Martin Prakkat s new thriller Nayattu is about a flawed law and order system where the cops are mere pawns for an authoritarian government. The film s politics may not satisfy everyone s sensibilities, whereas its lack of conventional cop film formula elements may unsettle some. But for the most part, this is a high-concept, high-octane thriller that delivers the goods. Apr 10, 2021 By Sreejith Mullappilly
In Martin Prakkat s taut new thriller Nayattu, Kerala Police staff members are mere pawns for an authoritarian government that controls the state law and order. The film makes that clear when Joju George s Sub Inspector Maniyan goes to plant evidence against a young man on a minister s order. Goons who do quotation work can accept or decline their work orders, but we cannot do it, says Maniyan.