Mikhael is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Haneef Adeni. It stars Nivin Pauly in the lead role with Unni Mukundan, Manjima Mohan, Siddique, JD Chakravarthy and Suraj Venjaramoodu in supporting roles. Music is composed by Gopi Sundar. The film released on 18 January 2019.
George Peter is an influential gold smuggler in Kerala. One day, George and his driver are killed under mysterious circumstances where ACP Muhammed Easa and his colleague CI Isaac John arrives at the spot and discovers that the murder was carried out with a surgical blade, deducing that a doctor was behind it. They start investigating medical stores. At the same time, George’s younger brother Marco meets their rival, William Davis and his elder son Abraham to ask whether it was their work. Abraham speaks in a condescending manner, which provokes Marco to shoot Abraham, showing Marco as a sadistic and ruthless criminal. During his funeral, Easa asks William and his younger son Francis about Abraham’s murder, but to no avail.
One night, a mysterious person shoots Patrick, who is Davis’s right-hand man. Easa and Isaac take him to Star Hospital where he gets murdered despite being protected with maximum security. This solidifies Easa and Isaac’s theory that the murderer is a doctor. Meanwhile, A contract killer interrogates a pharmacist to learn the truth about the murders. Both the gangs start believing that someone is after them. Isaac becomes suspicious of Easa since he earlier revealed that he had an informant, but didn’t reveal anything about him. Isaac investigates on his own, discovering that Dr. Mikhael John, the casualty specialist of Star Hospital is both the killer and the informant.
Issac also finds that Easa is helping Mikhael since they had contacted each other several times. He also tells Easa what he has learned in his investigation, forcing Easa to reveal everything in order to prevent the arrest of Dr. Mikhael. Easa explains that when Mikhael was 10 years old, he was involved in an accident that killed his father John (who is a martial arts trainer). Michael’s mother Ancy blamed him for his father’s death. Meanwhile, George’s son Gerald challenged Jenny, Mikhael’s sister to a kung-fu fight in front of the entire school. Jenny defeats him, causing his friends and other students to tease him for losing to a girl. Depressed over the matter, Gerald commits suicide by jumping from the school terrace.
George visits Jenny and ask her to jump from the school terrace in the same way Gerald had jumped or he will kill her entire family. After George continuously disturbs and harasses her family, Jenny decides to jump off the school terrace. Before she jumps, Mikhael arrives and saves her. After learning about the harassment, Mikhael files a complaint to the police, but the Sub-Inspector thrashes and warns him, as they are allied with George. Ancy asks him to visit them in Christmas, but he refuses. George later kills Ancy, causing Michael to burn Peter’s Audi Q7 car. George and his henchmen catch Michael, beat him brutally and leave him on a railroad track to die. Michael escapes, and eventually catches up George and his driver and kills them both.
In the present, Marco learns about Mikhael and Jenny and vows to finish them. Easa also reveals that he ordered Mikhael to kill Patrick, since he was a common connection between both teams and killing him will provoke a gang war. Meanwhile, Jenny gets kidnapped by William and Davis, who learned that Mikhael was responsible for Patrick’s death, but Mikhael is able to save Jenny; William and Francis are arrested by Easa, who also arrest Marco for killing Abraham, but Marco is released on bail. Marco kidnaps Jenny and takes her to the Helipad of a Skyscraper and challenges Mikhael to a fight. Mikhael arrives at the Helipad and fights with Marco. Finally, using a hidden surgical blade in his pocket, Michael is able to kill Marco. The film ends by showing Michael illegal donates Marco’s organs to save three people, thus saving his family.
Directed by Haneef Adeni
Written by Haneef Adeni
Produced by Anto Joseph
Starring Nivin Pauly, Unni Mukundan
Cinematography Vishnu Panicker
Edited by Mahesh Narayanan
Music by Gopi Sundar
Production Anto Joseph Film Company
Distributed by Anto Joseph Film Company
Release date 18 January 2019
Running time 150 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
