• Director Jis Joy switches genres (from feel-good to thriller) and color tones (from bright to desaturated) to zilch effect in his latest film - Innale Vare - starring Asif Ali, Nimisha Sajayan, and Antony Varghese in the lead roles. This is the kind of thriller that even an undiscerning viewer can wholly regard as predictable, with the only thrilling scene being a crisply shot fight sequence between Asif and Nimisha. The storyline belongs to the early 2010s thriller era in Malayalam (that featured badly conceived efforts such as Race, Thank You, Seconds, Up & Down, and more) with every twist seen coming twelve miles away. The performances (save for Asif) are either bland or over-the-top. On the bright side, there aren't any songs to further establish the characters or their relationships.