Kannur Squad. Investigative Thriller with Top notch performance of Mammootty.
Review by M. Siraj
The story starts at Kasargod where a serios of murder is taking place, Mammootty as George Martin an undercover officer who is famous for solving cases in heretical ways, took over the case with his team to search of the reason and killers, travelling from Kerala to different states in a rousing investigation genre with a visual treat in different venerations, including Mammootty's staggering performance, cinematography and BGM, produced by Mammootty Kampany directed by Roby Varghese.
Director excels in proving the productivity of Mammootty's team of Police officers in the beginning with a short investigation, their inclinations, before tumbling into top gear chase that is at the heart of the film. As the capable team travel through different states to unearth the secrets, they delve into arcane exploration, to uncover a web of conspiracy, director succeeded in taking the audience also along the team with crossed fingers, sincerely wishing the team to succeed when they face dead ends simultaneously the natural feelings, anguish professional struggles and personal problems of normal Police men were vividly explained by simple shots to emphasize Policemen are also normal human beings with catchy dialogues. As the movie highlights the importance of team work, bravery with integrity to face adversity, sometimes it reminds the Tamil Film "Theeran Athikaram ontru" but superb screenplay and visuals with Mammootty's screen presence boosted the movie to another level with striking unseen travel shots.
As a hero Mammootty understand his previous experiences, competencies, with that benchmark he measured himself to fit into this role with dedication, not a single minute lag for a never ever before uniqueness in his characterisation, he expresses the inner feeling of the insult and non-co-operation from his superiors with his grinned looks and refusal of order. Even though he has played investigators numerous times, most performances good, his character in Kannur Squad, is exciting to garner viewers, he endeavours to deliver a performance devoid of repetitiveness, the two action scenes at the last quench the appetite of anyone seeking thrills to get goosebumps feeling.
Even though there are only 4 officers including Mammootty in the team as a fifth element the Tata Sumo which take them to different cities, is a part of the crime investigation, when it got completely damaged, the team is returning back leaving behind the Tata Sumo, the 4 people look at the vehicle with sadness, their realistic lens of affection is mind-blowing as they lost one of their close companions. The latest technology is amply used with pervasive mobile tower tracking of the suspects, gripping journey with unimagined quandaries they faced keeps the audience glued to their seats.
The picture released without any much hype or gigantic promotion activities, but their trust in the screen play, Mammootty's confidence on the new Director, true to life acting of Mammootty, pragmatic back ground music finally gave a pleasing treat to the audience.
Kannur Squad. Investigative Thriller with Top notch performance of Mammootty.
Review by M. Siraj.
