Minnal Murali

“While the film is aware of its superhero-ness, it never loses sight of the fact that it is set in a real place. This is a tough balance, and Basil Joseph gets it just right.”

“Tovino Thomas is a powerhouse, so is Guru Somasundaram. The movie isn't trying to prove a point that we can do it to, it tries to co-exist beautifully. Witness the strength Indian storytellers have and what we should exactly be investing our time and money in.”

“An out and out entertainer, it was created to be cheered and clapped and laughed along with… a good old-school breezy entertainer. Is it a masterpiece? No. But wow is it entertaining! Finally, Malayalam cinema got its own feel-good Christmas film.”

“Yet another friendly, neighbourhood superhero is born in the 'movieverse' through the film.”

“Basil Joseph's experienced direction seeps through Minnal Murali. With believable VFX, which Joseph personally supervised, the movie is a slick entertainer. However, the movie could not avoid the sinkhole of unexplained character actions towards the fag end of the movie.”

“With Minnal Murali Basil Joseph seems to have arrived. If not for anything else, I will wait for the sequel.”

“India's first great superhero movie”

“Tovino's superhero film is thoroughly entertaining”

“Despite banking on familiar superhero tropes at times, the film has a character of its own. The best of the superhero sequences are these initial ones and the one where he lets go at some policemen, successfully imbibing the spirit and appearance of the good old Malayalam comics.”