Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel

<p>A raid takes place on the car of a huge businessman, Ronald. (US$350,000) is found in the car and taken away by the police. The story then shifts to Balan, an advocate who hasn’t made much in life due to his stutter. He is finally successful in a case that granted bail for his client, Anzar. After Anzar offers a house in a crooked colony for Balan instead of his fees, he is kicked out of the house by Babu. He leaves for his house in his hometown where his father and mother stay. After some unfortunate events, Balan’s brother-in-law entrusts him with a complicated case. Balan solves the case due to his love for Anuradha. The police chief was part of that cash of (US$350,000) confiscated by police. His nexus with Ronaldo and Tina is filmed by the intelligent father of Anuradha who asks (US$590,000) but DG gets him killed. Anuradha’s father kept the secret in a bank locker. Since he has taught his daughter to solve puzzles, Anuradha helps Balan with major leads in the case, and the rest of the story is how they solve this mystery. Unnikrishnan initially visualised the story with in mind for Balakrishnan, which he conceived in 2014. When he told the one-line story, Mohanlal suggested would better suit the character. The film was produced by and marks their debut in Malayalam cinema. was initially signed in as the composer. But as the project was pushed to October, he had to opt out after composing two songs, “Then Panimathiye” and “Thaniye Itha” as he had to be in Berklee, . The other two songs, “Babuvetta” and “Onnum Mindaathe”, were thus composed by The video of was released on 27 December 2018 and the on 24 January 2019. The film was released on 21 February 2019. The film was a commercial success, grossing over (US$3.0 million) from . It grossed around $47,728 from the in its lifetime. It grossed $8,546(NZ$12,484)(₹5.91 lakhs) from . rated 3.5 on a scale of 5 and wrote that the film “blends all the right ingredients of populist cinema and emerges victorious”. critic also rated it 3.5 out of 5 and commented: “The film makes it obvious from early on that it was not designed to provide any sort of intellectual stimulation, and any attempt to seek the same would be an exercise in futility. It’s more interested in playing to the gallery and should be approached in the same way as you would any commercial entertainer”. critic rated 3 out of 5 stars and wrote that it is a “run-of-the-mill thriller made for you to like and be in awe of the hero. It is demanding you to like him and root for him, sometimes out of sympathy and the other times for his intelligence. It is a story entirely revolving around that need to urge you to like him and appreciate his Sherlock-ian intelligence”. ‘s critic called it an “average thriller” and rated 2.5 in a scale of 5 and said the film “ends up as an okay one time watch, packaged for those who don’t need much to be thrilled”. In late February 2019, Unnikrishnan said that Viacom is considering remaking the movie and discussions are in the initial stages. We are talking to both and for starring in the movie.</p>