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Cold Case

  • 2021
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
4.9K
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Prithviraj Sukumaran in Cold Case (2021)
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The film tells the riveting story of a complex murder case, parallelly investigated by a police officer and an investigative journalist in their own way, who eventually cross paths to unrave... Read allThe film tells the riveting story of a complex murder case, parallelly investigated by a police officer and an investigative journalist in their own way, who eventually cross paths to unravel secrets they never imagined.The film tells the riveting story of a complex murder case, parallelly investigated by a police officer and an investigative journalist in their own way, who eventually cross paths to unravel secrets they never imagined.

  • Director
    • Tanu Balak
  • Writer
    • Sreenath V. Nath
  • Stars
    • Prithviraj Sukumaran
    • Aditi Balan
    • Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    4.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tanu Balak
    • Writer
      • Sreenath V. Nath
    • Stars
      • Prithviraj Sukumaran
      • Aditi Balan
      • Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
    • 166User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Prithviraj Sukumaran
    Prithviraj Sukumaran
    • ACP Sathyajith
    Aditi Balan
    Aditi Balan
    • Medha
    Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
    Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
    • Advocate Haritha
    Anil Nedumangad
    Anil Nedumangad
    • CI Ziyad
    Suchitra Pillai
    Suchitra Pillai
    • Zara zacchai
    Athmeeya Rajan
    Athmeeya Rajan
    • Eva Maria
    Shailaja Ambu
    Shailaja Ambu
    • Chandrika
    Anand Bharathi
    • Aadhavan Padmanabhan
    Gibin Gopinath
    Gibin Gopinath
    • SI Ajithkumar
    Rajesh Hebbar
    Rajesh Hebbar
    • Mahesh
    Alencier Ley Lopez
    Alencier Ley Lopez
    • Chandrabhanu
    Benzi Mathews
    • Commissioner Venkatesh
    Pooja Mohanraj
    • Neela IPS
    Kannan Nayar
    • Asif
    Azees Nedumangad
    Azees Nedumangad
    • Kunjeriya
    Maala Parvathi
    Maala Parvathi
    • Padmaja
    Nitha Promy
    • DCP Malini
    Angel Shijoy
    • Aditi Balan
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    • Director
      • Tanu Balak
    • Writer
      • Sreenath V. Nath
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    6SAMTHEBESTEST

    Cold Case is a gripping thriller which attempts to give a rise to new theory of conflict between logic and faith in murder mystery genre.

    Cold Case (2021) : Movie Review -

    Cold Case looked promising from the trailer itself as the required elements were present there. With the final product it has few surprises for you but that depends on what kind of mindset you have. It has two theories running at the same time, one is a logical thriller where a cop is on the hunt of a killer. Second is supernatural faith, the unknown of power which is experienced by a journalist. These two completely opposite features reach the same destination but it leaves you with a question of which one to believe? This is something new and experimental for our audience but somewhere it looks unrealistic in logical World.

    The film tells the riveting story of a complex murder case, parallelly investigated by a police officer and an investigative journalist in their own way, who eventually cross paths to unravel secrets they never imagined. Just like any other thriller it has suspense till the end and it is literally unpredictable to guess the killer. This is where the film scores its watchful points. On the other side, it has supernatural powers and beliefs to prove the same but as a logical human being, i am not sure how many of us would believe it. Though, a reference of true story would have made a Big difference for the reliability of the story. It still doesn't go too down because we have some chunk of audience who believes these unknown powers in their real life.

    The film is powered by brilliant performance from all the actors. Prithviraj Sukumaran is technically and practically very nice as Satyajith. Aditi Balan as a journalist doesn't look much of a journalist but otherwise she has done a fantastic job in rest of the scenes. Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli has came as a big surprise from every perspective, let's not spoil it here. Other actors are also fine with their particular small small roles. The background score is immensely engaging and creative as it offers new tunes with the same old touch. The Cinematography is okay and the editing is decent. 20 minutes less and it would have looked more gripping.

    Tanu Balak attempts to give a rise to new theories in thriller genre and he definitely deserves attention for that. However, as a whole, the film could have been better as a pure thriller. You see, these murder mystery scripts always come with a burden because they are intended to please a section of smart audience and not masses. So, even their innovative ideas looks mediocre sometimes as that smart audience has already seen many great thrillers from all over the world. Cold Case is bit cold but a hot-headed shock and surprise to the audience. It's just a matter of you choice, mindset and its conflict between your belief and logic. You have to choose one of them to like this thriller, and in both the ways, it's pretty much watchable.

    RATING - 6.5/10*
    3elephantegg

    as cold as death!

    The movie is more than 2 hours long but only has 45 minutes worth of a basic whodunnit story, that becomes so obvious after an hour. To people who watch crime/horror/thrillers , skip this!. This could have been made into a 45min long tv episode, which would have made it bearable. Prithviraj does his role well , as an investigator, but thats it!. Nothing else is remarkable. Compared to drishyam (1&2), anjaam paathira, mumbai police, memories, nizhal and ratsaachan, "cold case" is as cold as a cadaver, lacking a sense of good direction and screenplay.
    5benjohn-83297

    Nothing Special...

    Expected a good movie...but disappointed Prithviraj was good...but Medha the character was not upto the mark...
    6rajaccie

    horror or thriller ?

    They started so well with the plot, and as it went, it got boring.. especially the climax.. so normal.. we got confused if it was a horror or a thriller movie ! Prithiviraj was good.. otherwise, its a normal movie.. wasnt boring though.. it was just a good one time watch..
    6geonofear

    Same old gimmicks in horror. No wow factor. Unnecessary BGM hype.

    One time watch. There won't be repeat audience for this movie, which is necessary these days for success of films in any platform.

    Same old gimmicks in horror. No wow factor. Unnecessary BGM hypes.

    The lead actor has one single facial expression majority of the movie. That is an achievement in itself to keep it so stoic without much reactions.

    From the beginning felt like the BGM plays an intrusive part to create a hype in places not needed. An intelligent viewer will pick this up after couple of scenes.

    Usual jump scares . Boring at times with usual horror gimmicks.

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      Pooja Mohanraj's character of an IPS (Indian Police Service) trainee is a lower rank that of Prithviraj's Assistant Commissioner of Police character (also an IPS). However, Prithviraj's uniform shown in the film dons a lower rank epaulette than Pooja's character.

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 2021 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Also known as
      • Marma Vazhakku
    • Production company
      • Anto Joseph Film Company
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      • ₹100,000,000 (estimated)
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      2 hours 19 minutes
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