‘Kooman’ movie review: Jeethu Joseph’s Asif Ali-starrer is a rewarding experience

In holding a grudge, and constructing it up into one thing sufficiently big to take revenge, Giri (Asif Ali) shows a twisted legal bent of thoughts. However he additionally occurs to be a policeman with a very sharp mind. In one of many early scenes, we see him getting mildly offended by somebody’s passing remark in a teashop, and later making an attempt to border him, when he will get an opportunity. His thoughts, it might appear, has no sense of proportion in terms of reacting to those that problem him or rub him the unsuitable approach.

It’s this one facet of his character that turns into the important thing to Jeethu Joseph’s Kooman, forming its most fascinating thread. A policeman who nurses his grudge and acts on it may be fairly a risk to the non-uniformed individuals round him. However when his anger turns in opposition to a superior officer, then he must be somewhat extra artistic in taking revenge. This “creativity” on Giri’s half is sort of a wild leap for a policeman, and that’s precisely what makes it thrilling.

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Ok.R. Krishna Kumar, who wrote the script for the lacklustre twelfth Man, additionally directed by Jeethu Joseph, comes up with a compelling screenplay this time round. From the phrase go, nearly each different scene is written round Giri, who is just not a run-of-the-mill policeman. As somebody on the backside of the ladder, he will get his kick from placing his investigative expertise on show, and impressing the higher-ups. However, there may be extra to him than this; confronted with a problem, he turns into a special animal altogether. The cop character right here is starkly totally different from the one among a guilt-ridden police man that Asif Ali had essayed in Kuttavum Shikshayum, and he has additionally clearly managed to deliver out the numerous nuances in each circumstances.

In contrast to in most Jeethu Joseph movies, the place the primary hour is spent in setting the scene, with household drama and pleasant banter (that are at occasions arduous to take a seat by means of), rather a lot occurs right here… one even wonders how they’d fill the remainder of the runtime. However then the movie adjustments observe into an investigative thriller, with Giri taking up an unofficial inquiry right into a collection of suspicious deaths.

It is likely to be Jeethu’s most comfy area, however what retains the curiosity alive greater than the investigation, is the principle thread associated to Giri’s vengeful character. The investigation does kindle some curiosity, however the reveal does not likely shock us. The script additionally takes up various time in brining the proceedings to an finish, even after the id of the assassin turns into amply clear. These prolonged sequences do take away among the film’s affect.

Regardless of a few of these glitches, Kooman is a rewarding expertise with its layered screenplay and a managed efficiency by Asif Ali.

Kooman is presently operating in theatres