The Akaali

<p>A newly appointed I.O. finds herself digging into the past regarding a 7-year-old case where occult gangs and forces have been responsible for a series of satanic killings in the city. With the help of an ex-cop, can she solve the case? The film is the directorial debut of Mohamed Asif Hameed. The cinematography was by handled by Giri Murphy, and the editing by Iniyavan Pandiyan. Sreejith Mullappilly of rated the film two stars out of five and wrote, “The film is full of excess but is made with such passion that you wish it were slick enough to be a fun romp […] The heavy-handed approach to storytelling, with all the expository passages, is such a dampener”. Manigandan KR of wrote, ” is likely to appeal to only those who really like serious, dark horror stories. Even such people will have to make a serious and significant effort to comprehend and understand the plot in its entirety.”</p>