What Is the Story About?
The story begins in the middle of a chaos. There is a robbery in a massive museum in Kochi and some very expensive artefacts have been stolen. A police dog who is apparently sick does something that catches the attention. One month later there is a massive reshuffle of police officers in Trivandrum. We all know that police and criminals have shady links and that causes this reshuffle.
Ambili Raju, a police officer, has gone missing. He has complex relations in multiple crimes and even his family has no idea of his whereabouts. The series is about finding the officer who is not related to one but multiple crimes. Slowly the story and the characters are revealed in the narrative. Mind you, do not take the dog element lightly.
Performances?
Arjun Radhakrishnan as SI Noble, Indrans as CPO Ambili Raju, Harisree Asokan as Ayyappan and Renjith Shekhar as Praveen Chandran have all given brilliant performances. Mind you, this is not a plot-driven story where actors have to fit in the larger corpus of story. It is a character-driven series where the performances reveal the story.
In this regard, we must say that the actors have pulled it off brilliantly.
Indrans in the very first episode shows us humour as well as suspense. Noble’s identity crisis, where he is a police officer but doesn’t feel like one, is very visible.
Overall, none of the performances is going to disappoint you. Aju Varghese and Lal are continued from the first season and they carry the same intensity this time too.
Analysis
The second season of the series is no downgrade to the first season. The makers have done a really good job at the execution of the story.
We reported to our readers that the writer of the series is the same as that of Kishkindha Kaandam. We are talking about Bahul Ramesh, who gave us one of the most entertaining thrillers of last year. Now, the same guy is behind this series and we must say that the parallels are visible.
In the film there were monkeys who carried the secrets of the human sin. Here are the dogs. The strength of the series is its writing. Absolutely beautiful work by the makers in writing the characters. The usual trope is a serious police officer with a funny sidekick. Here, the script dismantles all those things.
Kerala Crime Files serves the crime and the quest to solve it. While we are appreciating the writing, we must acknowledge that the first season was not written by Bahul Ramesh. Despite this, there is a congruency in the formula where there is a crime followed by an investigation and a big reveal in the final episode.
Although not radically, the story is fragmented in various timeframes. It is not a linear story and this fragmentation shall definitely remind you of the Tamil blockbuster Maharaja.
What truly stands out in the series is the emotional intent. The antagonist does not do anything out of whim but because of a deep-rooted trauma that slowly oozes through multiple actions.
Overall, Kerala Crime Files Season 2 is a really well-done thriller where the writing stands out as a star. This shall not disappoint you.
Music and Other Departments?
Abdul Wahab has given the music in the series. It is not something remarkable but it does the job. When the tension rises, then you can notice the music getting intense.
The other appreciable aspect has to be the scenic beauty of Kerala. The series has done a good job in showing the natural landscape and the daily life of people.
Highlights?
Writing
Performances
Metaphors
Drawbacks?
Formulaic story
Did I Enjoy It?
Absolutely
Will You Recommend It?
Yes
Kerala Crime Files Season 2 Series Review by Binged Bureau