In one scene, she experiences a palpable nervous breakdown and you start wondering whether she'll be able to make it to court the next day. Being someone new to all this, Hannah is constantly struggling with anxiety. The tricky dynamic between Hannah and Santosh is interesting to watch, as the latter used to be the former's mentor. Though the overall investigation is not particularly groundbreaking, it is mostly riveting and the credit goes to all the actors, especially Nimisha Sajayan (as Hannah Elizabeth, Ajayan's lawyer) and Nedumudi Venu (as Santosh Narayanan, the prosecutor) who shine in the courtroom sequences which mostly make up the second half. And later in the film, there is a finely choreographed prison fight sequence which wouldn't have been that convincing had we not seen this buffalo sequence first. He is a harmless guy but at the same time, he is capable of going after a buffalo. I found this to be an efficient and economical character development. In the film's opening scene, he overpowers a buffalo, but not before getting thrown in the air a couple of times.
We saw Sylvester Stallone do something like this in the Rocky films too.Ījayan is a physically strong man with a quiet and shy disposition. These are men who, in spite of being humiliated and battered by their circumstances, still manage to stand up. A man with no family is a bum." The reason why I brought up this Brando performance - and I don't think this comparison is stretching it - is the similarity in the characters. In a scene that invokes Marlon Brando from A Streetcar Named Desire, he tells Jalaja (Anu Sithara), "I'm afraid of spending my life alone. It's an intensely moving performance that nearly brought tears to my eyes. When Ajayan pursues a local girl, he is humiliated by everyone including the girl. Whether Ajayan's background plays a part in her story or vice versa - it's the outcome of this mystery that the entire film hinges on. And Chembammal is a strong but cynical woman with an intriguing backstory of her own. He is shy and walks with his head down most of the time.
Ajayan is an introverted loner who is terrified of leading a life alone. Through several flashbacks, we get a good idea of their personalities and the bond the two had shared. The 'someone' is Ajayan (Tovino Thomas) who is accused of murdering his surrogate mother Chembammal (Saranya Ponvannan). The film implores you to get your facts right before labelling someone a culprit in the court of public opinion. This is a solid and well-directed procedural that is driven by a superb performance from Tovino Thomas. I'm not going to tell you whether the film reveals the culprit or not: that is left to the audience. But Oru Kuprasidha Payyan is more interested in making a statement than revealing the culprit, which is a welcome change. Madhupal's third film is about a murder and the subsequent trial.
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