This was one of the film that made me see Prithviraj in a whole new way - till then many (including me) saw him as a chocolate hero - who was not that good an actor. 2008 with this film, Thalappavu and Mozhi (Tamil Movie - release in 2007) revealed his acting chops to the world !

Coming to the movie - it is brilliantly paced, has some of the best dialogues, shows the movie industry in its raw form - with its warts and all - and music by Sharath was a revelation ( he was ridiculed during that period - with memes being made on his reality judge persona - but his music was perfect for the movie - ones for the 70-80s period, those for the recent period - all perfectly apt )

Sad the movie was not a blockbuster - but still was watched by many and highly rated by critics and did won the state award.