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When the law takes a beating

‘Harindhran Oru Nishkalankan’

‘Harindhran Oru Nishkalankan’ is a novel attempt to portray a dangerous trend in society where the public stands in judgment over criminal acts.

Public opinion is, in turn, moulded by an overdose of yellow journalism, where prominence is given to sensationalising news rather than getting to the bottom of it or pursuing the truth.

The loser is the common man who often lands in trouble, and ultimately pays a heavy price, at times at the cost of his own life. The story is quite new and innovative. Of late, there have been several incidents in the country, including Kerala, where the people have taken the law into their hands and pronounced the judgment then and there.

This is a dangerous trend and should be arrested immediately.

The story revolves around Rojy Harindran (Inderjith), a millionaire who owns a software company.

He falls in love with Indulekha (Bhama), a college student.

Gopalakrishnan (Jaisurya), Inderjith’s assistant, however, has other designs.

He conspires to wreck their relationship and helps Indulekha elope with her former boyfriend Alex (Manikuttan). Gopalakrishnan and his girlfriend Pooja (Sherin) employ various tactics to malign Harindran and eventually gain control of his business. The story takes a turn when Gopalakrishnan’s chopped head is found in a pool of blood on the road. People suspect Harindran’s hand in the murder and beat him to death. However, the actual killer is somebody else.

The first half of the film is a romantic interlude with song and dance sequences.

The second part is action-packed. The director seems to have packed too many things into the second half.

Inderjith, who gave a dazzling performance in ‘Aayurrekha,’ has done justice to his role.

Jaisurya, as the cunning and avaricious company partner, also leaves an impression.

Bhama and Sherin fail to make the mark.

Kollam Suresh cranks the camera.

The script is by Vishnu Vijay.

Vayalar Sharathchandra Varma’s lyrics are set to tune by Berny Ignatius. A lot more was expected of Vinayan, the director.

A Correspondent

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