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<p>Alby is a short-tempered man who along with his girlfriend Nancy smuggle gold to through for a jewellery owner Moosa Haji. On the way back, they meet with an accident and get into a fight with Faisal, but Nancy stops them and eventually leave to deliver the gold. Later, Nancy notices that the gold is missing and Alby tells Moosa about the situation. Moosa sends his men with Alby to search for Faisal. Faisal gets on a train and gets down at along with the missing gold, which his aides had stolen earlier from the car. He plans to take a bus to and sell the gold, but he finds about unavailabilty of buses due to hartal. Faisal books a room in a lodge and stays there, where Alby meets him and it is revealed that the entire operation was planned by them. : Alby is ordered to pick up a man named Muhammad, who has been working in . Muhammad is carrying gold worth 80 lakh and was supposed to sell the gold to Moosa and take the money. Alby was sent to help Muhammad with the deal. However, two other people sent by Firoz take the gold from Muhammad by posing as Moosa’s men. After learning that he has been cheated, Muhammad goes to the police station to file a complaint, but later commits suicide. Later, Alby meets Muhammad’s son Faisal and makes him understand about Firoz’s involvement in Muhammad’s death. Alby and Faisal join hands in exact revenge against Firoz. : Moosa finds out that Alby is behind stealing the gold, where he consults with Narayanan and sends Alex to bring back Alby and Faisal. Alby and Faisal try to sell the gold in Kanhangad, but they almost get caught and manages to escape. They leave for and meets Vishnu and his friends. Alby introduces himself and Faisal as James and Muneer, where they starts partying with them. Vishnu tells Alby that his father owns jewellery in Kasaragod. Alby discusses selling the gold to Vishnu’s father, but Vishnu rejects the idea. Alex tracks them down and reaches Goa, where he breaks into their room and attacks them, but they manage to escape. Alby and the gang head to an hotel, where they get into a fight with a few thugs and Vishnu’s friend Vijayan gets attacked in the fight. Vishnu takes Faisal and Alby to a small hideout in a secluded forest, where they finds out that they are out of to start a fire. Faisal goes to a nearby house to get some kerosene, where he learns that Vishnu is actually Narayanan’s nephew Suresh. Faisal goes back and informs Alby, but Suresh and his gang attack Alby and Faisal. Alby and Faisal manage to fight back, where they end up killing Suresh and his gang. Alex arrives at the location and shoots Faisal and Alby, but the cops arrests Alex as he is a suspended officer. Faisal dies in the shootout, but Alby manages to survive and sends a note to Alex in prison saying that he is coming for him for killing Faisal. is Asif Ali and Mridul Nair’s second collaboration after . It is also the third Malayalam project of , a subsidiary, following and . According to director Mridul Nair, the film was originally scheduled to shoot during the phase, but it was later pushed back due to pandemic restrictions. The began with a switch-on ceremony performed by in on 26 September 2022. The first clap was given by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval, who is the director of . During Asif Ali’s birthday on 4 February 2023, revealed the film’s motion poster featuring Asif Ali, Sunny Wayne and Vinayakan through social media. The official teaser of the film was unveiled by , and through their social media handles on 14 July 2023. The songs are composed by and , and the background score is composed by Vishnu Vijay. On 23 March 2023, the first titled “Thanaro” was released, composed by Niranj Suresh and written by Vaisakh Sugunan. was censored with a U/A certificate by the . The film was released on 15 September 2023. The digital rights were obtained by and began streaming it on 13 October 2023. received mixed reviews from critics. Sajin Shrijith of gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, ” is a fairly gripping, anxiety-inducing thriller that succeeds at creating a sense of claustrophobia, despite being set outdoors, by the time it gets to the closing credits.” Sanjith Sidhardhan of gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, “Mridul Nair’s works because the makers seem to have been clear about what they wanted to accomplish with a movie like this – provide a theatrical experience to the audience by never letting the pace of the film slack. For most parts, they succeed.” Anna Mathews of gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, ” is engaging with a thrilling story and excellent acting, but you can’t help feeling that it could have been gold, but isn’t quite 24 carat.” Arjun Ramachandran of gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, ” is a story that’s inspired by the gold smuggling cases reported in Kerala. Brilliant action sequences and Asif Ali’s swag make it a worthy watch.” Cris of gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, “Perhaps, if the writing had left a few stones unturned and been clearer of its stand, could have been more enjoyable.” Anandu Suresh of gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, “Though had enough to create a memorable actioner, the film disappoints due to sloppy writing.” of gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, “There is a lot of pseudo-swag in . It aims to be a modern-day fable on greed and retribution. But it ends up being neither Shakespearean nor Guy Ritchie-esque.” S. R. Praveen of wrote, “Filmmaker Mirdul Nair, who debuted with more than five years back, is content with exploring paths which have already been trodden several times by other filmmakers.” Vishal Menon of wrote, “Without committing entirely to its otherworldly pitch or its tense starting point, remains stuck somewhere in the middle.” Swathi P. Ajith of wrote, “While may not feature the typical mass scenes, it successfully captivates the audience, largely due to the evocative score by Vishnu Vijay. The film adheres to the characteristic aesthetics of a new-gen movie, with a distinct, eye-catching set design in numerous scenes.”</p>