Theerppu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRathish Ambat
Written byMurali Gopy
Produced byVijay Babu
Rathish Ambat
Murali Gopy
Starring
CinematographySunil K. S.
Edited byDeepu S. Joseph
Music byMurali Gopy
Gopi Sundar (score)
Production
companies
Friday Film House
Celluloid Maarg
Distributed byFriday Film House
Release date
  • 25 August 2022 (2022-08-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Theerppu (transl. Judgment) is a 2022 Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Rathish Ambat and written by Murali Gopy. The film stars an ensemble cast including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Isha Talwar, Vijay Babu, Saiju Kurup, Hannah Reji Koshy, Suzanne Bernert, Alencier Ley Lopez, Srikant Murali and Siddique. The film is produced by Vijay Babu, Rathish Ambat and Murali Gopi. This film is the second directorial of Rathish Ambat after Kammara Sambhavam.

Theerppu was released theatrically on 25 August 2022 and received negative reviews from critics.

Plot

Theerppu revolves around four friends, Abdulla Marakkar, Ram Kumar Nair, Kalyan Menon, and Parameshwaran Potti, who share a traumatic past. Their fathers were friends and were embroiled in a property dispute.

Flashback: An advocate (Kalyan's father) invites Ram's father and Potti's father to get into a deal with a French lady who is interested in buying a 400-year-old 8-acre property along the shore which is owned by the Sahib(Abdulla's father). The illiterate Sahib is betrayed by his friends and they transfer the property to the Lady making a lump sum. The French lady establishes a hotel there which will be managed soon by Ram and his wife. Unable to digest the fact that his friends betrayed him and the ancestral property lost, Sahib commits suicide which brings his family to the streets. Abdulla will remain traumatized for the rest of his life to avenge his father's death.

Present: Potti incurring huge losses in his business comes to visit the well-to-do Ram with his wife asking for help. Ram was in the hotel which he built after partnering with the French Chain of luxury hotels. Potti comes to know that his wife is being too close to Ram and hates it. Potti comes to know about the traumatized Abdulla and opens the way for him to enter the hotel. Abdulla plays games with Ram. Agitated Ram calls Kalyan(who is now a DIG) to the hotel.

Abdulla makes a move on Ram who accidentally kills him, hence committing a murder and losing peace once and for all... this was the theerppu given by Abdulla.

Cast

Release

Theatrical

The film released on theatres on 25 August 2022.[1]

Home Media

The digital rights of the film is acquired by Disney+ Hotstar and started streaming from 30 September 2022.[2]

Reception

Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars. She heavily criticised how politically cautious it was and stated, “Prithviraj and Indrajith Sukumaran’s naturally arresting personalities cannot compensate for Theerppu’s ridiculously facile politics.”[3] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express gave the movie 2/5 rating and commented that "the film seemingly has no inkling of how absolute power works".[4] Lakshmi Priya of The News Minute rated the film with 2.5/5 stars, stating "the film can be read as a commentary on revisionist history and political appropriation with a lot to offer ‘between’ the lines, but the lines themselves have little solid to offer".[5] S.R.Praveen of The Hindu said "Theerppu comes perilously close to living up to that joke that some films are made quickly within the limited space of a room or a resort, and having no content worth speaking about".[6] V Vinod Nair of The Times of India stated "the movie fails to make the impact we expect, with the first half is just about watchable and the second half lags too much", but rated the film with 3/5 stars.[7] A reviewer of Onmanorama called it "a serious drama trivialised by confused mix of theatrics".[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Prithviraj's Theerppu gets release date". The Indian Express. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Theerppu Movie: പൃഥ്വിരാജിന്റെ തീർപ്പ് ഒടിടിയിൽ; ഡിസ്നി ഹോട്ട്സ്റ്റാറിൽ സ്ട്രീമിങ്ങ് തുടങ്ങി [Theerppu Movie: Prithviraj's verdict on OTT; Disney starts streaming on Hotstar]. Zee News (in Malayalam). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Theerppu review: A metaphor for the Babri Masjid demolition and the betrayal of Muslims, it has the depth of a teaspoon". Firstpost. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ↑ R, Manoj Kumar (25 August 2022). "Theerppu movie review: Prithviraj starrer suffers from mediocrity". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Priya, Lakshmi (25 August 2022). "Theerppu review: No points for subtlety to Murali Gopi's script of political metaphors". The News Minute. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Praveen, S.R. (25 August 2022). "'Theerppu' movie review: A done-to-death revenge story with a shallow topping of politics and history". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Vinod Nair, Vinod Nair (25 August 2022). "Theerppu Movie Review : Thriller with barely any thrills". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Staff, Onmanorama (25 August 2022). "Theerppu review: Serious drama trivialised by confused mix of theatrics". Onmanorama. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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