Kaanekkaane (2021)

I only came to know that this movie got released when i saw a tv ad..i watched it and i loved it.... predictable but bcoz of the realistic acting and making its watchable.

Fmovies: Manu Ashok's 'Kanekkane' is just that the film deals with the complexities and rhythms of family relationships more than a family story.

It is noteworthy that Bobby Sanjay's screenplay is not written in a way that binds the minds of the audience to any one side by pointing out the differences between right and wrong.

The Complexity of human minds are mainly discussed in this presentation, which gives the mood of a family film and a detective film at the same time.

The film explores how a person can be both good and bad when he regains his thoughts and actions from right to wrong within the family system.

In the film, which is full of the pain of a father who lost his daughter, the director convinces us of the situation and the mental tension of those who felt guilty when we had to stay with that father till the very end.

Alan-Sneha-Paul Matthew There is also an emotional wave of love, hatred, fear and pain between the characters.

If the question of whether we can evaluate the complexities and perceptions of the human mind beyond human error and justice can be raised humanely and justifiably, then Suraj's 'Paul Mathai' can be marked as the answer.

Paul Mathai became another major character in Suraj's career when he accurately portrayed the pain of his father who lost his daughter and the hatred and animosity he felt towards those responsible for his daughter's death through his body language and expressions without being overly emotional. Tovino's Alan can be considered as the most mature actor in his career.

The mental thoughts, conflicts and guilt of that character are not small. Tovino handled beautifully at the same time Alan, who was swelled with guilt that could never be freed, and Alan, who was happy in the flashback, and Alan, who was finally bursting into tears. Aishwarya also stood out with similar performances.

The actor and the director succeed when the audience experiences the mental conflicts of the characters through performance and presentation. That's the success of 'Kanekkane'.

Kaanekkaane is a slow paced thriller that grips onto your curiousity unhurriedly. It does take its own time to establish the characters, the relations and the plot.

Once it does, there is a plot point where the viewers are dragged into the mystery, along with Suraj's character.

It does ascend from there and reaches a climax that is pleasantly satisfying.

Suraj and Tovino play the lead roles along with Aiswarya Lekshmi and Prem Prakash playing supporting roles.

This is definitely one of the better films that has come out recently in malayalam after the OTT wave kick started with Drishyam 2. Having a lower budget and lesser production cost has affected the quality of a lot of such films but not this. This film has a screenplay strong as concrete and so are the dialogues.

At a time when drone shots are overused, this film strangely makes us miss such shots, atleast in the climax.

Manu Ashokan who did a good job by directing 'UYARE' repeated his quality work here too.

Suraj wasn't surprising as he did magic in 'ANDROID KUNJAPPAN' and 'DRIVING LICENSE', he did the same here.

What surprises us is Tovino who did a fantastic job in a role that could've easily made him sweat or overexpress at times, given the plethora of emotions he has to portray. He did a very matured and controlled acting that makes us believe he is the character. Aiswarya too demonstrated her talents to show the emotional turmoils the wife character goes through. Special mention to the kid who is pretty much the better actor than other kids of last 2 years.

The film is strong, gripping, thrilling and ofcourse the return of writer duo Bobby-Sanjay who gave us masterpieces 'Ayalum Njanum Thammil' 'Mumbai Police' etc and the recent disaster 'ONE'. Hope the writers stay onto the track now.

Overall, a very well made film that does awake one's mind with beautifully acted characters.

Kaanekkaane fmovies. There was potential in the theme. The first reaction after watching the movie was how the Padmarajan-Bharathan era used to have been so much better. Those movies used to just feel right, used to communicate directly to the heart.

Kaanekaane has a good subject. However, there were many half baked portions to the script. The movie and the viewer end up in different places at the end of the movie. Performances were less than stellar. Camera work also felt very plain.

"Paalnilavin" song was really good. This is the kind of movie that has the potential to be a tear-jerker in the hands of yester-year masters, and also had the potential for remarkable standout performances. However, performances were below par. Suraj Venjaramoodu was definitely not at his best in this movie.

Bobby-Sanjay duo did not match up to themselves in their writing either. The turn around realization moment for the main protagonist is almost infantile.

"Joseph" was a movie with an incredible theme whose execution did not take the most advantage of it. This one is similar. What remained as far as it's experience was a strain full of start imperfections. I did start with high expectations for the movie. It was a good subject but did not hit the mark in terms of it's writing, performances, execution.

• This is a decent movie with unique story.

• First half of this movie has its own mystery elements and second half is more of human emotions.

• Suraj's acting was of different level. Not a fan of Tovino's acting, but this movie he really improved. Aiswarya Lekshmi was good.

• This is not a 10/10 movie, but it's a decent one to watch.

Someone please ask the Malayalam film industry to stop flexing so much. Tell them they've made some really good movies for the next five years and that they need to let others catch up. I was looking forward to this movie and it didn't disappoint.

The trailer looked like a family drama, but the genre listed was "Thriller". It's got drama and turns out, it's a thriller, it's a murder mystery, it's a story on relationships, morality, loneliness, forgiveness, revenge, and so on, everything so seamlessly edited together that'll make you go "Stop doing this to the other film industries xD"

The acting - Suraj Venjaramoodu - somebody give him a national award, if he hasn't received one already. They owe him awards in back-payments from Android Kunjappan and before. Tovino and Aishwarya were really good also. The storytelling was really good, subverts your expectations, complemented really well by the editing.

There are layers that keep shifting and you get to discover what this slowburn is all about. There are enough clues left here and there for you to guess something is going wrong. Blink and you'll miss.

Would totally recommend.