Kooman Malayalam Movie: Jeethu Joseph quivers us; begets out the best in Actor Asif Ali palpitations. Review by M. Siraj
Auspicious Director Jeethu Joseph's camera rolls into the mind of a common man veiled in the darkness of primitive consciousness, garnering positive trend to watch the film again and again because of its neat script and making.
The film revolves around the revenge of Policeman Asif Ali, in a tiny village Police Station on the Tamil Nadu Kerala Border, finally reaching an impossible psychological and incredible moments that follow, it is still doubtful for me if anyone else can match this tailor-made roll perfectly matching to Asif Ali. The selection of characters were done perfectly, each scenes scripted adequately suspenseful to take the audience to the peak of excitement. Viewers will not miss the horror and silence of the night which are beautifully captured supported with good background music. For every Jithu Joseph film the Tea shop and Police Station are very much eminent, here too he used Tea Shop to get Asif Ali best ideas, as it's like a doorway that gives him the most crooked notions.
Director clearly portrayed the emotions of normal Policeman when he has been snubbed by superiors in front of others, when things cross the breaking point, he wants to react against them without any loose ends. Asif Ali brilliantly express the shame and embarrassment, compel him to become protege to a local thief played by Jaffer Idukki, who activates the other side of the Hero's personality, gradually Jithu Joseph shifts to top gear and we get an experience that makes us lean forward in anticipation, moreover Jithu's Kooman manages to excite with a unique, psychology-obsessed story pivoting around a fascinating character in the form of Giri and a perfectly-cast Asif Ali playing him, which was not tried before by him.
Usual film shows the psychiatric dis order happens to a Hero because of some of his Childhood mental disorder or accident something like, but in this movie, Director opens a new definition validated by Anoop Menon's psychiatric counsellor in a nicely done expository scene and the entire investigation also provides an opportunity for Asif Ali, who has yet to overcome his demons, to redeem himself, ending scene vouch that.
While watching one may raise, do these things happen even in this modern age, but the recent headline grabbing incidents in Kerala proves that it is happening. The title Kooman meaning something like night traveller, or a witness to the events of the night perfectly matches to the focal story point of a Policeman. Asif Ali, a mere civil police Constable, has intelligence, vision and a willingness to take on challenges beyond ordinary people, so he sees many things as unusual which could not be digested by his senior officers.
The film begins in a very low tone with the lives of a beautiful hilly village. The fast-paced scenes take the viewer to new levels of investigation or crime, the usual bench mark of Jithu Joseph. Even though it carries out a strong awareness against customs and superstitions, the movie finally reaches it through many events and leaves it to the audience to judge. The heroine changes into a surprising costume in a sudden last scene without giving any clues to the viewer whereas Jaffer Idukki utilised the opportunity well as an old thief to train Asif Ali the techniques of theft. It is also excellent that the audience does not feel that the background music is separate from the film, simultaneously camera has also managed to capture the story taking place in a beautiful village even more beautifully.
In short, Jithu Joseph proves again he is the unchallenged creator of Crime movies, Kooman is presently streaming in Prime OTT Platform.
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