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Action, Drama, Thriller • 2026 • 177 min

Patriot is a 2026 Malayalam-language action thriller directed by Mahesh Narayanan, starring Mammootty as Dr. Daniel James, a Defense Research Wing officer; Mohanlal as Colonel Rahim Naik, a retired Army officer; Fahadh Faasil as Shakthi Sundaram, a corporation owner and former IAF officer; and Kunchacko Boban as Michael Devassy, a former IAF officer. The story involves covert operatives probing a government spyware purchase.
Mammootty • Mohanlal • Kunchacko Boban
Patriot is a 2026 Malayalam-language action thriller directed by Mahesh Narayanan, starring Mammootty as Dr. Daniel James, a Defense Research Wing officer; Mohanlal as Colonel Rahim Naik, a retired Army officer; Fahadh Faasil as Shakthi Sundaram, a corporation owner and former IAF officer; and Kunchacko Boban as Michael Devassy, a former IAF officer. The story involves covert operatives probing a government spyware purchase.
Mammootty • Mohanlal • Kunchacko Boban
Web evidence is insufficient to determine political bias or thematic framing.
The movie features an ensemble of established Indian actors in roles reflecting Indian government, military, and societal contexts within a spy thriller plot about domestic surveillance misuse and national security threats.
The film's narrative centers on a political espionage thriller involving spyware misuse and whistleblowing, with family elements peripheral and depicted neutrally without endorsement or critique of traditional or progressive norms. Daniel's remarriage after divorce and his wife's supportive role in exile are shown factually as part of his personal circumstances, while a subplot criticizes villains for exploiting family vulnerabilities but does not frame family structures themselves.
The film is a spy thriller centered on surveillance conspiracies and national security threats with no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
No transgender characters or themes appear in this spy thriller about a surveillance conspiracy and political corruption.
Female characters appear in supporting roles including a former central minister, an ex-wife, a second wife, and a lover. No scenes depict them defeating male opponents in hand-to-hand, martial arts, or melee combat. Action sequences are limited to the male protagonists.
Original spy thriller screenplay with all major characters newly created for the film; no legacy or historical figures recast across gender lines.
Original spy thriller with no source material or prior canon establishing any character's race differently from the Indian actors portraying them in contemporary Indian settings.
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