The Thriller

The film, entitled The Thriller, is a cinematic work belonging to the investigation thriller genre, directed by Unnikrishnan B.

The narrative details the case of an efficient and trusted young police officer, Niranjan, who is investigating the murder of a young businessman. The murder was meticulously planned and executed. Niranjan utilised all the available information to the fullest extent. He proceeded to identify the perpetrators and masterminds behind the murder, who were business rivals. In addition to seeking retribution, there were also personal motives involved. This constituted the pivotal twist in the final scenes.

The film was engaging and the conclusion was unexpected. It was filled with mass dialogue and close-up shots. Apart from some incongruous scenes, the direction and performances were convincing. The majority of the musical scores were also noteworthy. It is a film that can be appreciated on a single watching.

Prithviraj is overly influenced by Rajnikanth/Salman Khan movies and is always looking to duplicate those type movies in to malayalam movies. He prefers to work with Directors who can appease that tendency. But it's a different audience he is catering to and anyways the era for super heroes is coming to an end. So this decade old movie stands out like a sore thumb. Today's audience are looking for realistic actors & acting. There is a predictable pattern to these kind of Prithviraj movies. He and all around him will have an exaggerated acting style while spewing overly dramatic bad english dialogues. Reeks of Suresh Gopi's movies and even he has since moved on. Another staple feature of these kind of movies is the low quality supporting actors. All in all making for poor watching.

But I can only see 1 3 star. I started to watch; I like foreign language films, the exotic places; a different view. but the language and voices were so sharp, annoying- is this acting? maybe this is what they are like- ok I could lower, as I am reading the subtitles- but getting off to a bad start- I thought I would read some reviews. I may try to watch it again, maybe- but this one review "time waster" from 2011- maybe not-