What Happens Next? The Best Fan Theories For The Patriot Sequel
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Why Everyone Is Obsessed With The Patriot Climax
When you walked out of the theatre after watching Mahesh Narayanan’s Patriot and felt like your brain was doing backflips, you are not alone. The May 1st release completely shattered our expectations. We thought we were getting a standard, high-octane mass action flick with Mammootty and Mohanlal throwing punches.
Instead, we got a chilling, three-hour-long political surveillance thriller about the terrifying reality of spyware. The tension is real. The stakes are uncomfortably high. And that climax left an entire generation of moviegoers screaming at the screen.
The internet is absolutely exploding right now. Fans are tearing apart every single frame of the movie. We are looking at the open-ended hit-or-miss conclusion and the massive world-building Mahesh Narayanan carefully layered throughout the first half. People do not just want a simple sequel. They want spin-offs. They want prequels. They want a whole cinematic universe built around the Patriot storyline.
Let us break down the absolute best fan theories floating around right now and figure out what the next part should actually look like.
Patriot – The Spyware World Built By Mahesh Narayanan
Before we jump into the wild theories, we have to look at the timeline and the scale of what we are dealing with.
Patriot introduces us to a terrifying modern weapon. It is not a bomb or a gun. It is Periscope, a silent spyware application living right inside our mobile phones. The plot drops Daniel James, played brilliantly by Mammootty, right into the crosshairs of a massive government conspiracy. He is a top-level Union government ministry employee who stumbles onto a surveillance operation run by Minister J.P. Sundaram and his corporate mastermind son, Shakthi.
Daniel has to run. He escapes to London, goes completely off the grid, and eventually teams up with a seasoned intelligence ghost named Colonel Rahim Naik. Mohanlal plays the Colonel with this quiet, wounded authority that completely commands the screen.
Fans are already calling it the spiritual successor to the Hollywood classic Enemy of the State. The movie laid down a massive foundation. Now, the big question is how the creators will use this foundation for the next chapter.
The Missing Year In London
This is the biggest gap in the entire movie, and it is driving fans completely crazy. We get a gripping opening sequence, Daniel escapes to London, and then boom. The movie hits us with a one-year time skip.
We see Daniel transform from a frightened ministry employee on the run into a hardened privacy crusader ready to fight the system. But what actually happened during those twelve months?
Social media forums, especially the passionate Reddit threads on Malayalam movie communities, have been dissecting this missing year. The leading theory suggests Daniel did not just hide in a basement.
Fans speculate he secretly joined an underground international privacy network, something similar to the real-life Citizen Lab.
A spin-off plot focusing purely on this missing year would be incredible. It could show Daniel learning the dirty, technical realities of global spyware. It would give his character the deep emotional anchor that some viewers felt was missing in the theatrical cut. We need to see the exact moment he decided to stop running and start fighting back.
The Ghosts Of Colonel Rahim Naik
Let us talk about the absolute best part of the movie. Mohanlal as Colonel Rahim Naik. The chemistry between him and Mammootty is pure fire. But the Colonel is a mystery.
The movie clearly establishes that he is a scarred veteran of the intelligence world who was deeply betrayed by the exact government he swore to protect.
A prequel spin-off centred entirely on Colonel Rahim Naik is the dream project.
What was the mission that broke him? Who betrayed him?
Imagine a gritty, grounded espionage thriller set twenty years ago, showing a younger Rahim Naik navigating the early days of government surveillance. The current movie implies he already knew about the conspiracy long before Daniel showed up at his door. Giving Mohanlal his own solo spin-off to explore this tragic backstory would be a guaranteed blockbuster.
Shakthi And The Global Periscope Empire
Fahadh Faasil plays the corporate honcho Shakthi, and he is a terrifying villain.
However, a major talking point online is that Fahadh’s screen time was heavily backloaded. All his brilliant character development was dumped right at the end of the film.
The theory for the direct sequel puts Shakthi front and centre. Fans believe Shakthi’s operation in India was just a beta test. What if the next part reveals that Periscope has already been sold to foreign dictatorships and private military groups?
Shakthi could evolve from a corrupt minister’s son into a global tech warlord.
This would force Daniel and the Colonel out of India, turning the sequel into a massive, globe-trotting cyber warfare thriller. It perfectly fixes the screen time issue and gives Fahadh Faasil the ultimate villainous playground.
The Reality Check Around The Franchise
Here is my analytical observation on the current mood surrounding this film.
Mahesh Narayanan made a very conscious choice to prioritise world-building over spoon-feeding the audience. The pacing is deliberate, and the three-hour runtime filters out the casual viewers who just wanted a loud popcorn entertainer. The hit-or-miss climax is frustrating to some, but I think it was a calculated move.
The director did not tie up all the loose ends because he is testing the waters. He wants to see if the Indian audience is ready to invest in a mature, politically relevant spy universe rather than just cheering for hero entry scenes.
The reality is that putting together a sequel with this exact cast is a logistical nightmare.
Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil, Nayanthara, and Kunchacko Boban all have packed schedules. Getting their dates aligned for another three-hour epic will take years. That is exactly why spinning off these characters into separate projects makes the most business sense right now.
BoxOfficeWala Take
So, what is the verdict?
As a Entertainment Journalist, I see this as brilliant news for the industry.
Patriot proved that our audiences will show up for serious, heavy-hitting political thrillers if the writing respects their intelligence.
The financial risk of doing a spin-off is actually lower than attempting a massive ensemble sequel right away. The world of Patriot is rich, terrifying, and deeply relevant to our daily lives.
Whether we get the London gap story or a deep dive into the Colonel’s bloody past, fans have a lot to look forward to. The ground is set for an interconnected cinematic universe that relies on brains over brawn.
Gulshan Mishra – Journalist
What about you?
Which spin-off plot do you think deserves to hit the big screen first, and would you rather see Mammootty’s missing year or Mohanlal’s secret past? Drop your thoughts in the comments below, and let us argue about it!
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