Happened to see the Malayalam movie by this name. The movie hall was packed to capacity for the late night show. A good suspense thriller after what seemed to be a long while.
The agony and the ecstasy of being in the Kerala Police has been etched very well by the director. I was particularly impressed with Kunchan in his role as a Sub Inspector and have now come to know about the oath that every policeman takes at the time of induction. That the oath gets broken many a time, thanks to political interference, is a situation that every Malayalee is aware of and hence, the ridicule and a sense of 'nothing can go right' with our police, sadly, prevail among a significant part of the population.
My personal observation is that the police is efficient and has been doing a damn good job, despite the numerous constraints that they've to face, on a daily basis. And I'd like to offer my salute to the Kerala Police, for their perseverance.
Rehman, Prithviraj and Jayasurya, as officers, play their parts well lending credibility to their characters. They're good friends and have a thing in common, in that, all of the them had conglomerated officially at Kochi in their current appointments, after successful stints at Bombay and hence, nicknamed by the title of the movie! The movie begins with the killing of ACP Aryan(Jayasurya) and Prithviraj, as a fellow ACP is entrusted with the investigation egged on by Rehman, who plays their senior. I must particularly laud the following three points viz:-
(a) Roshan Andrews, the director's, boldness in covering a taboo subject like gay relationships. The
trend in the past, has been to narrate such aspects in a condescending manner and to gloss through,
highlighting the film makers' moral confusion. That the frames speak with earnestness show the
maturity of the director and his team in handling the subject.
(b) Prithviraj seems to have got into the skin of his character of ACP Antony Moses, without bothering
about his image!
(c) An out and out suspense thriller and I must confess that I too couldn't figure out the actual culprit
till the end! Master story telling!!
Yes, the Malayalam film industry is passing through exciting times with an array of good movies being churned out, one after the other.
Tailpiece.
The only thing that dampened my enthusiasm was the depiction of a senior naval officer - of the rank of Vice Admiral - in a rather obese form. In the services, the emphasis on fitness and the need to have a trim body, has never been compromised but perhaps, the character has been fleshed out after having seen a few seniors in recent times. I must emphasise that they're exceptions rather than the rule and no, I'm not being apologetic on their behalf!
The agony and the ecstasy of being in the Kerala Police has been etched very well by the director. I was particularly impressed with Kunchan in his role as a Sub Inspector and have now come to know about the oath that every policeman takes at the time of induction. That the oath gets broken many a time, thanks to political interference, is a situation that every Malayalee is aware of and hence, the ridicule and a sense of 'nothing can go right' with our police, sadly, prevail among a significant part of the population.
My personal observation is that the police is efficient and has been doing a damn good job, despite the numerous constraints that they've to face, on a daily basis. And I'd like to offer my salute to the Kerala Police, for their perseverance.
Rehman, Prithviraj and Jayasurya, as officers, play their parts well lending credibility to their characters. They're good friends and have a thing in common, in that, all of the them had conglomerated officially at Kochi in their current appointments, after successful stints at Bombay and hence, nicknamed by the title of the movie! The movie begins with the killing of ACP Aryan(Jayasurya) and Prithviraj, as a fellow ACP is entrusted with the investigation egged on by Rehman, who plays their senior. I must particularly laud the following three points viz:-
(a) Roshan Andrews, the director's, boldness in covering a taboo subject like gay relationships. The
trend in the past, has been to narrate such aspects in a condescending manner and to gloss through,
highlighting the film makers' moral confusion. That the frames speak with earnestness show the
maturity of the director and his team in handling the subject.
(b) Prithviraj seems to have got into the skin of his character of ACP Antony Moses, without bothering
about his image!
(c) An out and out suspense thriller and I must confess that I too couldn't figure out the actual culprit
till the end! Master story telling!!
Yes, the Malayalam film industry is passing through exciting times with an array of good movies being churned out, one after the other.
Tailpiece.
The only thing that dampened my enthusiasm was the depiction of a senior naval officer - of the rank of Vice Admiral - in a rather obese form. In the services, the emphasis on fitness and the need to have a trim body, has never been compromised but perhaps, the character has been fleshed out after having seen a few seniors in recent times. I must emphasise that they're exceptions rather than the rule and no, I'm not being apologetic on their behalf!
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