A Unique Psychological Thriller From Malayalam Ends Up With Few Loose Ends - Nizhal (2021) | 5% For SL - Charity

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Well, today I'm going to tell you about the recently released movie Nizhal which belongs to the mystery/thriller category. But after seeing the movie I felt like it's a psychological type. Personally, I love to watch Malayalam movies and especially in this category. So, let's say this is another great effort from Malayalam to make a psychological thriller. This was directed by Appu N. Bhattathiri and written by S. Sanjeev. The lady superstar Nayanthara and Kunchacko Boban play the main roles of Sharmila and John Baby.

Nizhal means shadow. At the very first we can't understand why does it have a title like this. The movie starts with a car accident and after that, the main role Baby appears with a nose guard in the hospital. When I saw him, I thought is this a Batman movie or something. 😅 Every time he sees outside it rains and for others, it is not so. What's the reason for that? Do you have heard about post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD? It means sometimes after some terrible accident happened, some people are hallucinating. So, Baby has the same.

And then enters the 8 years old Nitin who says stories of murders in the school. Shalini, a child psychiatrist who is also a friend of Baby meets Nitin but she couldn't find any clue about how he writes about a murder with the locations in the real world. The case reaches Baby through Shalini and meets Nitin's mother Sharmila. Baby investigates Nitin's story to know whether it's true or not. That story turns into a real thing that happened before about 30 years ago. Again, he reveals another location of a murder that happened a long time ago and it also turns into a truth. But Nitin is just 8. How he comes to know about a thing that happened a long time ago? Is he telling his previous life or is his dead father doing this, if not is there any other reason for that? I'm leaving you to find answers after watching the movie.

In my title, I have said that this has few loose ends. Actually, I noticed one. There is a scene that a constable following Baby’s and Sharmila's movements. And of course, he follows them to find out how Baby gets to know about the murder. But that part ends up with nothing happened. As always, I loved the performance of Nayanthara. And Kunchacko Boban from Anjam Pathira, another serial killer movie, also did a great job here. I think the storyline is somewhat predictable for me. Not the whole story but to some extent. Their effort to make the movie a good thriller should be appreciated because it's a unique story. They pointed out something. But the ending is a little disappointing.

What I have learned is not to speak or even whisper near a child, thinking that he is sleeping. It really affects consciousness. If you love to watch thriller movies, try this. Despite the flaws, you can really enjoy this.