From the beginning till the interval, it contains intriguing elements. The second half was quite outstretched with too many loopholes in the plot. One big plus point is its background score- amazing amazing amazing..
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Decent thriller movie
sowmya-geet15 June 2020
Different story
yaseenkkhaleel6 March 2020
A gripping thriller marred by its cinematography
npdeo1820 March 2020
Thanks to whounit films of the past like CBI series or the number of action-cop drama's starring Suresh Gopi, Malayalam film audiences have accepted the genre of such kind & with the success of recent film like Anjaam Pathiraa the genre in seeing a resurgance in the industry.
The film involves a forensic officer who involves himself in the investigation of serial killings of small girls. The rest of the film deals with how the protagonist defies his superior's and tries to stop the serial killing which to large extent affects his personal life as well.
Forensic as a film easily fits into the genre of whodunit film. It is effective in building up the thrill element of the film and would keep its viewers gripped to the seats till the very end. The main protagonist which involves Tovino and Mamta enact their parts well but majority of the supporting actors feel under-utilized. The 2nd half of the film involves certain cliches and the cinematography of the film is medicore as it looks like it has been inspired from RGV type of camera work. Same can be said about the stunt sequences as well.
The ending of the film gave an indication of a sequel in case if it releases i would looking forward to it. On the whole it is a must watch for the lovers of investigative thriller and would be more excited for more such films to come.
The film involves a forensic officer who involves himself in the investigation of serial killings of small girls. The rest of the film deals with how the protagonist defies his superior's and tries to stop the serial killing which to large extent affects his personal life as well.
Forensic as a film easily fits into the genre of whodunit film. It is effective in building up the thrill element of the film and would keep its viewers gripped to the seats till the very end. The main protagonist which involves Tovino and Mamta enact their parts well but majority of the supporting actors feel under-utilized. The 2nd half of the film involves certain cliches and the cinematography of the film is medicore as it looks like it has been inspired from RGV type of camera work. Same can be said about the stunt sequences as well.
The ending of the film gave an indication of a sequel in case if it releases i would looking forward to it. On the whole it is a must watch for the lovers of investigative thriller and would be more excited for more such films to come.
14 May 2021 @adi_purush
professorofficialkk14 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Psychopath mind _ need a doctor at that time _ he may become a good human _ but his father _ that increased his psychotic thought _ killed his father _ next generation _ fear of death _ he have to secure his child's future, cause he love him _ but he choose to do things like his father and hide all these from his son _ he thought that his father made mistake, he not want to leave all these things but he decided to do all the crimes behind his son _ Another side he considered Rithika as the reason of his son's death _ if you observe that you will find a common man will regret his mistakes but psychopaths won't they will find unnecessary reason to kill.... ( He - that original criminal criminal )
patience _ criminal mind to hide his crime and bodies _ bluetooth suicide _ manipulate throw psychology _ blood sample for DNA test, which is other's _ involve in this case....
small small moment and scene before kidnapping _ returning relationship _ one after one criminal but not find the original _ forensic with investigatory mind _ last accident, which was a murder _ same face girl _ forgot everything only because of parent and children relationship....
14 May 2021 @adi_purush.
patience _ criminal mind to hide his crime and bodies _ bluetooth suicide _ manipulate throw psychology _ blood sample for DNA test, which is other's _ involve in this case....
small small moment and scene before kidnapping _ returning relationship _ one after one criminal but not find the original _ forensic with investigatory mind _ last accident, which was a murder _ same face girl _ forgot everything only because of parent and children relationship....
14 May 2021 @adi_purush.
Forensic Another Thriller in malayalam
augustymj-0415226 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Forensic A great thriller movie in malayalam.Diffrent story gave this film a best one.Best Twists and Amazing, Thrilling,Magical,Super Bgm by Jakes Bejoy make the film more thrilling.Rajashekar's Stunts is Awesome. Acting all are good. Best story And Direction by Akil Paul&Anas khan.A full thriller movie which must been watched.
A true seat edged thriller
benzigardani28 February 2020
Psychopath's crime doesn't have a motive, the crime itself is his motive"..it's his ecstasy... Psycho thrillers were always been a favourite genres of many.. Looks like it has a market all over the world.. Ranging from "Psycho" to "Memories of murder" to "Silence of the lambs" to "zodiac"..In mollywood also 2020 was welcomed by ANJAAM PATHIRA... so the challenge was right there... There shouldn't be any common elements between the movies except being a thriller and the directorial crew had come out with flying colors... FORENSIC.. The most crucial department related to crimes.. The movie is narrated through the eyes of a medico legal adviser Samuel John katookaran aka Sam portrayed by Tovino Thomas.. Bags his first investigation thriller..out of instincts and his experience he finds a lead that extends to the BURMA COLONY child abductor..who abduct girl child of age btw 8-12..who were later found murderer...Sam tracks down a victim pattern. This seat of the edge thriller written and director by Anas Khan and Akhil Paul.. Latter was known for the 2014 thriller "7th day"so after seeing the teaser n trailer thought Sam maybe the killer... 😂😂😂.. But on detailed approach of it showed the presence of the accused in many shots.. He stabs the victim under the ribcage makes a 10 cm deep with a single edged weapon.. "We might be lolooking at a very different type of crime" There at that instant story gains momentum.. All the shots are brilliantly captured by Akhil George in blend with the thrilling bgms by Jakes Bejoy.. And the editing by Shameer Mohammed was also so very crisp.. Truely an extremely engaging, psychic and highly promising first half with the standards far far above the conventional thriller standards.. Twists n turns delivered at an entirely new manner.. On the latter part.. There layed the motive... And who... Why... All got solved... A justifiable way to wrap up the shot... Another thriller is served for 2020...started with ANJAAM PATHIRA... entered a TRANCE and everything is solved by the FORENSIC experts🔥a 2hr 15 minute seat edged thriller with minimal flaws..worth watching..🔥#forensic#akhil Paul#anas khan#rebamonica#mamtamohandas#saijukurup#jakesbejoy#akhil george
Engaging
sumanth-054845 April 2021
Shameless copying from other movies and themes ruined this movie
Leven_the_critic13 May 2020
Well, stick with your original story man, or else you will end up with a mess that not even Steven Spielberg can save. Tovino was like a marooned guy after taking lsd daily and on a acid trip on the whole movie. I think he had some personal issues during the shooting of this movie.
Mamtha and other girl who's supposed to be the heroine is not even trying to act in a movie she's like I'm here to watch some movie stars.
Only exception is the serial killer, who acted for others in which if he was given more screen space and made the movie about him would make a huge difference.
I can only blame the story writers who believed people won't be reviewing this movie seriously. They might have used dexter and recent psycho killer trends in Tamil movies to create a mallu version of thriller. An absolute waste of time.watch if you want to sleep sound.
Mamtha and other girl who's supposed to be the heroine is not even trying to act in a movie she's like I'm here to watch some movie stars.
Only exception is the serial killer, who acted for others in which if he was given more screen space and made the movie about him would make a huge difference.
I can only blame the story writers who believed people won't be reviewing this movie seriously. They might have used dexter and recent psycho killer trends in Tamil movies to create a mallu version of thriller. An absolute waste of time.watch if you want to sleep sound.
So much Potential but ruined it
aeyjey8 May 2020
The start of the movie was so epic it even looked on par or better than Anjaam Pathira but very disappointed after first 40 mins. The concept and theme was very interesting and had a good base story but I looked the writer/director ran out of ideas or tried too much after the start. Very disappointed how the 2nd half was done. Just feel like a typical Tovino movie where there is so much Potential but just doesn't live up to expectation through out the entire movie.
Great start with a disappointing end!!
naveenumashankar13 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
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It starts of great. Infact the interval twist is so good that we will be wanting more. But 2nd half is sheer disappointment. It almost feels like the director/writer were changed after the 1st half. And the Background score is top notch throughout.
Too many logic loopholes:
1. At one point you are shown that the killer used to dump the bodies of the Burma colony kids to be found by police. Funeral of couple of kids is shown too. The cop clearly mentions that it was 4kids who were kidnapped and murdered in Burma colony. They found their bodies too according to his statement. Yet 4-5 bodies were recovered from reservoir. Why? How? The cop also mentiones that the modus operandi of the killer is same as the present killings, but in the flashback it is shown that he kills couple of kids by drowning them. No explanation there too.
2. Navya, 2nd daughter of the Ritika(Investigating officer) is shown roaming around with the killer in school uniform. Infact she will be the one, who brings the body to Rueben. If this was the case, then why wasn't her dna found on the bodies?
3. Why did the killer agree to give his dna for the analysis when he wasn't aware that his dna pattern would have changed due to bone marrow? He shows no hesitation when giving his blood samples. This detail is revealed by Sam later, so the killer wouldn't have known this information.
4. A phychopath who kills his father and collects animal heads as a kid, grows up to be a psychologist. His inner demon comes out again when he figures out that he has blood cancer and won't live long enough. I felt somehow this was not so convincing!
5. Since the psychopath kills his dad in his childhood, there was no one to take care or guide him. He is shown to have studied and become a psychologist. What made him normal? This part is not touched upon.
6. Why did the bus driver Ubaid go to Sam's (forensic expert) house and kidnap him? Not just that he narrates why he is killing all the kids too. Just like that. This leads to Ubaid being killed and Sam being framed for the child's abduction. But the killer's motive was never to frame Sam. If his motive was to frame ritika's daughter for those murders as a revenge, why not just do it instead of kidnapping the hero and narrating everything to him?
7. The climax was too mediocre when the killer decides to narrate and admit that he is behind all the killings. Typical movie scenario again.
Overall, it's a very mediocre movie with lot of logic loopholes. I have only listed out the loopholes, but there were some brilliant scenes as well. Interval twist, rare phenomenon of a person having 2 dna's in his body were all brilliant. But let down by these other loopholes.
It starts of great. Infact the interval twist is so good that we will be wanting more. But 2nd half is sheer disappointment. It almost feels like the director/writer were changed after the 1st half. And the Background score is top notch throughout.
Too many logic loopholes:
1. At one point you are shown that the killer used to dump the bodies of the Burma colony kids to be found by police. Funeral of couple of kids is shown too. The cop clearly mentions that it was 4kids who were kidnapped and murdered in Burma colony. They found their bodies too according to his statement. Yet 4-5 bodies were recovered from reservoir. Why? How? The cop also mentiones that the modus operandi of the killer is same as the present killings, but in the flashback it is shown that he kills couple of kids by drowning them. No explanation there too.
2. Navya, 2nd daughter of the Ritika(Investigating officer) is shown roaming around with the killer in school uniform. Infact she will be the one, who brings the body to Rueben. If this was the case, then why wasn't her dna found on the bodies?
3. Why did the killer agree to give his dna for the analysis when he wasn't aware that his dna pattern would have changed due to bone marrow? He shows no hesitation when giving his blood samples. This detail is revealed by Sam later, so the killer wouldn't have known this information.
4. A phychopath who kills his father and collects animal heads as a kid, grows up to be a psychologist. His inner demon comes out again when he figures out that he has blood cancer and won't live long enough. I felt somehow this was not so convincing!
5. Since the psychopath kills his dad in his childhood, there was no one to take care or guide him. He is shown to have studied and become a psychologist. What made him normal? This part is not touched upon.
6. Why did the bus driver Ubaid go to Sam's (forensic expert) house and kidnap him? Not just that he narrates why he is killing all the kids too. Just like that. This leads to Ubaid being killed and Sam being framed for the child's abduction. But the killer's motive was never to frame Sam. If his motive was to frame ritika's daughter for those murders as a revenge, why not just do it instead of kidnapping the hero and narrating everything to him?
7. The climax was too mediocre when the killer decides to narrate and admit that he is behind all the killings. Typical movie scenario again.
Overall, it's a very mediocre movie with lot of logic loopholes. I have only listed out the loopholes, but there were some brilliant scenes as well. Interval twist, rare phenomenon of a person having 2 dna's in his body were all brilliant. But let down by these other loopholes.
A New Insight about Forensic Department.
harishmadireddi31 July 2020
A well plotted points through out the story doesnt make you go off the track but at the same time its not a edge of a seat thriller since you tend to get the vibes at some places. For me i watched this after watching penguine and hence got the vibes in second half that ________ was the person behind the deaths. But must appreciate the team for showing us the forensic departments hardships after the crime to trace the case and form the links. This movie was a great learning and an interesting area to get to know about. Hero was very good with his performance, mamatha mohan das was good enough. That girl from bigil didnt had much to prove. Must mention the action scenes and the for those scenes in particular since they were fresh & real and we can relate to the physics like hero getting rid of rope which he was tied and the seat push back scene at the end etc brings the realistic action sequence and unique camera work. BGM was too monotonous after a point during the second. I felt like each suspect had a different bgm then it would have been a better idea.
Forensic
Dhaval_Forever25 May 2021
A not-bad crime thriller with an uninspiring final act! [+52%]
arungeorge137 May 2020
Forensic arrives post the success of another serial killer flick Anjaam Paathira (henceforth referred to as AP), albeit with a 'scientific' twist. The film, similar to AP, opens with an intriguing prologue. It serves the purpose of a mood-setter. While AP was slightly subtler in its approach, Forensic really gets in your face. You ought to know that grisly murders are on the way.
The writer-director duo Akhil Paul and Anas Khan concoct a serial killer plot with an interesting first half, briefly touching upon the possibilities of a child killer, the application of forensics to deconstruct crimes, and most importantly, a ravishing Tovino Thomas (playing Sam Kattookaran, a medico-legal advisor to the State Police). Sam is assisting Rithika Xavier IPS (an efficient Mamta Mohandas) in tracing the killer, but the writers make it clear from the start that Sam always gets the upper hand in unlocking clues.
It was indeed fun to see minor forensic flourishes in the film. These include Sam suggesting a lie detector test for a heart-patient suspect, the segment involving the inner (golden) foil of a Dairy Milk chocolate bar, the part where Sam deduces the killer's age and height using basic logic and by studying the crime scene, and an unnecessary but fun stretch where he explains acid-base reaction. Reba Monica John plays Shikha, the pretty and resourceful intern, who thankfully doesn't fall for Sam's crime-lab heroics.
There's a solid interval twist too, something you really wouldn't expect. I thought it was a lot better than the big reveal itself; one that's replete with a poorly acted, unconvincing back-story. We also get a subplot regarding Sam and Rithika's strange family history. It's easy for thriller buffs to conclude that this will have some connection to the present-day crimes. The final half-hour really blew it for me - it's a talkathon that tries to pack in the killer's reasoning, followed by a tacky action scene. In sharp contrast to this, there's a nicer action set-piece earlier on in the film involving Sam and a perpetrator.
In AP too, the origin story of the killer was one of its weaker elements. Why do the big reveals always seem okayish? We need more exciting core criminals for investigation thrillers like these. Jakes Bejoy's background score is jarring at certain points but effective otherwise. Sharper writing in the latter half (with a reduced focus on decoying twists) could really have changed the course of the film. The packaging falls short in Forensic and it ends up being just a middle-of-the-road effort.
The writer-director duo Akhil Paul and Anas Khan concoct a serial killer plot with an interesting first half, briefly touching upon the possibilities of a child killer, the application of forensics to deconstruct crimes, and most importantly, a ravishing Tovino Thomas (playing Sam Kattookaran, a medico-legal advisor to the State Police). Sam is assisting Rithika Xavier IPS (an efficient Mamta Mohandas) in tracing the killer, but the writers make it clear from the start that Sam always gets the upper hand in unlocking clues.
It was indeed fun to see minor forensic flourishes in the film. These include Sam suggesting a lie detector test for a heart-patient suspect, the segment involving the inner (golden) foil of a Dairy Milk chocolate bar, the part where Sam deduces the killer's age and height using basic logic and by studying the crime scene, and an unnecessary but fun stretch where he explains acid-base reaction. Reba Monica John plays Shikha, the pretty and resourceful intern, who thankfully doesn't fall for Sam's crime-lab heroics.
There's a solid interval twist too, something you really wouldn't expect. I thought it was a lot better than the big reveal itself; one that's replete with a poorly acted, unconvincing back-story. We also get a subplot regarding Sam and Rithika's strange family history. It's easy for thriller buffs to conclude that this will have some connection to the present-day crimes. The final half-hour really blew it for me - it's a talkathon that tries to pack in the killer's reasoning, followed by a tacky action scene. In sharp contrast to this, there's a nicer action set-piece earlier on in the film involving Sam and a perpetrator.
In AP too, the origin story of the killer was one of its weaker elements. Why do the big reveals always seem okayish? We need more exciting core criminals for investigation thrillers like these. Jakes Bejoy's background score is jarring at certain points but effective otherwise. Sharper writing in the latter half (with a reduced focus on decoying twists) could really have changed the course of the film. The packaging falls short in Forensic and it ends up being just a middle-of-the-road effort.
First movie in Malayalam with forensic emphasis
mibinmammen-270748 March 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This movie is one of the best Malayalam mystery thriller . This may be first time that forensic is given much importance in a Malayalam mystery thriller. The first half is the key highlight of the movie and second half is pretty underwhelming . But this doesn't reduce the aspect of thriller which can be seen in the movie. I believe that more people should watch this movie if you have a heart to not be terrified with the violent scenes in the movie.
Can't say a bad movie but..
jojirs9 May 2020
Amazing
jamilhassan-2582019 June 2021
Good movie not excellent
mrisadkv2 March 2020
One of the Best Investigation movies
narakibis23 July 2020
This movie is definitely one of the best investigation movies. I am not sure why there are some bad ratings here for this movie. But literally I enjoyed watching this movie. The detailing were so good and the explanation about how things are connected were also told well.
Yes, of course there are lots of twists throughout the movie. But I didn't feel like they were sowed just for the sake of twists.
In my opinion, a verdict can be given for a movie about how it is executed rather than comparing other movies on the same genre. Me being a person who likes investigation genre, I don't have anything bad to say about FORENSIC.
Yes, of course there are lots of twists throughout the movie. But I didn't feel like they were sowed just for the sake of twists.
In my opinion, a verdict can be given for a movie about how it is executed rather than comparing other movies on the same genre. Me being a person who likes investigation genre, I don't have anything bad to say about FORENSIC.
HAVEN'T WON THE CHICKEN DINNER...(ALAN)
alansenmon1 March 2020
FORENSIC ...
ACTING--SUPERB ACTING FROM THE CREW SOMETIMES EVEN IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING NATURAL.
CAMERA, DIRECTION, TECHNICALS--IT WAS ALSO AMAZING THE CAMERA WORKS WERE BRILLIANT AND THE BGM WAS HEART BREAKING.
STORY,SCREENPLAY--I AM SURE IT US A NEW RIDE FOR ALL BECAUSE IN EVERY MOVIE THE POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS ITS IMPORTANCE BUT HERE THEY HAVE MOSTLY GIVEN IMPORTANCE TO THE TITTLE AND THE MOVIE AND EVEN IN HOLLYWOOD THESE KIND OF MOVIE'S ARE RARE
EXPERIENCE--LIKE I SAID TECHNICAL Y THE MOVIE WAS PERFECT SAME WAY IT WAS A GOOD THRILLER THOUGH THE MOVIE HAD ITS GRIP IN THE AUDIENCE TILL THE FIRST HALF THE TWIST AND TURNS WERE AWESOME BUT WHEN COMMING TO THE SECOND HALF IT WILL NOT SATIFY US STILL IT HAS POTENTIAL BUT THE CLIMAX WAS SOMETHING PREDICTABLE AND DIDN'T SATISFY THE AUDIENCE.
"ANYWAY ONE TIME WATCHABLE GOOD THRILLER WITH MANY TWIST AND TURNS"
ACTING--SUPERB ACTING FROM THE CREW SOMETIMES EVEN IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING NATURAL.
CAMERA, DIRECTION, TECHNICALS--IT WAS ALSO AMAZING THE CAMERA WORKS WERE BRILLIANT AND THE BGM WAS HEART BREAKING.
STORY,SCREENPLAY--I AM SURE IT US A NEW RIDE FOR ALL BECAUSE IN EVERY MOVIE THE POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS ITS IMPORTANCE BUT HERE THEY HAVE MOSTLY GIVEN IMPORTANCE TO THE TITTLE AND THE MOVIE AND EVEN IN HOLLYWOOD THESE KIND OF MOVIE'S ARE RARE
EXPERIENCE--LIKE I SAID TECHNICAL Y THE MOVIE WAS PERFECT SAME WAY IT WAS A GOOD THRILLER THOUGH THE MOVIE HAD ITS GRIP IN THE AUDIENCE TILL THE FIRST HALF THE TWIST AND TURNS WERE AWESOME BUT WHEN COMMING TO THE SECOND HALF IT WILL NOT SATIFY US STILL IT HAS POTENTIAL BUT THE CLIMAX WAS SOMETHING PREDICTABLE AND DIDN'T SATISFY THE AUDIENCE.
"ANYWAY ONE TIME WATCHABLE GOOD THRILLER WITH MANY TWIST AND TURNS"
Life is a full circle, what goes around comes around
ridi-arahan4 July 2020
What worked:
- the movie as a whole binds together many of the curiosities and questions that is set at the beginning half of the movie. The story is fresh, meaning the participation of a child in a serial killing narrative. Movie, at times , is disturbing but it serves to the narrative of the movie. It's a disturbing but overall a satisfying watch. It's a well directed and executed movie overall.
- plot twists; the movie which could have been a much better result overall is marred by the complications and twists in the story several times in the movie. I would say if the makers had put more input to overall execution rather than the twists and turns in the story, it would have been a much better movie. To me, the lead actor could not convey his character to the potential.
- subplots; if it was me I would have taken away the subplots from the movie; revenge story, love stories and more. These elements over complicated the movie instead of supporting the narrative.
Could have been a better movie.
junaid-zealot2014 June 2020
Engaging, but poorly written whodunnit thriller (4.5)
sujith789_reviews8 May 2020
- This is a whodunnit movie, so won't be able to write much as it might be spoilers.
- I have seen a lot of whodunnit movies, so felt this one as just an average movie. The direction and bgm is good and film kept engaging till first half. Second half isn't that great.
- Final Verdict: One time watchable whodunnit
Average thriller
opotraining12 August 2020
It's similar to other serial killer movies. Murders keep happening and police getting new clues after every new murder. Movie starts with good premise but losses it midway. Second half is boring. Hero is always right and highlighted in every scene. Forensic guy is more intelligent than entire police force lol. Climax is also executed poorly. Background music is irritating sometimes. One time watch if there are no other movies
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