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''Iratta'' () is a 2023
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written and directed by Rohit M. G. Krishnan featuring
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in dual roles, Anjali, Arya Salim and
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. The film revolves around the death of a policeman during his duty hours in
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police station and the investigation that follows by his estranged twin brother.


Plot

The film begins with the murder of 52-year-old ASI Vinod Kumar, the twin brother of DYSP Pramod. There are three suspects in the murder: ASI John, CPO Bineesh, and SCPO Sandeep. All three police officers worked with Vinod in the
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police station and have animosity towards Vinod, due to different incidents. It is revealed through the incidents, narrated by the trio individually, that Vinod was a drunkard and womaniser. Bineesh narrates his incident where he caught Vinod coming out of a lodge room after raping a 17-year-old girl in an inebriated state. Pramod is a recovered alcoholic, who is now sober but is separated from his wife, Sreeja, and daughter. Unable to withstand his drunkard behaviour, Sreeja moved away from him to
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with their newborn daughter. Pramod recalls his and Vinod's childhood. The two brothers grew up in the same household with an abusive and absent father, who also was incidentally a police
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. One day, their parents have a violent fight, owing to their father's
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. This causes their parents' separation. Pramod stays with their mother, while Vinod is forcibly taken away by their father. This fuels Vinod's resentment towards Pramod and their mother, as he feels betrayed and left alone to face their father's abuse. One day, few people hack their father to death, after he tried to sleep with an underaged girl and molest her. Years later, both the twins become police officers, but take different paths. Pramod starts as a
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and eventually becomes a respected and honest Deputy Superintendent of Police (DYSP), while Vinod started as a
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and becomes a violent and street-smart Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI). At present, DYSP Satheesh, who has close ties with Vinod, leads the investigation. He also doubts Pramod, as he is aware of the duo's past and hatred towards each other. This is further fueled by the statement of Vinod's lover, Malini, who recently came into his life and changed him for the better. Hence, Pramod is kept away from the investigation initially, but he requests to take over the case. He quickly proceeds with the investigation, and it turns out that all the three suspects have legitimate alibis. He then finds camera footage from a media personnel recording, in which he sees two children playing
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with their dog in the nearby field. Upon contacting them, it is revealed that Vinod actually committed suicide by shooting 3 times on his chest and one of them witnessed it while picking up their cricket ball. Puzzled and shocked by the new discovery, Pramod starts to look into the motive for Vinod's suicide, especially since it seemed as though he was very happy after Malini had come into his life. At this point, a few constables receive the footage of the music reality show that Vinod was watching just before he committed suicide. Pramod sees Sreeja in the audience and realises that his grown-up daughter Swetha is one of the participants. Pramod suspects the worst and confirms the identity of the minor girl raped by Vinod in the lodge with the reality show and realises that the girl was Swetha. Pramod infers that Vinod realised that he raped his own niece and unable to bear the guilt, he committed suicide. The film ends with Sreeja trying to reconnect with Pramod, after hearing of Vinod's death. However, he strictly instructs her not to tell Swetha about him or ever show her his face, as she has unknowingly "seen" her father's face on that unfortunate night at the lodge. Pramod, unknowingly, has to now atone for the sins of both Vinod, their father and also his mistakes done to Sreeja.


Cast


Release and reception

The film released in theatres in
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on 3 February 2023. It had its theatrical release outside Kerala on 17 February 2023, and had its digital premiere on
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on 3 March 2023. The film received positive reviews. S. R. Praveen of ''
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'' opined that "Joju George's double act and a gut-wrenching climax" redeems the otherwise "average police procedural." A reviewer from ''
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'' noted that the film is an "emotional, suspense-filled thriller," and "yet another excellent cinema in Malayalam." Rating the film 4/5, a reviewer from ''
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'' wrote, "''Iratta'' is a movie that draws you in, steals your breath and leaves you with pain." ''
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'' praised Joju George's ability to bring out the different exposure and exhibition of the two characters. Saketh Reddy Eleti of
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rates this Movie 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Iratta is an Excellent thriller with a Disturbing Twist." He praised Joju George's performance as Pramod and Vinod.


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* *{{IMDb title 2023 films 2020s Malayalam-language films 2020s police procedural films 2023 directorial debut films 2023 crime thriller films Films scored by Jakes Bejoy Twins in Indian films Indian police films Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police Films shot in Idukki Films shot in Mumbai Indian nonlinear narrative films