A.R.M

2024 [MALAYALAM]

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy

8
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 9848 9.8K

triple role

Director

Jithin Lal Photo
Jithin Lal

Top cast

Basil Joseph Photo
Basil Joseph as K. P. Suresh
Jagadish Photo
Jagadish as Nanu
Maala Parvathi Photo
Maala Parvathi as Grandmother
Mohanlal Photo
Mohanlal as Cosmic Creator
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1.32 GB
1280*536
Malayalam 2.0
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 27 min
Seeds 3
2.71 GB
1920*804
Malayalam 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 27 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Abhinav_Sumeet_Kombra 7 / 10

" A Brillaint Theatrical Experience "

~ A. R. M is a fantasy action film directed by Jithin Lal who has done a fantastic job in his debut film itself. It's a film which follows three characters across three generations ; Kunjikelu , Maniyan and Ajayan which are all played by Tovino himself and one powerful statue that is heavily involved in the lives of the three men. The story was really engaging and it felt like a folktale , it was like one of those muthashi kadhakal. Tovino was an absolute standout among the ensemble cast featuring many great talents who has also done a great job. It was Tovino's potrayal of Maniyan that I loved the most. The film is in 3D and the 3D was superb, they have done a good job on it. Considering it's 30 crore budget it looks visually stunning and has better or as good VFX than a lot of films that are made over 200 , 400 crores. The technical aspects of the film was outstanding especially the VFX work , cinematography, background score , action choreography and the colour grading giving it a fantasy and retro vibe. It was a totally worth watch in the theatre as it had everything it had promised and I am so glad that finally Malayalam cinema got a big budget fantasy film right.
Reviewed by Jithindurden 6 / 10

A nice commercial attempt

The best part of ARM is definitely the portions of the thief Maniyan. Among the three timelines and the three characters, it was the sole reason I felt the movie was worth watching. But even there it felt like there was so much potential that was not explored enough. Even in that portion, everything from the writing, production design and music feels like it's done in a way that is just enough and safe for the movie to work among Malayalees. The main storyline of Ajayan was like a tweaked version of Meeshamadhavan where a lot of things felt wrong and it went on way longer than I had the patience for.Still, the touch of fantasy in everything was something that made me appreciate the whole thing even with all the things that irked me. The very first action scene with the Kunjikelu character was very underwhelming for me, but the rest of the action scenes worked pretty well with all the Kalari moves. But the fights are not placed in the narrative like modern action movies, it felt a lot like how they were placed in some of the Malayalam movies from the 90s as a moderately exciting scene before something more interesting happens. Even the ending felt like one of those lazy 90s movies where everything doesn't exactly tie up by the end but the main stuff is told directly to you and the rest are just assumed to have gone well.The 3D effects that are designed to be flashy at moments kept me amused after the moments I felt bored. There were also editing mistakes that popped up here and there, so I'd have to think that some frames with issues in 3D could have been more of an issue with the editing. Overall, this felt like an okayish movie but there were some aspects of it, especially in the Maniyan portion that I'm very happy to see and wish there were more attempts like that.
Reviewed by rajesh-puvvada 6 / 10

HONEST REVIEW... Tovino bears the plot and plot does not hold everything together

Let me start with Cinematography, it has all the recipe of Hombale films. The producers of Kaantara!!The treasure hunt kind of a story with some supernatural healing element is fine but the non linear presentation across three time periods doesn't stick well. Tovino Thomas does justice on part but the plot does not draw that stickiness which a Kaantara or a Baahibali does!Music some times is sometimes superfluous or overwhelming.The story line is all about lineage and legacy, and says how the protoganist negotiates his way forward to erase the untrue legacy. Basically the protoganist trio are ready to face all odds for greater good. While that theme is good it needs a proper presentation.Kalari was shown well initially, even during the climax it's brought in and presented well, initially but loses steam almost instantly.We are left to wonder what is it that the hero will use to win all the odds against him. It's finally the supernatural saving element in the plot that makes the entire much a do about something into some what nothing.Needn't have to be that lengthy a movie to say what you wanted to say!! Though there are a couple of twists in the movie they don't appeal much.Overall you can watch once with some supernatural support for almost 3 hours.
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