Ranjith’s ‘Spirit’ conveys a social message, but does not match his earlier works 

Raghunandan (Mohan Lal) is an alcoholic and that was the main reason for his separation from his wife, Meera (Kaniha) and their speech impaired son, Sunny. Meera marries Alex and finds the bliss that was missing in her earlier marriage. Alex is a doting father to Sunny too.
Raghunandan, besides being a writer is a talk show host and his program, ‘Show the Spirit’ is a popular one as it confronts several ills of society and politics. With the story pegged on Raghu’s addiction to the bottle, Ranjith has a social message on this evil that plagues society at all levels. So you have Mani the plumber, another addict, who under intoxication gets suspicious of his wife and beats her up. Then there is the lyricist who meets his end, thanks to his addiction to the ‘Spirit.’
Yet the film does not end on a dark and gloomy note, ‘Spirit,’ shows that this evil can be kicked off. And proving that is none other than chat show host Raghunandan. 

PLUS POINTS: While Mohan Lal excels in his role, you could not call it his best. Kaniha is good. Matching pace with the lead pair is Shankar Ramakrishnan, script writer of Urumi, making his debut as Alex. He clearly left a mark with his performance.  Dialogues are the strength of the story. Rarely do you see onscreen a separated couple sharing a good friendship with their exes. This story shows a beautiful bond between Raghu, Alex and Meera.

MINUS POINTS: While Ranjith has developed his characters well, this does not match his earlier works, 'Pranchiyettan and the Saint' and Tirakatha.

CAMERAWORK: Beautiful locations captured aesthethically.

 VERDICT: Watch it for the social message it delivers.