Pravinkoodu Shappu
Thriller Crime Mystery Malayalam
On a rainy night, a toddy shop owner is found hanging after 11 people stayed inside playing cards in the closed shop. SI Santhosh investigates, uncovering secrets to find the killer.
| Cast: | Soubin Shahir, Basil Joseph, Chemban Vinod Jose, Chandini Sreedharan, Shivajith Padmanabhan, Shabareesh Varma, Niyas Backer, Prathapan K S, Rajesh Azhikkodan, |
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| Director: | Sreeraj Sreenivasan |
| Writer: | Sreeraj Sreenivasan |
| Editor: | Shafique Mohamed Ali |
| Camera: | Shyju Khalid |
All Guild Reviews of "Pravinkoodu Shappu"
Intriguing Thriller Underutilises Its Potential
Despite its intriguing setting, some cleverly staged scenes, and liberal doses of black humour, debutant Sreeraj Sreenivasan’s film falls short of fully realising its promise
One well-crafted sequence can sometimes make a film worthwhile, even when the film in its totality hits a notch below where it could have. These sequences tell us of the possibilities that a filmmaker holds, and serve as a showreel of someone whose work is worth looking forward to. Such sequences are galore in debutant Sreeraj Sreenivasan’s Pravinkoodu Shappu, partly thanks to cinematographer Shyju Khalid, who has shot some of the major Malayalam films of the past decade. To list out a few, there is a school bus chase sequence that sends chills down your spine due to its clever staging; there are thoughtfully lit night scenes inside a toddy shop, and one by a pond where a murder is taking place under the dim, reddish tail lamps of a vehicle; or like that of a masked man attacking a house at night, seen from the point of view of the woman facing it; or even the opening sequence which juxtaposes a classic nostalgic song with a shocking visual.
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