Annayum rasoolum, Njan steve lopez- these are the first two films of the director Rajeev ravi. He is a strory teller, he tells them in in his own pace which some people like and some don't. In Kammatti padam, he narrates the lives of people from a place called 'Kammatti padam'. He demands a little patience from audience as he tries to narrate a long journey of these people who witnessed the Ernakulam village turning into a City. In this film he takes time to establish a world where every character has its own significance.
The film is narrated in a non linear fashion, the protagonist Krishnan(Dulquer salman), who gets stabbed recollects his whole life while he tries not to lose his consciousness. He recollects about his child hood, how he met his friends Ganga, Abu,etc, how they looked upto 'BALAN CHETTAN (played by manikandhan)' who is a fear less guy, works for a businessman called Surendran. Krishnan and his friends become a Gang called 'Kammatti padam boys' under the leadership of Balan chettan and start working for Surendran. As the story unveils we will get to see the various stages of this Gang, the lives of low class society, how the businessman surendran used the gang for his benefits.
The screen play and editing gives enough importance to every character and it is very difficult to forget any of them. Even though the main protagonist is Dulquer salman, for me the pick of performances is Vinayakan who played his friends character. The action sequences looks so realistic, no flying, no defying of laws of physics.
The film is very long, close to 3 hours, but as i said earlier director takes his time in first half to establish a world and the way he handled the non linear narration, so many characters and plots with out creating any confusion is brilliant. It is one of those films where every character gave their best. If you have not watched this film, go for it and experience the lives of these Kammatti padam boys.....
