The movie by all means wasn't "bad" as Bandra where the story lagged constantly even though the cast was good. In Thankamani, we see how villagers were impacted by the bus incident. Dileep does his job in performing his role and the cast as a whole wasn't that bad except for Pranitha Subhash as the cop. When listening to Dileep's story, her after reaction seemed over the top and not really sensible and overall I don't think she fit throughout the whole movie (respectfully). The story ran smoothly and I personally liked the Kathileeran song by William Francis (sounds a bit like Yesudas).
I think Ashwanth Kok has an agenda against Dileep because he goes all out to tarnish any of his new movies vs the other reviews he has done. Honestly, I think this movie was better than "RDX", "Kannur Squad", and "Malaikottai Valiban" (for examples) in terms of an actual storyline and actually presents a real scenario even though it may have been slightly dramatic. Definitely worth a one time watch in theatres if you have the time and the money.