Action Thriller In Deep Sea: Kondal's Reviews Praise Cinematography, Performance And Twists

A movie from the deep sea, Malayalam action drama Kondal hit the big screen today, uncovering days of suspense of what the Ajit Mampally movie has to offer to the audience. The movie, featuring Antony Varghese Pepe in the lead role, kept the audience on the edge of their seats with interesting fights, twists and visual elements.

Manuel, the protagonist of the story, had to depart from his hometown to join St. Anthony’s boat due to some troubles in Anchuthengu. The unusual events and developments that happen on the boat while they are deep in the sea and the subsequent transformation of the lives of Manuel and his fellow crew members have been the core of the movie.

While the filmgoer’s reviews praised Kondal with the neat first half, good action blocks, BJMs and a solid performance by the cast, some have dubbed it average, observing that the movie takes time for plot setting. However, most in X agree that the second half was engaging with a good climax and solid performances by the actors. In a comprehensive review, Timeline remarked that the movie came with decent twist and subplots though the writing went awry towards the end. The portal specifically praised the cinematography and the visual treat of the beauty of the ocean showcased throughout the film.

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Aside from the initial few minutes, the whole 2 hours of the movie were shot in a boat, surrounded by the sea. Malayalam media house Asianet News analysed the visual sequences as “engaging that were shot without making the audience bored of watching the same location for a long time.  The media house appreciated the camera work of Deepak D. Menon for the awful visual projection of the sea. The portal called the Kondal‘s action blocks “soul” of the movie, while also praising the BJM used at different occasions.

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The screenplay is written collaboratively by Ajit Mampally, Roylin Robert, and Satheesh Thonnakkal. The Kondal’s cinematography was by Deepak D. Menon, and Sreejith Sarang carried out the editing.