I saw Mili, the Malayalam movie, a few days ago. A good piece of art remains good irrespective of all the comments and reviews. So, I would rather re-look at Mili than re-view her.
Mili (Amala Paul) is a timid, shy, diffident girl who doesn't want to leave her comfort zone, and doesn't know to say NO. The story narrates how she gains her confidence and learns to be assertive. A simple story, directed and filmed brilliantly.
Kudos to Rajesh Pillai for a wonderful movie with such a delicate and not-larger-than-life subject. Now that I think about Mili, I see Mili in each one of us. We all have her inside us, in some form, in some stages of our life. Watching this movie reminds us of how we overcame our comfort zone and also encourages to face the challenges that we are still scared of. It also teaches us that our real comparison should be made not with others but our older self. On the terms of how much we improved and achieved.
Being a heroin-centric movie, Amala Paul amazes us with her acting and expressions and transforming character and what-not! Nivin Pauly, as always, impressive. On a lighter side, if Amala Paul, in her depressed phase, can look like this, then just imagine how good-looking can we be in our joyous moments??? Smile and confidence do matter. And Mili just proved it.
If you understand Malayalam, please do watch it. You won't be disappointed.
Here's wanting to see more of sensible movies.
