Malayalam New Films [verified] Instant

★★☆☆☆ (2/5) – Ambitious, indulgent, frustrating.

This is not a comfortable watch. The film deliberately avoids giving you a hero. Every character is morally grey. The single-take courtroom monologue in the middle is exceptional writing. But the film is overlong (165 mins) and the third act feels like a lecture. malayalam new films

Lijo goes full abstract. Otta (meaning “single” or “alone”) is shot in a single, unbroken take from the perspective of a forest guard’s body camera. He hears voices, sees doppelgängers, and may or may not be dead. ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) – Ambitious, indulgent, frustrating