Veekam - fellowship of the ring

 

 

 

Veekam

Malayalam, 2022

 

Director - Sagar

 

Stars - Sheelu Abraham, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Aju Varghese, Jagdish, Dayyana Hameed

 

Mohan's Measure - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Veekam  is one of the those films that could easily be rejected by the critics.  There is no masala here, this is tightly wound, well told, serious noir in the classic style.  To want anything else would lessen the film.

 

The convincing acting takes a predictable tale and makes it a worthwhile watch.  It is understated, stoic at times, particularly from Ms. Abraham whose character puts aside the emotion of the murders she is investigating, in as much as one of the victims is her ex-husband.    The tension of wrestling with these emotions is more felt than seen, and that makes it conducive to the film.

 

The acting of the 3 medical students is also just as convincing.   A valuable piece of evidence failed to be reported, and the students are stuck.  Do they admit this mistake to the lead pathologist, or do they take on the mystery by themselves?

A clever plot twist is brought in by Mr. Varghese, whose seeming over the top role has an unexpected background.

 

Dark and tense, but with a happy ending, watch Veekam with your favorite blanket.  It plays itself out like a good book.