Sanu John Varughese’s camerawork covers a hell lot without getting messy. You’ve pitched two communities against each other in a fight many don’t even want to be a part of, but they’ve due to political pressure. Though a statement says this is a work of fiction & the lead’s journey is fictional, but its backdrop is as real as it can get. Suburbs Beemapally & Cheriyathura turn into Ramadapally and Edavathura. Narayan plots his leading character amid the story taken from the real-life incident of the Beemapally police shooting in 2009. The non-linear route of story-telling helps the film to retain the intrigue in more than one way. This is my first experience with a Mahesh Narayanan (Director, editor & writer here) film, and it’s incredible how easily he grabs your attention for 161 minutes straight. A Still from Malik Malik Movie Review: Script Analysis How Sulaiman unwillingly initiates & suffers through a communal war in his area is what the story is all about. He is the flag-bearer of courage for the people of his community, and the story majorly focuses on how his personal life indirectly impacts the things he does for his community. The flashback takes us through the rise & mindset of Sulaiman’s thoughts. He gets captured at the airport & there we go into the flashback told by his estranged mother, Jameela (Jalaja). Introducing the ‘misunderstood Robinhood’ of modern Kerala, Sulaiman is shown leaving for Haj amid tight security while dodging some criminal activities he has done in the past. The story pans through 30 years of Ahammadali Sulaiman, aka Ali Ikka’s (Fahadh Faasil) life.
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