Sherlock Toms is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Sachy. The film stars Biju Menon, Miya, Srinda Arhaan, Salim Kumar, and Kalabhavan Shajohn. It was produced by Prem Menon under his Global United Media. The plot follows the encounters of Thomas, an Indian Revenue Service employee, who is fondly called Sherlock Toms due to his shrewd intelligence and keen observation skills. The film was inspired by hollywood flick Man on a Ledge . The film was released on 29 September 2017.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Shafi |
| Screenplay by | Sachy Najeem Koya |
| Based on | Man on a Ledge by Pablo Fenjves |
| Produced by | Prem Menon |
| Starring | Biju Menon Miya Srinda Arhaan Salim Kumar Vijayaraghavan Hareesh Perumanna |
| Cinematography | Alby |
| Edited by | V. Saajan |
| Music by | Bijibal Rahul Raj (score) |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editYoung Thomas Joy is an avid fan of Sherlock Holmes, a character created by Arthur Conan Doyle. His friends call him 'Sherlock Toms' due to his keen observation skills. Despite some childhood difficulties he grows up to be an IRS officer but has a troubled relationship with Rekha, whom he married accidentally.
Tom conducts an unfruitful raid on a "chit fund company" in which he caused damage to their vault and got suspended. Tom attributes it to his wife's behaviour and has an argument with her. She calls the police and alleges Tom hit her. He then faces court cases brought by Rekha and the chit fund company. When it becomes apparent his lawyer is not succeeding in proving his innocence, Tom loudly threatens to commit suicide. The judge orders Tom to undergo a treatment but during the commotion, he flees and accidentally enters a large hotel opposite to the office of the chit company from where he demands the lifting of his suspension and a divorce from Rekha. He and Rekha argue while he is still about to commit suicide and exposes his toxic relationship and abuse he suffered from her in front of hundreds and TV. He also asks for a rock band to play music while he stood there and demanded a reporter speak to him.
In the hotel room, which he gatecrashes, he discovers cancelled currencies which he shows to the gathered media reporting about him. When the police rescue team captured him, Tom confesses his suicide threat was a distraction to get the company raided thereby clearing his name.
Cast
edit- Biju Menon as P.L.Thomas Varghese IRS alias Sherlock Toms, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax/ Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate
- Dhananjay as Young Toms
- Salim Kumar as Chavaro Ashan
- Miya as Shiney Mattummel, TV reporter
- Srinda Ashab as Rekha Toms aka Sabdarekha, Toms's wife
- Vijayakumar as Sathyaprathapan IPS, Commissioner
- Hareesh Perumanna as Fakrudeen aka Fakru, Police constable
- Kottayam Nazeer as S.I Shinto
- Suresh Krishna as Pradeep, Kerala Fire and Rescue Services officer
- Noby Marcose as Madan Thulasi
- Rafi as Saghav Lazar, Thomas's father
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Costable Raghu
- Sadiq as Adv.Sambashivan P. K
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Sugunan Master
- Molly Kannamaly as Kuruvi Thathi
- Sunil Babu as Uvvachu Chacko, son of Chacko Ashaan
- Saju Kodiyan as Fa. Stephen Kunnummel
- Jayan Cherthala as P. Sundaram, Joint Director of Enforcement
- Balaji Sharma as Vinod, Enforcement officer
- Kalyani Nair a Sherly, Enforcement officer
- Vijayaraghavan as Unneesho Mappila
- Anu Joseph as Deepa, Pradeep's wife
- Sarayu as Magistrate
- Abu Salim as Markose
- Prasanth Alexander as Joji Tharakan, Branch Manager at Mannanam Chits and Finance, Ravipuram branch
- Sreenivasan as Narrator (Voice Only)
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Jolly
- Vinod Kedamangalam as School Peon
- Nelson as Panthayam Panchi
- Majeed as Prosecutor
- Rajesh Paravoor as Nilavudeen
- Vijayan Karanthoor as SI Chandran, at Alangad Station
- Manju Satheesh as P. Bhanumathy, School H. M
- Manve Surendran as Sushma teacher
- Riyas K.H as Stranger in Bank
References
edit- ^ "Biju Menon is an aspiring detective in Sherlock Toms. The movie was met with mixed to negative reaction from critics and public alike. It shares similarity with the English movie Man On The Ledge". The New Indian Express. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "sherlock toms: Biju Menon - Shafi's film gets a title, 'Sherlock Toms' | Malayalam Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Ramaleela scriptwriter Sachy to have a unique honour on Sept 28, 2018 - Times of India". The Times of India.