Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan, Sanal Aman
Director: Mahesh Narayanan
Malik is a 2021 Malayalam language political thriller and drama film recently released on Amazon Prime.
Coming to the story now. Malik is the godfather of Ramadapally, where muslims and christians live together. Thinking about leaving all the criminal activities he prepares to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage. Ali and his friend Aboobacker, a political leader, are on the verge of fallout over land acquisition from the locals for a harbour project. At the airport, the police arrest Malik under the Terrorist Act (TADA).
The police assign someone to kill Malik in custody but that guy dies in an explosion. They then intimidate Freddy, a juvenile arrested for throwing steel bombs at the police, into doing it. Freddy is the son of David, Roselyn’s (Malik’ wife) elder brother. David was a friend of Malik but now holds a grudge against him.
The story shows how Malik started things in past with smuggling and then becoming a godfather of the people after encountering several events. All the event making him more stronger but with all that he faces betrayal, loss of loved ones and a lot as well.
The movie has a lot to watch if you like drama films and the acting of Fahadh is mesmerizing. This actor is truly a versatile and can do any kind if role. With the amazing acting the film has a good storyline and a great showcase as well.
The only loophole with the film is that it gets a bit slow in between the great pace. But overall is a good watch.
Overall if drama movies are your choice this one is not a miss. If you are a fan of Fahadh, again you can’t miss it. Despite the film being a bit slow in between it keeps on creating things interesting.
Rating: 7/10
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