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Bazooka

  • 2025
  • 2h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.4K
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Mammootty in Bazooka (2025)
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An Action-packed Cat-and-Mouse game thriller about a Cop and a Businessman teaming up for a mission for capturing a Psychopath through a series of elaborate games to track him down.An Action-packed Cat-and-Mouse game thriller about a Cop and a Businessman teaming up for a mission for capturing a Psychopath through a series of elaborate games to track him down.An Action-packed Cat-and-Mouse game thriller about a Cop and a Businessman teaming up for a mission for capturing a Psychopath through a series of elaborate games to track him down.

  • Director
    • Deeno Dennis
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    • Deeno Dennis
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    • Mammootty
    • Gautham Vasudev Menon
    • Shine Tom Chacko
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    • Director
      • Deeno Dennis
    • Writer
      • Deeno Dennis
    • Stars
      • Mammootty
      • Gautham Vasudev Menon
      • Shine Tom Chacko
    • 32User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Vinod Menon
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    • Benjamin Joshua
    Shine Tom Chacko
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    • Franco Salvatore
    Hakkim Shah
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    Iswarya Menon
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    Divya Pillai
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    • Annie Benjamin
    Bhama Arun
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    Sumit Naval
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    Sidharth Bharathan
    Sidharth Bharathan
    • Arjun Ramaswamy
    Babu Antony
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    Sneha Ajith
    Abin Bino
    Abin Bino
    Dinu Dennis
    Sphadikam George
    Sphadikam George
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    Joemon Jyothir
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    4manugeorge-87603

    A Missed Opportunity by Director Deeno Dennis

    Director Deeno Dennis made a bold attempt with this film, but unfortunately, the execution doesn't live up to expectations. The decision to take on this project feels like a miscalculation, as the film struggles to maintain the intrigue it builds in the initial moments.

    The first 15 minutes are undoubtedly the highlight. With a gripping setup and an air of suspense, it genuinely feels like something major is about to unfold. The atmosphere draws you in, and for a brief period, it promises a thrilling cinematic experience. However, that promise is short-lived.

    What follows is a disappointingly flat narrative that never quite takes off. The story meanders without purpose, lacking both tension and emotional depth. Key plot points are either predictable or underdeveloped, and the screenplay fails to offer any surprises that could keep the audience invested. Instead of building toward something impactful, the film loses steam, relying heavily on stretched-out scenes and unnecessary subplots.

    Casting choices further weaken the film. The performances are mostly uninspired, with little chemistry among the lead actors. It feels as though the cast was misfit for their roles-none manage to leave a lasting impression or bring life to their characters. As a result, emotional moments fall flat, and even the most dramatic scenes lack weight.

    Visually, the film has its moments, and the technical aspects-such as cinematography and sound design-are competent, but they're not enough to compensate for the lackluster storytelling. One can't help but feel that with a better script and tighter direction, this could have been a much stronger film.

    In the end, this movie feels like a missed opportunity. What begins as a potentially thrilling ride fizzles out into a forgettable and uninspired experience. It's a film that had the foundation to be great but faltered due to poor narrative choices and weak performances.
    8ronitsriv

    Mind blown

    I went to the movie seeing its high rating but was skeptical due to some calling the movie average and ending bad. But none of the case for me.

    Except a small moment the movie hooked me on. The movie obviously ask your time and patience and the ending was just mind blowing. Though I wouldn't ask people to judge the movie due to the ending only.

    The buildup was good. I was interested in what was happening continuously. Few things seem little weird but not a make or break for the movie at all.

    The concept is mind bending and the first half just leaves you thinking. So many things happening. But soon everything starts to make sense.

    It was funny to see that I personally was the character who was fooled(if you watch the movie you will see).

    The action has great camera movements. Though they only take a small part of the movie.

    Overall easily worth a watch.
    4LHarikumar

    A role is a role is a role

    April 1992, in cinematic lingua - towards the latter part of the BM era ( Before Multiplex) , a smattering of us college mates in Ernakulam waited anxiously outside Kavitha theatre on MG road. It was 9 am on a hot summer morning. We were not alone, in fact we were part of a massive crowd. A police jeep pulled up and as was the practise in those days - a couple of cops jumped out and showered abuses in general - not at anyone in specific and brandished the lathi specifically at some head load labourers who shouted back at the cops. The crowd moved to one side of the road allowing vehicles to pass by. Amidst this flutter the gates opened resulting in everyone rushing in to get to the box office - most of them running, some of them screaming - much like a river in spate. The box office was a caged enclosure and a sweaty queue formed quickly destined to wait for the next couple of hours, packed like a box of sardines. Devoid of the smarts and dexterity of the experienced folks we ended up disheartened at the tail end of the queue but given the dynamic situation of more people streaming in to join the line we were happy to see that after some time we were relatively in the middle of the queue. Some of us being students of science, maths and statistics began calculating our chances of getting tickets but as luck would have it the counter closed and displayed a houseful board when there were about 10 persons ahead of us in the queue. Heads hung low in frustration and body considerably exhausted after all that we had endured for nearly two hours, we began walking back to the gate. That's where we encountered a resourceful chap - unshaven, clad in a vest and chequered lungi, who approached us offering us tickets at double the stated price. We jumped with joy, paid him extra and ran in to sit wherever seats were available since those days seats did not carry numbers and late comers invariably ended up closer to the screen. That was on the release day of a Malayalam film of a reigning megastar. The name of that film bore resemblance to a popular brand of whiskey.

    April 2025 ie firmly in the AM era ( After Multiplex), Kavitha theatre is still standing, refurbished. As I drive by around 10 in the morning I see the posters of a Malayalam film which is releasing that day, of a reigning megastar - he is also still standing, reinvented and standing strong. This time there isn't any crowd outside the theatre. On a lark, I park the car and check online for availability of tickets. The show has just begun. Next door to this theatre stands a mall which houses a multiplex and I notice that a few tickets are available and that the show starts there in the next 15 minutes. Bitten by the First Day First Show (FDFS) bug I make an attempt of navigating a U turn, driving into the basement of the mall, making it up all the way to the multiplex to reach 5 minutes before the show time and pull out my phone to book the ticket. That's when I notice a ticket counter there and walk up to join the line since there are only two persons waiting in the queue. A resourceful chap - well groomed, clad in a chequered shirt and jeans approaches me stating that he had booked two tickets but needs only one and is willing to sell me the ticket at half the price. I hesitate and dither when he informs that it is a premium aisle recliner seat in the last but one row farthest from the screen. I transfer money digitally and take a screen shot of the ticket and unhurriedly walk in to watch the FDFS. The name of this film bears resemblance to an anti tank weapon.

    The FDFS experience of a superstar film is relatively muted in multiplexes in comparison to single screen theatres - understandably so. But that doesn't stop the cheers, claps and whistles when the megastar makes an entry and on various other occasions which could be called re-entry for want of a better word . Most of those scenes are similar with the megastar stylishly clad in casual chic clothes and cool shades which aren't repeated in any scene, walking into the frame in predictably slow motion set to a pulsating background score. On many occasions characters switch to teacher- student mode wherein one explains things to the other in detail and the other listens patiently. This behaviour is exhibited by many characters and they sometimes switch between these modes to enlighten us throughout the film about the world of gaming, types of games, psychology of gamers etc. The film very broadly is a cat and mouse game depicted through cops and robbers under the overarching umbrella of gaming. The ability of the megastar to emerge unscathed without a blow from his opponents or even a speck of dust falling on him in all those fight sequences is praiseworthy. The loudest cheers, claps and whistles are when the megastar utters those mass dialogues for his fans. One such situation is when a character tells him that times have changed and his time is up. His response with a twinkle in his eyes is that this line has been uttered by many but it is their time which ran out and he continues to flourish. Another line is when a character quizzes the megastar about his role in the plot to which he answers - I've done all kinds of roles.

    After the credits roll I leave the theatre with the feeling - I just wish he hadn't done this role.
    9GeorgeP-34

    Unsahikable

    This film turned out to be an excellent choice for a movie to take my Mom out to. We both love laughing together and usually watch comedy movies at home. We were expecting some slick action with John-Wick-esque sequences based on the image they used to promote the film.

    What we got instead was a heart-warming moment together -- that point in a movie where you both realise it is beyond hope of making a decent case for itself and so you just look at each other and start laughing.

    This movie is truly bad in every way it thinks itself good. Dialogue, cinematography, music, anything and everything you can think of.

    And about 75% of it is in slow motion.
    7afsiii

    Could Have Been Better!!!!

    First Of All Overall Movie Is Great. A Weak First Half Followed By A Good Second Half. And TheLast 20 Min Of The Movie Is Also Great. The One Thing That Made Me Feel This Movie Is Weak Was The Direction. The Subject Was Good. But The Something Is Missing In The Direction. Like The Grippness Of The Story Is Too Low And Felt Lag. The Music Was Great. And Mahn There Is Sequence: Title Card That Was A Fanboy Sambhavam. And It's A Mammooka Show!!. Through Out The Movie Mammookka Jzt Did Excellent. Other Cast Like GVM Was Good And Etc... Watch Out In Theatres For Better Experience. Dont Expect Tooo Much Cause It Will Definetely Disappoint You.

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 2025 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Production companies
      • Jumping Tomato Studios
      • Saregama India
      • Theatre of Dreams
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      • 2h 34m(154 min)
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