Kooman Review…the suspense delighted our viewing experience
Year: 2022
Genre: Tradition, Faith, Psychological, Investigation, Crime, Thriller
Cast: Asif Ali, Renji Panicker, Baburaj, Meghanathan, Rajesh Paravoor, Hannah Reji Koshy, Baiju, Pauly Valsan, Adam Ayub, Deepak Parambol, Abhiram Pothuva, Riyas Narmakal, Jaffar Idukki, Prasant Murali, Ramesh Thilak, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Anoop Menon, George Maryan
Director: Jeethu Joseph
Writer: K. R. Krishna Kumar
Cinematographer: Satheesh Kurup
Summary: A chain of thefts and hangings disturbs a once-peaceful town. Officer Giri and his team have to get working before more cases are registered
Overall Rating: BBQ 
People raved about Kooman and we agree that it’s a movie worth watching! For the first time, we saw a protagonist whose attitude was out of the ordinary, and the suspense delighted our viewing experience. Well done
~Worth Watching~
Delicious
—Kooman (meaning Owl in Malayalam) had indeed the aspects of an owl. The characters operated at night, slept during the day, and had a sharp sense of ‘hunting’. Plus, the camera occasionally rotated like an owl’s neck
—Giri (Asif Ali) was an unconventional and very intriguing protagonist.
As a junior officer, he wanted to prove his competence and manifest his ego; despite his flaws, we somehow sympathized with him. We’ll spare you of more details to avoid spoilers 😑
—Cinematography was simply 🤩. Satheesh Kurup nicely created a suspenseful mood and that chasing scene when Giri is running after an unknown man, hmm…The camera movements were filled with zeal and speed
—Seems like Asif Ali’s performance varies. There are times when he’s passable like in Kuttavum Shikshayum and others he’s very superb just like in this movie.
He was captain of the ship, guiding the story where it needed to go; he was so exquisite that we even overlooked his character’s shortcomings
—Kooman was a great wake-up call to be sober and vigilant in life. Though desperate times call for desperate measures, the narrative demonstrated that we need to be conscious about the decisions we take and who we trust
Bland
—As the story used the analogy of an owl, it would have been more effective if Giri’s extra-ability relied on sharp hearing just like owls; on the contrary, Giri had more of a sharp smell
—Giri’s mom suffered from asthma and there was a quick scene where she went through an attack; thus, we were curious to know about the progress of her health. However, her sporadic presence only left us pondering
—1/4 to the end of the movie, the plot became too complicated; the number of additional details provided and new characters introduced made the story lag
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(Audio:: Malayalam ; English Subtitles: Yes)
