Thundu

I don't think non malayalis would like this . Writing this to malayali audience. The quality of this movie is top notch.. every single shot is beautiful.. Dollyzoom, tarantino shot, macro shots everything is so mesmerizing.. As a person who likes film making, i felt this was an unusual stylish making for a Malayalam movie.. Loved it a lot.. Music is good, the making is good.. the story must be too thin for most of the people ,but for me , the non linear story telling and quality shots made it a visual treat for my eyes.. Didn't feel like its a debut film , of the director . This kinda no brainer movies should not be watched trying to find logic in it.. definitely a popcorn flick..

Thundu was a great chance missed to make a film about an Indian/Mallu Hoke Moseley.

Thundu is mostly about the mid life crisis of a police constable (played by Biju Menon) which begins when his son is caught copying in an exam. It is also about the internal politics and hierarchy in Kerala police - some of the antics of the incompetent police force reminded me of the movie Buffalo Soldiers (2001).

But the director and script writer are aiming for commercial success and the horrendous background score by Gopi Sunder bestows a feel good aura upon the relentless travails of an incompetent police officer. The scene where the depressed police constable narrates the tale about his horrible childhood to his son signals to me that the director and writer wanted to make some other movie but messed it up because their artistic ambitions were curtailed by commercial compulsions.

Biju Menon does a good job as the police constable. The rest of the cast including Shine Tom Chacko and Unni Maya Prasad (how does she even get movies?) are unremarkable at best.

Some of the sub-plots were ridiculous - especially the one involving the dog. Nothing even remotely fun about that part. What were they thinking?

The film starts off really well with a cool stylish scene of students cheating on a difficult exam. But the movie definitely goes downhill from there. I think what sucks about this movie is that there couldve been a good movie here cause all the performances are solid and the way the movie is shot is very unique. But thats the only thing good about this movie. Everything else is so badly edited and the stakes are so poorly established that you would never think an actor like Biju Menon. The film was going in a confusing route and I was trying to find some excuse to turn it off. Then a scene came where a guy sadly returns to a dog and all the police officers start dancing for some reason. I didnt even understand why this was happening. I was so irritated that I turned off the tv. And i am a guy who liked malaikottai vaaliban, which many people also got irritated by. But this is ten times worse than that.

Watching this movie felt like a waste of two precious hours. It lacked a coherent storyline and conveyed a negative message to society. I got the impression that it was directed by inexperienced individuals. I found myself questioning why the leading actors chose to be part of such a production. The storyline seemed unfounded, focusing on achieving success through unethical means. After watching the movie, I couldn't recall a single memorable scene or moment. Overall, I believe there are far better quality short films available on YouTube that are more deserving of your time.

The whole movie is talking about the malpractice as it's name, even they can present it a funny way instead it goes with a serious tone.

Very BAD movie with NO concrete story line at all !!! Head-less .. Tail-less story line. Unconnected incidents added to the non existing story line. Very badly directed.

Consistently slow movie. Nothing positive. Sheer waste of time and money. Not even worth watching free on TV. Very loud and totally mismatching background music.

I fail to comprehend why Senior stars like Biju Menon is accepting such silly movies. They have degraded the Dog Squad. The producers could have spent the money invested in this movie for some charity works. Attest then public would have saved from the torture of watching this movie. Biju Menon should not have acted in such a worthless movie. Bad movie in all respects. Just miss this movie and be happy.