The trailer of Dhanush and Mammootty’s O.M – Operation Mole has surprised everyone, but not in the usual way. Most trailers hide the plot and keep the big twists for theatres. Director Rajkumar Periasamy has done the opposite and revealed almost the entire story in the trailer, which was released yesterday.
What OM Stands For
The trailer has also revealed what the title means: O.M stands for Operation Mole. The title fits the story perfectly, since Dhanush plays a mole planted inside a smuggling syndicate.
The Story, Straight From the Trailer
The film is set between two villages on the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border, against the backdrop of red sandalwood smuggling.
Mammootty plays the head of the red sandalwood smuggling syndicate, a powerful man the local people see as their protector.
Sai Pallavi plays an IPS officer leading the fight against the smuggling, and Dhanush is part of the special task force reporting to her.
Dhanush enters the smuggling world as a spy, wins Mammootty’s trust and passes information to the police. But after the atrocities committed by the cops, he turns against them and joins Mammootty’s side.
Then Mammootty appears to be killed, and in the most surprising turn, Dhanush steps into his place and rises as the new leader.
A Bold, Deliberate Choice
Revealing this much is a bold call, and it doesn’t look like an accident. Rajkumar seems to want audiences to know the story before they walk in, so they focus on the emotions and the journey rather than waiting for twists.
He clearly isn’t worried about spoilers, and he has good reason not to be.
The Amaran Formula
Rajkumar has done this before. With Amaran, everyone knew the story going it, because it was a biopic of Major Mukund Varadarajan. That didn’t matter. Rajkumar delivered stunning emotional moments and a fantastic screenplay, and the film became a massive hit.
With OM, he appears to be following the same formula: tell the story openly, and win audiences with how he tells it.
Releasing November 20
OM brings Dhanush and Mammootty together for the first time. Sai Abhyankkar has composed the music. The film releases in theatres worldwide on November 20.
