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Crime and the city

Payum Puli

The film is an acidic remark on the performance of the Kerala police. Seeing how law and order is shown thrown to the winds, anti-social elements taking "quotations" for retrieving vehicles for not repaying loans and so on, one wonders if Kochi has become another Mumbai, where the writ of musclemen runs large in many areas.

Local ruffian

"Quotation" Saravanan (Kalabhavan Mani) enjoys the reputation of being a good-willed local ruffian, who retrieves vehicles for a big lending company through muscle power.

He arrives in Kochi to expend his shady dealings and rents a house on a prime location.

Malli (Rambha) also stays there with her grandparents. A millionaire, Jose (Sai Kumar), wants to get that family evicted and construct a commercial complex on the site. Malli objects to his designs, and Sarvanan, who initially quarrels with her, lends muscle support to her in defeating the evil designs of Jose.

Mani thus plays a good Samaritan. Rambha essays a determined and zealous character.

Jagathi and Salim Kumar, as hero's sidekicks, create laughs. Sai Kumar, as usual in a villainous role, is boring. Jagannatha Varma and Sukumari, as grand parents, add flavour with their presence. Bhiman Raghu is convincing as a cruel cop.

Songs, written by Girish Puthancherri, tuned by Mohan Sithara and choreographed by Anto Jose, are fast. Editing by P.C. Mohan is crisp.

Story and screenplay by Biju Devassy are tolerable. Director Mohan Kupleri has attempted a thriller and entertainer.

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