The Guardian Angel or simply Mikhael is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Haneef Adeni and produced by Anto Joseph.It stars Nivin Pauly in the titular role, alongside Unni Mukundan, Manjima Mohan, Siddique, JD Chakravarthy, Suraj Venjaramoodu, K.P.A.C Lalitha, Ashokan, Jayaprakash, Sudev Nair, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Sijoy Varghese, Babu Antony and Baiju Santhosh.The music was composed by Gopi Sundar, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Vishnu Panicker and Mahesh Narayanan.

Mikhael was released on 18 January 2019. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and became a blockbuster. A spin-off titled Marco was released on 20 December 2024, which became a massive commercial success.

Plot
George D’Peter or “Adattu George”, an influential gold smuggler in Kerala from the famous Adattu family and his driver are killed under mysterious circumstances. ACP Muhammed Easa and CI Isaac John begin the investigation and discover that the murders were carried out with a surgical blade, deduce that a doctor committed them and start investigating medical stores. At the same time, George’s cold-blooded younger brother, Marco D’Peter who is the younger brother of the Adattu family, meets George’s partners, William Davis, and his elder son, Abraham Davis, to ask whether it was their work. When Abraham speaks in a disgusting manner, an agitated Marco shoots him to death. During his funeral, Easa asks William and his younger son, Francy Davis, about Abraham’s murder, but they do not reveal anything.

One night, a mysterious person shoots Patrick, Davis’s secretary. Easa and Isaac take him to Star Hospital, where he is murdered despite being protected with maximum security. This solidifies the theories of Easa and Isaac that the killer is a doctor and the gangs start believing that someone is after them. Isaac becomes suspicious of Easa since he revealed that he had an informant, but did not reveal anything about him. Isaac investigates on his own, discovering that Dr. Mikhael John, a young surgeon of Star Hospital is the killer and Easa’s informant. Issac also finds that Easa is helping Mikhael since they have contacted each other several times. Issac forces Easa to reveal everything to prevent Michael’s arrest, where Easa reveals Michael’s past.

Past: A ten-year-old Michael persuades his father John, a martial arts trainer, to let him drive his car, which results in John’s death. Michael’s mother, Ancy, blames him for his father’s death, resulting in Michael separating from Ancy. Meanwhile, George’s son, Gerald D’Peter, challenged Jenny, Michael’s younger sister, to a kung-fu fight in front of the school. Jenny defeats him, causing his friends and other students to tease him for losing to a girl. Depressed over the matter, Gerald commits suicide by jumping from the school terrace. George visits Jenny and asks her to jump from the school terrace in the same way Gerald had jumped or he will kill her entire family.

George continuously disturbs and harasses Jenny, who decides to jump off the school terrace. Before Jenny jumps off the school terrace, Michael saves her. After learning about the harassment, Michael files a complaint to the police, but the SI warns him as they are allied with George. Ancy asks him to visit them on Christmas, but Michael refuses. George later kills Ancy in a car accident, causing Michael to burn his Audi Q7 car. George and his henchmen capture Michael and thrash him brutally, leaving him on a railroad track to his death. Michael manages to escape and eventually catches up to George and his driver, killing them.

Present: Marco Jr. learns about Michael and Jenny and vows to finish them. Easa also reveals that he ordered Michael to kill Patrick since he was a common connection between the gangs and killing him will provoke a gang war. Meanwhile, William and Francy kidnap Jenny as they learnt about Michael’s involvement in Patrick’s death, but he manages to save Jenny. William and Francy are arrested by Easa, who also arrests Marco for killing Abraham. However, Marco gets released on bail, where he kidnaps Jenny and takes her to the helipad of a skyscraper and challenges Michael to a hand-to-hand combat. Michael arrives at the helipad and fights with Marco. Using a hidden surgical blade in his pocket, Michael severely injures Marco and signs him up for organ donation, finally walking away with Jenny.