Manu Ashokan's Sony LIV debut explores stalking, psychological evaluation, and the limits of intervention in a gripping Malayalam series.
The first scene of Eyes is a quiet moment that detonates into dread: a man pleads for another chance, a woman refuses. The response isn’t anger — it’s something colder. That shift sets the tone for Manu Ashokan’s bold web series debut, a Sony LIV original that doesn’t flinch from the ugly truth about obsession.
At its core, Eyes follows a team of police officers and psychologists attempting to prevent violence before it happens. Tina (Kani Kusruti), Justin (Prabhu Muralikrishnan), psychiatrist Aisha (Nikhila Vimal), and young psychologist Thanvi (Riya Jithu) work under a controversial program: monitoring accused stalkers using smartwatches and behavioral software. The premise is optimistic, maybe we can stop the next murder. But the show knows how fragile that hope is.
Each episode dives into a different case. There’s the photographer who imagines his muse as his lover, the supermarket worker trapped by her boyfriend and his volatile father (Jaffer Idukki), and an IAS officer whose marriage to a politician’s daughter unravels under pressure. The most complex arc belongs to Dev Mohan and Saniya Iyappan as Sajin and Shobitha, where the lines between abuse and mutual conflict blur. The team debates, hesitates, and fails to save everyone.
What makes Eyes stand out isn’t just its moral ambiguity, it’s how it refuses to romanticize stalker behavior. Violence isn’t love gone wrong. It’s entitlement dressed as devotion. The series also quietly dismantles the myth that help is always welcome. One of its most honest moments comes when Tina tells Vidya (Shruti Ramachandran), ‘You’ve crossed a line,’ and the friendship survives not despite tension, but because of it.
The performances are grounded and precise. Kani Kusruti brings her signature dry wit to Tina, while Nikhila Vimal balances calm authority with personal strain. Shruti Ramachandran’s Vidya evolves from hopeful inventor to desperate believer, her faith in technology eroding with each failed case. Prabhu Muralikrishnan anchors the emotional weight with understated charm.
At 50 minutes per episode, seven episodes feel like too much. Some stories wrap up faster than they should. But the mystery seeded in the finale. A scrap of gift wrapping, pulls you forward. No easy answers. No tidy justice. Just a haunting question: what if prevention isn’t possible?
Eyes isn’t a thriller. It’s a reckoning.
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