Nidra is a visual treat and comes out as an emotionally rich and touching love story. There are many frames which would take your breath away and the credit should go to the cinematographer Samir Thahir. Those beautiful locations, the wooded secret dwelling place, the verdant flowing river, even those flower pots in the house looked so beautiful and perfect. And yes of course, the climax, you really need to watch it. Jassie Gift’s music is very fresh and the background score takes your senses to an entirely different level.

 

Sidharth stands out best of all and perhaps one of the best performances I have seen in recent times. He is so convincing in his role and he has handled it with utmost care that no time did he cross the boundaries. Rima, for the first time, made me think that she can act. She looked beautiful and as Aswathy has done super job. Jishnu Raghavan can call this as his come back movie and looked apt in the role of a tough brother. While Sarayu looked very natural in her role, KPAC Lalitha who played the same role in the original and Thalaivaasal Vijay as Raju’s father were perfect in their roles. One thing that I found very interesting in the movie was that Vijay Menon who did the role of Raju in the original comes in the role of Raju’s doctor in the new version!

 

Nidra is a well-crafted movie and a treat to watch. It’s an experience that haunts you and I go for 8/10 for this celluloid fantasy. 

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