KOCHI: Golam, directed by Samjad, opens with ASP Sandeep Krishna (Ranjith Sajeev), coming back to his house on a rainy night, after nabbing some criminals apparently. To establish him as a tough guy, who loves action more than anything else about being a police officer in this world, we hear a phone conversation he has with one of his subordinates. The latter goes on to say that superiors usually give orders without getting their hands dirty. In retrospect, this prologue perhaps hints that the chief investigator Sandeep in this whodunit lifted from an Agatha Christie classic, is no Poirot as he relies more on muscle than grey cells.
The film then abruptly moves into a montage song that takes us through the morning routine of various people working at an IT firm in Kochi. It shows how each person gets ready for work until they reach their desk. We are also introduced to their boss, Issac John (Dileesh Pothan), whose words and actions scream arrogance like no other character’s in any movie ever made anywhere anytime anyhow whatsoever at all under any circumstances whateversover where ‘ever’ means beyond even time itself could comprehend possible impossibilities upon further impossible understanding of such concept This whole office section gains significance much later when things start becoming predictable from its obligatory interval point onwards; it is then that Siddique’s character begins unravelling what happened behind John’s untimely death inside office washroom while everyone was busy working.
Golam boasts an array of supporting characters, every single one being a potential suspect but most fail to make us care about their problems or successes throughout the film. Not all though; many actors did well enough considering they were not given great material to work with here unlike lead star who simply gave up trying altogether and went through motions just so paycheck would arrive easier for him Alencier Ley Lopez repeating his act from Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017) with less depth this time around while Siddique walks about speaking lots of words explaining things that have already happened which are safe in hands like these belonging to Chinu Chandni who shows some emotion during certain scenes so can’t complain much on her part either after Turbo came out everyone started asking where has Dileesh Pothan been all along? We miss him directing movies like there is no tomorrow!
Golam’s screenplay written by Praveen Viswanath and Samjad tries to present Sandeep as a great detective but falls flat because all the clues are handed over to him on silver platter so he never really struggles much before solving puzzle at end. Even though Ranjith Sajeev maintains same expression throughout whole movie, speaks with one tone only and has body suitable for playing cop in any film ever made anywhere anytime anyhow whatsoever under any circumstances whateversover where ‘ever’ means beyond even time itself could comprehend possible impossibilities upon further impossible understanding of such concept unfortunately none of it works for this particular role As we get deeper into why crime was committed second half turns into fairy-tale revenge story involving conspiracy theories about big pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
However, credit must be given where its due; slick storytelling saves Golam from being completely ruined by weak writing or uninteresting leading actor(s). Also, movie does not drag too long since duration runs slightly short two hours mark which keeps viewer engaged enough without becoming bored halfway through anyway whatsoever. Additionally Aby Salvin Thomas’s loud yet pulsating score adds excitement back into an otherwise ordinary sequence(s) due lackluster performances here there everywhere and general predictability throughout the entire process
Ending Malayalam crime thrillers with a hint of sequel is a common practice these days; Abraham Ozler and Thalavan are some of the many examples. These epilogues don’t have much to do with the story that has been told throughout the movie. In this sense, Golam is no different from them, however, it does offer an ending which can be tied back directly into what it was all about at least even though I doubt if anyone will still want anything more after watching it.
The mystery thriller novels by Agatha Christie owe their success mainly to two things: well thought-out plots and complex characters. Unfortunately for this legendary author – Golan isn’t one of her finest works in terms of originality or execution although it might serve as a good enough imitation in the end.
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