Antappante Athbudha Pravarthikal

What made me watch the new Malayalam film Antappante Athbudha Pravarthikal was that it was written and directed by Vipin Atley, who made an impressive debut as a writer with his first film, Homely Meals. In the pre-release interviews, the crew talked about how they had to get the camera at the last minute during shoot days. The bad performances due to the casting limitations of an indie project like this are understandable. But Antappante Athbudha Pravarthikal is not making an effort in the key area that has nothing to do with funding: the writing. With a loosely edited film that has a satirical goal and no intent to polish it through writing, Antappante Athbudha Pravarthikal is a half-hearted attempt that rarely felt like a potent idea.