IDI
aka
Inspector
Dawood
Ibrahim,
which
has
Jayasurya
in
a
never
seen
before
avatar,
has
hit
the
theatres
today(August
12).
The
film
marks
the
directorial
debut
of
actor
Sajid
Yahiya.
The
film
has
been
produced
by
Dr
Ajas
Ibrahim
and
Arun
under
the
banner
of
Magic
Lantern
productions
and
Eros
International.
IDI,
which
is
touted
to
be
an
out-and-out
mass
entertainer,
has
been
jointly
written
by
Sajid
Yahiya
and
Arous
Irfan.
Go
through
the
slides
to
meet
the
cast
&
crew
members
of
IDI..
Jayasurya
As
Inspector
Dawood
Ibrahim
Jayasurya
would
be
seen
in
the
role
of
a
mass
police
officer
for
the
first
time
through
the
film
IDI.
He
plays
a
character
who
joins
police
force
with
huge
expectations.
Sshivada
Nair
As
Nithya
Sshivada
Nair
would
be
seen
once
again
in
Malayalam
films
after
her
recent
film
Su..Su..Sudhi
Valmeekam,
which
also
had
Jayasurya
in
the
lead
role.
The
actress
plays
a
bank
employee
named
Nithya,
in
IDI.
Joju
George
As
Vasco
Actor
Joju
George
appears
as
an
interesting
character
named
Vasco
aka
Vasu.
The
character
is
sure
to
entertain
and
has
lots
of
humorous
elements
attached
to
it.
Saiju
Kurup
As
Mr
X
Saiju
Kurup,
who
impressed
us
all
with
his
performance
in
the
recent
film
Ann
Maria
Kalippilaanu
would
once
again
be
seen
in
an
interesting
role
in
IDI.
He
appears
as
Mr
X.
Director
-
Sajid
Yahiya
IDI
marks
the
directorial
debut
of
Sajid
Yahiya,
who
was
seen
as
an
actor
in
films
like
Bangalore
Days,
Pakida,
Double
Barrel
etc.
Screenplay
has
been
jointly
written
by
Sajid
Yahiya
and
Arous
Irfan.
Cinematography
-
Sujith
Sarang
Cinematography
of
IDI
has
been
handled
by
Sujith
Sarang.
The
film
was
shot
in
locations
near
Kasargod
region
and
Sujith
has
set
some
excellent
frames.
Editing
-
Shameer
Muhammed
Editing
of
IDI
has
been
done
by
Shameer
Muhammed.
He
is
also
a
part
of
the
pre-production
works
of
the
upcoming
big
budget
film
Karnan,
which
would
be
directed
by
R
S
Vimal.
Synopsis
IDI
narrates
the
story
of
a
person
named
Dawood
Ibrahim,
whose
dream
since
his
childhood
days,
has
been
to
become
a
police
officer.
The
character
who
is
fascinated
by
police
roles
seen
in
films,
decides
to
take
up
the
job
against
the
wishes
of
his
family.
He
gets
posted
to
a
place
called
Kollanahallu
near
Kerala-Karnataka
border
and
what
happens
rest
forms
the
crux
of
the
story.
About
The
Movie
IDI
was
touted
to
be
a
mass
entertainer
and
the
makers
tried
to
bring
in
mass
elements
and
spoof
elements
in
an
equal
fashion.
The
movie
started
off
in
a
good
manner
adding
some
comedy
elements,
taking
the
story
to
an
interesting
premise.
But,
the
film
loses
the
steam
mid-way,
leaving
the
viewers
confused
about
the
genre.
Even
that
confusion
seems
to
have
affected
the
makers
as
the
film
failed
to
deliver
the
goods
in
the
second
half,
and
thus
becoming
easily
predictable
and
a
boring
watch.
Performances
Jayasurya
looked
perfect
and
confident
in
the
police
uniform
but
the
writers
did
let
him
down
completely.
The
mass
scenes
lacked
any
punch
and
the
actor
was
left
wanting
for
more.
Sshivada
Nair
looked
extremely
charming
but
was
wasted
in
an
unwanted
role.
Sunil
Sukhada
and
Joju
George
have
done
a
good
job
and
they
provide
the
comic
relief.
In
fact,
Joju
George
scores
in
most
of
the
sequences.
Rest
of
the
cast
comprises
of
actors
like
Madhupal,
Saiju
Kurup,
Sudhi
Koppa,
Molly
Kannamali
etc.
in
important
roles.
Script
&
Direction
The
film
marks
the
debut
of
Sajid
Yahiya
as
a
director.
He
has
tried
to
make
the
film
a
complete
entertainer
but
the
script
lets
him
down
completely.
It
seems
like
even
he
was
left
confused
on
whether
to
make
the
film
an
action
entertainer
or
a
spoof
film.
Screenplay
jointly
written
by
Arous
Irfan
and
Sajid
Yahiya
falls
in
to
the
predictable
lines
in
the
second
half.
At
the
same
time,
they
have
worked
effectively
in
the
comical
and
spoof
parts
of
the
film.
The
dialogues
in
mass
scenes
lacked
the
needed
punch.
Music
&
BGM
BGM
by
Rahul
Raj
suited
the
movie
perfectly,
especially
the
theme
music
of
IDI,
which
is
catchy.
The
songs
IDI
and
Ee
Khalbitha
were
good.
Cinematography
&
Editing
Sujith
Sarang
has
handled
the
cinematography
department
and
he
has
set
some
good
frames
for
the
film.
Editing
has
been
done
by
Shameer
Muhammed,
who
also
has
done
a
neat
job.
Verdict
IDI
is
a
perfect
example
of
how
the
lack
of
clarity
about
the
genre
would
affect
a
film
badly.
After
a
promising
first
half,
the
film
goes
down
completely
in
the
second
half.
A
weak
punch
indeed!