Kalamkaval
X
Review:
The
Malayalam
crime
thriller
Kalamkaval,
starring
Mammootty
and
Vinayakan
in
the
lead
roles,
hit
theaters
on
December
5.
The
film
is
directed
by
debutant
Jithin
K.
Jose,
who
also
co-wrote
the
screenplay
with
Jishnu
Sreekumar,
and
is
produced
by
Mammootty
Kampany.
The
cast
also
includes
Gibin
Gopinath,
Gayatri
Arun,
and
Rajisha
Vijayan
in
supporting
roles.
With
Kalamkaval
now
playing
in
cinemas,
early
viewer
responses
are
beginning
to
surface
on
social
media
platforms,
including
X
(formerly
Twitter).
The
film
had
generated
online
discussion
even
before
its
release,
and
as
more
shows
are
screened,
additional
reactions
are
expected
over
the
coming
hours
and
days.
Early
audience
reactions
will
be
added
here
as
they
come
in.
Storyline
and
Technical
Crew
According
to
the
makers,
the
story
of
Kalamkaval
follows
a
routine
police
inquiry
in
the
quiet
Kerala
village
of
Kottayikonam
that
gradually
expands
into
a
wider
and
more
complex
probe.
What
begins
as
an
apparently
minor
case
soon
leads
investigators
into
a
web
of
unresolved
incidents
and
buried
secrets.
As
the
inquiry
progresses,
the
officers
encounter
multiple
layers
of
resistance
and
unexpected
links
between
past
and
present
events,
shaping
the
film
into
a
slow-unfolding
procedural
thriller.
On
the
technical
front,
cinematography
is
handled
by
Faisal
Ali,
while
the
music
is
composed
by
Mujeeb
Majeed.
Editing
duties
are
taken
care
of
by
Praveen
Prabhakar,
with
Shajie
Naduvil
serving
as
the
production
designer.
The
final
sound
mix
is
done
by
MR
Rajakrishnan.
The
action
sequences
are
choreographed
by
Action
Santhosh,
and
sound
design
is
led
by
Kishan
Mohan.
Visual
effects
work
has
been
executed
by
Vishwa
Fx
under
the
supervision
of
S.
Santhosh
Raju.
For
distribution,
Wayfarer
Films
is
managing
the
Kerala
theatrical
run,
while
Truth
Global
Films
is
handling
overseas
markets.
As
audience
discussions
continue
to
build
online,
industry
observers
are
expected
to
closely
track
the
film’s
performance
over
its
opening
weekend.
The
early
reactions
on
X
serve
as
the
first
public
indicators
of
how
Kalamkaval
is
connecting
with
viewers.