I think Prithviraj intentionally joins with Shaji Kailas again after Kaduva only because of Dhothi and Fight. He loves to do it with him again. Kaduva was a commercial success flick and thus KAAPA is going on the same path. KAAPA is the cinematic version of G R Indhugopan's novel Shangumukhi. The novelist is also penned for the movie. When Shangumukhi turns to KAAPA does it do nicely? Let's discuss that. The first face that comes into our mind when we hear the title KAAPA is cinematographer cum director Venu. Venu is supposed to direct the film. But due to unknown reasons, Venu quit the project and then Shaji Kailas comes on board. The film completely deviated from the writing pattern that we read in the novel. The appearance of Kotta Madhu was changed even to fit Prithviraj when it comes to the film. KAAPA actually feels like me when a story gets to cut its first and last act shows the middle portion to us and that middle portion seems to be the totality of the movie. So we can say that KAAPA lies in between Shangumukhi. We can't see Kotta Madhu's actual characterization rather we see him fighting with his enemies like a supernatural. Later when Madhu's wife gets into the ground the cinema veils its curtain. So I expect a prequel and a sequel for the movie. Anand and his wife come to Trivandrum for a job, when Anand realizes that His wife, Binu's brother was killed in a gang war thus Binu's name was enlisted in the KAAPA list. He tries to remove her name. On that journey, he knows Binu's brother's enemy is Kotta Madhu and finds more information about him. From then on, we just go along with Kotta Madhu, his past and present endeavors and dilemmas. Typical Shaji Kailas fights were seen at some points in the movie but that doesn't seem to fit into the atmosphere. The emotional backup and depth of the character don't quite convincing. But I feel a disparate travel in the filmography of Shaji Kailas. Shots were beautiful as always in Shaji Kailas's works. Jomon T John's cinematography also looks good. Dawn Vincent's background score was nice but not powerful. Prithviraj corrects his acting through dialogue delivery. His pronunciation of Trivandrum slang was so perfect. Asif Ali, Anna Ben, Aparna Balamurali, Jagadeesh, Dileesh Pothan, Nandu, etc justified their characters. The film will disappoint those who come up with the novel's visual graph and pattern. Those who came without that in their mind, then surely it will entertain you.
