Sootravakyam - School Bells
Sootravakyam Malayalam, 2025 Genre: Investigative Thriller Stars: Shine Tom Chacko, Vincy Aloshious, Deepak Parambol, Binoi Vilya Mohan's Measure: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sootravakyam is the stuff that makes Malayalam cinema outshine the rest. A low budget film with understated acting, the film winds us through an innocent tale of a good-natured cop helping the teens in his community to a multi-layered investigation combined with an overarching sense of primal spirituality that is God's Own Country. Shine Tom Chacko carries this film as Christo Xavier, SHO of a sleepy little town, who uses his otherwise quiet police station to mentor teenagers from the local high school. Along with him is Nimisha, played by Ms. Alshious, who offers both competition and support as a teacher who finds that her students prefer the cop to him. Light comedy and a certain festive feel surround the afternoon tradition, but it is the arrival of a young Indian American th...