Pallichattambi Movie Review & Rating: One of the main issues with director Dijo Jose Antony’s movies is that they are almost always dead set on the point they want to make. He has thus far made three films — Queen, Jana Gana Mana, and Malayalee From India — and even if each one’s tone and genre differ from the others, they can all be broadly described as social dramas that carry several messages. The major shortcoming of these films is that they primarily focus on the messages rather than on how they are presented. Unfortunately, his latest film, Pallichattambi, is no different, as almost everything is spelt out for us, leaving no room for reflection (or subtlety). Set mostly in the late 1950s, when Kerala was being ruled by one of the first democratically elected Communist governments in the world, Pallichattambi unfolds against the picturesque backdrop of the hilly village of Kaniyaar. This was also the time when religious institutions and certain political outfits began pushing back against the government’s pro-tenant, anti-feudal bills and ordinances, paving …