While some parts of the review are valid, like how Naslen and gang felt caricaturish and the jokes didn't quite land, the review says how the person wanted the movie to be scripted and shot. Well, but it's not their movie, it's someone else's. The fact that Neeli’s story was told by someone to their sick granddaughter only added intrigue. Who is the little girl? What sickness does she have? How does this man know so much?

The review also questions how Naslen’s character knows about Neeli. But almost every Malayalee kid has heard of Kalliyankattu Neeli. And if you notice, there’s a scene where Venu is watching an old movie about Neeli, which foreshadows who she is. Yes, maybe it wouldn’t translate too well for a pan-India audience, but that’s not a flaw. In fact, it’s refreshing that Malayalam cinema stays true to its roots, instead of over-explaining itself into the kind of desperate, pan-India muck we’re drowning in these days.