The Priest Movie Review

The Priest is a mystery thriller film scripted and directed by ‘ Jofin T Chacko Jofin T Chacko is a Director in the film industry. >> Read More... .’ The film produced by Anto Joseph Anto Joseph is famous for producing spectacular fi >> Read More... and “ B Unnikrishnan B Unnikrishnan is film director and screenwriter; >> Read More... ” has Megastar “Mammootty” in the lead role. Manju Warrier Manju Warrier is a South-Indian film actress, born >> Read More... , Nikhila Vimal Nikhila Vimal is a Malayalam actress, and a classi >> Read More... , “ Jagadish Jagadish, a veteran Malayalam actor and performer, >> Read More... ,” Sreenath Bhasi Sreenath Bhasi is a heart throb of many girls. He >> Read More... , Saniya Iyappan Saniya Iyappan is a Malayalam movie actress and a >> Read More... , Madhupal, TG Ravi, Venkatesh and baby Monica Siva Monica Siva is a Child artist in the Tamil Film in >> Read More... are in supporting roles. Rahul Raj Rahul Raj is one of the most well known music comp >> Read More... composed the music. The cinematography is by Akhil George Akhil George is a well-known director of photograp >> Read More... and Shameer Muhammed Shameer Muhammed is Malayalam Film industry editor >> Read More... edited the film. The movie was released on 11^th March 2021.

Plot

After relieving his priesthood, Father Benedict starts investigating some criminal cases and helps the police. While investigating a case, he comes across Ameya Gabriel, a child, who is an orphan. He comes to know about the mysteries involved in the lives of Ameya and her teacher Jessy. How did Father Benedict finds out the complications and solves the mysteries is the main theme of the story.

Star Performance

Mammootty is stunning as always. This is a different role for the star in his career so far. His expressions, body language and dialogue delivery are fantastic as usual. Manju Warrier is beautiful and performs so naturally, as we all know. Nikhila did her best. Baby Monica had outperformed the other stars and created an impression among the audience.

Analysis

The film has hyped the expectation as it is the first film for Mammuka and Manju together. This film is a bit different from the thriller pattern in Malayalam movies that released so far. Being a debutant, Jofin managed to bring the senior stars into the script based on horror – mystery thriller. The director has given a wonderful interval block and the climax. Surprisingly, we see a debutant giving such a projection to a movie and making the viewers watch it without distraction. The cinematography by Akhil is just fantastic. His dealing from various angles makes the audience travel with the story and along with the BGM, the cinematography makes the audience sit at the seat’s edge. Especially the BGM rocks in the second half.

What’s There?

• The screen presence of the Megastar is amazing
• The performance of the stars are superb
• The direction and screenplay are fantastic

What’s Not There?

• Except for a few flaws, nothing is a big mistake here

Verdict

With a different story, excellent performances and a good direction, the movie makes the audience have a satisfying watch! It is not only a treat for the Mammooty fans but also for the general movie lovers!