Street Lights

Street Lights Story: One day, at the crack of dawn, a burglary takes place in Kochi. James, the crime branch police officer, played by Mammootty, sets off to solve the case. He encounters several people in his quest to catch the thief.

Street Lights Review: The film kicks off from a burglary scene that shows a daring escape by a group of thieves under well-lit street lights. If you are wondering why the film is titled ‘Street Lights’, the answer is that the street lights are not always well-lit, while some may be bright, others are not; just like characters in the movie, some of whom provide light and some spread darkness.

The film revolves around the robbery committed by besties Sachi (Hareesh Perummana) and Raju (Dharmajan Bolgatty) along with their new team member Murugan (Stunt Silva) from the house of a wealthy jewellery owner of the city, Simon (Joy Mathew). Mammootty fans are sure to go into raptures as he makes an entry in kakhi pants and colour shirt, riding a bullet. But there is not much else for them as the film is not about him but rather about his encounters.

As is to be expected from an experienced cinematographer, Shamdat Sainudeen has nice visuals in his debut directorial. The flavour of the film is that each character is well developed and is not obsessed with the protagonist. Actor Soubin Shahir who plays Subin and child artiste Adhish Praveen as Mani stand out with their performances. The not-so-smart thieves Sachi and Raju keep the humour quotient high. Ligomol Jose’s role as Remya makes a perfect combo with Soubin’s role Subin just the way they grabbed the audience’s attention in Maheshinte Prathikaram.

Though Mammootty handles the cop role once again with ease, the film doesn’t give him too many punch dialogues or acting potential but has a few action scenes choreographed by Stunt Silva, who also plays the villain in the movie. Touted as an action packed film, it fails to create thrills except for a few sequences when James takes on Tamil goons. The investigation takes James to Tamil Nadu, creating relevance for a bilingual. Though being on the side of the law, James takes law into his hands, which is not all that logical.

Street Lights clearly could have done with a better script as Malayali audiences seem to be in a mood for novelty, which is not the strongpoint of this movie.