19(1)(a) Aren't we all nameless for a stranger? Are the names important for everyone? Ironically, we name people whom we know. Most of the time, the others we don't know stay nameless. I guess that's why the Director Indhu V.S. decided to keep people without names wherever possible in 19(1)(a). We allow people to walk over our fundamental rights, as that's the norm… and we know the consequences of speaking out, like the Gauri Shankar ( Vijay Sethupathi) in the movie and the real Gauri L, who met the same fate in real life. But at the same time, most of us are like that policeman, played by Indrans, who get used to taking the salary into our hands and meeting the needs of the family… the responsibilities, again as determined by the norm. Nithya Menen is brilliant in her portrayal of Penkutty (girl) with her silence and restraint. And the touch of affection for Penkutty in the eyes of Sakhavu (Bhagath Manuel) is touching but at the same time non-committal; very much lik
