The Priest Movie Review: Mammootty Sheds His Superstar Image Complimenting A Film That Is Two Disjointed Narratives In One
if you are in love with Mammootty, watch it to see the superstar experimenting as he cuts out all his superstarness (if that’s a word) to make The Priest shine.
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Director: Jofin T. Chacko
The Priest Movie Review: Mammootty Starrer Is Two Films In One
What’s Good: how a debut filmmaker puts his story ahead of the massive star he has cast to play the lead.
What’s Bad: the rough transition from one conflict to the other, and how it looks like two disjointed films in one.
Mammootty’s horror drama The Priest to premiere on Amazon Prime from April 14 Mammootty’s horror drama The Priest to premiere on Amazon Prime from April 14
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The Priest, starring Mammootty in the lead role, is all set for a digital premiere. The horror film starring the actor as an exorcist will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video from April 14.
The film had hit the theatres in Kerala on March 11 and it opened in cinemas in the other parts of the country on March 19. The film was declared a hit as it opened to packed houses in Kerala and kept the cash registers ringing at the box office.
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Story
Fr
Benedict
(Mammootty)
is
leading
an
independent
life
after
quitting
priesthood.
He
is
a
private
investigator
who
helps
the
police
force
solve
mysterious
cases.
During
one
such
investigation,
he
meets
Ameya
Gabrielle
(Baby
Monica),
an
orphaned
child.
How
Fr
Benedict
solves
the
mysteries
of
Ameya
and
her
favorite
teacher
Jessy s
(Nikhila
Vimal)
lives
forms
the
crux
of
The
Priest.
Jofin
T
Chacko
makes
a
fantastic
debut
with
The
Priest
and
he
is
here
to
stay.
The
filmmaker
has
handled
the
subject
that
belongs
to
one
of
the
trickiest
genres,
with
ease
and
conviction.
Jofin,
along
with
scriptwriters
Shyam
Menon
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News
The highly talked about Mammootty-starrer
The Priest, has finally seen the light of the day. Also starring Manju Warrier in the lead role, the murder mystery film has released today (March 11) after much delay.
Notably, the film released after several postponements owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown.
The Priest was initially scheduled to release in August 2020. The team yet again delayed the release from March 2, 2021, until the government gave its green signal for night shows in the state. Interestingly, The Priest has become Mollywood s first big film (of a superstar) to release in theatres.