Malayan, directed by P K Gopi, is all about a worker in a cracker factory taking revenge against the evil forces. The film has a different backdrop (crackers industry) and a story with substance.

Malayan (Karan) is a cracker factory worker, very loyal to his boss (Sarath Babu). His simple life gets shaken when his lover (Shammu) along with many of his peers is killed in a ‘fire accident’. Malayan swings in to action when he finds that it as a planned crime.

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He finds that it was none other than his respected boss, who instigated the fire accident. The rest of the story deals with how Malayan approaches the issue.

Debutant director Gopi has chosen a new background and has come out with a story with some substance. The protagonist not being able to confront the culprit because of his past does make an interesting story. But Gopi has failed to tell the story with novelty or gripping elements. Rather, he restores to the routine path and hence makes the movie less appealing.

Worse, the movie has an old look in its treatment and the way it portrays the hero and the sentiments. There is no denying the fact that Karan has given his whole hearted efforts. Shammu too has done her part well while Udayathara, the second heroine, is passable. ‘Ganja’ Karuppu and Mayilsamy do make us laugh in some scenes.

Music director Dhina has once again comes out with jarring music. Malayan has a different backdrop and a story to tell us but it fails in translating them into an engaging.