Minnal Murali came on to the screen unlike the craze ‘Spider-Man No Way Home’, but it lit the small screen on fire with it’s well thought out story and characters. Yes, there are a few things I could nitpick about, but the number of things done well overshadows all of it. First things first, Guru Somasundaram is a treat to watch when he shape-shifts from a smitten man in love to a man obsessed with it. He brings the details of the characters through his expressions and dancing eyebrows in a way that you can’t help empathising with him. And haven’t we missed empathy inducing villains for quite sometime in run of the mill superhero films. Other things not so obvious, but becomes clear as light of the day after watching the film is the use of metaphors in the film. On one hand, fire and explosion gives motivation to Jaison to don the role of a hero, and later another fire becomes the reason for the infuriating burst in Shibu’s anger. It’s like seeing two sides of the same coin, both hit by lightning, but one turns dark while the other glows. The use of the spear also pays tribute to Jaison’s father and his lasting legacy in the story. The use of humour is well timed and never tries to be too gimmicky, rather it’s very observational at many places and that helps creating a bonding with the place and its people.Â