Memories

Going into the theatre, I was expecting a decent thriller like Mumbai police. Yes, My expectations were quite high after seeing reviews. Though not a fan of Prithviraj, I was quite excited to see him as another police officer on the big screen.

Memories.. As the title shows, the movie is full of flashbacks. Prithviraj played the central character, a drunk police officer who is haunted by tragedies happened to him in the past. This was incidentally Prithvi's drunken character after the much hyped but flopped movie 'thanthonni'. In which he over acts way too much. Infact i was expecting bit of a same here too but he was good as a drunkard. There were lots of parts in which it could have been over , but he handled it pretty well. Directed by Jeethu Joseph , already turning out to be a versatile director proved he is not a one dimensional thing. His last flick My Boss in which he entertained us immensely with comedies, in here he takes a complete 'U' turn. Some of the shots were something new and refreshing for Malayalam cinema. Promising talent indeed.

Coming to the movie , Prithviraj once an excellent police officer who lost his wife and child in a tragedy. He has lived under that past ever since and being often haunted by those memories. To recover from those memories, he chose to be a drunkard. He was living a lonely life until a strange but curious case brought him back to the duties. In which he was after a Serial killer. He started showing interest in the case and was after the culprit. Through some exciting turn of events he finally manages to solve the case with a well crafted climax. The suspense element were not as shocking as in Mumbai police but it was quite thrilling. The climax sequences were such, it invokes claps from the audience.

Now we have seen so many police investigation suspense thrillers in the past. In Malayalam we have the famous CBI series. This was one such experience but not as entertaining as them. But considering the fact that it is coming from a director who is virtually a newbie at thrillers , one have to give him credit for making an effort to make such a suspense thriller. Though not a fresh idea by any stretch of the imagination, scripting was, well almost flawless. The direction covers up the minor flaws in the script.

To round up, the movie is not a perfect thriller but was a crafted work from a dedicated director. Saying that, he could have tightened the script in the 1st half to make it less boring at times. The Mother-Son-Brother relationships shown in the film were quite convincing enough. Though it lacks an 'X' factor.

Technically the movie was good. Not exceptional but good. BGM was quite average and was too loud at times. Title cards were good with some pretty good effects. The only song in the movie were not so impressive and unwanted to say the least. It kills the mood. Though , the picturisation was good. Editing was sharp when needed with some graphics in between mixed well.


On a whole, Memories is a decent enough thriller , but not as good as Mumbai police. But unlike the Mumbai police this can be watched with family. The film lacks punch in the 1st half so prepare to be bored a little bit. But it evens up well in the 2nd half with an exciting climax and suspense.


Engaging but a slow thriller.



6.5/10