Angels Malayalam Movie

Feature Film | 2014 | U
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The progressive incoherence is what mars the impact that 'Angels' would otherwise have made. A little old-hat perhaps, it's an imprudent thriller that squanders the initial potential that it had on show.
Nov 29, 2014 By Veeyen


Jean Markos' 'Angels' shows tremendous promise before deteriorating into a humdrum whodunit that somehow winds things up. Even as it remains that there is nothing terribly wrong with 'Angels', there is nothing much right about it either.


Haritha Menon (Asha Sarath), who hosts the 3rd Eye show on a news channel, is a reputed television journalist, who receives a surprise phone call from Fr. Varghese Punyalan (Joy Mathew) requesting her to release his new book titled the 'Confession' on her show. Often referred to as the insane priest, Fr. Punyalan has already had a controversial past, with his first book having rubbed the church the wrong way. Haritha gets intrigued in what the clergyman has on offer, especially since she identifies a connection between what he has to say and the infamous cemetery murders that had grabbed her attention.


The film has as its backdrop the murders of three women - a gynaecologist, a marketing manager of a cosmetics firm and a life insurance agent - who were killed in cold blood and their bodies dumped in a cemetery. When Fr. Punyalan admits to having committed the crime on the show and insists that the previous investigating officer of the case Hyder (Indrajith) be brought in to supply the missing links, we arm ourselves up for a rousing denouement.


'Angels' starts off on a decent note and it even seems for a while that you might have come across a respectable thriller. However post-interval, a landslide of cliches befell the script, with one loophole after the other and many answered questions tarnishing things beyond repair.


The suspense element that the film builds on is the most imperative constituent that was to keep the audience glued to their seats. When it snaps almost three fourth into the film, you are left wondering as to what the entire fuss was for.


The climax leaves several queries in its wake, the first and foremost one being the question as to why Hyder could not seek the assistance of the television journalist directly. One wonders why the police officer was in need of a mediator or a scapegoat in this instance, and create a humungous drama that goes way overboard.


The entire premise of solving the murders on a live TV show appears interesting, but virtually seems a near impossibility. Haritha does state that she had to move boulders to get things working on the show, but how is it that a man who is under police custody and who has confessed to three murders is allowed to appear on national television to explain his deeds?!


Of the performers, Asha Sarath leads the cast, with a mind blowing feat as the firebrand journalist. She is fast turning out to be one dependable actor who could very well be handed over roles of a diverse kind. Indrajith is remarkably good as well, while Joy Mathew maintains his characteristic theatrical act to the hilt.


The progressive incoherence is what mars the impact that 'Angels' would otherwise have made. A little old-hat perhaps, it's an imprudent thriller that squanders the initial potential that it had on show.


Veeyen

   

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