Vampire Owl: We will never have enough murder mysteries.
Vampire Bat: There is no limit to investigations on the unsolved.
Vampire Owl: This one has gained some fine reviews.
Vampire Bat: Anand Sreebala seems to have provided a similar feeling.
Vampire Owl: And that Anveshippin Kandethum feeling of last year.
Vampire Bat: And that of Ozler with the same actress.
Vampire Owl: We wonder how many mysteries are yet to be solved.
Vampire Bat: We have missed too many thrillers in between.
Vampire Owl: We now have the best thrillers in Malayalam.
Vampire Bat: We continue to believe in such smooth investigations.
Vampire Owl: And we need more serial killers.
Vampire Bat: The best thrillers surely can use a few.
Vampire Owl: We know that the best thrillers are coming.
Vampire Bat: Well, we have listed a few.
Vampire Owl: A little more darkness could have been fine.
Vampire Bat: Darker the movie, better its world.
Vampire Owl: This movie seems to be not that dark.
Vampire Bat: There is some nostalgia though.
Vampire Owl: The journey to the past never gets old.
Vampire Bat: Especially when it is related to movies.
Vampire Owl: We have seen Malayalam films using the same in the best way.
Vampire Bat: I would let the nostalgia run wild in fear.
Vampire Owl: Horror and a memorable past combine well.
Vampire Bat: Like a shake, biryani and tea.
[Gets a box with cheese popcorn and three cups of ginger tea and moves into theatre].
Vampire Owl: This was such a well-made journey.
Vampire Bat: The combination of nostalgia and mystery of the past and the investigation with its thrills in the present.
Vampire Owl: It provides us a past which is memorable.
Vampire Bat: Yes, the golden age of Malayalam cinema.
Vampire Owl: The 1980s and 1990s. Fifteen years of 1985 to 1999, right?
Vampire Bat: The age of Nadodikkaattu, Utharam and others on one side.
Vampire Owl: The age of Spadikam, Summer in Bethlehem and others on the other. The connections to Mutharamkunnu P O and Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam are nicely created.
Vampire Bat: The movie then refers to Kathodu Kathoram, another one we remember.
Vampire Owl: Who would not remember the song “Devadoothar paadi”?
Vampire Bat: And we were reminded of the same in Nna Thaan Case Kodu, shown here too.
Vampire Owl: This also reminds me of Cold Case.
Vampire Bat: The discovery of a skull, yes – but not as old as this one.
Vampire Owl: The mystery of the skull still impresses, doesn’t it?
Vampire Bat: Well, we just have the full skeleton this time.
Vampire Owl: A disgraced police officer investigating the case, and that’s something which keeps us interested in the same.
Vampire Bat: Discovery of the skull, finding its origin, but nobody knowing the person except for the face and name, then the difficulty to prove who died even when there is the idea that it is known that who really committed the murder.
Vampire Owl: It is once against Asif Ali in the role of a police officer that steals the show – we remember that Thalavan was so good.
Vampire Bat: Anaswara Rajan and nostalgia has become a fine combination too, and it is indeed great to see.
Vampire Owl: The other leading actress, Bhama Arun has done a fine job in between too. It is a role similar to what the leading actress of Anand Sreebala was doing.
Vampire Bat: The other two main actresses, Zarin Shihab and Megha Thomas have blended into their respective roles so well as we look at them.
Vampire Owl: Siddique, Saikumar and Indrans once against impresses in the serious roles which seem to suit them better than ever these days.
Vampire Bat: This one movie that provides the satisfaction not just as a thriller, but also as a near complete film.
Vampire Owl: Nishanth Sagar is one actor whom we need to see more and suits the cop role like never before.
Vampire Bat: Manoj K Jayan plays too big a villain and Saleema becomes the pair in has been through with the villainy for too long. It was rather too direct though.
Vampire Owl: In the end, we have another murder mystery that we love. This is another one of those movies that keeps us in a world of investigation that thrills.
[Disappears into the darkness of the day during twilight and awaits the darkest bloody night of that particular week].
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Release date: 9th January 2025
Running time: 140 minutes
Directed by: Jofin T Chacko
Starring: Asif Ali, Anaswara Rajan, Manoj K Jayan, Harisree Ashokan, Sai Kumar, Bhama Arun, Nishanth Sagar, Zarin Shihab, Saleema, Megha Thomas, Srikant Murali, Priyanka Nair, Nandu, Sudhi Koppa, Vijay Shaju Sreedhar, Sanju Sanichen, Anuroop P Jayashankar, Dileep Menon, Arun Sankaran Pavumba, Pauly Valsan, Akhil Shylaja Sasidharan
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