Malik from writer-director Mahesh Narayanan is an intense cocktail of politics, romance and religion. The movie tells the story of a village and its de facto leader. Few recent films match Malik in terms of grandiosity and ensemble cast. I recommend viewing it on the biggest screen possible. Jul 15, 2021 By Sreejith Mullappilly
Mahesh Narayanan s Malik is an epic film that tells the story of people in a coastal village, named Ramadapally, and their leader Ahammadali Sulaiman. The film starts with a long take in the house of its protagonists, Fahadh Faasil s Ali Ikka and his wife Nimisha Sajayan s Roslin. Many characters walk in and out of the frame while talking about their de facto leader who prepares for a Hajj journey and his mother. As Ali Ikka views it, it is a journey to the Hajj after stopping ungodly work (thanks to subtitler Vivek Ranjit for this word). From Fahadh Faasil s demeanor, we realize early that Ali Ikka is a powerful and confl