Kannur Squad

"Mammootty's performance in 'Kannur Squad' was nothing short of superb. His portrayal of the character was captivating and added depth to the story. The storytelling was executed with finesse, keeping the audience engaged and glued to the screen throughout. The overall experience of the movie's production and execution is truly commendable. 'Kannur Squad' is a must-watch, with its stellar performances and exceptional storytelling leaving a lasting impact on viewers." The level of violence in 'Kannur Squad' is noticeably higher than what is typically seen in Mammootty's movies. It adds a gritty and intense dimension to the film, which may be appealing to some viewers while possibly unsettling to others. It's essential for potential viewers to be aware of this aspect of the movie before watching it.

Damn bruh nice..I'm not surprised that Ikka won't stop anytime soon

It's a combination of slow realistic rat and mouse chase like Rajiv Ravi's Kuttavum Shikshayum (2022) but again has the graph running at a high speed suspense and massy angle like Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017).

Specifically it's a great directorial debut by Roby Varghese Raj; I really loved how there were some nicely taken realistic fight sequences. But I believe the car scenes could have been taken better.

Anyways, dialogues & the plot points did justice to the overall movie telling. But lot of stereotypical elements like UP village violence & all worked here; but little off ig..idk

Must say about the bgm, Sushin Shyam that guy can make any genre music.

The Kannuar Squad headed by ASI George Martin (Mammootty) is assigned a brutal murder case of a businessman, where the daughter of the businessman was assaulted. With the culprits on the run and very few clues at their disposal, George Martin and team go on a wild goose chase, facing multiple hurdles on their, along with the usual police + political pressure. How they nab the criminals forms rest of the story.

It is inspired from the real events faced by the actual Kannur Squad officers so the narrative sticks to the investigative procedure and adding enough action scenes for entertainment purpose. The film starts in 2015 and introduces the Kannur Squad, to establish how the team works/thinks while solving a case. Then the story moves to the main case and the film remains engaging throughout the investigating scenes.

What felt as a downer was the weakly written villains. Though for the commercial appeal, the action scene especially the one in a village came out really good but the rest of the action scenes were pretty ordinary. At this age, one cannot expect Mammootty or the body double to be shown to do crazy stunts so I am not going to complain about the action scenes too much. The drama works and having someone like Kishore in the supporting cast adds immense value. Overall, if one can ignore the ordinary climax, the film largely delivers and is definitely a decent watch.

A proper police procedural commercialized for the Malayalam audience in a way that it's still realistic enough in parts but also gives moments of mass celebration for the Mammootty fans. The character Mammooty plays is nothing like the glorified cop roles he has done in the past and is very down to earth but the film takes its moments to break that magic to showcase the superstar which the audience seems to love. Mammootty actually looks pretty great and does it pretty well in such action scenes that are designed to get the mass response in theatres. Being based on a true story, there must have been some liberties taken here. But if it showed the story to be a bit more gray it would've been great. The way the crime is depicted, the revisits to it, seems to be quite insensitive, just for the sake of making the villains look more evil.

Overall, it was an enjoyable experience but not as great as the fans claim it to be.

When Rorschach became a super hit, I was gladly surprised that such a style of film was working for the Malayali audience even though Mammootty was there as an incentive. But the amount of overpraise that film got and the way this is becoming such a big success, it feels like Mammootty just have to show up with something decent with enough moments for the fans to celebrate and they will make it a huge success.

Kannur Squad is super cinema. Hearty congrats to Mammokka for the Mesmerizing act. You are a super hero. Excellent direction from the beginning till end. A special word of appreciation to the director. Very good background music. Even without romance and songs, the movie is awesome. Wonderful camera. Very beautiful locations. Great team work. Even the villain characters are so great. The storyline is so good. Each character has its own identity. I would like to watch again the movie. Don't miss the opportunity to watch the movie. Hats off to the entire team for the excellent execution of the cinema. I am so happy for the excellent treat. Anitha Kumary L.