Review of movie Mikhael

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Rating:2.5/5

There’s a ‘The Great Father’ like flavour sprinkled all over Mikhael - both of which are directed by Haneef Adeni. The trigger of all things that make up the story is school kids. The non-linear narration, the family member who decides to handle out justice thanks to an unhelpful and ineffective law and order system and more, though Nivin Pauly’s Micheal John isn’t George Ninan. The film, right from the outset, is conscious that it is supposed to give Nivin Pauly that Don’t-mess-with-me hero appeal at every turn and tries to be a launch vehicle for his likeable action hero status in Malayalam. 

Gangster-businessman George (Siddique)’s son Gerard (Parava fame Amal) challenges one of his schoolmates, a girl, for a karate spar. Things don’t go as planned and the issue spirals beyond their control and the walls of the schools, children’s egos and parents’ worries. 

Just as in Adeni’s previous film, swanky cars, hoodie-wearing characters, suave get-ups, slow-motion sequences, sunglasses, costly watches and cocktail rings are what fill the scenes one after the other. There is enough for the ardent fans of Nivin Pauly and other actors to cheer. Punch lines after punch lines are lined up in each of the scenes. Siddique looks his menacing best as George. The final fight sequence, though a bit long and senseless while the viewers get to watch it, probably evoke some thrill as a few interesting details about it get revealed towards the climax.