The anticipated movie from Mollywood, ‘I am Kathalan’ is all on the big screens and has a satiable audience input. Did it meet the expectations? Can it create an impact at the box office?
‘I am Kathalan’ (Eng. I am A Lover) is expected to be a techno crime-drama thriller which is directed by Girish A.D, where producers Gokulam Gopalan for Sree Gokulam Movies, Dr. Paul Varghese for Dr.Paul’s Entertainment, along with Krishnamoorthy for Dream Big Films will be bankrolling the movie.
As the trailer suggested, a different track in the narrative is expected with a concept of cyber-crimes and hacking as its main component, which has a character-driven nature, breaking the conventional nature of the director who has given previous hits like ‘Thanner Mathan Dinangal’ and ‘Premalu’, which were romantic-comedy flicks, as well as the third collaboration of the lead actor and director.
According to the credible responses, the movie has a different approach from the crew in creating a different space for the industry in talking about ethical hacking and ICT. Performances by actors Naslen and Dileesh Pothen are another watchable aspect of the film along with engaging storytelling with a prevalent social message.
On the contrary, the movie is small-scale, and not that rich in content when compared with biggies like the ongoing flicks ‘Amaran’ and ‘Lucky Baskhar’, but there are no noteworthy negatives for the film.
On an important note, the narrative has no lag in storytelling albeit being at a slow pace, and is promising in bringing a new pool of talents based on their performances.
Furthermore, the technical labour includes the handling of cinematography by Sharan Velayudhan, editing overseen by debutant Akash Joseph Varghese, and screenplay by Sajin Cherukayil, who is also a debutant. Siddartha Pradeep composed the music and background scores for the effort.
Actors LijoMol Jose, Anshima Anilkumar, Sajin Cherukayil, Kiran Josey, and Vineeth Vasudevan have played their pivotal roles well.
In a nutshell, the flick is believed to be conceived for the class audience with less mass-appealing moments and is hoped to become a commercial success, with its idea and word of mouth.