Paathirathri
Drama Thriller Malayalam
When two police officers, Hareesh and Jancy, stumble upon a mysterious event at midnight, they unleash a chain of unpredictable consequences that threaten their careers, relationships, and lives.
| Cast: | Navya Nair, Soubin Shahir, Sunny Wayne, Ann Augustine, Shabareesh Varma, Indrans, Athmeeya Rajan, Harisree Ashokan, Achyuth Kumar, Pooja Mohanraj, Sohan Seenulal |
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| Director: | Ratheena |
| Writer: | Shaji Maarad |
| Editor: | Sreejith Sarang |
| Camera: | Shehnad Jalal |
Guild Reviews
Navya and Soubin lead the charge
In recent years, Malayalam cinema has produced several police stories that look beyond their heroic surface. From the era of Suresh Gopi’s Bharath Chandran IPS, the template has shifted to more grounded portrayals, with filmmakers exploring the brutal, vulnerable, and helpless sides of police officers. Ratheena’s Paathirathri belongs to this newer breed, focusing equally on the personal lives of its cops. Set in Anakkara, a village in Kerala’s Idukki district, the film revolves around an unforeseen event that takes place at midnight.
Soubin Shahir and Navya Nair star in an uninspiring crime procedural
In following a genre by the book, Ratheena’s sophomore film ‘Paathirathri’fails to bring any novelty to the table or inject excitement to the proceedings
One of the surest bets for audience appreciation in the current purple patch of Malayalam cinema has been realistic police procedurals. An intriguing screenplay bringing out all the crucial little details of the investigation and a fairly surprising twist in the tale could turn a film into a box office winner. But this trend is now slowly turning into a formula, with makers at times mechanically repeating all the familiar beats of the genre.
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