Overview
A thrilling ride through the underbelly of crime and camaraderie in a small town gang culture.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- rambunctious
- earthy
- witty
- crime movie night
- malayalam cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's realistic regional texture, natural performances, vivid cinematography, energetic action, and audacious extended-take climax.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film integrates Angamaly's dialect, pork culture, music, food, and local rivalries into its crime world.
The climax is staged as a dazzling single twelve-minute take containing overlapping violence and chaos.
Critics identify its realistic making and kitchen-sink approach, while the town's squalor and subsistence conflicts remain central.
Vincent Pepe and the rival gang members define themselves through fights, honor, money, and displays of power.
Films like Angamaly Diaries, and why
Kammattipadam
grounded small-town crime drama combining local culture, volatile masculinity, dark humor, and kinetic action
Premam
Malayalam coming-of-age crime film blending romance, friendship, comedy, and gang conflict with a strong regional identity
Gangs of Wasseypur
raw ensemble crime drama using realistic performances, regional detail, and escalating gang violence
Jigarthanda
stylized yet grounded crime film centered on criminal rivalries, dark humor, and social texture
Movie Details
- Director
- Lijo Jose Pellissery
- Release Date
- 2017-03-03
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (63)
Cast
- Antony Varghese
- Sarath Kumar
- Tito Wilson
- Bitto Davis
- Sinoj Varghese
- Anna Reshma Rajan
- Kichu Tellus
- Ullas Jose Chemban
- Vineeth Vishwam
- Jolly Chirayath
Common questions
- What is Angamaly Diaries about?
- A boisterous Malayalam crime saga where a young Angamaly gangster pursues status amid rival clans, romance, violence, and combustible local loyalties.
- What is Angamaly Diaries like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Angamaly Diaries as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Angamaly Diaries violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Angamaly Diaries as graphic.
- What did critics think of Angamaly Diaries?
- Critics broadly praised the film's realistic regional texture, natural performances, vivid cinematography, energetic action, and audacious extended-take climax.
- Which films are like Angamaly Diaries?
- Films with a similar feel include Kammattipadam, Premam, Gangs of Wasseypur, and Jigarthanda.
- How long is Angamaly Diaries?
- Angamaly Diaries runs 132 minutes.
