What begins as a gripping procedural ends up a half-baked message-movie in the end - that's Anveshanam summed up in a single line. The first half of Anveshanam displays plenty of promise, though it gives us early hints that it isn't a whodunnit but a whydunnit/cover-up. Sujith Vaassudev employs an interesting colour palette that suits the storyline well. While I enjoyed the non-linearity in storytelling in the first half, the writing goes a bit haywire in the second, and when all the puzzle pieces come together at the end, it has a lacklustre feel to it.
The performances are uniformly good - a steady Jayasurya, a more-than-good Vijay Babu, an efficient Nandhu & Lena, and a neat Leona Lishoy. The sentiment-heavy sequences that take over the second half of the film thankfully do not descend into soap opera territory because of the actors mentioned above. While the film stays watchable throughout (with a run-time of 100 minutes), it fails to capitalize on its initially intriguing premise.
The performances are uniformly good - a steady Jayasurya, a more-than-good Vijay Babu, an efficient Nandhu & Lena, and a neat Leona Lishoy. The sentiment-heavy sequences that take over the second half of the film thankfully do not descend into soap opera territory because of the actors mentioned above. While the film stays watchable throughout (with a run-time of 100 minutes), it fails to capitalize on its initially intriguing premise.
