Aravind Karunakaran (Dulquer Salmaan) is the younger brother of Ajith Karunakaran (Manoj K Jayan), DySP. Aravind, a person keen on regulation becomes police roused by his brother. But, things are not quite as fair as Aravind has envisioned. The false implication of an innocent guy under police pressure makes Aravind go against his brother. He leaves the duty and vows to get the true killer. Will he be able to find the killer is all story about?
Name of the Movie: Salute
Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Daina Penty, Manoj K Jayan
Director: Rosshan Andrrews
Movie OTT Platform: Sony Liv
Dulquer Salmaan plays a sincere recruited cop. Dulquer was seen in a homely and causal role previously, here he goes a bit heroic route. His performance is outstanding. He is shown aggressive in the film. Salute is good work that makes keeps us engaged, however not a remarkable one.
Rosshan Andrrews is the director of Salute. The story is a typical police procedural investigative drama with a small twist. The outlining of blameless people by the police is a viewpoint that prompts the center clash. Aravind is against it and he would take special measures to make the right decision regardless of whether it implies conflicting with his brother. This remarkable sibling versus sibling point inside a police set-up makes Salute fascinating at first.
However, the procedures that lead to the heightening in the narration might have been dealt with better. The justification for initial leave, although nothing wrong, comes across as silly. The narrative dealing with the framing of an innocent is neatly done. We feel the repulsiveness without going the ‘visible’ brutality route. But, the slow pace and heavy on conversation drama test our patience.
The second half of the film manages the finding of a true killer otherwise known as Chandran Pillai. The pre-peak where every one of the pieces meets up is interesting. One looks forward to seeing the big bang, but there is an anti-climax of sorts. The completion immediately brings out a hodgepodge response, yet when we consider it serenely it is fine. An unremarkable direction has a comparative end. The opposite end connected with the brother track is great. The muddled and dialogue-heavy narrative is an issue, however, the secret keeps us engaged.
Diana Penty is the love interest of the Hero and offers nothing else to the primary string. Manoj K Jayan having the senior sibling impact is great. His actions put things into high gear, and regardless of less screen time (similarly) his part has an impact all through. The rest of the actors part of his team are also effective.
The background score by Jakes Bejoy is amazing. He gives the truly necessary energy to the story in any event when it’s lazy. Aslam K Purayil’s cinematography is fine. Sreekar Prasad’s editing is neat. The composing is OK however on the weighty side. It gives an overstuffed inclination.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5