Koode

Anjali Menon is a masterful craftsman of what she does best, picturing relationships and putting it on the screen.If you have seen any of her previous works, you're thoroughly not going to be disappointed as she ventures away from writing and goes director with Koode.

Like the name Koode, is a story about a brother and a sister, their relationship and how Joshua (Prithviraj)'s life became influential after coming back to his hometown after departing for the middle east at a young age. The story then flows through Joshua and Jenny (Nazriya) whose relationship flourishes through time and age, and develops a soft engulfing story which is wholesome, heart-warming and tender.

Little Swayamp's camera work has always been a favorite, his use of available light and under-exposing most shots is pleasing and controlled giving it that warm crusty feeling the film's aiming for, Tying it together has to be the music M Jayachandran and Raghu Dixit a personal favorite has composed for the film, the warm melodic music engulfs and transcends the beautiful visuals from Kodai. though I wish the flow of the film could have been better, though most would argue that it's the editor at fault, but no, Anjali Menon still needs time to craft her Direction into achieving that flow.

It's a feel good movie, it does what it needs to and that's all that matters.