Malik 2021

7.3 / 10   42 vote(s)
Thriller Drama Action Crime Adventure

A past ridden with crime, death and pain is recounted to Freddy, a juvenile criminal, who has been assigned to eliminate his estranged uncle Sulaiman, an aging patriarch, while behind bars.

Release Date 2021-07-15
Runtime 2h 41m
Directors Sanu John Varghese, Mahesh Narayanan, Sajimon Prabhakar, Lee Whittaker, Rajasekar, Mafia Sasi
Producer Anto Joseph
Writers Anwar Ali, Mahesh Narayanan, Mahesh Narayanan

Someone on Reddit (r/MalayalamMovies) said that Malik (Chief) is a combination of superbly shot sequences, and I agree. For that's what Malik is. Nearly 3 hours of intense, captivating cinema going back and forth through the life of a wayward son and his gang as he works towards the betterment of his life and his people while struggling from society, politics, and communalism. It's a masterclass in filmmaking - especially the way it is shot, paced, and performed - that will be essential viewing for film students in India. Watch it.

Tejas Nair