Edakkadu
Battalion
06
is
the
action
drama
movie
which
features
Tovino
Thomas
and
Samyuktha
Menon
in
the
lead
roles.
The
movie,
which
depicts
the
life
of
an
army
officer,
is
scripted
by
actor-writer
P
Balachandran
and
directed
by
newcomer
Swapnesh
K
Nair.
Edakkadu
Battalion
06
is
produced
by
Ruby
Films.
Did
the
Tovino
Thomas
movie
met
the
expectations
of
the
audiences?
Read
Edakkadu
Battalion
06
movie
review
here
to
know...
Plot
Captain
Shafeek
Mohammed,
an
army
officer
is
back
to
his
hometown
Edakkad
for
holidays.
Shafeek
is
the
son
of
a
biriyani
seller
and
panchayat
member,
and
has
a
sister
who
wants
to
be
a
cop.
He
falls
in
love
with
Naina
Fatima
(Samyuktha
Menon),
a
school
teacher.
Shafeek
helps
the
villagers
solve
several
issues
and
earns
their
respect.
He
then
discovers
the
involvement
of
drug
mafia
in
the
life
of
the
villagers,
especially
the
youngsters.
How
Shafeek
handles
this
sensitive
issue
forms
the
crux
of
the
story.
Script
&
Direction
Director
Swapnesh
K
Nair
and
scriptwriter
P
Balachandran
have
weaved
a
film
which
is
based
on
the
life
of
an
army
officer,
but
is
really
not
an
army
film.
The
military
is
used
more
as
a
factor
which
helps
to
evoke
Nationalism
in
audiences.
Edakkadu
Battalion
06
begins
on
a
highly
promising
note,
but
the
writer-director
duo
hasn't
succeeded
in
maintaining
the
spark
which
the
movie
had
in
the
beginning,
throughout
the
narrative.
Edakkadu
Battalion
06
had
the
potential
to
be
a
heart-warming
movie
experience,
but
the
ordinary
writing
and
average
execution
makes
it
a
mediocre
experience.
The
factors
which
had
the
potential,
like
certain
emotional
sequences
and
Shafeeq-Naina
love
story
are
totally
wasted.
The
movie
spends
too
much
time
in
establishing
Shafeek's
character,
thus
overdoing
it
and
looking
stretched.
The
dialogues
too,
feel
artificial
and
lack
the
much-needed
earnestness,
which
affects
the
overall
experience.
However,
all
these
flaws
are
somewhat
compensated
by
the
last
15
minutes
which
ends
in
the
captivating
climax
sequence.
Performances
Tovino
Thomas
who
appears
as
Shafeek
Mohammed,
has
played
his
part
to
near
perfection.
But
the
movie
doesn't
provide
the
actor
much
scope
to
perform.
Samyuktha
Menon
delivers
a
decent
performance
as
Naina
Fatima,
and
her
onscreen
chemistry
with
Tovino
Thomas
is
quite
appealing.
The
rest
of
the
star
cast,
including
Rekha,
Joy
Mathew,
Shalu
Rahim,
Sudheesh,
Anjali
Nair,
Abu
Salim,
etc.,
are
good
in
their
respective
roles.
Technical
Aspects
Sinu
Sidharathu,
the
cinematographer
has
done
a
great
job
by
making
Edakkadu
Battalion
06
a
visually
enthralling
movie
experience.
Samjith
Mohammed's
editing
is
not
up
to
the
mark,
as
the
movie
looks
repetitive
and
stretched.
Kailas
Menon,
the
music
director
scores
one
again
with
'Nee
Himamazhayay'
song,
which
is
a
soul-stirring
melody.
The
other
two
songs
are
just
fine.
The
background
score
is
decent
too.
Verdict
Edakkadu
Battalion
06
had
the
potential
to
be
an
appealing
film,
but
ends
up
being
a
mediocre
experience.
This
Tovino
Thomas
movie
is
a
missed
opportunity.