With the theatres still a few weeks away before it would echo to whistles & brim with excitement, more & more directors have warmed to the OTT culture. The latest to join the bandwagon is Tanu Balak with his debut venture "Cold Case" that had Prithvi treading into the Amazon platform as well. As most of you are aware or would have easily understood from the trailer, the movie is a combination of horror and crime thriller. Hmm, sounds familiar...so is it like "The Priest"??? Well not quite, but did it offer anything different especially since our industry is not quite adept when it comes to horror.
The film unfolds with ACP Satyajit (Prithviraj) called in to investigate a murder as a skull was recovered from the river wrapped in a packet. With the victim itself unknown, the task in the hands of the police was daunting. Around the same time, a TV journalist, Medha (Aditi Balan) who dealt with paranormal stories with a reputed channel moved into a rented house along with her daughter. With the legal pressure of the custodial case of her daughter from her husband, she hoped that the new abode would script a fresh chapter in their life. But it didn't quite seem like that as the house seemed to be haunted or was it just a figment of her imagination???
Though Tanu Balak will be a relatively unknown name to the public, he is quite known in the industry for his cinematographic skills that has been showcased in numerous ads and few movies. His decision to don the hat of a director had the involvement of his family literally as the script was penned by his brother in law, Sreenath V Nath. With regard to the storyline, they brought in an interesting thought whereby two parallel investigations are portrayed. For a significant length of the movie, both these aspects were handled sensibly but as it gradually converged it kinda lost its spark. The climax was a damp squid as neither the premise nor the cast managed to create an impact.
On the technical side, it was pretty impressive as the visuals were handled by the brilliant Jomon T John & Girish Gangadharan while the BGM was the creation of Prakash Alex. Coming to performances, Prithvi was average as he looked a bit too uptight compared to his last few movies. Aditi Balan looked the part of the journalist & has done a decent job but the dubbing artist did a pretty mediocre job. as for the rest of the cast, they did their parts fairly ok.
Verdict: It certainly had the potential to be an absolute winner but lost its edge towards the latter half. However, the manner in which the investigation moves along for a significant portion will keep the audience entertained. In short, give it a try!!!
Rating: 2.5/5
Regards...Ben
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