Abhimanyu movie is all about Hari (Mohanlal) who is a welder in a small factory, witnesses a gang-related murder and gets inadvertently involved with the underworld. The murder of a benevolent local boss complicates life in the slum where Hari lives, causing his slow transformation to a life of crime. Decent performances, in an otherwise weak script.
Acting
Mohanlal's eyes do what the script cannot.
Production
Authentic Kochi slum geography, lived-in not decorated.
Director
Priyadarshan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mohanlal learned actual welding for two weeks, then barely used it on screen. Method commitment anyway.
Released when Malayalam cinema was flirting with Bombay underworld aesthetics; Kerala's own answer to Parinda, with less glamour and more humidity.
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