7th
Day,
Prithviraj
starrer
movie
is
the
directorial
debut
of
Shyamdhar.
The
movie
penned
by
debutant
Akhil
Paul
is
a
well
made,
well
executed
thriller
with
a
brilliantly
maintained
suspense
element.
Story
The
movie
begins
on
a
Christmas
eve
with
the
intro
of
David
Abraham
IPS
(Prithviraj)
,
a
special
investigative
officer
of
Crime
branch
who
is
under
suspension.
On
the
way
David's
jeep
gets
to
a
minor
accident
with
a
bike,
the
bike
travellers
being
Vinu
Ramachandran
(Anu
Mohan)
and
Shaan
(Vinay
Fort).
In
the
accident,
Vinu
gets
a
small
injury
in
the
forehead.
David
gets
them
to
a
nearby
hospital
from
where
Vinu
goes
missing.
David
and
Shaan
searches
for
him
in
the
entire
town,
but
in
vain.
The
next
day
David
comes
to
know
that
Vinu
has
committed
suicide
when
he
travels
to
Vinu's
home
to
return
the
wallet
he
forgot
in
the
jeep.
On
questioning
Shaan,
David
gets
to
know
about
the
other
three
friends
of
their
group
Eby
(Tovino
Thomas),
Jessica
(Janani
Iyer)
and
Cyril
Philip
(Praveen
Prem).
Then
follows
the
flashback
story
of
the
five
friends
who
gets
into
trouble
when
Cyril
loots
crores
of
counterfeit
money
of
a
Mafia
gang,
which
they
had
placed
safely
in
the
Computer
Centre
run
by
Vinu.
Charlie
(Yog
Bajee)
,
one
of
the
members
of
the
mafia
and
his
gang
is
behind
them
to
find
out
the
money.
What
plans
do
the
friends
have
to
safeguard
them?
Will
David
find
out
the
mystery
of
Vinu's
suicide?
Answer
lies
in
rest
of
the
movie.
Performances
Prithviraj
is
in
his
dashing
salt
n
pepper
style
for
7th
Day.
His
screen
presence
is
a
treat
to
watch.
Though
in
the
first
portions,
the
dialogue
delivery
felt
an
artificiality,
the
later
portions
were
well
managed.
The
young
actors
including
Tovino,
Vinay
Forrt,
Praveen
and
Anu
Mohan
did
manage
to
do
well
with
their
characters.
The
female
lead
Janani
Iyer
too
did
justice
to
her
role.
Joy
Mathew
(Bhattathiri)
and
Yog
Bajee,
though
for
a
smaller
screen
space,
have
done
justice
to
their
roles.
Technical
Aspects
Cinematography
by
Sujith
Vasudev
is
a
visual
treat.
Most
of
the
movie
is
taken
in
the
backdrop
of
night
and
he
has
done
extremely
well
to
capture
the
frames
splendidly.
Music
by
Deepak
Dev
is
good.
Though
the
songs
fail
to
create
a
long
lasting
impact
on
the
audience,
the
BGM
is
highly
engaging
and
full
on
energy.
Though
there
are
portions
in
the
movie,
mainly
in
the
first
half
flashback
scenes,
which
lags
at
parts,
the
director
and
scriptwriter
has
managed
to
give
out
an
engaging
thriller.
The
climax
suspense
elements
have
been
well
maintained
throughout
the
movie,
making
the
viewers
curious
to
think
what
shall
happen
next.
Verdict
On
the
whole,
7th
Day
is
a
movie
worth
your
money
and
time.
And
anyone
who
loves
to
watch
the
thriller
genre
with
high
suspense
elements,
don't
give
this
a
miss.