Star
Cast:
Unni
Mukundan,
Gokul
Suresh,
Lena,
Miya
George,
Shankar
Ramakrishnan
Director:
Saijus
S
Ira,
the
film
which
has
been
produced
by
popular
film-maker
Vysakh
and
writer
Udaykrishna,
has
made
a
big
release
in
the
theatres
today
(March
16,
2018).
The
film
introduces
yet
another
debut
film-maker
in
the
form
of
Saiju
SS.
The
buzz
surrounding
the
film
has
been
decent
and
the
trailer
and
posters
of
the
movie
promise
the
film
to
be
a
thrilling
entertainer.
Let's
wait
and
see
how
the
film
has
turned
out
to
be.
Story
The
plot
of
Ira
revolves
around
a
young
doctor
named
Aryan,
who
works
in
a
big
hospital.
After
certain
events,
the
young
doctor
lands
in
a
trouble
and
he
is
implicated
in
a
murder
case.
Enter
Rajiv,
who
investigates
this
particular
case
and
he
ventures
to
find
out
the
truth.
At
first,
let's
see
how
the
cast
&
crew
members
of
Ira
have
fared
for
the
movie...
Unni
Mukundan
As
Rajiv
Unni
Mukundan
appears
as
Rajiv,
the
investigation
officer.
The
role
is
safe
in
the
hands
of
the
actor
and
has
come
up
with
a
matured
performance,
especially
in
the
emotional
sequences.
More
importantly,
Unni
Mukundan
scores
high
yet
again
in
his
biggest
plus
point,
the
action
sequences.
Gokul
Suresh
As
Aryan
Gokul
Suresh
plays
the
role
of
Aryan,
the
young
doctor
who
gets
fabricated
in
a
case.
The
youngster
has
put
up
a
decent
performance,
especially
in
the
romantic
portions
in
the
first
half.
Leading
Ladies
The
film
has
two
leading
ladies.
Miya
George
has
played
her
part
to
perfection
in
a
crucial
role
in
the
movie.
Niranjana
appears
as
Jennifer
and
the
actress
has
done
a
neat
job
altogether.
Rest
Of
The
Cast
Ira
also
features
other
prominent
actors
in
important
roles.
Shankar
Ramakrishnan
makes
a
big
impact
with
his
performance.
Alencier
Ley
has
got
a
role,
which
is
quite
different
from
the
ones
that
he
has
done
in
the
recent
past
and
the
actor
pulls
it
off
with
ease.
Surprisingly,
Lena
was
found
to
be
just
OK
in
her
role.
Pashanam
Shaji's
comedy
failed
to
click
at
many
of
the
portions.
Script
&
Direction
Ira
is
the
debut
venture
of
writer
Naveen
John
and
director
Saiju
SS.
The
story
of
the
movie
has
everything
in
to
qualify
the
tag
of
an
engaging
thriller
and
it
is
filled
loads
of
twists
and
turns,
especially
in
the
latter
half
of
the
movie.
The
script
of
the
film
penned
by
Naveen
John
is
well-layered
at
parts
but
some
of
the
unnecessary
sequences
do
play
a
spoilsport.
Saiju
SS's
making
pattern
suits
the
style
of
entertaining
thrillers
in
Malayalam
cinema.
It
isn't
anything
new
or
innovative
but
he
follows
all
the
textbook
rules
and
meet
the
standards.
The
way
in
which
he
has
unwrapped
the
twists
and
turns
is
promising
and
he
has
overcome
some
of
the
minor
flaws
of
the
script
by
keeping
the
audiences
hooked
with
his
presentation.
At
the
same
time,
the
film-maker
in
him
fails
to
evenly
pace
the
movie.
Other
Departments
The
music
department
has
been
handled
by
Gopi
Sunder
and
it
has
to
be
said
that
the
BGM
of
Ira
is
the
most
impressive
aspect
of
the
movie.
The
background
score
suits
the
mood
of
the
movie
perfectly
well
and
it
does
lift
some
of
the
average
sequences.
The
songs
of
the
film
are
also
good.
Sudheer
Surendran
has
done
a
good
job
with
the
cinematography
of
the
movie.
Editing
by
John
Kutty
is
good
but
still,
he
could
have
used
the
scissors
a
bit
more
in
the
first
half.
Overall
View
Ira
contains
action,
romance,
comedy,
sentiments
and
suspense,
which
are
the
pre-requisites
of
the
entertainers
of
all
generations.
In
this
aspect,
Ira
is
a
winner
as
the
film
offers
all
these
in
different
parts
of
the
movie.
Having
said
that,
the
comedy
elements
did
look
forced
in
at
portions.
Ira
isn't
an
out
of
the
box
thriller
and
the
movie
never
intends
to
be
one.
The
film
does
take
its
own
time
to
fall
into
the
right
track
in
the
first
half
with
the
comedy
sequences
playing
a
spoilsport.
Nevertheless,
Ira
takes
off
successfully
once
that
film
reaches
its
core
plot
of
investigation.
The
second
half
is
good
enough
to
keep
you
engaged
and
it
does
throw
in
some
surprises
with
a
whole
lot
of
twists
to
offer.
Verdict
Ira
will
definitely
satisfy
those
who
love
to
watch
commercial
thrillers
that
throw
in
a
lot
of
twists
and
turns.
The
film
has
its
own
share
of
flaws
but
they
don't
hamper
the
overall
viewing
experienece
of
the
movie.