Operation Java has the best night photography I’ve seen this side of Anjaam Pathira. Now that I brought it up, I would say Operation Java is the closest we get to Zodiac in Malayalam in terms of its atmosphere.Ĭinematographer Faiz Siddik employs chiaroscuro lighting, smoke, and desaturated colours to create the right mood. Several moments in Operation Java reminded me of the excitement caused by the first three Jason Bourne films (sans the parkour stunts and car chases, that is) or David Fincher’s Zodiac. Well, when you have Jakes Bejoy’s pulsing score, that part is almost covered. The film is a masterclass on creating a sense of urgency even in those crimes where no blood is shed. Another peculiar situation has the unit being notified of an incident while pursuing a suspect from another incident.

The first is the 2015 piracy issue revolving around Premam, then comes a recruitment fraud, followed by a chilling breaking-and-entering situation. Besides, we also witness the case of a husband (Vinayakan) trying to protect his wife and daughter from the shame-inducing after-effects of a fake porn clip circulating online. We get all kinds of fascinating cases backed up by impressive research. These interactions, along with the ones between the cops and complainants, are also the source of some much-needed humour and warmth. These two are the healing balm for the psychological damages inflicted by the former. The fieldwork is no walk in the park either.īut to even that out, we get two sympathetic officers in the form of Irshad and Binu Pappu. There is that one jerk (Prasanth Alexander) in their office who makes things difficult for them. (By the way, this film is also a tribute to these ‘temporary’ workers.) Their challenges involve not only cracking cases but also gracefully handling ugly office politics. But their position is a temporary one given that they are required to enlist as trainees with no guarantee of a permanent placement.

Tech graduates who work as delivery boys.īut their talent for solving cybercrimes gets the attention of the Kochi Cyber Cell unit comprising a group of men and a woman. While the former doesn’t depict crimes that are as gruesome as the ones in the latter, it still manages to conjure a near-similar level of dread, and it does this despite focusing on cases that don’t always involve murder. Operation Java is the film that, to me, also tops Anjaam Pathira.

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