Fireman’, written and directed by Deepu Karunakaran, features Mammootty in the lead role as a firefighter. The film deals with a novel theme and narrative pattern. A major fire broke out in the town quite unexpectedly. The movie paints the dangers caused by the fire and the rescue operation that follows.

 

Vijay (Mammootty) is Fire Station master. Vijay and his gang get involved in the process of firefighting to prevent loss of life and the destruction of property and environment. The rescue operation seems to be so risky. Meanwhile, fire spreads to more adjacent areas causing more damages by the passage of time creating threat to lives. The fire extinguishing procedures are under the leadership of Commissioner Sherin Thomas (Nyla Usha).Unni Mukundan does a major role along with Mammootty. Siddique, Salim Kumar, Kalasala Babu, Harish Peradi, P Sreekumar do the other important roles. Rahul Raj is the music director. ‘Fireman’ is produced by Milan Jaleel under the banner of Galaxy Films. 

 

DVD Features:Dolby Digital 5.1,Anamorphic WideScreen,NTSC All Regions, English Subtitles

Cast: Mammootty, Andrea Jeremiah, Nyla Usha, Salimkumar, Siddique, Unni Mukundan 

Director: Deepu Karunakaran

Producer: Milan Jaleel

Production Co: Galaxy Films

Music Director: Rahul Raj

 

 

The surprises that Deepu Karunakaran's 'Fireman' has in store, lie mostly in the mechanics of its plot. The commendable moment-to-moment feats in it, keep your focus away from the mundane visuals and the loose ends that hang about in abundance. 

 

When a tremendously disturbed Achari (Salim Kumar) steers his car away from a gas tanker, the heavy vehicle goes for a toss, flipping the tank on to the ground, where it lies, threatening to go up in flames any moment. The fire brigade led by Fireman Vijay (Mammootty) takes charge, and the police force under the Commissioner Sherin Thomas (Nyla Usha) arrive to lend support.

 

To be fair to the makers, 'Fireman' has been crisply edited, and at just about two hours has very few hold-ups in between. The pace is brisk, the dialogues are curt, and the exploits vigorous. The rapid pulse that is maintained between sequences, stops the film from degenerating into one of those soggy thrillers that never get their thrills right.