Khaild Rahman in Unda boldly denies Mammootty the grand entry that was almost a ritual at one point of time. A few years ago, to do anything of this sort would have been unimaginable, almost sacrilegious in an industry that literally worshipped its superstars. And by doing so, the director has made a bold statement: content and not stardom is the new king in Kerala's film industry. The biggest coup pulled off by director Khalid Rahman is his decision to cast a superstar as an ordinary cop. In fact, he goes numb and stays back, silently watching his subordinates struggling to retaliate. When the naxalites open fire unexpectedly at their camp, in the middle of the night, SI Mani doesn't take charge. Tasked with leading a bunch of rookie Kerala policemen from Kerala on election duty in the Naxal hotbed of Bastar, SI Mani is a man full of insecurities and vulnerabilities.
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