‘Operation Java’ movie review: A promising debut unravelling the world of cybercrime

Tackling more than one subject in a script, and managing to find that right balance between these, and getting away unscathed is something not easily achieved. In Operation Java, debutant Tharun Moorthy, who has scripted and directed the film, has found this sweet spot, with two of the film's main concerns neatly balancing each other. The film is structured as a series of cyber crimes and the police's efforts at tracking them down, almost as a mini-series with a few independent episodes. Operation Java Starring: Lukman, Balu Varghese, Binu Pappu Direction: Tharun Moorthy Joblessness among youth was the core idea of some of Malayalam cinema's biggest hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Binu Pappu stands out with his performance as a senior officer in the cyber cell, while both Lukman and Balu Varghese make the most of their characters, evoking sympathy and admiration in equal measure.