Malaikottai Vaaliban movie review: Unlike Mohanlal's recent films, where makers often got carried away by either his stardom or his potential as a performer, Lijo Jose Pellissery's multi-genre movie strikes a fine balance between these aspects, while striving not to compromise on its overall quality.
The film’s intriguing beginning never quite leads to anything and the screenplay eventually becomes a series of random episodes held together only by the arrest
The fantasy world of Vaaliban is neither a spectacle nor is immersive. Mohanlal is smooth as butter in action sequences but almost embarrassing in romance scenes.