Athiradi Movie Review & Rating:  What made Vidheyan’s (1994) Bhaskara Pattelar ( Mammootty ) and Chotta Mumbai’s (2007) CI Nadesan (Kalabhavan Mani) such impactful villains? Was it the stirring and chilling performances alone that made them iconic? Of course not. While Mammootty and Kalabhavan Mani’s spellbinding portrayals significantly contributed to the immortalisation of these two archvillains, their brilliance stemmed from the fact that both characters were well-wrought. Even without having to beat up 10-100 rivals on-screen, Pattelar and Nadesan’s notoriety and ferocity came across clearly because the characters were well-conceived and fleshed out on paper. And the impact that it gives, no amount of antics can. That’s pretty much what’s lacking in debutant director Arun Anirudhan’s Athiradi. Yes, Sreekuttan Vellayani aka Kuttan (Tovino Thomas) is a unique villain and is presented like a Goliath. However, the issue is that his Goliath-ness is limited to the presentation alone.…