Jithu Madhavan’s ‘Aavesham’ is a fantastically written combination of comedy and action and drama

The film stars Fahadh Faasil. Technically speaking, he is not the main character, but the way he owns the film is something else altogether.

One week ago, had you asked me for my pick for Screenplay of the Year-so-far, it would have hands-down been Gireesh AD’s Premalu. But now, after watching the brilliantly done Aavesham, it’s a tie. Like Gireesh, Jithu Madhavan doesn’t seem to be a fan of “plot”. He prefers to put his efforts into his characters and his writing, and Aavesham comes off like an extension of his first film, Romancham. There, a few men find themselves unleashing a spirit, an impulsive act that backfires on them. Here, a few men find themselves unleashing a gangster named Ranga – and this impulsive act, again, backfires on them. Like the ghost in Romancham, Ranga – played by Fahadh Faasil – is practically an other-worldly character. He wears spotless white. He has some ten kilos of gold on his body, in the form of rings and chains. His black handlebar moustache is complemented by his black aviator glasses. He’s multilingual, speaking Kannada and Malayalam and Hindi.

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