'Ozhivu Divasathe Kali' is striking in its sense of realism.Helmed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan,the film tells the story of five men engaging in an 'off-day game' on the day of elections.They find a comfortable spot in the woods for what is basically a booze party.Conversations border on politics and society.Predictably,the drunks individually make a move on the woman serving drinks and get paid for fooling around.Fights ensue,but alcohol comes to the rescue again,though temporarily,mind you.They decide to top off this day of drunkenness with a childhood game,but all goes asunder when the wild friends 'punish' the burglar(a fairly simple game involving the four characters of 'king','minister','cop' and 'thief' ;the cop must find the burglar and the king along with a fifth 'judge' will pronounce the punishment)  as per the rules.While four remain in a frenzy,the fifth sways from the railing,dead,swaying sadly like the rooster he killed by the riverside.And all through this,the river flows,the leaves dance to the wind,crickets chirp,frogs croak and rain enriches the earth - nature is a silent,and sometimes,indifferent witness to her surroundings,and she lives on.The film has won several laurels including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film and for Best Sound Recordist.
It must be noted that the 106-minute long movie has only 70 shots and the second half is a single shot.With no formal screenplay and on-the-spot recording,the team has impressively captured politics and prejudices,enlivened by the varying moods of nature(observant frames in Peppara), within a commonplace ocurrence ending in tragedy.