Patriot (2026)
Original title: പേട്രിയറ്റ്
Patriot is a 2026 Malayalam-language action movie directed by Mahesh Narayanan, with a running time of 2h 57m. It stars Mammootty, Mohanlal and Fahadh Faasil.
A Malayali intelligence analyst uncovers a Kerala politician's illegal use of spyware and pays for it fast. Framed and hunted, he reinvents himself as a vlogger, turning the same tools meant to bury him into a way to fight back and clear his name. Mahesh Narayanan writes and directs, with a heavyweight cast: Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban, Nayanthara and Revathi. Sushin Shyam scores. The film sets state surveillance against one man's improvised counter-campaign, playing the paranoia of being watched against the strange safety of going fully public.
Quick answers
What is Patriot about?
A Malayali intelligence analyst uncovers a Kerala politician's illegal use of spyware and pays for it fast. Framed and hunted, he reinvents himself as a vlogger, turning the same tools meant to bury him into a way to fight back and clear his name. Mahesh Narayanan writes and directs, with a heavyweight cast: Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban, Nayanthara and Revathi. Sushin Shyam scores. The film sets state surveillance against one man's improvised counter-campaign, playing the paranoia of being watched against the strange safety of going fully public.
When was Patriot released?
Patriot was released on 1 May 2026.
How long is Patriot?
Patriot runs 2h 57m.
Who made Patriot?
Patriot was directed by Mahesh Narayanan.
Cast
- Mammootty as Dr. Daniel James
- Mohanlal as Col. Rahim Naik
- Fahadh Faasil as Shakthi Sundaram
- Kunchacko Boban as Michael Devassy
- Nayanthara as Adv. Lathika
- Revathi as CM Nalini Ramakrishnan
- Zarin Shihab as Ayisha Iqbal
- Rajiv Menon as J.P. Sundaram
- Darshana Rajendran as Jyothi Kurian
- Prakash Belawadi as Sreedharan
- Sanal Aman as Ahmed
- Jinu Joseph as Raghu
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A few thoughts on Patriot
For viewers who like spy thrillers where the weapon is information rather than a gun. The pleasure here is the ensemble: several of Malayalam cinema's biggest stars sharing one frame, with Sushin Shyam's score tightening the screws.
Spy thrillers where the surveillance state turns on one of its own
Patriot's analyst gets buried by the same spyware operation he exposed, and these thrillers run the identical trap. Enemy of the State, Salt and Canary Black turn trusted operatives into fugitives the moment their own agency decides they are the liability. Kandahar, The 355 and Mile 22 keep the tradecraft grounded while the walls close in, and The Commuter drops an ordinary man into that same panic.
Movies and games about turning surveillance tech against the people who built it
Patriot's reinvention move, turning surveillance into a weapon, echoes through stories where the system that watches gets outplayed. Half-Life 2's Combine and Portal's ever-present AI both cast a hunted protagonist who wins by using the watchers' own tools against them, while Largo Winch and Attack on Titan build entire plots around exposing the lies a controlling power depends on to stay in charge.
Secret agents living double lives across different eras
Patriot survives by rebuilding himself as someone the system no longer recognizes, a move as old as spy fiction itself. Matahari dramatizes a real double agent's high-wire second identity, while Nick Fury, The Operative and The MacKintosh Man each hinge on an agent whose true face stays hidden until it can't. Never Too Young to Die and I-Man push the same premise into pulpier territory.