Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The summary above is a figure of speech for what I experienced during the movie. I haven't read/watched any of M T Vasudevan Nair's work, but I'll tell you how haphazard this film is. That is, I laughed at myself after wasting few bucks over this phoniness!Hariharan's Pazashi Raja was fine, all right. But using the same technique - follow the plot, not the story - doesn't work here. The former has a simple story & the adaptation is what made it a hit. But, in Ezhamathe Varavu, the story looks pale. Enacted by some of the brilliant actors of Malayalam cinema, the plot also goes deaf & blind. Now, here the interpretations may be different, but what I fathomed was how "doubt" can jeopardize lives.The music & setup is good. Moreover it looks like gimmick, when some characters are introduced with no substance at all; characters that go high after a drop of alcohol in their systems (duh!). Lacking research in writing & adapting, this story-telling is a no-brainer. And, if you don't concentrate enough, things are easy to slip off and you won't understand a thing. Wilderness is a good thing, ain't it?BOTTOM LINE: Not recommended due to the monotonous play & clichéd factors playing football. 4.1 out of 10. A perfect example of huge expectation blown into pieces. It is neither an art movie (in which case I'd have loved the implications) nor a drama. It is bad karma!Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YESProfanity/Sex: No | Drugs/Alcohol/Smoking: Strong | Violence/Gore: Critical | Nudity/Vulgarity: Mild