Directed by Bobby K. J. (who previously directed Tharangam ), the film employs a tone that balances nostalgia with narrative progression.
The light was failing. The generator coughed. The art director was crying because the vintage nilavilakku (brass lamp) kept flickering. The sound recordist had picked up a dog barking three miles away. This was the hell of indie Malayalam cinema—beautiful, chaotic, and cruel.