Ayyappanum Koshiyum

Sachy, the writer and director of the three-hour-long movie, smartly scripts a story that explains the struggles of an honest police officer who values humanity above everything and how he transforms a rich, spoiled brat and brings him to down to reality. Though we have films such as Driving Licence and Vikram Vedha, it is good to see a commercial movie portray contemporary, socio-political situations, be it Maoism or struggles of the subaltern.

Ayyappanum Koshiyum is basically an extended ego match built on crude reality, yet very mainstream and compelling. It is a dialogue-driven narrative, as much verbal as visual, but without over-punctuation or the burden of forced hilarity. The USP of the film is the way Sachy builds an engaging and nearly perfect entertainer, right from the lightweight conflict in the beginning.

Ayyappanum Koshiyum makes an interesting analogy on what constitutes a real 'man' in the first place and demonstrates the malaise of male pride. The central characters, Ayyappan and Koshi, are in a constant state of fear of being tested for their masculinity, especially when their egos get bruised.