Mikhael (film)
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| Mikhael | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Haneef Adeni |
| Written by | Haneef Adeni |
| Produced by | Anto Joseph |
| Starring | Nivin Pauly Unni Mukundan Manjima Mohan Siddique J. D. Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | Vishnu Panicker |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Production company | Anto Joseph Film Company |
| Distributed by | Anto Joseph Film Company |
Release date | 18 January 2019 |
Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mikhael is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Haneef Adeni.[2] It stars Nivin Pauly in the title role.[3] Music is composed by Gopi Sundar.[4] The film released on 18 January 2019.
Plot
Businessman and gold smuggler George Peter and his driver are killed under mysterious circumstances. Police investigators Eagle Easa and Isaac discover that it was carried out with a surgical blade, causing them to think a doctor was behind it. They start investigating medical shops. At the same time, Marco JR, Peter's brother, meets Davis and his sons – their rivals – to ask whether it was their work. Davis's son Alexander starts speaking in a condescending manner, enraging Marco and causing him to shoot and kill Alexander. During his funeral, Easa asks Davis if it was Marco. Davis does not tell her, thinking that he could seek revenge on his own. Some days after an unknown person shoots Patrick – the mid stander between the 2 gangs – Easa and Isaac take him to Star Hospital where he gets murdered despite being protected with maximum security. This solidifies Easa and Isaac's theory that the murderer is a doctor.
Meanwhile, someone interrogates a pharmacist to know the truth over the murders. Both the gangs start believing that someone is after them. Isaac becomes suspicious of Easa since he earlier said that he had an informant but didn't reveal anything about him. Isaac investigates on his own, discovering that Dr. Michael John, the casualty specialist of Star Hospital, is both the killer and informant. He also understands that Easa is helping Michael since they had contacted each other several times. He tells Easa what he has learned in his investigation, forcing Easa to reveal everything in order to prevent the arrest of Dr. Michael. Easa explains that when Michael was 10 years old, he was involved in an accident that killed his father. Michael's mother blamed him for his father's death.
The only person whom he really loved was his sister, Jenny. A student named Gerald challenged to a karate spar in front of the entire school. Jenny defeated him, causing his friends and other students to tease him for losing to a girl. Depressed over the matter, Gerald commits suicide. Gerald's father, Peter, snaps, and dec and tells Jenny she has to kill herself or else he will kill her entire family. After Peter continuously disturbs and harasses her family, Jenny decides to jump off a building. Right before she jumps, Michael suddenly arrives and saves her. She tells Michael about Peter; Michael files a complaint to the police, but the police beat him, as they are allied with Peter. Michael's mother asks him to visit for Christmas but he refuses. Peter later kills Michael's mother, causing an enraged Michael to burns Peter's car. Peter and his forces catch him, beat him up and leave him on a railroad track to die. Michael escapes, and eventually catches up with Peter and his driver and kills them both.
Easa also says that he was the one who ordered Michael to kill Patrick since he was a common connection between both teams and killing him will provoke a gang war. Meanwhile, Jenny goes missing; Michael eventually finds her at Davis' place. They kidnapped as revenge for Michael killing Patrick. But Michael is able to save Jenny; Davis and his son are arrested. Easa arrests Marco for killing Alexander but Marco is released on bail. Marco kidnaps Jenny and takes her to a building top and asks her to jump. Michael arrives and fights with Marco and is finally able to kill him, saving his sister and their family.
Cast
- Nivin Pauly as Dr. Michael John
- Unni Mukundan as Marco Jr.
- Manjima Mohan as Dr. Mary
- Siddique as George Peter
- Babu Antony as John, Michael's father
- Navani Devanand as Jenni Aka Jennifer
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Muhammad Easa
- Amal Shah as Jerald George
- Suraj Venjaramood as Issac
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Patrick
- Jayaprakash as William Davis
- Sijoy Varghese as Abraham, William's Elder Son
- Sudev Nair as Francis Davi, William's Younger Son
- Ashokan as Antony
- Baiju as Dr.James Cherian
- Kishore as N.Sreenivasan
- Shanthi Krishna as Ancy
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Mariam
- V. K. Prakash as Phsychiatrist
- Govind Krishna as Albert, Medical college Senior
- Nitha Promy as School Teacher
- Reba Monica John as Anna (Cameo)
- Vishnu Premkumar as SI Philip Kora
- Sakhil Sajeevan as Karate student
- Vishnudarsan.S as Karate Student
- Harinandanan as Karate Student
- Balaji as Karate Teacher
Production
Mikhael is the second directorial venture of Haneef Adeni, produced by Anto Joseph under the banner Anto Joseph Film Company. The film was announced on 12 July 2018.[5] The pooja function was held in Kochi on 3 September, with principal photography beginning the same day.[6]
Principal photography ended in November 26 2018.
Music
The film features songs composed by Gopi Sundar.
Critical reception
Deepa Sonam of The Times of India rated the movie 2.5 on the scale of 5.[7] Navamy Sudheesh of The Hindu called the movie an average action fare, wrote that "while the film is engaging at some levels, it lacks that raw energy and intensity of a thorough thriller."[8] The New Indian Express rated it 4[9] while Manoj Kumar of The Indian Express rated 0.5 in a scale of 5.[10]
It was reported that the makers of the film tried to control negative reviews on social media by asking Facebook to remove posts due to copyright policies; they allegedly were able to get Facebook to block two groups which discussed films in an attempt to save the film from getting negative word of mouth.[11]
References
- ^ "Mikhael (2019)". IMDb. 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Nivin Pauly film 'Mikhael' puja held at Kakkanad". The Times of India. 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Nivin Pauly announces his next film Mikhael". The Indian Express. 12 July 2018.
- ^ "'Michael' first look featuring Nivin Pauly will leave you speechless". The Times of India. 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Nivin Pauly announces his next film Mikhael". The Indian Express. 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Nivin Pauly film 'Mikhael' puja held at Kakkanad". The Times of India. 4 September 2018.
- ^ "MIKHAEL MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 18 January 2019.
- ^ "'Mikhael' review: An average action fare". The Hindu. 19 January 2019.
- ^ "'Mikhael' movie Review: Tightly-paced, testosterone-fueled entertainment". The New Indian Express. 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Mikhael movie review". The Indian Express. 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Critical posts on Nivin's 'Mikhael' removed from Facebook, film buffs slam intolerance". The News Minute.