Action Hero Biju

My review: Action Hero Biju

Nivin Pauly seem to be in the form of his life. He can do no wrong and whatever he touches seem to turn gold. The hit combo of last year's blockbuster "1983", returns once again successfully with this new movie "Action Hero Biju". Abrid Shine gels well with Nivin Pauly and succeeds in bringing him out of his comfort zone and gives him a makeover of sorts with this tough cop role. 

"Action Hero Biju" as the tag line proclaims is "a ride with a police officer". The script written by Abrid Shine and Muhammad Shafeeq doesn't follow the conventional narrative style of a plot, conflict and resolution. The script just takes us into the Ernakulam town police station and leaves you there as a passive onlooker for a few days where we observe varied cases and varied means by which they solve these cases. Along the way they showcase how the local police stations functions as not only a police station but also "as local court, high court and supreme court" as the protagonist says.

Movie wholly belongs to Nivin Pauly who is there onscreen right from the first frame to the last. He has completely reinvented himself from what we have seen him so far as a flirtatious lover boy to a rough and tough honest cop. He effortlessly portrays the demeanor, body language and attitude of a police officer. It is yet another feather in his cap that is already brimming with magnificence. On the other hand the female lead of the movie Anu Emmanuel is just ornamental to the movie and employs the same coyish smile throughout. The support cast is first class.

Rajesh Murugesan's background score is terrific. Alex J Pulickal's cinematography is superb especially the aerial shots towards the end is awesome. Abrid Shine shows his class in many scenes at the same time keeping alive his earthy humor intact. The scene in which the police walkie talkie goes missing is a laugh riot. Another one with the drunk prisoner brings the roof down. 

On the whole, "Action Hero Biju" is a happy ride with a police officer where we are subjected to multiple small episodes in his life.

Bottomline: One man show.

3.5/5