Nalla Nilavulla Raathri review: This thriller is high on technical quality, but lacks a good script

Nalla Nilavulla Raathri review: High on technical quality, but lacks a good script

Entertainment By Arjun Ramachandran 30/06/2023 Read the article

Nalla Nilavulla Raathri (A Moonlit Night) revolves around a crime that happens in a forest bungalow and the factors that lead to the gruesome murder. It is directed by Murphy Devassy.

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The film features Binu Pappu (Joshy), Dominic (Jinu Joseph), Rony David Raj (Peter) and Rajeev (Nithin George) as occasional business partners form the crux of the movie.

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The director, who is also the co-writer, has built a plot that is based on violence and business rivalry. It isn’t a complicated one. However, at some points, the script is patchy.

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The main issue with Nalla Nilavulla Raathri is that there is no connection between the first half and the second half. It also has a different pace in the first half and the second half.

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There aren’t any good women characters in Nalla Nilavulla Raathri. Kurien’s wife and Peter’s family are the only women in the movie.

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The male characters, especially Rony David Raj, Jinu Joseph, and Binu Pappan, are good. Sai Kumar as Achayan gets a good role with negative shades.

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Ajay David Kachipally needs to be appreciated for his picturesque frames that captured the beauty of Idukki and the forests in Shimoga.

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Nalla Nilavulla Raathri is a thriller that loses its pace at a point but manages to entertain the audience with its technical aspects.

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