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3.50
Staying true to the original, Neelavelicham is a visual treat
The re-enactment of the age old romantic trope in Malayalam cinema, lovers conversing from opposite sides of a wall, was actually cute and not over done or over dramatized, though the dialogues in that part were a little too cheesy. Girish Gangadharan's efforts behind the camera needs to be lauded. The soundtracks were soothing and to someone belonging to the latter half of the seven decades since Bhargavi Nilayam, refreshing and does justice to the originals composed by MS Baburaj. Biji Bal and Rex Vijayan were behind the efforts and the music adds a lot to the movie.(more)
Source: Gopika, Times Of India
2.50
A well-executed adaptation that doesn't justify its redundant existence
The way he slowly starts cohabiting in the mansion with the ghost is strangely lovely to see. The interactions between the living and the dead throughout the first half become the memorable parts of the film, and that�s why the movie fizzles out post the interval, where such interactions become nil. Maybe, these few streaks of goodness might make people revisit the original text. Maybe, that�s why such echoes and Xerox copies are needed and justified.(more)
Source: Kirubhakar Purushothaman, Indian Express
3.50
Aashiq Abu's enchanting reboot of Basheer's quaint tale
Neelavelicham is a tribute to the great Basheer, with even the title page reading �Vaikom Muhammad Basheer�s Neelavelicham�. Such respect for a person of letters by a film is not common. So yes, I do wish Aashiq had taken the point of Basheer�s short story even beyond what the author himself did when he wrote the screenplay of Bhargavi Nilayam, but as it stands, this Neelavelicham is a captivating reboot of Basheer�s quaint tale.(more)
Source: Anna MM Vetticad, Firstpost.com
3.50
This Tovino-starrer is a visually-stunning tribute to Bhargavi Nilayam
Neelavelicham is pretty nostalgic since it takes us back to a different era in cinema where lovers spoke standing on two sides of the wall and exchanged letters surreptitiously; where songs were quaint and melodious; and where the ghost wore only white to show that she was a ghost. Ashiq Abu has tried not to deviate too much from the original story and take creative liberties and it�s debatable whether this was a good move or not. Neelavelicham is a faithful remake of Bhargavi Nilayam, but the director and actors have given it their own stamp as well.(more)
Source: Latha Srinivasan, India Today