Cuttputtli is an official remake of a superhit Tamil cinema, Ratsasan. Ranjit M Tewari ensures a fast-paced narrative, not giving much of breathing space to divulge the core conflict. In doing so, he does manage to hold attention however, some of the essences in terms of back stories of all the characters as also the motive for murders is diluted. It’s one of those films, which might have had a better impact in the long run.
Talking about representation, Akshay Kumar is in his element. This can be termed his better performance in all the films released in 2022. He owns the cop avatar and brings much-needed maturity to the character. While investigative sequences come naturally to him, he also excels in emotional parts. We get to see a glimpse of his comic side in the first half in the initial interactions with Rakul Preet Singh. The actress gets a couple of moments to rise in the narrative in the second half and she doesn’t let down the aforementioned character. Chandrachur Singh and Sargun Mehta are fine in their respective characters as cops. The actor’s character is easily among the scariest characters in the film and he heightens the fear with his body language and expressions.
Overall, Cuttputtli is a good remake of Ratsasan that has some good and bad sides but won’t let down the audience of suspense thrillers as also the fans of Akshay Kumar.
