Cops’ video brings hope to public

Kochi: Kochi City police has brought out a video to instil hope and optimism among the public to fight the pandemic. The video, titled ‘

Nirbhayam

’ directed by inspector A Ananthalal who is also the lead singer, features a poem about overcoming Covid. The video has become a huge hit on the social media.

The concept developed by ADGP Manoj Abraham and IG Vijay Sakhare features the poem, written by lyricist Madhu Vasudevan and composed by Rhithwik S Chand. The lyrics emphasizes that the state police are with the people and that the state would overcome this calamity as well.

The video starts with a police route march by the City police led by DCP G Poonguzhali herself, donning masks and gloves. Ananthalal is shown in the video singing at a studio, in uniform. In between, the video reminds the viewer about the floods and the Nipah outbreak, which the state successfully overcame. The activities by Kochi police, including goodwill activities and surveillance, are also depicted in the video.

“The video was created based on the instruction by ADG Manoj Abraham and IG Vijay Sakhare. DCP G Poonguzhali helped us a lot by coordinating. A group of my friends and professionals assisted us in bringing out the final product,” said Ananthalal.

Six other singers, including playback singer Najeem Arshad and central CI Vijay Shankar, are part of the video.