Movie Review: "Lokah – Chapter 1 "Chandra" A Journey Beyond the Seen

Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra

A Soulful Journey Through Past Lives and Forgotten Memories

There are movies that entertain, movies that move us, and then there are those rare ones that awaken something deep within. Watching Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra felt like entering not just a film, but a portal into the timeless dance of souls—a reminder that who we are today is shaped by who we once were, and who we are yet to become.

🕉️ Chandra: The Soul That Remembers

When Kalyani Priyadarshan appears as Chandra, we don’t just meet a woman living in Bengaluru—we encounter a spirit that has traveled across centuries. She is Kalliyankattu Neeli reborn, carrying within her the scars and powers of her past life.

Every flicker in her eyes, every surge of her strength feels like a memory resurfacing from another age. Chandra’s story isn’t about becoming powerful—it’s about remembering that she already was. She is the embodiment of how the soul never forgets, even when lifetimes pass by.

Watching her, I couldn’t help but wonder: What parts of my own soul memory am I still carrying? What strengths or wounds echo from lives I’ve lived before?

🔮 Sunny: The Witness of Destiny

Sunny, played by Naslen, may seem like the curious boy-next-door, smitten by Chandra’s mystery. But beneath his innocence lies something more profound: he is the witness of her soul’s truth.

Haven’t we all met someone who feels strangely familiar, as if we’ve known them long before? Sunny represents that recognition—the way two souls cross paths again and again across lifetimes. His fascination with Chandra isn’t new; it feels karmic, like a bond rekindled from another time.

Through him, the film gently shows us that sometimes, the people drawn to us are not random. They are fragments of our unfinished stories, circling back until they find their resolution.

⚡ Chathan: The Soul That Persists

When Tovino Thomas steps in as Chathan (Michael), his presence is brief yet electric. He feels like an echo of an ancient force—rooted in folklore, yet undeniably alive in the present.

Chathan represents the eternity of soul essence. He reminds us that myths are not just stories of the past; they are memories of beings who continue to return in different forms, different ages. His cameo feels like the opening of a door—that there are more souls, more memories yet to be revealed in the Lokah universe.

🌑 Charlie the Odiyan: The Shapeshifter of Memory

Dulquer Salmaan’s Odiyan appears like a shadow, mysterious yet familiar. The Odiyan, in Kerala’s folklore, is a shapeshifter—someone who can bend perception, morphing between forms.

In the film, his role feels symbolic. He is the soul that adapts, transforms, and returns. His presence whispers of lives lived in many skins, across many realms. Even in his fleeting screen time, he carries the weight of unfinished business from past lifetimes, hinting that his journey will weave deeper into future chapters.

🌠 Souls Intertwined Across Time

Together, these characters are not just individuals in a story. They are souls locked in an ancient rhythm, pulled together across lifetimes.

• Chandra carries the memory of her own power.

• Sunny mirrors the recognition of soul bonds.

• Chathan stands as the eternal return of mythic souls.

• Odiyan embodies the shapeshifting continuity of spirit.

Their encounters are not coincidences; they are inevitabilities. Like stars in a constellation, their souls realign, life after life, to complete what was left undone.

✨ What Lokah Awakened in Me

As the credits rolled, I didn’t just walk away with the thrill of a superhero film—I walked away with questions that lingered in my own soul.

Who have I been before this life?Who are the people in my life that I have met again and again, under new names and faces?And what truths am I here, in this lifetime, finally ready to remember?

That, perhaps, is the true gift of Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra. It doesn’t just tell a story—it awakens a memory. A memory that our souls are infinite, our connections eternal, and our journeys far from over.