TRAFFIC is Magnificent and Mindblowing

Traffic is an awesome movie that will remain with you much long, it is based on the actual 'Chennai traffic incident', which is exceptionally written to suit the screen by Bobby-Sanjay. I feel really happy to see some young movie directors in Mollywood starting to think different in terms of narratives and novelty of themes. 'Traffic' by young director Rajesh Pillai, who debuted with a below average movie 'Hridayathil Sookshikan' is back with a pure awesomeness.

This movie tells the story of a number of characters and an incidents that join them together on a 16th of September, the very day when superstar Sidharth Shankar enacted by Rahman is getting ready to have his latest film's release. On the same day, Traffic Constable Sudevan (Sreenivasan) is trying ways to join back his duty, after being suspended from service for a short period. The same day is also special for Dr Abel (Saikumar) who is celebrating his first wedding anniversary while Raihaan(Vineeth), an youngster is hoping to go big from his beginning as a TV channel reporter, that he is going to join that day. Planned as an emotional thriller, every character is of equal importance as the story unfolds.

The film follows a non-linear narration and the director executed it with magnificent ease. The direction is excellent,the script is flawless, the stories are human and complex and despite their melodramatic or sometimes tragic outcome, they still leave you with a shade of hope - maybe because the humanity that the author uses to create his characters. All the performances in this movie are mention worthy but I must say that Kunchako Boban, Sai Kumar and Asif Ali was nothing but brilliant. All the female protagonists did their part well. I believe that the future of malayalam film industry is now firmly in the hands of script writers like Bobby-Sanjay, James Albert and Blessy. Not that they make the best films, but that they have the current crop of ideas. Craps like Sachi-Sethu and UK-SKT should learn from Bobby-Sanjay that novelty of theme, substance and quality are integral part of film scripts.

"Traffic" is a film that can be watched by audiences who can appreciate and identify good and contentful movies. This film is certainly a whiff of fresh air to the Malayalam industry and it is simply THE best malayalam movie to have come out in recent times. It is definitely prescribed for everyone who likes fresher themes and initiatives in Mollywood. Highly recommended.

MY VERDICT : 4.6/5