Mumbai Police (Malayalam, 2013)
When one thinks of a commercial Indian police drama or a police procedural film, the first thing that comes to mind is the gravity-defying stunts. Thankfully, this movie does not have any of those, but there is the blatant abuse of power and the idea of one man singlehandedly manning the whole is still there, nevertheless.
A police officer, Anthony Moses, is seen informing his superior, Farhan Aman, over the phone that he had solved the case they were working on and on his way to discuss it. A freak accident happens and he has selective retrograde amnesia. He does not remember his investigation but Farhan pushes him to finish what he had begun. The problem is that he does not remember even things about himself, his subordinates or who his siblings are. He learns many things slowly just by observing.
Anthony realises that his previous self must have been quite a nasty character. His co-tenants had it enough with his previous antics and want him out of his apartment. His subordinates now find him pleasant. All the while, the fact about his amnesia is kept hidden from public knowledge so as not to jeopardise his investigations. The more Anthony digs into his past, the murkier his life appears to be. And then suddenly, a flight attendant enters his apartment from a long trip and gets cosy with him. Anthony is clueless about his status in his life. Yes, the flight attendant is a guy and seems romantically linked to Anthony.
'Mumbai Police' was the tag given to Farhan, Anthony and Aryaan as they had all trained in Mumbai. Aryaan was assassinated and Anthony was investigating Aryaan's murder when he was involved in an accident.
Memory is just an important component of our life as we know it. All our joys, anger, emotions, ambition and even our daily work depend on it. Memories are the only thing that we carry to the end of our journey of life. We fondly remember pleasant memories but painful ones are equally important in making us who we are today. Our ability to retain painful thoughts of the past is sometimes viewed as a curse of mankind. Life would be more peaceful if we did not continue to act upon negative outcomes of old events. On the other hand, however, these distant memories make us smarter when a similar situation arises. But then, we, as a human race, have a poor track record of not repeating mistakes of the past.
When one thinks of a commercial Indian police drama or a police procedural film, the first thing that comes to mind is the gravity-defying stunts. Thankfully, this movie does not have any of those, but there is the blatant abuse of power and the idea of one man singlehandedly manning the whole is still there, nevertheless.A police officer, Anthony Moses, is seen informing his superior, Farhan Aman, over the phone that he had solved the case they were working on and on his way to discuss it. A freak accident happens and he has selective retrograde amnesia. He does not remember his investigation but Farhan pushes him to finish what he had begun. The problem is that he does not remember even things about himself, his subordinates or who his siblings are. He learns many things slowly just by observing.
Anthony realises that his previous self must have been quite a nasty character. His co-tenants had it enough with his previous antics and want him out of his apartment. His subordinates now find him pleasant. All the while, the fact about his amnesia is kept hidden from public knowledge so as not to jeopardise his investigations. The more Anthony digs into his past, the murkier his life appears to be. And then suddenly, a flight attendant enters his apartment from a long trip and gets cosy with him. Anthony is clueless about his status in his life. Yes, the flight attendant is a guy and seems romantically linked to Anthony.
'Mumbai Police' was the tag given to Farhan, Anthony and Aryaan as they had all trained in Mumbai. Aryaan was assassinated and Anthony was investigating Aryaan's murder when he was involved in an accident.
Memory is just an important component of our life as we know it. All our joys, anger, emotions, ambition and even our daily work depend on it. Memories are the only thing that we carry to the end of our journey of life. We fondly remember pleasant memories but painful ones are equally important in making us who we are today. Our ability to retain painful thoughts of the past is sometimes viewed as a curse of mankind. Life would be more peaceful if we did not continue to act upon negative outcomes of old events. On the other hand, however, these distant memories make us smarter when a similar situation arises. But then, we, as a human race, have a poor track record of not repeating mistakes of the past.
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