It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

The first must-see film of the year.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

He is a masterpiece of Padmarajan ....Padmarajan is a magical magic only.The most beautiful film about the rainy season is the focus of the film. The presence of the heroine Clara is filled with rain.Padmarajan has written a story based on the life of his friend Unnikrishnan. Padmarajan joined the character Clara in the film Unni Menon

i think this is the best movie i have ever seen ..this is the movie with magical moments...mohanlal as jayakrishnan totally nailed it proving himself to be the best actor India has ever produced..sumalatha as clara is a dream..parvathi rocked it..no director can attain half of the achievement that padmarajan made..started off in a slower note ended with astronishment,,johnson music still lingering in my ears..classic personified

I just love this movie,cant resist watching it again and again. Padmarajan has crafted this master piece scene by scene. All the scenes in this movies are straight from the real world. I am sure that the "Naranga soda maker" and "butcher who sells head of goat" were doing the same in their real life. The crux of the movie is the portrayal of Jaikrishnan. Lal the genius has delivered a stellar performance as Jaikrishnan.He delivers in depth and breadth the emotions and feelings of a protagonist in a Padmarajan style.Clara as a prostitute who knows in what she is going to end up is superb . She shows the deep sorrow of being forced to be a prostitute in a neutral manner.Her dialogues reflects the feelings of a prostitute who knows clearly that a normal life is a dream for them.Jaikrishanan's ideologies are simple but his emotions are complex to understand. Parvathy has acted beautifully in her part so did ashokan.Overall this movie is a masterpiece in malayalam cinema.

Padmarajan's brilliance shines through in this classic which tells you how love is necessarily not exclusive. Mohanlal plays a character Jayakrishnan who is torn between two worlds, two personalities and two women. Clara epitomizes the wild side while Radha brings out the coyness of the main character. He loves both of them, in very different manners. And without getting into overtly moralistic declamations, the director gives the viewer the freedom to enjoy the experiential narrative. The plot unfolds into a happy ending-with all knots untied and the right knots tied.The acting is flawless across the cast. The music is overwhelming.It is, however, Padmarajan's perceptive treatment of such a controversial topic in such a time and age of pseudo middle class conservatism that makes this one a timeless classic.