A heartfelt tale of celebration
I watched Abrid Shine's 'Poomaram' twice and can confidently say that this is Malayalam cinema's finest campus film since 'Classmates'. Abrid is familiar to the Malayali audience as the maker of earthy tales auch as '1983' and 'Action Hero Biju'. The one and a half year's worth of wait is finally over, and forgiven, because the film, which is infused with the unifying spirit of art (in all its forms), is a beautiful piece of art in itself. Here I quote some meaningful lines: നേരമായ് നിലാവിലീ ജാലകം തുറന്നീടാൻ.. It's time that we embrace new techniques of storytelling. Haven't you had enough of the shimmying romances shot in Switzerland, and orchestrated action sequences, folks?! If you are ready for a change,like me, please do watch this refreshing take on campus life. Poomaram, as the title promises, is vibrant, optimistic and sheer poetry, as regards the visuals, and the beautiful songs(all acapella, please note, and each on...