One Line Review: Salute is an investigation thriller where Dulquer Salmaan shines.
Youtube Trailer Salute
Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Manoj K Jayan, Diana Penty, etc.
Directed By: Roshan Andrrews
Release Date: March 17, 2022
Introduction
Salute is an investigation thriller where Dulquer Salmaan play a cop. Roshan Andrrews is known for making realistic movies and he succeeded yet again with Salute.
“A Unique police investigation.”
~ Times Of India
Our rating for Salute is 07/10.
Summary
Aravind Karunakaran is a Sub Inpector under his own brother who is the SuperintendentOf Police, Ajith Karunakaran. The movie takes off as Aravind and a constable trying to frame evidence against Murali on a murder case that had been a sensation. Due to the political pressure, Ajith, Aravind and the other officers are forced to frame Murali and arrest him as the murderer to close the case.
Later they finds out that Murali is innocent and the actual culprit is somewhere else. While Aravind insists to investigate and find out the truth, Ajith stops him and insults him. An enraged Aravind takes a long leave and goes off to study law.
The past keeps haunting Aravind and as he comes back for his cousin’s wedding, he starts going on a trail on the actual suspect and free Murali who was falsely framed. As Ajith tries to stop Aravind from his investigation due to his own fear of getting arrested, Aravind continues to resume his investigation for truth.
Review
Salute is a decent investigation thriller. Rather than flying kicks and punches, Roshan present the characters as real as they can get with a grey background.
The biggest plus of the movie is the cast. It is the performances of the cast that elevates an otherwise average story line. WiIth decent making, it becomes a one-time good watch.
Dulquer’s characterization as Aravind Karunakaran, a young man with inner conflicts than a police offer by profession was brilliant throughout the movie. The writing of characters was commendable because otherwise, it would have been a lousy watch. The chemistry between Dulquer and Manoj as brothers were so convincing.Diana’s pairing with Dulquer looked refreshing and perfect onscreen.
Without really going of the plot or injecting unwanted songs, Salute is true to the story. It never elevates too high but also never stoop down. The execution and story telling is steady making it a decent watch.
Conclusion
Salute is a good investigation crime thriller you can depend on and Dulquer makes it more entertaining with his performance.
