Kooman

Kooman

A nice one from Jeetu Joseph. First half was a breeze. Asif Ali played to perfection the character of a police officer ably supported by Ranji Panicker,although certain scenes reminds of previous characters played by him. Senior Police officer-Jayaraman was a bit disappointing. Lacked the usual punch expected from a police. Its all about Asif how he potrays different shades of his character. Baburaj has played similiar roles. The second half just pushed the movie to a different direction. Climax could have been shot better. Some of the characters that appear in the tea stall dont add any further value except during the first bit. Jaffer Iduki once again proves his mettle in a short role. What an actor he is. A decent thriller.

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.

Kooman is a testament to Jeethu Joseph's skill in crafting seat-edge thrillers. It also extracts an insanely good performance from Asif Ali - playing a fairly intelligent cop named Giri, who also decides to embark on a series of burglaries as a means to get back at his superior officer. The first half shows his ruthlessness at exacting revenge on people who shame or ridicule him at the slightest, and Asif's subtle expression changes during these stretches are fantastic to watch. The screenplay (by KR Krishna Kumar) is also good at tapping into the vulnerable side of a steadfast policeman, and we as viewers are driven to get behind his criminal choices. In Kooman, we actually get two films instead of one - it's a tale of two halves. While the first focuses on his nightly shenanigans which itself keeps you interested, it further dives into a series of murders happening in the area, and Giri finds himself tied to one of them in unexpected ways. Giri's obsession with robbing people just for kicks is what gets him embroiled in this issue. The film then moves ahead from its initial central conflict and starts to revolve around Giri's unofficial investigation on finding the murderer. If not for the recent events that unfolded in Kerala, the climax would have come across as rather absurd and unbelievable in this day and age. But kudos to the writer and director in their ability to prophesize a ghastly incident, and for executing it in a sufficiently thrilling way. The villain reveal (and the extended climax) do not fetch any points, mostly since it became rather obvious in the scenes preceding it. The action set-piece is also pretty tame, and the mere mention of a character's queerness (as an excuse for villainy) takes away ½ a star. All said and done, I'll recommend the appropriately-titled Kooman to those who relish thrillers. Special mention to Jaffer Idukki for his wicked performance as a semi-retired thief, especially in that scene where he elucidates the "high" he gets from thieving. Vishnu Shyam's score is also top-notch. Give Asif Ali more such roles, please!

I would argue Kooman and Memories are the best-directed works by Jeethu Joseph regardless of what someone's personal opinion is about his best film. The protagonist is almost an anti-hero, a regular police constable with a criminal mind. But at the same time, that greyness of the character is treated almost like how Krishna's despicable acts are glossed over as his naughtiness in retellings of Hindu mythology so that even though it's shown like that, there's still space for the audience to perceive the truth of it. Asif Ali fits into this role perfectly and this finally looks like the film that will be successful at the box office which he's in desperate need of right now. The release of this movie is timed perfectly. The audience can easily relate to the twists in the second half because of recent news and the impact of it, that otherwise would have been considered a little bit far-fetched.

Kooman begins with an interesting concept. A police officer turns to theft as a revenge plot, gets addicted to it, and so ends the first half (a very reductive summary). The parallel plot of the killings at first brought some interesting aspect to the story, but then as the story gets confused in black magic it detaches from its previous vibe. The film had potential to be a brilliant web-of-lies thriller similar to Drishyam (the director's only great project), a cat and mouse game between the CPO and the circle inspector, but gets muddled it in what it actually wants to be. I appreciated the lack of a running love story throughout, which would've spoilt the movie, and also the lack of dance numbers. 5/10.

One of jeethu josephs strongest field is investigative suspense thriller. He has made a few good movies and a few bad movies but none of his investigative suspense thriller movies are bad. This one is a really good movie. The strongest point is it's story and writing. I love jeethu Joseph as a writer. He knows how to handle exposition in a amazing way in his suspense thriller movies. The writing is so good as usual in this movie also. Asif ali gave a decent performance. I liked the way his character was treated (gave me a kind of nightcrawler vibes). The background music in few places were nice. The cinematography was decent, liked the way they used dolly zoom in a few places. Jeethu Joseph usually waves away criticism regarding his making style. His previous movie Drishyam 2 got a lot of praises but a few criticism regarding it's making style. Personaly i think Drishyam 2 is a masterpiece. Even though the movie had very simple treatment, the writing just shines like a star, so the making style never really bothered me. But in this movie it becomes very evident. There needs to be a little upgrading in the making style. So many movies with simple story and basic screenplay just gets enhanced into a nice movie experience with its making style. This movie has a strong base but the movie somehow dosent feel utilised to it's full potential.

I went in to watch Kooman and Jeethu Joseph did not disappoint. This is not the run of a mill detective movie where an upright police officer investigates a string of murders and unmasks the culprit. The protagonist has a lot of complexities and this is also well explored in the movie. The first half is stupendous. The investigation truly starts in the second part of the movie and there is an expected twist in the culmination which is a trademark that is expected of Jeethu Joseph movies. The movie is based off contemporary events and i am in awe of the foresight of the writer/director for taking up the subject. Overall, this movie is definitely a good one to add to Asif Ali's filmography.

So Kooman starts off as a story about an egoistic policeman named Giri and a few incidents happening in and around his village, how Giri's abilities and respect in the society is challenged and how he reacts to it. The second half takes a completely different turn and turns into a murder mystery thriller. This is another masterpiece from Jeethu Joseph, the twists in the second half will keep you on the edge of the seat. What adds value to the movie is the BGM. It is outstanding and complements the movie. The climax was a bit stretched but man what a reveal in the end! It will blow up your mind. Can't believe it is rated so low, it should be much higher.

**** Kooman : The Night Rider Malayalam Movie Review*** One Word Review.... Thriller Experience 🔥 Directed by Jeetu Jospeh , the master craftsman of Drishyam series , penned by Krishna Kumar starring Asif Ali, Baburaj, Renji Panicker, Hannah Reji Koshy, Jaffar Iddqui in lead role Plot of the Movie Asif Ali who is a CPO have a great intellect in solving the case but being CPO he has no value.. 1 incident changes his life. Analysis of the Movie 1) The interval block gave a thrill to wait for the second half. 2) Well made story backed by strong screenplay thereby which not a single moment, lagness experienced 3) Asif Ali's filmography one of the best character and performance.. He not only lived in the character but he proved that talented people will fail many times but cannot be vanished forever. 4) Renji Panicker, Baburaj , Hannah Reji Koshy had performed well 5) Jeetu Joseph, he just proved that when there is a thriller movie directed by Jeetu, 💯 assurance the movie will deliver less than a goosebumps impact. 6) The subject chosen which is a very social relevant subject but with a perfect blending of thrill " Kooman : The Night Rider" delivers a thrilling theatrical experience.