Salute (2022 Indian film)

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Salute
Wayfarer Films
Distributed bySonyLIV
Release date
  • 17 March 2022 (2022-03-17)
Running time
143 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Salute is a

Bobby-Sanjay starring Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role as a cop.[2][3] Produced by Dulquer Salmaan under his banner Wayfarer Films, the film has Aslam K. Purayil as the cinematographer while A. Sreekar Prasad handles the editing and Santhosh Narayanan was signed on to compose the original background score before being replaced by Jakes Bejoy.[4][5]

The film was scheduled for a theatrical release on the occasion of

direct-to-streaming release on SonyLIV.[6][7] It was set to have the world premiere on 18 March 2022, but premiered a day early, on 17 March 2022.[8] The film marks Diana Penty
's Malayalam debut. It received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Aravind Karunakaran a sub-inspector, along with his colleagues and superior, Deputy Superintendent Ajith Karunakaran, who is also his brother, arrest a man named Murali, who they are convinced was a murderer they were looking for, forging evidences against him. However, they discover to their shock soon after that the real murderer was someone else. While Ajith and the others are in solidarity over keeping silence about their misconduct, lest they risk their careers, Aravind retires from the force after refusing to be a part of the charade and getting condemned by his colleagues for the same. A few years later, when Aravind returns to his hometown for his niece's wedding, he discovers certain leads that can lead him to the actual culprit, thereby saving Murali. Aravind then rejoins the force and begins to conduct the investigation on his own time, narrowing on a potential serial killer and identity thief who has been behind several murders around Kerala over the years using fake identities, while his brother and his accomplices continue to sabotage his plans by transferring him to the Kasaragod branch only to find out that Aravind was getting closer and closer to the culprit. However by the time Aravind tracks down his house, he finds out that the culprit died in a car accident while using another fake identity and his face is deformed. He nevertheless uses this in order to free Murali while Aravind, Ajith, Pramod and Alex are all suspended. The movie ends with Aravind reading the culprit's letter which acknowledges Aravind's findings but after reading the date of the stamp he realizes that the letter was written before the day the culprit died.

Cast

Production

Development

In May 2020, during the seven year anniversary of film Mumbai Police, director Rosshan Andrrews announced that he would be teaming up with Dulquer Salmaan for his next film which is a thriller. The film's story and screenplay is written by his regular collaborators Bobby & Sanjay marking their sixth film together.[9]

Filming

The principal photography began on 3 February 2021 in Kollam.[10] Diana Penty joined the sets on 9 February 2021 marking her debut in Malayalam film.[11] Manoj K. Jayan joined the shooting on 12 February 2021.[12] The major locations are Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kasaragod, and New Delhi.[13]

Release

Salute released on SonyLiv on 17 March 2022 as a Direct-to-OTT release.[14] The film was originally planned to release in April 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The premiere was rescheduled multiples times, including for October 2021, December 2021, and January 2022.[15]

Legal Issues

On 15 March 2022, ahead of the film's release, the Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK), banned

Wayfarer Films and Dulquer Salmaan projects. They said the ban would be permanent and refused to co-operate with Dulquer.[16] Later the ban was withdrawn by them.[17]

Reception

In a review for

Indian Express Reviewed "Dulquer Salmaan shines in absorbing investigative drama".[20]

References

  1. ^ "Salute". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan transforms into a cop in Salute first look; Malayalam action flick to also star Diana Penty". Firstpost. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Dulquer presents first look poster from upcoming film 'Salute'". The News Minute. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ Barretto, Jennifer (8 March 2021). "South Indian actor Dulquer Salmaan shares first look of 'Salute'". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan, Diana Penty starrer Salute first look out, actor aces cop avatar". www.indiatvnews.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ Jha, Lata (13 March 2022). "SonyLIV to premiere Dulquer Salmaan's 'Salute'". Mint. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Father-son duo Mammootty, Dulquer head to OTT with 'Salute' and 'Puzhu'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. Outlook India
    . 7 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  9. ^ "'ഇനി ദുല്ഖറിനൊപ്പമുള്ള ത്രില്ലര്'; മുംബൈ പൊലീസിന്റെ ഏഴാം വാര്ഷികത്തില് റോഷന് ആന്ഡ്രൂസ്". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ "റോഷന് ആന്ഡ്രൂസും ദുല്ഖറും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു; നായികയാകാൻ ഡയാന പെന്റി". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Diana Penty joins Dulquer Salmaan-Rosshan Andrrews film; the diva says she is excited to make her debut in Malayalam - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ "ഒരു വർഷത്തെ കാത്തിരിപ്പിനു ശേഷം വീണ്ടും ക്യാമറയുടെ മുന്നിലേക്ക്; ദുൽഖർ ചിത്രത്തിൽ മനോജ്.കെ.ജയനും". Mathrubhumi. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  13. ^ Hazra, Priya (9 February 2021). "Diana Penty To Star Alongside Dulquer Salmaan In Her Malayalam Film Debut". Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Salute trailer: Dulquer Salmaan promises a gripping investigative thriller". The Indian Express. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  15. ^ Chowdhury, Rishity Roy (11 January 2022). "Dulquer Salmaan's Salute postponed due to Spike in Covid-19, Omicron cases". India Today. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  16. ^ "FEUOK bans Dulquer Salmaan movies". The Indian Express. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  17. ^ Soman, Deepa (31 March 2022). "FEUOK withdraws ban on Dulquer Salmaan". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Salute movie review: Dulquer Salmaan takes on an unconventional police drama". Firstpost. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  19. ^ Janani K. "Salute Movie Review: Dulquer Salmaan's riveting cop drama failed to replete with new ideas". India Today. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  20. ^ Goutham VS (18 March 2022). "Salute movie review: Dulquer Salmaan shines in absorbing investigative drama". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

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