ActionComedyFantasy

Minnal Murali

A tailor gains special powers after being struck by lightning but must take down an unexpected foe if he is to become the superhero his hometown in Kerala needs.

Release Date : 2021-12-16

Language :EnglishMalayalam

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Weekend Blockbusters

Production Country : India

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jaison / Minnal Murali / Martin Rangakala

Original Name : Tovino Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shibu / Minnal Murali

Original Name : Guru Somasundaram

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pothan

Original Name : Aju Varghese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Josemon

Original Name : Vasisht Umesh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Usha

Original Name : Shelly Kishore

Gender : Female

Character Name : "Bruce Lee" Biji

Original Name : Femina George

Gender : Female

Character Name : Varkey

Original Name : P Balachandran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daasan

Original Name : Harisree Ashokan

Gender : Male

Character Name : S.I. Saajan

Original Name : Baiju Santhosh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jesmi

Original Name : Arya Salim

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kukkumol

Original Name : Thennal Abhilash

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Jaison

Original Name : Awan Pookot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bincy

Original Name : Sneha Babu

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aneesh

Original Name : Jude Anthany Joseph

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Sambhashivan

Original Name : Mamukkoya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shinoj

Original Name : Rajesh Madhavan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kunjan

Original Name : Bijukuttan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chandran

Original Name : Azees Nedumangad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dasan

Original Name : Gibin Gopinath

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bindhu

Original Name : Devi Chandana

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Sudheesh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Varkey

Original Name : Benzi Matthews

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Girl Rescued by Minnal Murali

Original Name : Devanandha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Varieth

Original Name : Hareesh Pengan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Panchayat Member

Original Name : Syam Cargoz

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Anchor

Original Name : Aliyar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Doctor

Original Name : Geethi Sangeetha

Gender : Female

Character Name : Villager

Original Name : Pauly Valsan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hari

Original Name : Vishnu Soman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager

Original Name : Rohit Sangwan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Politician

Original Name : Basil Joseph

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paachan

Original Name : Surjith

Gender : Male

Reviews

Tejas Nair

@nairtejas

2021-12-22

You'll feel a sense of wicked delight originating from the cinematic social milieu that Basil Joseph is so known to masterfully create as you sit down in your living room and watch Baiju and Rajesh Madhavan in their policemen characters waiting in a "thattukada" for a man to give him an earful, perhaps a handful. The man is a poovalan who's supposed to come down to a bus stop to meet his girlfriend. That deed may or may not happen but that is not the point of this fantastic sequence that introduces almost everyone in the film that needs an introduction. It is therefore this world-building that I want to point out that makes Minnal Murali (Lightning Murali, Mister Murali) a fresh wave into the Malayalam cinema. With equal weightage given to the primary and secondary characters (especially the central duo) and a weaving plot that experiences starting trouble but soon takes off, Minnal Murali maintains a steady pace with a mix of dry humour, heavy drama, and scattered social commentary. None of these take centrestage though as the story evolves into a bona fide superhero template that still doesn't feel trite. The background score and surprisingly well-done VFX were the highlights for me as I sat down being enthralled by the sheer magic in the way the story is written. Minnal Murali has heralded the superhereo genre with the punch that it demanded and I for one am riding the happy wave. More than anything, this is clever cinema, one that makes you marvel at all the tiny and larger bits of writing that make up this jubilant confluence. Something that you can use to forego the cliched shadow that hangs over the plot sore. You can't miss how the story evolves at a meandering pace, narrating the origin of the evil and the good equally well. Something that I don't see usually in this genre. Watch it, you'll like it. (Reviewed post embargo on 22 Dec. Watched during its world premiere at the MAMI Year Round Programme.)