Turbo

<p>Aruvipurathu Jose alias Jose, a jeep driver from with a habit of getting involved in fights, learns that his best friend Jerry, a bank manager in , was attacked by henchmen sent by the family of his girlfriend Indulekha, who is also a bank manager of a different bank. Jose arrives at Indulekha’s house and stops her engagement, where he takes Indulekha to Jerry’s house. However, Jerry refuses to accept Indulekha due to fear of his family and Indulekha goes to Chennai for her job. Jose learns that Indulekha’s family have filed a case against him, where he leaves for Chennai and persuades her to return home. However, Jose decides to stay at after learning that he will be imprisoned. On Jose’s request, Indulekha helps him find a job at Andrew, a rich , and Jose works as Andrew’s bodyguard. Jose manages to reunite Indulekha with her family. Meanwhile, Jerry gets informed by his colleague Sithara that an anonymous person from the bank had used Jerry’s passkey to transfer a huge amount of money to inactive accounts registered under other people’s names. Jerry begins the investigation with Sithara, where he learns about the real mastermind behind the scam: Vetrivel Shanmugha Sundaram, a ruthless and charismatic , who has been manipulating the banking system to provide money to ruling party in order to shift their loyalties. Jerry learns that Vetrivel’s main is in Indulekha’s bank, where he tries to inform and warn Indulekha about the scam, but Indulekha doesn’t listen to him as she hasn’t forgiven his rejection. Vetrivel learns that Jerry has learnt about his scam and soon kills Jerry. Jerry’s death is termed as suicide in the report by Vetrivel. Later, Indulekha and Jose learn about Vetrivel’s scam and his involvement in Jerry’s death. Indulekha complains to the police, but the police are under Vetrivel’s payroll and tries to kill her. However, Jose rescues Indulekha by thrashing the cops and they escape, where a cat and mouse game ensues in which Jose and Indulekha manages to save their family, consisting of Jose’s mother Rosakutty and Indulekha’s sister Niranjana, with the help of Auto Billa, Andrew, and Dilli Babu. Jose and Indulekha exposes Vetrivel’s scam and Jose kills Vetrivel using a fish-slicing machine at Vetrivel’s factory. in a , Jose, Indulekha, Rosakutty and Niranjana return to Idukki. They receive a parcel containing Andrew’s severed head with a letter sent by Vetrivel’s business partner, who wages a war against Jose for Vetrivel’s death. The film was officially announced on 24 October 2023, titled as the fifth production venture under Mammootty’s banner . marks third film with Mammootty after their successful collaboration of (2009) and (2019). This is the fifth film for Mammootty’s home banner, following (2022) (2022), (2023) and (2023). The film is written by Midhun Manuel Thomas reuniting with Mammootty after (2024). The film will be edited by while cinematography would be done by Vishnu Sarma. The action director would be Phoenix Prabhu. There were reports that would be a sequel of Mammootty’s action comedy film (1990) and the film would be titled . However, Mammootty in an interview with said that it is not the title of the film and neither it has any connection with . was the composer during the announcement, but he was replaced by Christo Xavier. would distribute the film in India. was cast as the female lead in the film who takes on the role of Indulekha. The film would focus around her character. In November 2023, Kannada actor Raj B Shetty was cast to feature a significant role in the film marking his debut in Malayalam cinema. Telugu actor Sunil was cast in his Malayalam cinema debut. In May 2024, was announced to be part of the cast. The cast of the film also includes Shabareesh Varma, Dileesh Pothan, Bindu Panicker, Amina Nijam, and Niranjana Anoop among others. The principal photography commenced in October 2023 on the occasion of Vijayadashami and was planned for a shot of 100 days. Initial filming took place in . Mammootty joined the shoot on November 3, 2023. The shooting was shifted to the scenic locales of in December 2023. The final schedule happened in . The filming was up on 18 February 2024. was made on a budget of around . Initially, was signed in for the music and background score for the film. Later, some schedule issues led to the signing of Christo Xavier as the music and the score composer. The lyrics was written by , Vaisakh Sugunan and SVDP. The track “Turbo Trailer Theme”, which released on 12 May 2024. The first single “Burnout The Engine” was released on 29 May 2024. The second single “Maayika Maname” was released on 5 June 2024. was released on 23 May 2024. The digital streaming and satellite rights were bought by and . The film was premiered in Sony LIV on 9 August 2024. On its opening day earned 6.25 crore from (highest first-day gross in Kerala in 2024 surpassing ) becoming the third highest opening day for a Malayalam film in Kerala, behind and . Domestically it grossed 7.40 crore on the first day. Opening day worldwide gross was ₹16.25 crore. By the second day, the film grossed 12 crore in India of which ₹10.25 crore coming from Kerala and ₹14.50 crore from overseas to a total of 26.50 crore worldwide. By May 28, 2024, it grossed ₹24 crore in India and ₹25 crore in overseas to a worldwide gross of ₹49 crore. In its first week, the film grossed worldwide, with from and from overseas. The film ended its box office run by earning ₹72.50 crore worldwide. received mixed reviews from critics. Anna Mathews of gave 4/5 stars and wrote “Mammootty, like Malayalam cinema, is at an energetic high. There is a clue about a part two and this is a sequel that audiences will be waiting for.” Goutham S of gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote “The 2-and-a-half-hour flick would surely satisfy many movie lovers who are craving an out-and-out action movie. On a side note, for anyone who is a fan of or in particular, make sure to stick around for the tail-end for a surprise, potentially leading to a sequel.” Sanjith Sidhardhan of gave 3/5 stars and wrote “Mammootty aces the five action scenes in Vysakh’s directorial, but it doesn’t rise above that. The generic script and a weak villain robs Turbo off the power to deliver a knockout punch.” Janani K of gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote “‘Turbo’ is a predictable action drama with a few quirks in the bag that make it a watchable affair.” Arjun Menon of rated 2.5/5 stars and wrote “While Turbo may not break new ground, it serves as a testament to Mammootty’s unwavering allure, captivating audiences across generations.” Anandu Suresh of rated 2/5 stars and wrote “Even as the script drags on endlessly, Vysakh’s movie is predominantly salvaged by Mammootty’s no-holds-barred performance, operating in top gear, complemented by Raj B Shetty’s remarkable presence as the villain.” Latha Srinivasan of wrote “The movie uses an interplay of comedy and fights to move from one situation to the next. Unfortunately, most of the comedy falls flat so it’s up to the fight sequences to save the day”. S. R. Praveen of wrote “Vysakh’s ‘Turbo’ will be remembered for recycling all the old tropes that have been part of its genre since time immemorial and for its reluctance to try anything new.” Lakshmi Priya of wrote, “Credit to the stunt and VFX teams and to cinematographer Vishnu Sharma, some of the stunt and chase sequences in are exhilarating, with Mammootty once again in his element as an action hero. Despite the occasional letdowns, the music and background score by Christo Xavier also live up to the film’s energy for the most part, amping up the thrills that the stunts seek to deliver.” Arjun Menon of wrote, “The action entertainer holds much promise through its leading man’s charisma but the meandering writing fails to impress. “</p>