This movie totally dismantles the thought that sci-fi has to be loud and full of over-the -top drama and SFX to tell a good story. This story tells of an astronaut who helps souls to transition from one life to the other. He is by race a demon, who has been stationed there as part of the peace treaty between the humans and the asuras.
It is a slow progressing movie which makes a powerful commentary on the various ills that plague the world as we know it today. It is crisp and clean and makes lucid statements that set us thinking but do not actually take a side themselves.
Morality is woven in too, without the exponent coming off as a preachy goody two-bits. The dialogue is very good and although the movie has varying paces pf story-telling, it certainly doesn’t lose you anywhere.
Consider Prahasth, played by Vikrant Massey castigating his subordinate, Yuvishka for keeping some objects from a transiting body. It is done with total elan, and does not feel preachy at all.
Also do not miss the connotations of each name. They have been chosen carefully and you would do well to google them.
The idea of the soul changing bodies as humans change clothes, is well brought out here. I liked this one. I am not sure if I would go back and watch it, but it did keep me happily engaged for a couple of hours.
I shall be back with more soon!
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