Thankamani

Such a major travesty at the hands of the law is despicable and the fact that none of the perpetrators were punished is a black mark in Kerela's history. Surrounding this story is a fictional character Abel (Dileep) who didn't overact as he usually does but kept it as real as he is capable of. In the movie "Titanic" you have Jack Dawson a fictional character surrounding a real tragedy, such was Dileep's character. The violence though excessive was justified considering the brutal crime brought upon the people of Thankamany in 1986. The overall feel of the film was good and kept you engaged and the fact that this was inspired by a real event kept bothering you. I feel empathy for the people of Thakamany; the shame and ignominy of denied justice and watching the perpetrators roaming free all those years. I would definitely watch this movie even just to feel their pain.

The movie by all means wasn't "bad" as Bandra where the story lagged constantly even though the cast was good. In Thankamani, we see how villagers were impacted by the bus incident. Dileep does his job in performing his role and the cast as a whole wasn't that bad except for Pranitha Subhash as the cop. When listening to Dileep's story, her after reaction seemed over the top and not really sensible and overall I don't think she fit throughout the whole movie (respectfully). The story ran smoothly and I personally liked the Kathileeran song by William Francis (sounds a bit like Yesudas).

I think Ashwanth Kok has an agenda against Dileep because he goes all out to tarnish any of his new movies vs the other reviews he has done. Honestly, I think this movie was better than "RDX", "Kannur Squad", and "Malaikottai Valiban" (for examples) in terms of an actual storyline and actually presents a real scenario even though it may have been slightly dramatic. Definitely worth a one time watch in theatres if you have the time and the money.

Thankamani

An Emotional crime thriller mixed with family emotions and sentiments that truly hold justice to the real crux story of the bleeding village. The movie revolves around the revenge story of Abel Joshua Mathen towards the 4 antagonists who were responsible for his personal loss and merciless acts towards his family and people of Thankamani.

The first half of the movie is engaged in murder investigation and director neatly takes through the story of Abel and people of Thankamani through the eyes of Thankachan,Aabels friend character played by Azees through a flashback.

All the actors have shown justice to their characters,specially Neeta Pillai who has come out of her comfort zone of action packed characters,has convincingly portrayed the character of a small village girl devoted to her husband and family,Sampath and John Vijay also has done the character of cops perfectly,Pranita Subhash fits exactly into the role of the Investigation officer. Finally Dileep has performed well in emotional scenes and action performances.

Thankamani is a good movie and the Directors effort of showing the Audience what ruthless and merciless acts of police happened in the soils of Thankamani in 1986 deserves appreciation.

Mentioning about the crew,Williams music synced with the songs and BGMs were also good in action sequences and Manoj Pillai's Cinematography was convincing especially in the darker scenes.

Rating 3/5.