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A film which started at a slow pace then shifting into top gear and then went downhill. Performance of the cast are satisfying but the film lacks something appealing.

Ignore the didacticism and you get a hard-hitting moral lesson in Kuruthi (Holy Slaughter), where one night a male-only family finds its house turn into a battleground between religious men and woman who are out to settle scores. Despite the lopsided screenplay, it's well-shot, has gritty music, and holds Mamukoya on an invisible pedestal as he rightly should be. I would watch this again just to enjoy him snap and talk the truth about the world that we live in.

I'm attributing the entire 2.5 stars to Mamukkoya's portrayal of Moosa Khader. He's dripping with swagger from start to finish. The rest of the film doesn't hold up. The pedestrian screenplay treatment and the superficial dialogues do not help. Performances are fine, since Kuruthi boasts a talented ensemble, but the half-baked writing struggles to keep viewers excited about the fates of these characters. The first half definitely towers over the second, but the moment the exposition around religion starts to unfurl, Kuruthi becomes infinitely less exciting. The screenplay is only looking to tick all contemporary boxes centered around religious hatred, and not offer any fresh commentary on the same. That being said, it still takes guts to make movies (or create content) around flammable topics.

In the History of Indian Cinema, there is no movie which talks about the nuances of the hatred that lies between Hindus and Muslims... The film ends with the right note... "Hate" is the cause of every problem our mankind faces and it doesn't end with death... Perfectly needed... Thank God someone told this... Everyone's acting is beyond words... I can't praise them enough... This is a psychological thriller if someone knows this subject... Give up Hate...

What's this all 10/10 reviews? The weakly scripted movie with some good actors/cast reminded me of that decorated bus in Parakkumthalika movie. What's even the point of this movie, what did it develop into, what is the message being conveyed? Malayalam movies are going backwards day by day. Forced to stick to Tamil and Telugu movies these days.