Naandgaam Pirai

A Dracula Story

Malayalam director Vinayan oscillates between genres with the ease of a choreographer's dance moves. For a while, he was into ultra eloquent melodramas that often portray the relationship between a brother and a sister (one of them is always differently-abled, so there is enough room for your tear glands to be put to work). He is also known for his half-decent ghost movies such as Veli Nakshatram. With Nankam Pirai though, he is attempting another onscreen reprisal of the vampire…