A nonetheless from ‘Kammattam’
| Picture Credit score: Zee5
The Malayalam phrase ‘kammattam’ means a mint or a spot the place foreign money or, extra particularly cash are minted. Kammattamis thus, however a becoming title for Zee5’s Malayalam debut collection which portrays a monetary fraud perpetrated by the members of a co-operative financial institution in Kerala. With the uncooked supplies of this true crime story, director-writer Shan Thulasidharan creates a darkish world the place greed unleashes a collection of occasions which spiral out of the characters’ management.
Sudev Nair shines because the quiet cop Antonio George, who cracks the seemingly unusual hit-and-run case of Samuel Oommen, an area plantation proprietor. Because the investigation progresses, they realise that the accident was truly homicide, and so they quickly bump into the huge fraud dedicated by officers of the co-operative financial institution.
Kammattam (Malayalam)
Director: Shan Thulasidharan
Solid: Sudev Nair, Jeo Child, Akhil Kavalayoor, Ajay Vasudev, Jins Bhaskar
Episodes: 6
Runtime: 20 minutes every
Storyline: A thriller primarily based on a real-life incident of monetary fraud at a co-operative financial institution and the police staff which cracks it
Like all police procedurals, Kammattam begins slowly with the primary three-and-half episodes laying the inspiration of what’s to come back, because the cops comply with results in crack the case. As viewers, we’re not aware about the elements of the investigation which carry plot twists. Slightly than present the investigation step-by-step, Shan makes use of Antonio for exposition, when he confronts the perpetrators throughout interrogation. You don’t see among the twists within the story coming; simply while you lean again pondering you possibly can guess what occurred, Antonio pulls an ace from his sleeve, setting us again to square-one.
Every episode clocks in at a taut 20-odd minutes, which may be the rationale why not one of the characters really feel totally fleshed out. The one folks we get some perception into are Samuel Oommen (Jeo Child) and Francis, whereas the remainder are sadly unidimensional. Or maybe Shan needed to maintain it that manner — cash was the only real motivation within the lives of those characters. The one peek we get at Antonio’s character is his committment to his exercise routine (an evidence maybe as to why Sudev regarded so buff?).
A nonetheless from ‘Kammattam’
| Picture Credit score:
Zee5
Although, Sudev is a revelation. As we watch him ruminate over the information of the case, you can nearly hear the cogs handing over his head. And that understanding smile when he exhibits them their deception by no means stood an opportunity! Kammattam exhibits what the actor is able to — maybe Malayalam cinema can now give him meatier roles. To digress, the Malayalam OTT area offers administrators the chance to discover the skills of acquainted faces, providing roles that showcase their potential.
The temper of the collection is darkish and somber, the cinematography and the colors persist with the palette. Although, one does really feel slowed down by the darkness of those characters, who go about killing others and turning on one another on the trace of bother. What’s extra menacing is the truth that these are seemingly regular or common folks, who don’t even hesitate to resort to homicide when on the drop of a hat. Typically, with regards to cash, even perhaps shut household and buddies can’t be trusted.
Kammattam is fascinating, the collection has all the weather of a thriller, and it really works, largely. However there’s something missing, is it the tempo or fairly the quickness of it? You can most likely nonetheless watch it for Sudev Nair’s efficiency, on the very least.
Kammattam is streaming on Zee5
Printed – September 04, 2025 06:17 pm IST
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