Thankam review: A well-made thriller with superb performances

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By Arjun Ramachandran

January 26, 2023

Thankam is the story of close friends Muthu (Biju Menon) and Kannan (Vineeth Sreenivasan). They are also partners in a gold business.

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Thankam talks about a debt-ridden Kannan and how his friends Arul, Wiki, and Abbas help him to get rid of his problems.

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Kannan’s travel to Mumbai to sell gold and the sequence of events that follows forms the plot of the film.

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Aparna Balamurali plays the role of Kannan’s wife. Girish Kulkarni’s performance as a shrewd Mumbai policeman is laudable.

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Directed by Saheed Arafath, the movie is refreshing as it deals with a subject that hasn’t been explored much in Malayalam films.

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One highlight of Thankam is the combination between Biju Menon and Kannan. The duo has a good screen presence.

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The film is truly a change from Syam Pushkaran’s usual realistic films. The climax is not a usual one; it’s very unlike crime-investigation stories.

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As the story of the movie shifts from Thrissur to Mumbai, Gautam Shankar captures some great visuals.

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The music and background score by Bijibal is important for the movie. The editing by Kiran Das also goes well with the movie.

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Thankam is a gripping thriller that keeps the audience hooked on different layers of the story, without getting bored at all. It is a sure winner!

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