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SPOILER ALERT!!! - A movie that strongly depends on visual storytelling more than any other means of communication with the audience. Entirely set in a coastal village in Kerala, this G. Aravindan movie, uses the narration-style character description for defining the core character Esthappan as a surrealistic being. Shaji N Karun has done a great job with the cinematography, where long shots are extensively used for portraying the vastness of the sea and the sky, which in turn portrays the vastness of Esthappan's intellect. Very appreciable night shots also give a mystic feeling to the movie. All these shots along with the sound design provide a feel that Esthappan is not just a human being, but an omnipresent entity that knows everything and can live in different realms. I found the editing to be soggy and the dialogue delivery by the locals to be didn't come across as organic. Overall, the movie is an aesthetically pleasing work of art that could be hailed as a predecessor of modern-day fantasy movies in Malayalam. Ended on loose ends, the movie is open for multiple interpretations based on bible stories or miracle workers who get endorsed by narrations by the witnesses of their miracle works.