Writer-director PT Kunju Muhammad's Vishwasapoorvam Mansoor is a collection of bits and pieces used to convey the message about the primary and secondary effects of terrorism. Roshan Mathew plays a young man with communist blood who lives peacefully with his single mother. The arrival of a distant, unrelated family friend (played by Zarina Wahab) and her daughter (Prayaga Martin) etches the start of a tumultuous life for everyone involved. The society's perception of certain religions and the assumption that friendly connection with a terrorist-presumed is also an act of terrorism is what Vishwasapoorvam Mansoor tries to highlight. But does it succeed cinematically? Not really, thanks to director Muhammad. They say that an actor will perform badly because of either of two reasons: he has no talent and he is not directed well. In the case of this tragedy drama, both seem to combine to give out what is one of the worst performances by an ensemble cast in recent years. Add that to the sketchy narrative with zero cohesion and you get a film that is as restless as the audience experiencing it. It is clear that the film has been shot on a low budget, but when it plays with the storytelling or cinematic experience, I cannot resist but blame it. Other than the lack of clarity as to what exactly director Muhammad wanted to convey, Vishwasapoorvam Mansoor is a poorly-made drama film that could have been best sampled in a short story in the middle page of a substandard magazine. There's no reason to waste time on this even if you are a fan of Mathew. TN.
