Tovino plays the protagonist writer with nuance and restraint, while Rima is charming as Bhargavi. The actors, however, struggle to deliver their lines from a 60-year-old script in a manner that suits modern sensibilities.
It’s been five decades since ‘Bhargavi Nilayam’ was released, and the film seems to have aged well. As Aashiq Abu attempts to recreate it as ‘Neelavelicham’ on screen, he sure has the odds stacked against him.
Abu s latest film, Neelavelicham starring Tovino Thomas, Rima Kallingal and Roshan Mathew, is based on a story penned by the legendary Malayalam writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Tovino Thomas and Ashiq Abu have worked together on several occasions. In a new interview, he recalled one of their earliest meetings, when Tovino considered asking Ashiq for Rs 200 because he was 'dead broke'.