedded in her mind. to cure her of this problem, Innocent hires the services of Dr. Sunny Joseph(Mohanlal), a reputed psychiatrist. Dr. Joseph uses a combination of Vedic exorcism and modern medicine/psychiatry to cure her. in the final scene, using a dummy, the doctor makes Nagavalli 'kill' her husband and she is thus cured, after a small session of hypnotherapy.