Ranjith is having a dream run both critically and commercially from Thirakatha to Indian Rupee.This trend definitely continues in the movie Spirit.Spirit could be called as a social satire based on the alchoholism kerala is witnessing today.The film takes us through the life of a alchohol addict,how he gradually changes due to various incidents in his life and how he inspires others to stay away from the 'Bottled Poetry'.This time too, Ranjith took a simple and contemporary story, brilliantly crafted the script and sequences with slice of humour which makes it entertaining for most of the parts.The various human relations are handled with extreme maturity and it doesn't go melodramatic at any point.
After watching the film,we would understand why Ranjith and Mohanlal forgot their egos and patched up so quickly.Because I can't imagine of any other actor who could have done justice to this role with this amount of originality.The arrogance,vulnarability,anger,the body language of an alchoholic and his gradual change are portrayed so perfectly by him that I am assured that he has not lost his golden touch which we haven't seen him for years.Rightly called one of the most versatile actors in the country, the movie displays the sheer class of this actor in various sequences.Nandu gets the role of his lifetime and he has done well.Thilakan don't have much role.Shankar,Sidharth and others are good. in their roles.
Though the second half is a bit slow and is taken in a docu fiction format, still it does not get bored and is filmed with atmost sincerity.Overall Spirit is an insightful film in to the most common habit of malayalis which should not be missed.Though the script is not as perfect as his previous films, the performances lifts the film to another level.We may be able to remake this film with another director, but can't imagine with another actor for sure.
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