Abraham Ozler

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Anand Jan 21, 2024 The casting was strange to begin with. Jayaraman and Mammootty didnt quite fit there, or their tired acting suggested they were doing someone a favor. In an attempt to get into the story, the movie throws a lot of names onto the audience- its hard to keep track of them until the very end. When Mammootty comes into the scene the first time, there was a lot of blaring rock music in the score to announce his arrival. Seriously? Thats such immature movie making. As far as murder thrillers go, I think the best one in this genre was Ancham Pathira. Give this one a miss and you wont miss anything. See more Vivek M @RT16215688 Apr 7, 2024 Loved the thrill, the screenplay and the movie-making. Must watch for all crime fans! See more Shyam Jan 23, 2024 Malayalam industry continues to shell out extremely well made crime mystery movies and Ozler is a shining example of that mastery. See more arvind s @Arvind100 Jan 18, 2024 Directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas, the man who gave us one of the best crime thrillers in recent times is back in the director's chair after a double stint as a screenwriter for Garudan & Phoenix last year. I stumbled upon a comment in the Letterboxd review section which stated that, Garudan, Anjaam Pathiraa & Ozler should be in the same universe. I agree with it because it will become one hell of an ensemble especially the villains! Abraham Ozler is the story of the Ozler, a senior police officer, who is yet to recover from the murders of his wife & daughter. To keep himself distracted, he takes up the case of a new serial killer in town, who leaves a birthday greeting next to their victims.  Jayaram is the next veteran to take up a psychological thriller and become the lead cop. And as expected, he nails it. The sombre, insomniac, frequently hallucinating cop act is brilliant. The supporting cast members including Saiju Govinda Kurup, Mammootty, Anaswara Rajan, Adam Sabiq & Jagadish excel in their respective roles.  Midhun keeps the thriller vibes intact as he has done in his other movies. The setup is excellent, add in the element of a traumatised cop & you have yet another plot element to play with. But as with Garudan, the 2nd half is a bit of a stretch. With Ozler, once the suspense is revealed, the backstory just feels like a filler. Nevertheless, I loved the casting and I hope there is a shared universe somewhere down the line. As with Pathiraa, Ozler is sure to get a sequel. See more Jithin K @Jithin Jan 14, 2024 Ozler is an engaging crime drama with its fair share of problems. It mostly sticks to the genre conventions and keeps you interested in the proceedings without much superfluous ambitions. The background score was very effective at times but it was also overused very much. Jayaram was not bad but it felt like someone else would've been better. But it was in the second half that the performances really started shining with all the young cast from the flashback and Mammooty's cameo stealing the whole thing for themselves. I'm glad that the flashback didn't use an easy way with a certain character which I honestly am tired and horrified too much by so many recent movies, which ultimately is not the fault of the movies but the dark reality of our society. But it kind of felt refreshing that such a shock value (so much of it has turned it into normal now, I guess) choice is not used again here even if the totality of it is still cliche. The use of the classic song "Poomaaname" and its visualization was so wonderful. It really felt perfectly integrated and now I want more and more recreations like this to happen. The ending that comes back to the beginning to set up the sequel felt nicely done and more than that suspense itself, the motivation of helping the protagonist to reach there is something I'd love to watch if the sequel happens. This may not be as technically well made as Anjaam Pathira but even Anjaam Pathira was a template serial killer story that is way more straightforward than this. And another movie that is much more predictable and not even as well made as this is still successfully playing in theatres, so I really don't understand the kind of mixed response this is getting. See more Read all reviews

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