CIA: Comrade in America

2017 [MALAYALAM]

Action / Adventure / Romance

4
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 3668 3.7K

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Plot summary

A young Aji Mathew is a communist who goes the whole nine yards for the ideologies he believes in. When the girl he loves leaves to the US out of the blue and her parents fix her wedding, Aji is left with just a fortnight to reach the country albeit with no passport or visa. How far he is willing to go for love forms the plot.

Director

Amal Neerad Photo
Amal Neerad

Top cast

Dulquer Salmaan Photo
Dulquer Salmaan as Aji Mathew
Soubin Shahir Photo
Soubin Shahir as Jomon
Murillo Alves Photo
Murillo Alves as Guide
Sal Yusuf Photo
Sal Yusuf as Karl Marx
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1.2 GB
1280*546
Malayalam 2.0
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 13 min
Seeds 3
2.47 GB
1920*820
Malayalam 5.1
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 13 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by vishnu-dileep08 6 / 10

"An average movie with a good and unique plot but was not directed properly"

Summary (no spoilers)This movie is about Aji Mathew who is an adorable, fearless and humble youngster, who lives in a place in Kerala called Pala. He meets an NRI girl Sara in collage; they fall in love despite of their background. Their moments of love did not last long so do his happiness.My Review (no spoilers)This movie has a really good and unique plot I have not seen this concept in any other movie. It was filled with a somewhat action, a little adventure but not much thriller. Dulquer did his part well he can't be blamed for the way this movie was directed. Karthika has a lot to do to improve her acting skills, Chandini on the other hand got very less time span in this movie but her acting was noticed among the others. The other notable acting would be Siddique, Dileesh, Soubin and Maniyanpilla Raju. This movie had some really good standout songs. Amal Neerad as a director could have done a better job. The ending of this movie was unpredictable and good.No I would not recommend people to watch this movie.My Rating 6/10
Reviewed by shobanchittuprolu 7 / 10

CIA is just a decent watch even though it has lot of potential in script.Watch it if you are Dulquer's fan.

Comrade In America (2017): Lately, Malayalam films have been high on communism when the concept itself is dead, at least in India. Earlier this year, we had Oru Mexican Aparatha, which dealt with student politics. Last month, actor Nivin Pauly had Sakhavu, in which, the protagonist rediscovered his left-wing ideals. And now, Comrade in America, which just used communism for hero's backdrop and nothing much.It is mostly about hero's search for his lover Plot: Aji Matthews (Dulquer Salman), a follower of Communism, travels to USA illegally to stop the wedding of his girlfriend Sarah (Kathika Muralidharan). He along with other people gets caught by the American police while crossing the border.My Review: There's an interesting portion in the film where a drunk Aji imagines himself having a conversation with Karl Marx, Lenin and Che Guevara, who persuade him to find his love, Sarah. Were you under the impression that communism was at the core of this film? You were wrong. Even though the setup where hero narrates his flashback to history legends,his love story is so clichéd.Actors performances and Gopi Sundar's music helped the movie.It is surprising to see that our Comrade doesn't even reach America by the last 10 minutes of the movie.First half is entirely in Kerala and second half mostly consists of his struggle to reach the border.Amal Neerad has great potential in the script but he could have made it lot better but he stuck to the simple way.We can clearly see the clear wastage of huge script.Dulquer is as usual with his charm and terrific performance.He is perfect as Aji and he even became a singer for this film and he is amazing in his debut as singer too.Actresses are also good looking and gave decent performances.So,CIA is just a decent watch even though it has lot of potential in script.Watch it if you are Dulquer's fan.My rating 6.5/10
Reviewed by CobertNeede 5 / 10

Worth The Money !!

CIA is the type of film that you could watch with tight mouth and could relish joy of the beautiful frames moving through the screen. The film explores many themes and fails to deliver it perfectly to the audience. It just switches from one another that you will be quenching the worth of your money till the end , where the film stops abruptly. Dulquer's acting was great along with the secondary actors who shone brilliantly and their comic appearances burst the theatre into joy.The visuals along with the music was so good that the on screen cinematography and direction needed to cope up with them.CIA has a shallow plot and a disastrous screenplay and we quite often forget why we are here - what's the film's message ?I have never waited for a film due to a director and Amal Neerad had done his work quite well. Although we did not see the type of direction as seen in Iyobinte Pusthakam And a short film in 5 Sundarikal, Amal has done justice to his part and has left me happy enough. The film offers great themes for the audience to feast on. Communism , Romance , Don't expect much in life and many other themes frequently found in coming of age dramas and films that have released in many decades over the time. In short, watch this film on your own risk as never go expecting a film that goes with you, but a film that you must go with. Breathe in the visuals my friend, for the cinematography is great.My Rating - 7.8/10
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