A few days back, as part of the promotions of M Padmakumar's "Pathaam Valavu"; Suraj Venjaramoodu in his own trademark style borrowed Yash's iconic dialogue & rehashed it to 'Serious, serious, serious. I don't like it. I avoid, but serious likes me". Well it made sense after all he had constantly featured only in such roles for quite a while now. From the looks of the trailer, it seemed to be along similar lines though with Padmakumar calling the shots, there were hopes that this would have some of the quality that was showcased in "Joseph".
SI Sethunath (Indrajith) had applied for leave as he was anxious to be by the side of his wife for her delivery due to complications in the past. However, prior to that he was given the assignment to bring back the convict, Solomon (Suraj) who had not returned even after his parole ended. With much effort, Sethu & his team managed to nab Solomon but a landslide on the way back meant that they would take time to return. From the interaction with the villagers, it seems like everyone had a good opinion about Solomon. So what had made the latter to become a killer???
The script has been penned by Abhilash Pillai who was also credited for "Night Drive" which belonged to the survival thriller genre. Interestingly, this is tagged as a thriller as well though there was hardly anything in it that justified it. The cliched sequences & situations failed to evoke any kind of surprise and even the worst bettor would have easily predicted the manner in which the movie would unfold. So does it mean that it was mediocre? Well not exactly, since the execution & performances despite the predictability keeps the audience engaged. The emotional scenes in the latter half is likely to give a lump in the throat for quite a few. On the technical side, it was fine be it Ratheesh Ram's visuals while Ranjin Raj's music still had the hangover of "Joseph".
Almost all the artists have done their parts aptly be it Suraj who was impressive as usual in the emotional sequences or Indrajith who continues to get offered roles that barely tests his potential. However, Aditi impressed with her effort while Ajmal Ameer, Sudheer Karamana etc were ok.
Verdict: The movie as such doesn't offer anything new that we have not seen in the past. It's the same old emotional drama with predictability taking centre stage. At the same time, the execution is fine and keeps the audience engaged coz of the performances & a reasonably short run time. In short, the choice is yours!!!
Rating: 2.5/5
Regards...Ben
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