Story: An interesting tale the story begins with Raghunandan (mohanlal) who returns from UK after working his guts off. He is now a writer and starts a book titled Spirit. Basically, this is a reflection of his own life which involves his ex-wife Meera (kaniha) her husband Alexy (Shankar ramakrishnan), Manian (nandhu) the drunken husband of his housemaid and his friend Sameer (Siddharth) who dies due to liver cirrhosis. Raghu is an alcoholic but it is the events in his life that brings a change. What are those changes forms the rest of the story.

Presentation: The director has come up with an interesting storyline and while the presentation was good, the narrative was involving. The dialogues were meaningful, the script was strong and the screenplay was catchy. Background score was decent and the songs were worth humming. Cinematography was appealing. Editing was crisp and tight. Costumes were elegant while the art department was adequate. Mohanlal came up with yet another riveting performance, he was fabulous. Kaniha was good, Nandhu was natural, Siddharth was effective, Thilakan made his presence felt, Shankar Ramakrishnan was superb. Govindan, Lena and Madhu were apt.

Conclusion: One of the best genres that appeals to today’s audience is contemporary subjects that they can connect to in real life. This film works due to the quality in its making and the higher degree of performances from the cast. While the first half goes about with the layering of the plot, the second half gets into few dramatic twists and strong emotions. Overall, the film scores due to the way it conveys a message and how life is depicted. At the box office, this would be an above average treat.
 
Bharatstudent verdict: Worth watching!!