Corona Papers Review: A technically sound film with some thrilling moments

Entertainment By Arjun Ramachandran 06/04/2023 Read the article

Director Priyadarshan has made films of nearly all genres in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu. His latest, Corona Papers, is a dark thriller.

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Corona Papers deals with crimes that happened during the pandemic. However, there is a backstory that is set four years before the killings.

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Siddique as Sankararaman alias Govindan, a police officer, has a key role. He proves his mettle as a versatile actor yet again.

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Superintendent of Police Gracy (Sandhya Shetty) is part of the backstory, too. Shane Nigam’s Rahul is a police officer in the present day.

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The use of masks in public places and the difficulties faced by police to nab culprits during this period are all portrayed well.

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There’s an interesting subplot where Pappachan (Shine Tom Chacko) and Tony (Jean Paul) are in love with Rani (Hannah Reji Koshy).

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Siddique is the show stealer in Corona Papers. Shane evolves as an actor. Shine Tom delivers good comedy.

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Jean Paul is decent. PP Kunhikrishnan shines. Gayathrie Shankar and Hannah are good.

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Cinematographer Divakar AS deserves appreciation for his frames. Aiyappan Nair’s editing is taut.

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Music director KP’s background score is an added advantage for the movie.

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