10 Kalpanakal
Theatrical-release poster
Directed byDon Max
Screenplay byDon Max
Shins K Jose
Sangeeth Jain
Story byDon Max
Produced byJiji Anchani
Manu Padmanabhan Nair
Biju Thoranathel
Jacob Koeypurath
Antony P. Thekkek
Mesfin Zacharis
StarringAnoop Menon
Prashant Narayanan
Shebin Benson
Meera Jasmine
CinematographyKishore Mani
Music byMithun Eshwar
Production
company
Shutter Bugs
Distributed byUGM Entertainment
Ananya Films
Release date
  • 25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

10 Kalpanakal (transl. Ten Commandments) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Don Max. It is written by Shins K. Jose and Sangeeth Jain, and based on a story by Max. It stars Anoop Menon and Prashant Narayanan in lead roles, with Meera Jasmine, Shebin Benson, Kaniha, Joju George, and Thampi Antony in supporting roles. 10 Kalpanakal received positive reviews with critics praising the screenplay, performances, and direction.

Plot

10 Kalpanakal is told as a narration of a former SP, Shazia Akbar, to students of law and criminology. She narrates the strangest case in her career, which includes forest officer Davis George; Davis's family; a girl named Angel, whom Davis considered like his daughter; and Victor, a psychopath. Angel is found dead in a forest after a festival. Shazia, a police officer, enters the scene but is unable solve the case due to the lack of a convincing suspect with a motive.

Years later, she runs upon the case of a probable psychopath, Victor, who abducts girls and women, locks them up in his house, and brutally kills them. Victor had the habit of storing photographs of his victims to-be. Among his photo gallery of victims to-be, a photo of Angel is discovered. Shazia contacts Davis and they try to get the truth out of Victor. Davis is suspicious of Vakkachan, whom he distrusts, but Vakkachan says that it is not him and that if Davis puts more accusations on him to tarnish his image, he will end Davis. Victor requests to have a conversation with Davis, and tells him that he was merely an eye-witness to the actual murder and that the original killer was John, Davis's son.

Heartbroken, Davis attempts to pacify himself that it was not John. But circumstantial evidence, such as John coming home late, his collection of photos of her, and his tensed expression on his return, all point to John as the killer. David brings John to a statue of Jesus, asking him to beg for forgiveness, and takes out his revolver. He attempts to kill his own son, but John later reveals that he did meet Angel on the night she died, but the last time he saw her was before returning home.

On the way to court with Shazia, Victor reveals that, in telling Davis that John killed Angel, he intended to thwart Davis's suspicion and cloud his mind with emotions. The court relieves Victor of all accusations due to lack of evidence. Shazia considers this a failure. She ends her speech and later goes to visit Davis, whose house was near the institution she lectured in.

She talks with Davis and leaves, but returns to the house again and that Davis has imprisoned Victor. Victor begs Shazia to convince Davis to kill Victor, but Shazia and Davis smile at each other and the Shazia walks away leaving the Victor to suffer.

Cast

Soundtrack

10 Kalpanakal
Soundtrack album by
Mithun Eshwar
Released2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)
Recorded2016
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
LabelMuzik 247
ProducerMithun Eshwar

The songs were composed by Mithun Eshwer. S. Janaki sung her final song "Ammapoovinum" in the film before her retirement. The song was released in an event at Abu Dhabi on 4 October 2016.[1]

TrackSong TitleLyricistSinger(s)
1"Amma Poovinum"Roy PuramadamS. Janaki
2"Rithu Shalabhame"Shreya Ghoshal, Uday Ramachandran
3"Etho Etho"K. J. Yesudas
4"Kando Kando"Vijay Yesudas, Nithya Balagopal
5"Mulmuna"Mithun Eshwar
6"Mizhi Nanayum"Divya SoorajNithya Balagopal, Mithun Eshwar
7"Pathu Kalpanakal"Meera Jasmine, M C Rude, Mithun Eshwar, Varsha Gopinath

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "10 Kalpanakal re-treads lots of familiar essentials you have already seen in thrillers, but it has what it takes to keep you interested for two hours five minutes".[2]

References

  1. Anu James (4 October 2016). "Watch S Janaki's last song Ammapoovinum from Malayalam movie 10 Kalpanakal". International Business Times.
  2. "10 KALPANAKAL MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India.
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