Love

A puzzle built with hallucinations and few incidents. That’s how love can be summarized easily.
Love begins with a scene where Rajisha’s character coming to know that she is pregnant. Then we witness a fight between the characters of Rajisha and Shine .We feel like have seen such situations in many films earlier. Few characters enter and gives the story a strange U Turn.


The biggest positive is the writing of the characters. Before introducing the central characters, Khalid Rehman gets into the pivotal incident and builds the tension in the viewer. Then Gokulan’s character walks in (well-written one). The character is thinking about suicide due to family problems. Soon, Sudhi Koppa’s character enters. Through both these characters, we could get an idea about Shine’s character. Scene with Johny Antony talks about patriarchy hidden in the mind of Shine’s character.
But the final twist may keep questions unanswered for few. Rehman could have kept scenes clarifying the twist.


My pick of the performances is obviously Gokulan as he has got a meaty character. Second best will be Shine as he portrays the conflicts of the flawed ‘Anoop’. Rajisha did her part well in total but scores nicely towards the end when she gets more screen space.
Background score keeps building the tension in scenes throughout. Few shots were top class. Cuts were fine though few scenes may feel stretched.
Love transports us to that flat and gives a thrilling experience, added with a pinch of humour. Love isn’t a movie to throw out when you come out of the cinema hall. It need a complete retrospection or decoding after watching for better understanding.