Though Mahesh isn’t a visibly challenging character, it wouldn’t have been easy to showcase his inseparable bond with an inanimate object. Similarly memorable, albeit for the wrong reasons, is Mamta Mohandas’ strange character arc in the film. Her Gauri initially comes across as the hero’s guiding force—like a Sathyan Anthikad/Imitiaz Ali heroine— before we learn about her true self and …
