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3.00
More Than Just A Police Procedural!
Kuttavum Shikshayum remains thoroughly engaging for the most part. The world building is superb. It is only in the final leg of the film that I felt a little impatient. The climax is another very interesting choice. There isn�t what you would call a payoff. This again seems a very conscious decision and in line with what Sajan is going through internally. He wasn�t working rigorously on this case for a payoff. Or to put it better, not the kind of payoff you are expecting as an audience. He was working for a different kind of a payoff, the contentment of having done his duty as a policeman and the happiness of having stayed true to his conscience and not hurting people on the way. He couldn�t be less bothered even if those he nabbed go scot-free the next day.(more)
Source: Bharath Vijayakumar, MovieCrow
3.00
Accurate portrayal of a police probe, minus the thrills
In fact, quite a few things do not get effectively conveyed, especially the danger of entering the village. Except the characters of two policemen (Sajan and Basheer), most others are under-written, and Asif Ali has effectively pulled off Sajan. We don�t get to know much about the faceless criminals or the people in the village, other than in broad strokes and in long shots.(more)
Source: Praveen, The Hindu
3.25
Tension-ridden, unconventional police procedural cum travelogue
Kuttavum Shikshayum is unusual within the universe of police procedurals. Rajeev Ravi is as purposeful in his storytelling as Sajan and his men are in their investigation. Without any sound and fury, the film manages to be a scary, edge-of-the-seat thriller. For those interested in police practices, this is unconventional yet exciting cinema. (more)
Source: Anna M M, Firstpost.com
3.00
A humdrum police investigation
A Rajeev Ravi movie comes with the weight of some expectations, thanks to earlier films like Annayum Rasoolum and Kammatti Paadam, but this doesn�t quite hit the mark. Is it because the crime, the affected party and the criminal doesn�t really make a connection with the viewer? Or is it because a strong team of actors - all of whom do a good, though not exceptional, job - don�t manage to build a chemistry between them that makes us root for them; when Sajan in a rare moment talks about his emotional state, Alencier�s character is barely interested. It is a slow film, that wants to focus on a feeling of dark intrigue and Dawn Vincent�s music complements that feeling, though at some moments it stands out too much.(more)
Source: Anna Mathews, Times Of India
2.75
Rajeev Ravi's police procedural feels like a realistic Churuli
Asif Ali as the guilt-ridden police officer Sajan Philip has managed to maintain the balance between a strong-willed police officer and an ordinary human. Except for one scene where he shouts at his subordinate played by Sunny Wayne for a grave error, Asif�s character never seeks attention but silently leads this police procedural. Alencier Ley Lopez is the stand-out performer of the lot. The veteran who has played many police officer roles in the past, especially in the acclaimed film Thondimuthalum Drisakshiyum, has once again delivered a convincing performance as a seasoned police officer who is intuitive and hardened by experience. Sunny Wayne, Sharaf U Dheen and Senthil Krishna also played their part well.(more)
Source: Gowtham, Indian Express