Mahaveeryar teaser: Nivin Pauly-Asif Ali’s genre-busting film looks incredibly intriguing

These visuals, clearly set hundreds of years ago, are intercut with a brief scene featuring court proceedings in the modern era, the timeframe gauged by electric lights and uniformed cops.

The visual style is remarkable, with stark imagery of dusk and dawn, moonlit silhouettes, clever use of light, and a godman smoking in a remote location beside a small fire. Everything looks cinematic in the best sense of the word.

It is hard to glean anything about the plot from the teaser. The teaser does its job, which is creating a sense of intrigue without revealing anything. It leaves you wanting more.

There is clearly an impressive budget behind the film, judging by sumptuous visuals and production value. The movie also stars Asif Ali, Lal, Lalu Alex, Siddique and Shanvi. The film reunites Nivin Pauly and Asif Ali after more than a decade.

Mahaveeryar is based on a story by M Mukundan. The film does not have a release date yet.