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What if one long ride at night turns your lifeupside down, and the hole you fell in keeps getting deeper? Vyshak's Night Drive is a story of one such car ride. The film has Anna Ben, Roshan Mathew, Indrajit Sukumaran, and Siddique in pivotal roles alongside Kalabhavan Shahjohn, Kailash, Muthumani, Renji Panicker, and Prasant. 

Night Drive follows Riya, a bold journalist whose recent exclusive led to an NIA investigation on Kerala's Tourism Minister's Gold smuggling operation. She is in a relationship with her childhood friend, George, who is an Uber driver, trying to get a job abroad. On the night of her birthday, Riya and George go on a night drive to celebrate the occasion. During their drive, the couple gets into an accident. How the duo handle the consequences of the accident forms the crux of the story. 

Vyshak is known for his mass movies like Pulimurugan, and such movies are what the audience would expect from the director. However, Night Drive is different from such films; for instance, Vyshak movies tend to be extremely hero centric but Night Drive focuses on more than one character. Moreover, the number of mass dialogues are at a low in this movie, which is certainly a plus.  

A big credit goes to newcomer screenwriter Abhilash Pillai, who has created a moderately engaging screenplay. Even though the entire film takes place in a single night, the movie doesn't feel muchstretched—at least in the first half. Moreover, even at slower moments, you are kept at the edge of your seats to find out what happens next.  

Roshan as George and Anna as Riya are brilliant as they accurately portray the desperation that their situation calls for. Indrajit as always can pull off a grey character effortlessly. Similarly, Siddique as a corrupt government official is the norm in many such movies. Prasanth's Udaippu plays the role of that comedic relief efficiently. Unfortunately, Renji Panicker's character became a mere cameo, with scenes lasting for a few minutes. 

Despite its neatly written screenplay, Night Drive is not without its faults. For instance, while the first half of the film has a good pace despite an avoidable song, the second half became a bit lengthy with an unexpected twist added simply to create a mass moment towards the climax. 

An entire fight sequence was avoidable and felt even forced, eventhough they were shot well. Regardless of all this, Night Drive is watchable but highly predictable thriller for the weekend. 

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THE HUNTED BECOME THE HUNTERS

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Night Drive: Fasten your seat belts for this thriller-diller

Sometimes, small is big. With Night Drive, Vysakh seems to have operated on this mantra as he delivers a tight thriller filled with performances grounded in reality, unlike his last few outings.

With a simple story, complex screenplay, and no big names to snatch the limelight away from the plot, Night Drive makes for an absolutely engrossing watch from the moment go.

Georgy (Roshan Mathew) and Riya (Anna Ben) are dating each other. They decide to go for a peaceful night drive on Riya's birthday when things go haywire, changing the tone of the night and the movie. The harrowing moments the characters go through make up the plot of Night Drive.

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The movie opens with Georgy, who is an Uber driver, and takes a comic route giving little clues on what's in store.

Vysakh then gradually shifts gears and raises the tension, turning the air into 'full-thriller mode' right at the interval, and leaving the audience glued to their seat.

The second half is all about delivering on the tagline of Night Drive, which is, “The hunted become the hunters”. The crew has done a fabulous job of ensuring the audience feel the tension till the last minute.

The chemistry between Roshan and Anna deserves a special mention, besides their thoroughly convincing individual performances. Indrajith, who plays a police officer, proves yet again that he is grossly underrated in the industry.

Kalabhavan Shajon also delivers a satisfying performance. Siddique, who has been on the lookout for flashy roles recently, catches our attention as the minister who talks in a unique style.

The remaining cast, which includes Renji Panicker, Muthumani, Prasanth Alexander and Santhosh Keezhattoor, have done their bit decently.

Abhilash Pillai, who wrote the screenplay, deserves a pat on the back for presenting the story in a nerve-racking manner.

Shaji Kumar, who is the director of photography, has done a beautiful job capturing the night's eeriness and calmness with his frames. That, coupled with Ranjin Raj's background score, and you have a quality thriller on your hands.

Vysakh, though known for his larger-than-life movies (Pokkiriraja, Pulimurugan), is a director who can experiment with genres of any scale. Movies like Vishudhan and Night Drive are an example of this.

If you're still looking for a hero in Night Drive, it's the story. Making a thriller that resonated with the audience is by no means easy. By successfully establishing a connect with the audience, Vysakh has yet another winner in Night Drive.

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Really good movie.

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About everything and nothing, night drive review – a pacy political thriller.

An innocent long drive to celebrate a birthday turns into a Kafkaesque nightmare for a young couple in the 2022 Malayalam film ‘Night Drive’.

Directed by Vysakh and written by Abhilash Pillai, the plot is the highlight of this political thriller, even if its packed with too many co-incidences to carry things forward. Actors Anna Ben and Roshan Matthew who were last seen together in the 2020 ‘Kapella’, play the lead pair in this one too. Anna Ben is popular regional news anchor Riya Roy, credited with breaking a gold-smuggling case involving a state minister. Roshan Matthew is Riya’s boyfriend Georgy, an Uber driver (an upgrade, since he drove an auto in Kapella) who wants to move to the gulf for better opportunities. The two seem to be a sweet practical couple, who go out on a drive late night, but get entangled in a dangerous political game after their car meets with an unexpected accident. To make things worse, the couple had a tiff with cop who is now in-charge of their case.

It takes time for the story to interesting, director Vysakh slowly sets things in place to introduce the first major twist, so until then the viewers may feel a little restless about scenes don’t have any context yet. But once the conflict begins, the pace picks good speed and every character’s presence falls into place like a jigsaw puzzle. The journalist-driver couple’s attempts to outwit the system forms the crux of the movie.

Anna Ben is spunky enough as the well-read confident journalist Riya, however Roshan Matthew has a limited set of expressions and isn’t able to give any sort of edge to Georgy. Indrajit Sukumaran overshadows the protagonists as the arrogant cop handling their case. Siddique as corrupt minister Rajan Kurup looks straight out of an actual state assembly, emulating subtle nuances of a politician well. The police-politician nexus and how a corrupt system can turn tables against the most upstanding citizens is portrayed in a very ‘in your face’ manner.

‘Night Drive’ follows Aristotles’ rule of drama when it comes to ‘unity of time’ – the entire story takes place in a period of 24 hours, with clever (if sometimes contrived) little twists and turns which will keep viewers guessing what’s going to happen next. It almost gave me second-hand anxiety, which is a compliment to the makers really, that’s the kind of effect thrillers should have on the audience. I guess.

The climax matches the expectations set up by the makers, however, not before an unnecessary emotional sequence meant to make either viewers empathize with or admire Riya and Georgy. So there’s a bit of sob story stuffed in, followed by an exaggerated action fight… a clear attempt to give the film a more mainstream touch towards the end, maybe a lot of viewers would like it. I didn’t. Thankfully, the emotional detour doesn’t take the climax’s thunder away and ‘Night Drive’ ends with a clear dawn.

It’s a 7.5/10 from me. You can stream it on Netflix.

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2022 ‘നൈറ്റ് ഡ്രൈവ്’ Directed by Vysakh

THE HUNTED BECOME THE HUNTERS

A young couple working are out on a drive where they meet with an accident. It leaves them in a triangle between a cop who investigates the accident and the corrupt political hegemony who are in pursuit of them.

Roshan Mathew Anna Ben Indrajith Sukumaran Kalabhavan Shajon Siddique Renji Panicker Muthumani Somasundaran Kailash Santhosh Keezhattoor Surabhi Santosh Prasanth Alexander Sohan Seenulal Sudheer Karamana Srikant Murali Shaju Sreedhar Sreevidya Nair

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Serviceable but amateurish direction✅ Bland dialogue delivery✅ Awkward mass hero✅ Short runtime✅ Interesting colour grading ✅ Low budget look and feel of the movie✅ Indrajith Sukumaran✅

For all these reasons are more, Night Drive felt like one of those early 2010s "new-gen Malayalam thrillers" like Race, Up&Down, Seconds etc. Maybe because of this bizarre sense of nostalgia, I enjoyed this movie a lot.

Review by Deepak Chazhoor ★★★

One of those low-key thrillers that’s just okay enough to kill time with on an OTT platform. But still, Night Drive  is easily better than the many celebrated star-vehicles from Vysakh and ranks among his finest works till date.

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Everything feels out of place, yet seemingly perfect at the same time.

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It's always interesting to watch intelligent people do the right thing. Unfortunately, that does not happen in this movie. What you might think that they are seemingly intelligent people ( one of them is a star reporter for a big Indian news agency ) repeatedly do stupid things. Although I don't have a masochistic streak, curiosity made me endure this movie. In India, the desire for Hollywood endings is overwhelming but the corruption in real life still persists.

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Review by 𝗡 𝗜 𝗞 𝗛 𝗜 𝗟 🍿 ★★★

Night Drive follows a sort of butterfly effect to connect all the coincidental events in it’s screenplay. A couple go out on a night drive only to get trapped with the police and a bag of gold which is already connected to both of them in different ways. This genre is a refreshing change from Vysakh who directed masala blockbusters like Pulimurugan . 

Right from the title to the characters to the initial setup, this film felt like it had everything to make for an engaging thriller. The set of events which took place in the first half of the film were quite interesting and maintained the suspense factor. As the revelations and surprises started opening up one by one, some…

Review by Nirmal ★★½

korachum koodi nannayi cheyamayirunu !!

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Review by Arun George ★★½

Night Drive only picks up momentum once CI Benny Moopen (Indrajith Sukumaran) enters the plot with some compelling twists to follow. Only a few of them land well, but Vysakh's attempt at a light thriller is still one of his better works, keeping that needless climax set-piece aside. Yes, it is a somewhat toned-down version of thrillers flaunting the same premise, but it's coherent for the most part. The making is better suited to the OTT audiences than theatres, with some of the early portions not standing out.

The leads' characterization is also one of the weaker elements, with Roshan, Anna, and Indrajith all suffering from it. Also, I wouldn't say I liked how the script made the journo character a mere spectator towards the end when she could've done so much more. The music and background score were subpar. Night Drive lacks that much-needed wow factor, placing it in the category of throwaway thrillers.

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Night Drive After directing superstar blockbusters such as Pulimurugan and Madhura Raja, director Vysakh takes a “smaller” approach with his latest film, Night Drive. The film is a thriller set over the course of one night and stars Roshan Mathew, Anna Ben, and Indrajith Sukumaran in the lead roles. Is the ‘experimental’ attempt successful for the filmmaker known for his massy entertainers aimed at the frontbenchers? Night Drive is a welcome addition to the director’s filmography, but it suffers from poor writing, and bizarre character turns.

Vysakh is well-known for his masala films centred on the hero. With commercial elements in place, his films such as Pokkiri Raja, Pulimurugan, and Madhura Raja starred influential actors such as Mammootty and Mohanlal. In many ways, Vysakh is regarded as a director who creates mass entertainers while keeping an ear to the ground.

That’s why Vysakh’s collaboration with filmmakers like Anna Ben and Roshan Mathews, who work in different styles and aesthetics, is intriguing. As Roshan stated in an interview before the release of Night Drive, this film combines elements from the type of films he and Anna make with Vysakh’s school of filmmaking. To be fair, the film does have that feel to it. While its narrative style is reminiscent of cinema from a decade ago, its story is quite current. Instead of a happy marriage, it appears to be a clash of two generations and two styles.

The film depicts what occurs throughout one night. The main characters are introduced quickly in the film. Roshan plays Georgie, an Uber driver dating Riya, a television journalist played by Anna Ben. Their conversations reveal that they are also childhood friends. On the other hand, a senior politician, Rajan Kurup (played by Siddique), is worried that his involvement in gold smuggling will be revealed soon, resulting in his arrest. He sends his most trusted men to transport the smuggled gold to a safe location. The film begins with Roshan and Riya deciding to go for a night drive, which has long been Riya’s desire.

Riya insults Benny in front of everyone, and they both leave. They are in an accident, and Benny is the officer in charge of investigating what happened to their vehicle. In retaliation for insulting him earlier, he intimidates the two.

Roshan Mathews portrays a typical well-mannered guy who is well-liked by all. His transformation into an aggressive, sometimes hysterical man is reminiscent of his performance in Kappela. The performance of talented actor Anna Ben falls short of justifying her role as a fiery journalist. Indrajith’s acting felt animated in the first half, but he more than makes up for it in the second. Kalabhavan Shajon did an excellent job.

Georgy (Roshan Mathew), an Uber driver who wants to move to Dubai for a better future, and Riya (Anna Ben), a popular news channel reporter known for her exclusive stories, are childhood friends who are now dating. On Christmas Eve night, after going on a night drive to see the holiday lights, things take a bad turn when Riya, who is driving, gets into an argument with police CI Benny on the way back (Indrajith).

Soon after, her car collides with a man who jumps in front of it, exacerbating the situation. The man who was hit had stab wounds, and they are now suspected of a murder attempt as well.

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Meanwhile, a senior politician (Siddique) is scheduled to be searched and questioned by the NIA the following day in connection with a gold smuggling case. The rest of the thriller revolves around how the two stories are connected and who is the accident victim who connects the two threads.

This time around, director Vysakh, known for his mass entertainers like Pokkiriraja and Pulimurugan, gives us a more subdued film. It’s just under two hours long, which is ideal for an action-packed thriller that never drags. Abhilash Pillai’s crisp, neat storytelling style fills the plot with twists and suspense. Vysakh’s treatment makes it feel like a new political suspense thriller in which an innocent couple is made scapegoats for the smuggling scam.

Roshan Mathew’s transformation from a soft-spoken young man to an action hero is brilliant. Indrajith, as usual, brings something unique to each role, and he appears to excel at playing police officers. Anna Ben and Siddique perform their roles with the usual aplomb that has become almost a given for them. In smaller roles, Kalabhavan Shajon, Muthumani, Alexander Prashant, and others are excellent, though Ranji Panicker is wasted as Anna Ben’s father.

Under the lens of cinematographer Shaji Kumar, Kochi city appears to sparkle. He almost makes you rediscover the city in a new and exciting light. Ranjin Raj’s background music complements the situation well, though it can be a little loud at times.

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Night Drive: Roshan Mathew, Anna Ben and Indrajith’s thriller to stream on Netflix and Manorama Max

The movie, directed by Vysakh and scripted by Abhilash Pillai, hit theatres on March 11

• Sanjith Sidhardhan

Last Updated: 02.29 PM, Mar 11, 2022

Pulimurugan and Madhuraja director Vysakh’s latest entertainer Night Drive, starring Roshan Mathew, Anna Ben and Indrajith Sukumaran, hit theatres on March 11. The slick thriller, we have learnt will also be releasing on two OTT platforms after its theatrical run ends.

The movie, which revolves around a slew of incidents in the lives of a tainted minister, a police officer, a journalist and her boyfriend during a single night. Scripted by Abhilash Pillai, the film has Indrajith playing CI Benni Moopen while Anna Ben and Roshan Mathew play journalist Riya and Uber driver Georgy, respectively. Siddique plays the minister who is set to be arrested by National Investigation Agency after being suspected of his involvement in a gold smuggling racket.

Night Drive, which was shot during the pandemic, will be releasing on Netflix and Manorama Max, along with Simply South outside India. The streaming date of the movie is expected to be around Vishu in April, by when the movie will complete 30 days afters its theatrical release.

This could also mean that it could director Vysakh’s second OTT release in April. His movie with Mohanlal that is titled Monster is also rumoured to be a direct-to-OTT release on Disney+ Hotstar . The makers, however, is yet to officially confirm this.

Vysakh recently told OTTplay that Monster too is a thriller which is packed with several twists, each making way for entertaining moments in the film. The filmmaker, who had earlier worked with scriptwriter Udaykrishna and Mohanlal together in Pulimurugan, also told us that he was sure that the movie will work on both OTT platforms as well as theatres and so, he isn’t truly worried about the platform of the release its producer Antony Perumbavoor opts for. The director is set to wrap up its post-production soon.

Also read: Night Drive movie review: Roshan Mathew, Anna Ben, Indrajith’s unpredictability steer this slick thriller  

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• 1 hr 58 min
• 6.7   (2,141)

Night Drive (2022) is an exhilarating thriller that takes audiences on a nail-biting journey through the dark alleys of Bengaluru. Directed by Sreejith Vijayan, this Malayalam-language film features a stellar cast including Anna Ben, Roshan Mathew, and Indrajith Sukumaran, who deliver captivating performances that drive the adrenaline and suspense to its peak.

Set against the backdrop of the bustling city streets, Night Drive follows the story of Tara (Anna Ben), a headstrong and independent young woman who finds herself entangled in a web of danger after an unexpected encounter one fateful night. While driving back home from a late-night party, she stumbles upon a mysterious and injured stranger named Jimmy (Roshan Mathew) on the deserted roads of Bengaluru. Driven by empathy and instinct, Tara decides to help him, unaware of the perilous consequences that lie ahead.

As the night unfolds, Tara and Jimmy embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey, desperately trying to evade the clutches of a menacing figure played by Indrajith Sukumaran, whose dark past intertwines with their present predicament. With each twist and turn, the boundaries between reality and illusion blur, leaving the viewers constantly on edge as they join the characters in their race against time.

Night Drive not only showcases the electrifying chemistry between Anna Ben and Roshan Mathew but also delves into the depths of their characters' psyches. Anna Ben shines in her portrayal of Tara, exuding both vulnerability and resilience in equal measure. Roshan Mathew captivates audiences with his incredible range, bringing depth and enigma to the character of Jimmy. The on-screen dynamics between the two actors are intense, and their performances are certain to keep viewers glued to their seats.

Indrajith Sukumaran's portrayal of the enigmatic antagonist adds a layer of suspense and intrigue to the narrative. With his nuanced performance, he manages to strike the perfect balance between being threatening and mysterious, leaving audiences guessing about his true motivations until the very end.

Director Sreejith Vijayan showcases his exceptional storytelling prowess, as Night Drive seamlessly blends elements of crime, thriller, and psychological drama. The film's pulsating pace and well-crafted suspense keep viewers engaged, heightening the overall cinematic experience. The stunning cinematography by Girish Gangadharan further enhances the dark and gritty atmosphere, perfectly capturing the eerie beauty of Bengaluru at night.

Night Drive also boasts a compelling soundtrack composed by Prashant Pillai, which perfectly complements the film's tense and adrenaline-filled sequences. The music seamlessly weaves into the narrative, intensifying the emotions and adding an extra layer of depth to the story.

As the night progresses and the story unravels, Night Drive explores themes of trust, survival, and the consequences of our actions. Through its gripping storyline and well-drawn characters, the film aims to provoke thought and keep audiences on the edge of their seats until the very end.

In conclusion, Night Drive is an enthralling thriller that promises to captivate audiences with its heart-stopping suspense, brilliant performances, and immersive storytelling. With its intelligent twists and turns, this film is a must-watch for anyone seeking an adrenaline-fueled cinematic experience. Prepare to buckle up for a wild ride through the dark underbelly of Bengaluru as Night Drive takes you on a rollercoaster journey that will leave you breathless.

Night Drive is a 2022 thriller with a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.7.

• Genres Thriller Drama
• Cast Anna Ben Roshan Mathew Indrajith Sukumaran
• Director Vysakh
• Release Date 2022
• Runtime 1 hr 58 min
• Language Malayalam
• IMDB Rating 6.7   (2,141)

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