TWIN TREAT
‘Iratta’ is that Sunday afternoon kind of movie that keeps you riveted from start to finish, through every twist and turn, while you burn brain cells trying to second-guess what is to come next.
The movie starts at a police station where a public function is about to begin. Suddenly, gunshots ring out from inside the station and it quickly becomes clear that someone has died under mysterious circumstances. Tension escalates as the media and people who were at the scene are prevented from leaving the premises, and pressure mounts on the senior officers to provide answers. SP Savitha arrives to take charge of the situation and lead an investigation.
Enter DySP Pramod, who arrives at the scene in response to a phone call to find the victim, his twin brother ASI Vinod, dead on the floor, with a gun lying next to the body. It is soon established that Vinod had been on duty along with three other policemen who are now suspects in a possible murder case.
What follows is a police ‘procedural’ where we follow the investigation through its various stages while the stories, rather back stories, of the twins unravel in a series of flashbacks, revealing a traumatic childhood fraught with abuse and neglect, and lifelong bitterness between the two.
But that is putting it mildly. What the narrative really does is spin an intricate tale of the complex relationship between the twins, and their own personal relationships with others. Pramod is a straightforward man long-estranged from his wife and child, while Vinod is a despicable policeman who lives the life of a criminal himself, indulging in all things villainous.
Things get complicated when truths reveal themselves through the story, building up to an unexpected climax that is redemption and retribution, served with a side of hopelessness.
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Both Pramod and Vinod are portrayed to perfection by Joju George, who has managed to create two very distinct personalities out of the two characters in mannerisms, appearance and body language — a real treat to watch. Solid performances from the supporting cast lend credibility to the whole narrative; the weakest link in the chain being Arya Salim as the SP. She just doesn’t seem to command the presence that is expected of the character she portrays.
Highly recommended for the way everything in this movie comes together, and holds together till the very end, leaving just enough mind space for us to fill in the blanks.
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