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Garudan

Play trailer Poster for Garudan Released Nov 3, 2023 2h 18m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Straightforward cop Harish and college professor Nishanth get entangled in a crime. One must fight for his integrity, and the other must fight for justice.
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Sruthi Raman Film Companion Familiar yet engaging... Jun 3, 2024 Full Review Abhinav Subramanian The Times of India Arthur Wilson shows the brown, muddy vibes of the brickfield really well. Garuden will appeal to those who like an emotional rural action flick. Rated: 3/5 Jun 3, 2024 Full Review S. R. Praveen The Hindu Garudan, starring Suresh Gopi and Biju Menon, is helped by a strong story but its overall treatment from director Arun Varma leaves us wanting. Jun 3, 2024 Full Review Gopinath Rajendran The Hindu After a brilliant makeover from a comedian to a lead actor in Vetri Maaran’sViduthalai: Part 1, Soori’s sophomore outing as a protagonist, Garudan, proves that his transformation is not a flash in the pan. Jun 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Muizz M First 20 minutes were engaging, also last 20 minutes The middle portion was terrible Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review rajesh w Decent thriller. One time watchable Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/04/23 Full Review Ramesh C The premise- there's been a sexual assault. And a professor is sentenced to 7 years on basis of dna and testimony of a drunk witness. So apparently this is a habitual offender which only comes up in the last 15 minutes. That begs the question - what was the police department doing all these years. They get DNA from semen from this attack - so the criminal was leaving samples previously as well, so why not match with the previously collected sample to build a pattern? A very weakly thought-out plot. Now if DNA sampled are collected then this should have been revealed at the start. Unnecessary suspense. The idea that the prisoner Nishant would spin up an elaborate scheme to launder money, and entrap a dna testing facility and find someone to take a fall ... right out an Agatha Christie-esque fantasy. The audio which sounds like it was recorded separately and then mixed in with the video gives it a decoupled feeling. Ambient sounds are missing and hence any feel for reality. At least the original track should be recorded live. Seemed like dragged out soap with unnecessary slo-mo actions. Could be edited down to an hour or 90 minutes. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Manoj Very good script, screenplay. suspense thriller! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/23 Full Review Jithin K Biju Menon as usual is brilliant here compensating for Suresh Gopi's performance which even from the writing phase is filled with the ghosts of his past police roles. The film has a fascinating premise although the story eventually becomes predictable. But the screenplay and the making make the film a totally engaging thriller even if there's nothing special to boast of. The ending felt like it wrapped up too fast through dialogues and the epilogue felt weird. Maybe they wanted the twist and the stars to make an impact more than telling it through the visuals. The film totally relies on Suresh Gopi's past as a successful actor in police roles so much that it makes you feel as if even he has started believing he's one, although not an impressive one however much the film tries to make him look like it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Straightforward cop Harish and college professor Nishanth get entangled in a crime. One must fight for his integrity, and the other must fight for justice.
Director
Arun Varma
Producer
Listin Stephen
Screenwriter
Midhun Manuel Thomas
Distributor
Magic Frames
Production Co
Magic Frames
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Malayalam
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 3, 2023, Limited
Runtime
2h 18m
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