Express News Service
After Midhun Manuel Thomas, Nayattu finds another filmmaker moving away from light-hearted entertainers to something more grounded, cynical and brutal.
After the crowd-pleasing Charlie, Martin Prakkat has teamed up with Shahi Kabir, the screenwriter whose maiden effort Joseph became a runaway hit. Shahi has conjured up something more haunting this time around. Nayattu is a soul-stirring film that leaves you shaken by the time the end credits roll.
Martin and Shahi don’t take long to get the ball rolling, and when they do, they do a fantastic job. The central conflict involves the death of a young Dalit man, and it’s a problem increasingly complicated by the events preceding it.