Nizhal movie review: A solid premise wrestles with flawed scripting in this Nayanthara-Kunchacko Boban thriller

Nizhal has so many loose threads that have left me with a gnawing sense of dissatisfaction though I enjoyed the role of psychology in the drama. She agrees to cooperate with Shalini only after the doctor’s friend John Baby informs her that the protocol would in fact be to alert the police to Nitin’s vivid account of a killing. Indian cinema has often been accused of not getting its science right but Nizhal has clearly done its research –academic papers available online back the film’s understanding of the subconscious. Though John’s session with a psychiatrist could have done with more well-informed writing, it’s nice to see Malayalam cinema increasingly referencing mental health problems. It’s a pity that Nizhal’s unusual premise wrestles with so many scripting flaws because the atmospherics in the narrative are on the ball and the mystery remains engaging till the finale.