‘Nayattu’ movie review: A convincing portrayal of the mercilessness of a faceless system

Director Martin Prakkat chooses a darker mood, which sits well with the hopelessness that pervades the film

Early on in ‘Nayattu’, we see police officer Maniyan (Joju George) reluctantly manufacturing evidence against someone, following orders from a prominent politician. By the practiced ease with which he goes about this act, we know that this is not the first time he is doing it, neither would it be the last. “Even goons have the freedom to not take up quotations they don’t want to. The police do not have that freedom,” he tells rookie police officer Praveen Michael (Kunchakko Boban), revealing his helplessness. . But when it becomes inconvenient for the system, it won’t take long for it to turn the hunt against those who were once their hunters. Police officers Maniyan, Praveen and Sunitha (Nimisha Sajayan) are forced to go on the run after they realise that the police, due to political pressure, is trying to frame them in a case, in which the circumstantial evidence is against them.