Director Sajevan Anthikad says that the film 2018 is the most valuable gift that director Jude Anthony has given to Kerala. He says that the safe use of freedom of expression can be seen in the film and this is the real Kerala story.
In the words of Sajjevan Anthikad:
“Can we suddenly forget the Kerala that the world saw in 2018 and the Malayali who fought against the rain for survival? That day it became clear that the Malayalees would unite if they felt that Kerala was in danger. But must feel. In the past T. In Damodaran’s screenplay, I.V. Shashi directs movies. Angadi, Ee Nadu and other movies. Almost all Malayalam actors will be in those movies. All of them will have enough importance.
2018 is also a star-studded film. Vineeth, Aparna, Asif Ali, Kunchacko Boban, Joy Mathew, Indrans, Lal, Siddique, Naren Aju Varghese etc are familiar faces everywhere. All performed above and beyond. The screenplay was amazingly eccentric. It started telling the story from many places. Screenplays that do not focus on one person T. Damodaran sir’s regular style of writing but it is an effort that needs a lot of attention. Generally, no one shoulders that weight. The canvas can be large and sometimes bulky.
But in 2018, we really feel that style of writing will be a huge success. This writing style became a complete success as Tovino’s character, who was like all the other characters, hooked us. Tovey transcended all the characters through natural behaviors and gave us an experience we will never forget. The words that really need to be written about Tovi are not written here, the main twist of the story should not be mentioned. I can only say excellent about the making of the movie. Background music, editing and cinematography, there is not even a single flaw to say about anything.
The film 2018 is the most valuable gift that director Jude Anthony has given to Kerala. The only good thing politicians can do is fill theaters playing that movie, shouting “ban, ban”. The politicians here are afraid that if someone makes a film about the Malayalees who have been recruited to Syria, religious harmony will be destroyed. So all the religious harmony that you are afraid of breaking if you sneeze can be strengthened by the movie 2018. Abuse of freedom of expression should be addressed by positive use of freedom of expression, not by prohibition. The movie 2018 sees a strong use of freedom of expression. We can say for sure that the movie 2018 is the real story of Kerala. (Audiences at film festivals clap after the movie. I heard this after some time.)”
