[2][3] The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Manoj K. Jayan, Diana Penty (in her Malayalam debut), Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, and Saniya Iyappan.

While Ajith and the others remain silent about their misconduct, risking their jobs, Aravind quits after refusing to be apart of the charade and to avoid getting condemned by his colleagues.

Aravind then rejoins the force and begins to conduct the investigation in his own time, narrowing on a potential serial killer and identity thief who has been behind several murders around Kerala over the years using fake identities, while his brother and accomplices continue to sabotage his plans by transferring him to the Kasaragod Branch only to find out that Aravind was getting closer to finding the culprit.

However, by the time Aravind tracks down his house, he discovers that the culprit was killed in a car accident while using another fake identity and his face is deformed.

In May 2020, on the seventh anniversary of Mumbai Police, director Rosshan Andrrews announced that he would be working with Dulquer Salmaan on a thriller.

[16] In a review for Firstpost, Anna M. M. Vetticad rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, “For the most part, Salute remains engaging (...) Somewhere in the second half though, the narrative begins to stretch itself, mistaking length for ruminativeness and needless additional seconds for detail.”[17] The Times of India gave 3.5/5 and wrote ," A cop drama with a difference."

Rediff.com gave 3.5/5 and wrote, "Salute explores narratives of police brutality and unethical practices, power-hungry politicians who will stop at nothing and the helplessness of innocent victims of crime, observes Divya Nair".

"Janani K of India Today gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "Dulquer Salmaan's riveting cop drama is replete with new ideas".