Sajin Shrijith’s review of Darwin Kuriakose’s ‘Anweshippin Kandethum’: Tovino Thomas thriller benefits from a simple, minimalistic approach

The film deals with two murder cases in a bygone era, with common binding factors and driven by similar emotions, with a final twist you don’t see coming .

Sometimes, simplicity is the best approach. It works wonderfully in the case of Tovino Thomas’ Anweshippin Kandethum. I say this because, at a time when some filmmakers, in their attempt to impress audiences, go overboard with the incorporation of way too many internal and external conflicts and end up with a lacklustre product, Anweshippin Kandethum, directed by Darwin Kuriakose, succeeds by sticking to the essentials.  

Simplicity characterises the way Tovino’s character, a Sub-Inspector named Anand Narayanan, or his fellow cops played by Rahul Rajagopal, Vineeth Thattil David or Pramod Velliyanad (the last two contribute to rare instances of humour), are etched. They don’t boast much depth other than the upright, determined quality or the occasional encounter with confidence-reducing situations. Some might cite this lack of strong character development as a shortcoming, but I wasn’t bothered by it. Remember that K.G George’s Ee Kanni Koodi, one of the finest investigative thrillers made in Malayalam, didn’t bless Sai Kumar’s cop with that many notable qualities aside from ‘upright’, ‘strong’ and ‘determined’.

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