Onam is here & though rains continues to wreck havoc across many parts of the state; each one of us are eagerly waiting for the skies to clear after all it's been a couple of years since we have celebrated this harvest festival in full spirits. Obviously one of the major highlight for Onam are the high profile releases with quite a few lined up from today. However, last week we had a major release in the form of Rathish Ambat's "Theerppu". Surprisingly, the makers didn't seem to have invested much into its promotions & despite the big names involved, it had a relatively low profile release.
The crux of the story is about a kind of reunion of a group of childhood friends though the life of one of them, Abdulla Marakkar (Prithviraj) was rather traumatic & the reason for that was the treason that their fathers had done on his. Consumed by vengeance, Abdulla was keen on imposing the judgement on his friends for the betrayal and harm done to his family. As one would have guessed, the script is penned by Murali Gopi & he has collaborated yet again with Rathish after the interesting "Kammara Sambhavam". Thinking about it, there is nothing much to it apart from a normal revenge drama but Murali's politically laced dialogues keeps it engaging though after a point of time, it didn't seem to convey anything of significance to the plot (atleast that's how I felt). Similarly, the focus on a right wing rally & the police interactions didn't have any relevance at all. Amon other points, the backdrop to the flashback seemed to be a recreation of the Babri Masjid incident while Vijay Babu's character felt inspired from Monson Mavunkal.
On the technical side, the movie was ok though it had a theatric and claustrophobic feel while Rathish did a decent job with the subject given to him. When it comes to performances, Siddique was the pick among the lot along with Shaju K S and Srikant Murali. Indrajith & Prithvi did their parts aptly though the latter was a bit over dramatic at times. Saiju Kurup was ok (I dont know if it was intentional but his emotions at times bordered on being comical) along with Isha & Hannah while Vijay Babu was rather mediocre.
Verdict: It felt like a movie that promised a lot but by the time the end credits rolled, it fell well short of it. I believe it would have suited better for the OTT platform & likely to garner more reactions post that in terms of the statements that the characters make. In short, it was rather disappointing for me!!!
Rating: 1.5/5
Regards...Ben
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