Abraham Ozler

Abraham Ozler is a Malayalam suspense thriller movie directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. The film, which stars Jayaram as ACP Thrissur. The movie follows Thrissur as he investigates a series of strange murders in his city. Each murder has a special clue left behind by the killer.

People really liked the actors in this movie. Jayaram does a great job showing how stressed and sad his character is, because of both the murders and something bad that happened in his own life. The other actors, like Arjun Ashokan and Anoop Menon, also play important roles in the story.

Abraham Ozler might not be a totally brand new kind of movie, but it's still exciting and well-made. It mixes together medical mystery and a sad crime story, which keeps you guessing. Overall, it's a good movie to watch!

And it seems like this movie is a big success and a comeback for Jayaram in Malayalam movies again.

The film ' Abraham Ozler ' directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas starring Jayaram , Jagdish , Anaswara etc.. was one of my highly anticipated films of the year and that might be the reason for me getting slightly disappointed after watching the film. It's a Medical Crime Thriller which is simple and predictable and goes with the same template we have seen in past years. The film's highlights were It's Background score produced by Midhun Mukundan and the build up for the cameo which was clap-worthy and impactful. Other than that the movie lacks the thrills and I strongly felt the character of Arjun Ashokan was very much wasted in this one. Jayaram has delivered a good performance and this is his comeback none the less. It's not Boring but it's not Thrilling either. It's an Above Average Thriller Drama.

The film Abraham Ozler is a cinematic work belonging to the romantic and crime thriller drama genres, and was directed by Mithun Manuel Thomas.

The narrative recounts the experiences of Ozler, a police officer who suffers the profound loss of his wife and daughter. Police successfully identified the individual responsible for the murders. However, despite thorough investigation, no bodies or parts were found. The Killer has consistently asserted that he is incapable of recalling the location of the burial sites due to an overdose of narcotics. Ozler exhibited symptoms consistent with depression and experienced hallucinations. Following a three-year hiatus, he resumed his position within the police force. Concurrently, a series of killings occurred in the city. He assumed responsibility for the investigation. The murders are characterised by a consistent pattern. Firstly, the victim was admitted to hospital for treatment of either an accident or other health issues. Subsequently, the perpetrator committed the murder in the hospital, employing a scientific method. In each of the homicides, the perpetrator made use of formalin, blue ink, a birthday card and a cadaver of identical size. It was hypothesised by the police that the perpetrator of the crime in question might be a medical practitioner, due to the method of killing being of a scientific nature. However, it was also noted that the individual in question did not have a significant amount of experience in the medical profession. Subsequently, a witness statement prompted police authorities to pursue Krishna Kumar, the assistant of the perpetrator, and ultimately to Alexander, the perpetrator himself. Alexander was apprehended by the police while attempting to commit the next murder. During the subsequent interrogation, Alexander divulged the motivations behind his actions. All three of the victims' fathers were the offspring of Alexander's colleagues from medical college. The fourth victim was also a colleague of Alexander. The aforementioned individuals were responsible for the loss of sound in the case of Krishna Kumar and Alexander's significant head injury. Subsequently, the fourth individual perished as a consequence of the toxic effects of blue ink that had been administered to him by Alexander. The film concludes with the assertion that Ozler's wife and daughter have not been murdered.

The narrative was of a satisfactory quality, and the direction was adequate. The performances are satisfactory. The film is notable for its depiction of a plethora of riveting experiences; however, it ultimately leaves a rather muted impression upon the viewer. This is a valuable resource for individuals who wish to watch the film once.

Nothing special, full of holes and lacks proper pacing ( i dont mind slow thrillers, but this was not well paced and could use a good 20 - 30 mins cutting and would have benefited from elaborating a bit more of the back story - especially recent bits and how they did what they did )

Performances are ok - but other than Jayaram and Mamootty - rest of the cast seems artificial in their acting - and script was not upto standard, which made the supporting acting being more poorer - leads fared better since their characters were mostly doing action more instead of words.

All in all - this was a below average movie - which does not engage you intellectually ( since there are multiple plot points and unresolved plot elements) or give you a suspense / action of a thriller (subdued, no action sequences and slow pacing)

Negative: Jayram is someone who is suffering from his own persona and impulses. He cannot act anymore, all he can do is imitate. This is what long breaks from acting does to a person, though he has the spirit to perform, it falls short. Whenever he is shown, I am hearing and seeing expressions of Kamal Hassan. The only saving grace in his acting was the physical straitjacket he took to portray being depressed and the final shot of his grinning face. I hope in part two these shortcomings would be fixed. A small suggestion for Jayram: see some Nordic films in this genre and try to imitate and adapt those actors characteristics, it might bring some difference, do the research and work. Also, get into streaming platform projects, show an active presence, doing so might make other movie makers to think about you while writing stories or making projects.

The other thing was the unnecessary distance that is kept between the investigating officer and his suspects and the would-be victims. It might've been done to intensify that suspense thingy the film was pushing, but it was a bit unpleasant. A major unpleasant thing was Jayram's character breaking his own character in a final bit with Jagadish's character by being petty and without evidence. It felt like biting on a pebble, ruined the buildup. That is one area were Suresh Gopi is actively conscious about and won't be compromising. Another one is the lack of physical care these actors had, everyone had a big ole tire around their waist, maybe their age is a factor that disallows them to maintain an aesthetic appearance. However, there should be a system in the film industry for this specific problem.

Positive: Story of the film was refreshing, had better, and never before seen story setting development. Even though the glorification of a criminal and the aspect that bone fragments were never checked during forensic's raises an eyebrow, as a first attempt by the writer, it is fairly passable. Silly medical aspects woven in were interesting, and the use of a quote, if it's a true quote in that place, the use of something that could be often overlooked was a good film element, and that seemed like a personal touch by the writer. I also loved the scoring background used, especially a strategic technique copied straight from Oppenheimer, that was a nice touch. I also liked the fact some forgotten actors were given a chance in this film, something that everyone should aim to do. Everyone has to make a living, right. Maybe the saving grace of the film was the final cameo, but maybe it also took away Jayram's spotlight off from the film. Was it required, I don't know, but to put the film onto the fourth gear for the film producer's it might've been necessary. However, I would've loved to see a different person, someone whom the audience hasn't seen in this industry or someone who used to be very active in the industry or so. Overall, giving Jayram a jumpstart through this film series is a respectable thing, even though it was a great gamble with this one, hope things would be fixed with the upcoming ones. I also hope his son wouldn't be included in these projects, cause then it would be a mega-cringe of nepotism.

Rant: It would be fun to watch a Garudan-Ozler combo, each with their own peculiarities, but could they both hone such persona's and characteristics....that would be a question. I don't know what happened with Suraj, he was doing some great acting and now all of a sudden it stopped, it seems like he is non-existent. He could have done a police officer or a doctor's role or something.

Recommendation: An okay film for one time watch, I would prefer to stream it cause the first half felt like so stretched out, but it had elements unlike other stretched out films. Watch it if you like to see Mithun's work. Cause, he has tried to incorporate many aspects and minor experiments in storytelling, and as a person if you're someone who can be appreciative about it, go to theaters to show it.