At times, one or two sequences are all it takes to turn an otherwise unremarkable movie into a worthwhile experience. A memorable shot or a standout performance can almost make one forget the rest of its failings. The scene involving Urvashi’s titular character and a doctor in Safar Sanal’s 
Aasha (Malayalam)
Director: Safar SanalCast: Urvashi, Joju George, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vijayaraghavan, Ajayan Adat
Runtime: 127 minutes
Storyline: A stubborn woman in a frayed mental state has a run in with a volatile man following a road accident, leading to serious consequences.
In the end, one is left only with Urvashi’s intense performances in some of the sequences, like a cricketer playing the lone stellar innings in a losing cause, a knock of such beauty that the result of the match becomes irrelevant. It again makes one realise how underutilised she has been recently in Malayalam cinema. If only the film had something more solid to back her, we might have had a gem of a movie.
Aasha is currently running in theatres
